Jay Z = The Best Rapper Alive?

[Weezyfbaby00]

I have yet to find another MC who has lyrical content and delivery that compares to Tech. Like said before, its all an opinion, but I believe Tech is on a completely different level than everyone else. BTW realmobfather, whats your top 5?

 

[Evil Jesus]

that muthafucka Yani is better than jay-z. man hes a money maker he aint a rapper. hes runnin his big ass gums and only bullshit is commin out. he sucks cock. i HATE hyphy but ill smash any e40 track before i smash jay-z tracks.. thats real talk.

 

[pill belamy]

He might be one of the BEST rappers alive, but as for being one of my FAVORITE rappers, he isn't anywhere on the list. There is a huge difference between recognizing talent and actually enjoying someone's music. I don't enjoy his music but he's very gifted.

my exact thought

jay-z is one of the greatest alive but nas is the greatest alive, tupac is the greatest of all time, and mac dre is my favorite but definatly not the best

 

[realmobfather]

I have yet to find another MC who has lyrical content and delivery that compares to Tech. Like said before, its all an opinion, but I believe Tech is on a completely different level than everyone else. BTW realmobfather, whats your top 5?

My Favorite Rappers? Or Who do I think are the best Rappers?


My Favorite:


1) Tupac
2) Spice 1
3) Ice Cube
4) Scarface
5) Royce Da 5'9"
6) DMX
7) Tech N9ne
8) Biggie
9) Bone Thugs
10) Nas


Best All Time:

1) Tupac
2) Biggie
3) Nas
4) Eminem
5) Ice Cube
6) Scarface
7) Gay-Z
8) Common
9) Busta Rhymes
10) OutKast

 

[Fucky McFuckerson]

i Cant beleive NO one put Rakim...or Kool G Rap...or even Kool Moe Dee....i can tell none of you are older than 21....

He raised the bar for MC technique higher than it had ever been." [1] Rakim's use of metaphor and elaborate phrasing (in contrast to previous hip hop's relatively simple lyricism) was also extremely influential, with Pitchfork Media critic Jess Harvell writing in 2005 that "Rakim's innovation was applying a patina of intellectual detachment to rap's most sacred cause: talking shit about how you're a better rapper than everyone else. He was the supreme exponent of rapping-about-rapping." [2]

Apart from possibly Tupac Shakur and Notorious B.I.G., no other rapper has such a formidable personal legacy in hip hop music as Rakim. As music journalist Dima Leybman has observed, many recent rappers (both underground and mainstream) acknowledge a huge debt to Rakim's innovative style; one of his more prominent fans include Nas, who dedicated a song to Rakim, "U.B.R. (Unauthorized Biography of Rakim)", on his album, Street's Disciple. Tupac Shakur, The Notorious B.I.G., Jay-Z, 50 Cent, Will Smith, Lil Wayne and Eminem have all also acknowledged a great deal of respect and admiration for his work. His lyrics have been interpolated or parodied by other rappers on numerous occasions, including by Eminem ("I'm Back", "The Way I Am"), Method Man ("Fuck Them", "N 2 Gether Now"), Kool G. Rap ("Where You're At"), Canibus ("2000 B.C."), Master P ("Ghetto D"), Mos Def ("Love"), Lil Wayne ("I'm A Dboy"), Nas ("You're Da Man", "Got Urself A Gun"), P. Diddy ("Diddy"), Talib Kweli ("Eternalists") and Timbaland ("Try Again"). Rakim also made cameos in the Juelz Santana video "Mic Check" and the Timbaland & Magoo video "Cop That Disc". Rakim was named the number 4 greatest hip hop MC of all time by MTV. Eric B. and Rakim's classic album Paid In Full was named the greatest hip hop album of all time by MTV.

Rakim basically INVENTED the style of rap alot of YOUR favorite rappers USE to this day...

Paid in Full (1987)
Follow the Leader (1988)
Let the Rhythm Hit 'Em (1990)
Don't Sweat The Technique (1992)

These are ALL classic albums....i suggest you listen to them and get some history behind your luv for hip-hop....

 

[smigg cant rap]

Juelz is the best rapper alive today, followed closely by Cam'Ron and A-Wax. Lil Wayne and T.I. aren't too far off.

lmfao!!! i hope that's a joke, but i can't tell...

 

[realmobfather]

Rakim is too old and sucks.

 

[Fucky McFuckerson]

Rakim is too old and sucks.

Youre right...he's damn near 40...but that doesnt change the fact that he basically invented the new age of rappin that we know now back in 89...hes a pioneer....

If you like Cube and Scarface...i suggest you check out Kool G Rap & DJ Polo-Live And Let Die....it was produced entirely by Cubes producer...the same guy who did his first 3 solos....Sir Jinx...shit is hard....

Some see Koo G Rap as second to Rakim as far pioneering and lyrical stature..

 

[28g w/o the bag]

Rakim basically INVENTED the style of rap alot of YOUR favorite rappers USE to this day...

basically... when he first came out, dude single handedly raised the bar REAL high

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[-Tha Kid-]

lil wayne will rip his shit...thatz tha truth

 

[FDS]

allot of yall niggas is smokin sherm, JAY Z is NICE on the mic point blank. My favorite rapper, that cat is a buisness man, trend setter, and an OG. He just doesnt act like it.

 

[Young M]

nas was WAY WAY better then jay z .... but i cant stand him i dont like his style or anything (jay-z)

 

[Bay408Area]

lol @ people naming bay area cats . . .Only the Hiero camp, zion i and gift of gab (from blackalicious) shit on jay-z lyrically. I also agree that tupac isnt on my top 10 or even 30 for a lyrical mc. Oh Coy im only 20 and i love me some eric b and rakin paid in full just in case u believe people who arent older than 21 dont appreciate older hip hop. I aint feelin jay @ all but he does come with some cool lyrics from time to time but i wouldnt put him in my top 10 either. . .btw before someone gets all butt hurt cuz i didnt say pac was better than biggie or "fuck the east coast", calm down its only my opinion.

 

[geezy921]

first off jay-z been the most consistent rapper ever, but i dont think he si the greatest ever, there are alot of other rappers whos lyrics you can feel, sometimes i think jay is way overated