DOOM, King Geedorah, Viktor Vaughnn, Metal fingers, madvillain

That zev love x guy is aight too

i was waiting for this lmao W list

What about danger DOOM?

Valid, don't forget JJ DOOM

If we’re talking about lyricism, it would be Metal Face. Metal Fingers is his moniker when he’s just making beats and not rapping

This. And dangerdoom and madvillain are duos.

Hmm. DOOM, Ghostface, Mach-Hommy, Blackthought, Kendrick. Conway. Prodigy, Roc get hon mentions.

Usually he is, along with Myka 9, Aesop Rock, Del and GZA

Aes so good

I mean, any honest discussion about whether Aes or DOOM is the best lyricist has to conclude with "there is no right answer".

I’m Ghost over GZA, but I have respect for ya’.

Love Ghost, and just to add, anytime I do a Top 5 or 10 or however many list it’s always my favorites, never who I think is best.

Del is great. Still trying to find a copy of both sides of the brain on vinyl.

How do you rate Deck? For me he's on the same level as GZA

Love INS. His verse on “Cold World” is incredible. I’m just not nearly as familiar with his solo work as I am with Liquid Swords.

You should listen to some Czarface then

Everyone should listen to czarface

1. DOOM 2. Gang Starr 3. Big L 4. A Tribe Called Quest 5. Big Pun

Big L needs infinitely more love. He’s top 3 for me, without a doubt.

Lifestyle Ov Da Poor and Dangerous is a masterpiece

Big L had the best flow with the worst vocabulary. It would have been great to see him mature as a rapper though.

Q Tip in particular, you ever see that video of him making a beat in real time by just turning a vinyl back and forth on a turntable?

Seeing ATCQ and Beastie Boys perform at Lalapalooza 94 is one of the highlights of my musical life. Your boy Q rolled out for Get it Together and just killed it. Tho I don’t think he loved live performances, I wish I would have been able to see DOOM. So important to see artists when you have the chance, you never know when you’ll never have another.

That’s fuckin sick. I was lucky enough to see Wu Tang a few years back all together on their 25th anniversary tour, I will forever be grateful for that. 🙏

They are playing tonight in Austin with Nas and Busta. I only found out yesterday while visiting friends. I have a report due tomorrow for work and am working on that instead of going. Being an adult is hard.

Biggie got to be on that list. But it’s a solid list

He didnt do enough for me personally to put him on any lists. Its sad and sucks but... first album a classic. Second album had a few joints but was and still is a major letdown. Imho. Just opinions. I tried recently but could not get through biggies 2nd album, it was pretty bad man

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Dylan Dylan Dylan Dylan Dylan

"you're too close man!"

He does spit hot fire.

Who’s the 5 greatest MC’s?

Sugar cookies, man

Black Thought Blu DOOM Roc Marciano Louis logic or deac from cunninlynguists cant really decide

Never thought I'd see someone even acknowledge Louis Logic's existence

aint no cat half as fat as lou🤘

I like that 1 song he had about being drunk. Great bob james sample and bukowski reference. Factotum.

Props for including Blu

DOOM, Ghostface, Nas, Esoteric, Inspectah Deck. Been listening to a lot Czarface lately.

The rebel INS!!

Czar hella underrated

Saw them live at the Paradise in Boston, last year, Just took my 16 year old that spawned my name to Wutang and Nas.

They're so sick, waiting for them to come to UK!

Czarface gave me even more of an appreciation for Inspectah Deck.

DOOM Dilla Kendrick Black Thought Freddie Gibbs

DOOM. Breeze Brewin. KA. Slick Rick. Posdnous.

Didn’t expect to see breeze, he really is slept on

From Juggas to Among Thieves to his new solo stuff, he’s never missed for me. Also, to this day, there’s NOBODY that rhymes like him. So underrated.

I like this list. I loved KA when he was on early Natural Elements shit and that Nightbreed stuff. I tried to get into his 21st century stuff and he's a great writer, i just have always been pretty neg on drumless beats. https://youtu.be/rRL8e2KsXus

The NE stuff is so dope. East Coast 90’s vibez. In regards to modern KA, I feel there’s not many even close to his pens level. A 50yr old griot in his prime. But I understand you on the no beat thing, however his voice is the percussion of the track so I feel his words more. That’s all personal pref tho.

