Top 5 MCS of all time

[its_just_me]

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Nas
Andre 3000
Biggie
Big L
maybe Hov and Weezy tied for 5?


btw, first person to say Slug or Aesop Rock gets shot in the dome piece.

EDIT: Pre-emptive strike on Weezy haters: You are wrong, gtfo.

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1. Aesop Rock
2. Slug
no one else matters

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fyp

[cwes]

Monzy
Ytcracker
Ham-STAR
Rappy McRapperson
Teh Pwnerer

[Retribution1824]

MC Chris... because his backpack has jets, and he made a song about robitussin being a drug

[J.C. Gloves]

I remember a while back some show came on VH1 and it listed the "Top" MCs of All time. I wrote the list down just for a time like this:

In decending order-
22-Chuck D
21-Method Man
20-Queen Latifah
19-LL Cool J
18-Foxy Brown
17-Common
16-Snoop Dogg
15-KRS One
14-Run-DMC
13-DMX
12-Nelly
11-Big Pun
10-Missy Elliot
9-Beastie Boys
8-Lil' Kim
7-Dr. Dre
6-Rakim
5-Jay-Z
4-Nas
3-Eminem
2-Notorious B.I.G.
1-2Pac

Obv. they heavily weighted mass appeal and success for some of the folks in the middle. I guess I agree w/ the top few, but one could make a case to switch in and out any of them.

Toss this around

[TripSearching]

Jay Z should be in top 3 of all lists of top 5 MC's and there is no way to legitimately argue against that. Ghostface Killah could should also be mentioned alot more then he is in this thread as should Rakim. As far as more current artists go, I am not so up to date on the times but I have a friend who is a real "wigger" so he is always playing what is "hot" currently, I guess according to the Source or something. So I know I have heard Joe Budden and he is real good as is Pappous ( I think that is how you spell it).

[TresDeuce]

Big L, Biggie, Eminem, Nas, Saigon.

LDO

ZOMG FORGOT LIL WAYNE

[Georgia Avenue]

OBV

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Kool Keith

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Hahaha, obviously. I'm shocked you don't have him as #1 though...

[killsadie]

game over son

[Jon1000]

If we're talking about top 5 MCs and giving serious consideration to mass appeal, staying power, and influence, most top 5 lists need to include Biggie, Pac, and Jay Z. The last two can vary widely.

People listing Andre 3000 who do not even know who Big Boi is, haven't heard the track Player's Ball or of the album Southernplayalisticadillacmuzik should not be taken seriously.

To the folks who put Kool Keith, I would ask what are your reasons, and have you heard Nogatco Rd? Dr Octagon? Are you a huge pot head?