Who is the best rapper of all time and why?

[Km2019]

And don't come in here with poverty underground rappers no one has heard of. To me the biggest part of the GOAT conversation is influence and cultural impact. If no one has heard your ****, you ain't ****. Heads stay out.

[Jandels]

Kool keith

[yieldtonothing]

biggie is the answer. people who say nas aren't wrong though.

[blueberryboy]

First person who came to mind was lil wayne

And no im not a huge listener anymore..

But you can't deny the influence he had on the culture in his prime

[SettingOff]

wu tang clan

[xbluexhawkx]

playboi carti

[Duckliver]

Don’t really fukking care how much hate this answer will get.

But KRS-One


His music will preserve original hip hop culture. Explain what gangster rap and pop rap have done to ruin the culture. And was a thoughtful and philosophical person who championed consciousness in hip hop.

[Km2019]

First person who came to mind was lil wayne

And no im not a huge listener anymore..

But you can't deny the influence he had on the culture in his prime

Wayne is an interesting case. I wouldn't put him as the GOAT, but it was mind blowing when he dropped The Carter III. A ****ty southern jingle rapper suddenly drops a classic album seemingly out of nowhere, and becomes arguably the best MC in the genre at the time. Seems like he sold his soul to become a better rapper, srs. Probably did it at some crossroads in Louisiana since he's from there.

[GaryRidgway]

dylan

[gluon]

lol like asking who is the greatest fingerpainter of all kindergarten

[woadito]

Christopher Wallace

[Km2019]

biggie is the answer. people who say nas aren't wrong though.

Nas was never big enough, and never put out anything on the level of Illmatic after. His personality isn't really suited to hip-hop, tbh. No swagger.

[Km2019]

lol like asking who is the greatest fingerpainter of all kindergarten

How come we all aren't making millions in the rap game then?

[Jandels]

lol like asking who is the greatest fingerpainter of all kindergarten

I lol'd

[AK1615]

2pac

Nas

Rakim

Cole

Kdot

If we talkin bars

[A-GAME]

Rap is music created by degenerates, for degenerates. Don't @ me, I'm busy.

[3Reich]

2Pac

[Jandels]

2pac

Nas

Rakim

Cole

Kdot

If we talkin bars

Rakim was very influential and is one of the GOATs.

He has 7 album credits on his wikipedia page. For reference Kool Keith has 39 (not including his work with Ultra Magnetic)

[Km2019]

Eminem
Vanilla Ice
Beastie Boys

I see what you did there, but anyway, Em is good, Vanilla Ice is a joke, and never liked the Beastie Boys all that much.

[Km2019]

Rap is music created by degenerates, for degenerates. Don't @ me, I'm busy.

Misc is for degenerates too, but here we are.

[gluon]

How come we all aren't making millions in the rap game then?

how come my blue canvas didnt sell for 43 million and this one did


lol just lol @ u. just admit rap is stupid but that you like it anyway. nothing wrong with that, i like some stupid rap too.

[Km2019]

how come my blue canvas didnt sell for 43 million and this one did


lol just lol @ u. just admit rap is stupid but that you like it anyway. nothing wrong with that, i like some stupid rap too.

You're a moron. If I had 43 million to throw around, I would buy that painting, srs. Would feel good to flex on angry peasants like you. There's your answer.

[DandyDink]

Jay z obviously

[A-GAME]

how come my blue canvas didnt sell for 43 million and this one did


lol just lol @ u. just admit rap is stupid but that you like it anyway. nothing wrong with that, i like some stupid rap too.

Money laundering of peace lmao

[Km2019]

how come my blue canvas didnt sell for 43 million and this one did


lol just lol @ u. just admit rap is stupid but that you like it anyway. nothing wrong with that, i like some stupid rap too.

People have said the same thing about country, metal, rock. Are we supposed to listen to nothing but classical so that nobody will criticize our taste in music? And yes, there is a lot of stupid rap, just like every other genre of music. Granted, these days the genre is in worse shape than others, I'll admit that.

[Km2019]

Money laundering of peace lmao

In all seriousness, this is probably the truth.

[Km2019]

Mf doom

Or

Method man

Neither had a big impact. MF Doom is borderline underground. I don't think either would even crack the top 50.

[Jandels]

Mf doom

Or

Method man

Solid choices.

Kool keith was wearing masks onstage while MF doom was still in KMD

Kool keith had multiple alias before 36 chambers was released.

Very influential rapper, just sayin

[gtg]

[whitepaper]

biggie is the answer. people who say nas aren't wrong though.

Christopher Wallace

This is the answer.


Name any other artist who has only had 2 studio albums, and yet is always in discussions of being one of the best, if not the best.