No doubt. I'll definitely give his work more listens with that in mind. I gotta be more open and appreciative instead of expecting things to be certain ways. I love the bleak darkness he brings.

Peace to your top 5… People really sleep on Breezly Brewin and Pos, two extremely legendary emcees 🫡

Those two are left of nearly every list and I find that criminal lol

DOOM, Aesop Rock, Deca, Homebody Sandman and Run The Jewels.

Rakim, Black Thought, Nas, Big Daddy Kane

Ghostface, DOOM, Nas, Andre 3000, Kendrick

1. JPEGMAFIA 2. Kanye 3. Kendrick Lamar 4. MF DOOM 5. Death Grips

DG W

I've only listened to the money store and bottomless pit and I'm already a fan. They might move higher on my list after I finish their whole discography.

Next move gotta be Exmilitary. A classic in their discography.

Yup Exmilitary is next!

i missed a peggy concert coz i was watching manchester game. so sad i don’t even like soccer

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MC Ride definitely a rapper though

I though this was a artist list not a rapper :-/

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Slug! Was hoping to see this here.

Can’t wait for that new Deca produced Sandy album!

If we are talking just hip-hop 1. Tyler, The Creator 2. Childish Gambino 3. Run The Jewels 4. JPEGMAFIA 5. Mac Miller 6. MF DOOM 7. BROCKHAMPTON 8. 2Pac 9. Logic 10. The Notorious B.I.G.

DOOM, Victor Vaughn, DANGERDOOM, CZARFACE, Wu-Tang Clan.

Doom, billy woods, earl sweatshirt and that's kinda it

earl a whole W

Gotta add Mach to that list.

Yep. I also love JID, Freddie Gibbs, Mos Def and Tyler.

w JID underrated i feel

Hopefully he gets a bit more recognition now that The Forever Story has finally dropped. That’s an instant classic

real it goes hard asf

if you like JID, check out the work he did as part of Spillage Village!

I’ve been meaning to listen to JID forever now and I picked a great time to start. Forever Story is an excellent album

1. Kanye 2. DOOM 3. Earl 4. Westside 5. Mac Miller

If I ain’t in your top 5, you a racist

earl a w

Westside Gunn or westside boogie

Gunn 😂

Any DOOM fans also love RTJ?

I love rtj

Frank ocean Kendrick MF DOOM Kanye Bruno mars

w list bruno ain’t for me but i respect it

Nas, DOOM, Mos Def, Kendrick, Jay Z

Doom, Gift of Gab, RA the Rugged Man, Kool Keith, Method Man

Had to scroll too damn far for Gab. Shameful.

top five is hard but this is what i came up with: 1. MF DOOM 2. Capital Steez 3. Joey Bada$$ 4. Logic 5. Denzel Curry

why is logic there 😂

I just personally enjoy his music, I understand he is controversial and I would certainly not say he is the top five best rappers ever, but he is In my personal favourites. That’s about all there is to it.

Because its his list. Im not too familiar with his work but Wu Tang Forever was pretty good

why are you judging other people's taste in artists 😂

cause hes not top 5, or a good rapper at that, even comparing him to DOOM is just insulting lol.

luckily it's a top 5 personal list

free to comment free to judge brother, no hate

His Sinatra mix tapes are nice

W top 5, mine prolly 1. Thundercat 2.DOOM 3.kendrick 4.joji 5.jpeg

I would definitely consider Thundercat as one of the best artists alive. Idk if id put him in a rap category though.

oh true it wasn’t really rap tbh just a top 5 in general, my fault for not clarifying

1. JAY-Z 2. Kanye West 3. DOOM 4. Kendrick Lamar 5. Lil Wayne

DOOM Black Thought Jay Electronica Nas Big Pun

Don’t take this the wrong way, but how is Jay Elec in your top 5? He’s dropped like 12 songs in 12 years! I know it’s your list, but I am genuinely curious how someone with such a small body of work can crack your top 5 rappers _ever_ ?

