50. Nelly
49. Tech N9ne
48. Joyner
47. The Game
46. Lauryn Hill
45. Mos Def
44. Xzibit
43. Lloyd Banks
42. Fab
41. Snoop

40. Nicki Minaj
39. Krayzie Bone
38. Common
37. Prodigy
36. Killer Mike
35. Xxxtentacion
34. Pharoahe Monch
33. Canibus
32. Bun B
31. Big L

30. Luda
29. Jadakiss
28. Treach
27. Talib Kweli
26. Dababy
25. Jay Electronica
24. T.I.
23. Biggie
22. Method Man
21. Lupe

20. Dr. Dre
19. Rakim
18. Royce Da 5'9
17. LL Cool J
16. Busta Rhymes
15. Redman
14. Black Thought
13. Jay-z
12. Drake
11. 50

10. Andre 3K
9. Bizzy Bone
8. DMX
7. Weezy
6. Pac
5. Kendrick
4. Nas
3. Cole
2. Ye
1. Eminem

Pff no aesop rock
As far as rap skills and technical ability, He 100% deserves to be on the list

Big Moose wrote: ↑Sat Oct 17, 2026 11:35 am 50. Nelly
49. Tech N9ne
48. Joyner
47. The Game
46. Lauryn Hill
45. Mos Def
44. Xzibit
43. Lloyd Banks
42. Fab
41. Snoop

40. Nicki Minaj
39. Krayzie Bone
38. Common
37. Prodigy
36. Killer Mike
35. Xxxtentacion
34. Pharoahe Monch
33. Canibus
32. Bun B
31. Big L

30. Luda
29. Jadakiss
28. Treach
27. Talib Kweli
26. Dababy
25. Jay Electronica
24. T.I.
23. Biggie
22. Method Man
21. Lupe

20. Dr. Dre
19. Rakim
18. Royce Da 5'9
17. LL Cool J
16. Busta Rhymes
15. Redman
14. Black Thought
13. Jay-z
12. Drake
11. 50

10. Andre 3K
9. Bizzy Bone
8. DMX
7. Weezy
6. Pac
5. Kendrick
4. Nas
3. Cole
2. Ye
1. Eminem

Get Cole, Kendrick, Bizzy, and Andre 3K out of the top ten and insert Drake, Jay, 50, Biggie,

I think it should go Ye, Em, but that’s personal preference, em a better technical rapper but ye is a visionary

I got pac over nas too

My top seven probably looks like Pac, Drake, Ye, Eminem, Jay Z, Wayne, Nas

Why is tech so high I put him a few spots above Eminem and DMX he is goat

I’m prolly a bit hard on drake

I could see him as high as 5-7.

Bizzy is a personal favorite

I’m prolly hard on Jay too

I can see swapping him with Andre to get in the top 10

But if I move Jay up I’d have to move 50 and Drake up for sure cuz they are just better than Jay


I’m kinda over Biggie in general

Thought about putting him lower tbh

I’ve never given Aesop a fair shake I suppose


I feel like his voice and flow just didn’t grab me the little I’ve heard

I was trying to look past my usual biases about writing and what not

and just look at everything combined. impact, skill, how much i personally like them all combined

so i suppose my inner hate still came thru a bit

I initially started with Nas at 1

Then I had Ye at 1

It might be Ye tbh.

But then my heart said I know my fav is Em. I know I personally find peak Em to be my absolute fav music. So why lie? I'll put him where I really got him.

Kool G Rap is an admitted blind spot but I didn't wanna just lie like I've ever really listened to him.

I just now thought of Joe Budden. He could be on this list. For me at least. Obie Trice if he had another major album or two would prolly be on the list but I guess I can't really justify it as is.

Ice Cube likely is a big snub but I just don't personally like much of his shit. His flow and bars are just kinda basic in a way that is unappealing for me and hits my ear funny.

Maybe should have thrown in Cage over Joyner for some more white boy representation.

Was tempted to put Ja Rule or even Fat Joe somewhere on the list for hitmaking ability but couldn't bring myself to do it.