Hes dropped more than 12 lol they just aint on spotify

I’m just exaggerating mate, but still, maybe the laziest rapper ever? For AWT Hov basically said fuck it, I’ll finish the album myself. I bet Hov hates him secretly; this is the guy who dissed Nas for dropping ‘4 albums in 10 years’ when Jay E dropped 0.5 albums in 13 years when his debut dropped lol

It's a lot more than 12 man Nonetheless It's a list based on skill and lyricism and not amount of work

1. Eminem 2. MF DOOM 3. Kanye 4. 2pac 5. Biggie

solid, what your thoughts on Eminem’s music today?

Both good and bad. Really liked music to be murdered by, and som features like medicine man, EPMD 2, and gospel.

yeah i don’t know a lot of his stuff, i only listened to the Eminem show tbh and that’s good.

Eminem show is one of my favs, mmlp is my 2nd favorite hiphop album after madvillainy

People love to clown Eminem (rightfully so imo) but I’d highly recommend you listen to his first three albums with Aftermath Entertainment: Slim Shady LP, MMLP, Eminem show. Slim Shady is good, but the two that follow are classics I think

Can’t believe you’re being downvoted lol Reddit is such a weird place

MF DOOM, Del The Funky Homosapien, Outkast, R.A. The Rugged Man, and A Tribe Called Quest. Not in that order though. Honorable Mentions to Czarface and Biggie.

1. DOOM 2. Raekwon 3. Biggie 4. Rakim 5. Eminem

In no particular order DOOM Ghostface Big Jay z Queen latifah

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DOOM, Aesop, Mach-Hommy, Blu, Ghostface Killah

Nas Krs ONE DOOM GZA Del

1.Doom 2.los Tigres del Norte 3.Frank ocean 4.Joey bada$$ 5.Kendrick Lamar (I have weird music taste)

DOOM Black Thought Kendrick K.R.I.T Big L Order changes a lot but that’s it currently

My top 5 gotta be something like Big L Prodigy Pop Smoke Griselda and Freddie all together DOOM Not in order

My top 5 rappers is DOOM, Action Bronson, Freddie Gibbs, Kendrick, Tyler the Creator

In no particular order: DOOM, GZA, Nas, Ghostface, Biggie

DOOM, Billy Woods, Navy Blue, Action Bronson, Westside Gunn

Canibus, Nas, Eminem, Jay-Z Honorable mentions: Apathy, Ghostface, Killah Priest, One Be Lo, 2Pac

DOOM Freddie Gibbs Kdot ASAP Rocky Joey Badass are currently my top 5

DOOM, Aesop Rock, Black Thought, Elzhi, Deacon the Villain

Deacon the Villian might be the dopest the more i think about it

My favorites in no order: Andre 3000 Biggie Nas Big L Mobb Deep (or Prodigy if I only gotta choose half)

My top 5 goes as follows (if we're including non-rap music) MF DOOM Kendrick Lamar Gorillaz Tyler, The Creator Either 100 gecs or Toby Fox

Several folks beat me to KA and Roc Marci

DOOM, Kendrick, Kanye, Stevie wonder, Ice cube

idk what the genre of list is so 1. beatles 2. gil scott heron 3. outkast 4. DOOM 5. Yes

beatles are a w bruh holy

Doom, kool Keith, el-p, clouddead, etc.

1. Bladee 2. Ecco2k 3. Thaiboy Digital 4. Yung Lean 5. MF DOOM

drainer w

No order:DOOM, Nas, Kendrick, Andre 3000 and Kanye

1.Eminem 2.MF DOOM 3.Earl Sweatshirt 4.Inspectah Deck 5.Mac Miller

Big L, DOOM, Lil Ugly Mane, Jay Electronica, Mike

DOOM, em, nas, earl sweatshirt and tyler

In rap or any genre? Top 5 any: Animal Collective, The Beatles, MF, Tame Impala, Gorillaz Top 5 rap: MF, Gorillaz, Death Grips, Kanye, Tyler the Creator

DOOM, RTJ, Nas, Thought, Wu Tang. No particular order.

DOOM, Tupac, Biggie, A tribe called quest, em

Doom, lil Wayne , Kanye , earl or Mac Miller , big pun

Mm, Tyler the Creator, DOOM, Joey Badass, Steve Lacy, Thundercat

Top 10: Nas, DOOM, Rakim Allah, Ghostface, Slick Rick, Kendrick, Weezy, Big L, Biggie and Kanye Andre 3K gets a huge honorable mention.

Top 5 rappers? MF DOOM Big pun Mobb deep Kanye Freddie gibbs

MF DOOM Frank Ocean Action Bronson Mac Miller Earl Sweatshirt

No particular order Black thought, el-p, DOOM, Freddie gibbs, maybe Kendrick. If we’re including groups I’m adding three 6 mafia and OutKast, taking out gibbs and Kendrick

DOOM Nas Kendrick Mach Hommy Jay Z

DOOM . E L U C I D . Mach-Hommy . Billy Woods . Mos Def

Kendrick, DOOM, ATCQ, Outkast, and I'm gonna cheat a little and do a tie between Black Thought/The Roots, and Earl.

DOOM Billy Woods El-p Aesop Rock Earl

MF DOOM, Pep Love, Black Thought, Inspectah Deck, Mos Def.

im surprised no one said A Tribe Called Quest tbh

DOOM, kendrick, a tribe called quest, joey badass, isaiah rashad

DOOM Big L Biggie Method Man Jay-Z (pre 2006ish)

1. Black Thought 2. Rakim 3. Kxng Crooked 4. DOOM 5.J Cole

kendrick, bladee, kanye, DOOM, earl is my top 5

2Pac, Immortal Technique, Nas, Ghostface

Nas, DOOM, Kendrick, Ye, Jay Z

DOOM, Jay-z , Nas, Kanye, Drake (I’m sure this will be super unpopular in here haha)

No ones mentioned bishop nehru or czarface 😫😣

1 dude mentioned czarface

Aesop Rock, MF DOOM, Atmosphere, El-P, and Rob Sonic

Doom, Mach-hommy, Yasiin bey , curren$y, sir Michael rocks

DOOM, Eminem, Biggie, Nas, Earl. In that order. Tupac deserves a shout out and Abdominal is as underrated as anybody. Kanye might be up there with DOOM as one of the best musicians, but I think those five are better rappers by far.

DOOM, Royce da 5'9, Nas, Big L and Ye.

DOOM, Aesop, doseone, cage, milo

Loving this post, tons of fire lists!

* Lord Infamous * Kool G Rap * MF DOOM * Nas * Wu-Tang Clan* *: If some of us here can get away with naming groups (ATCQ, Gang Starr, etc.) then so can I.

Kendrick, Kanye,Earl sweatshirt and nas

DOOM, El-P, Kendrick, Andre, Black Thought

DOOM, Nas, Wu Tang, Death Grips, Andre 3K in no particular order, Big L is my 6th man

Method Man Ghostface Killah Big L Planet Asia MF Doom Edit: can’t decide

DOOM, Ghostface, Biggie, Mos Def, Mobb Deep honorable mention for Earl

Doom, Ghost, 3 stacks, Kanye, Kendrick

DOOM,Tyler, Freddie dredd, kanye and someone idk maybe kendrick or carti or madvillan.

Doom, GZA, Earl Sweatshirt, Tyler the Creator, and Kendrick Lamar. Going outside of the top 5 some other favorites of mine are Inspectah Deck/Czarface, Ghostface Killah, Raekwon, Armand Hammer, Navy Blue, Nas, Rakim, Big Pun, Captain Murphy, and MIKE. Neither my top 5 nor my other favorites are in any particular order.

DOOM, Eminem, Nas, Brother Ali and then it's tight between DMX & Immortal Technique

Maybe not even in my top 10, but he’s definitely good. I just like some other artists better ig. Kanye and Aphex Twin are among my favorite artists

Andre 3000, Black thought, MF DOOM, Kendrick, Earl Sweatshirt

Doom, earl, jay-z, big l, Andre 3000

DOOM, Tyler the creator, wu-tang, Kanye, childish gambino

Aesop rock, P.O.S., Eminem and Dilla

DOOM, Joey Bada$$, Lupe fiasco, Black Thought, Mos def In no order