Harder Then The Goat Discussion - 10 Most Influential Rappers

[Lewis Black]

IMO

1. 2pac - People have stolen his whole style, wildness, lines, attitude, clothing etc.



2. Biggie - The most quoted rapper of all time



3. Rakim - Re-invented rapping


4. NWA - Perfected gangsta rap.


5. Puff daddy - Ultimate rap mogul



6. Jay-z - A mixture of puff and biggie. Mogul and legendary mc


7. Dr. dre - It's dre mayne.


8. Wu-tang - They were new york/east coast to the bone.



9. LL Cool J - Dude was like the less hardcore version of pac. He could do the hard songs/soft songs, act and I think dude was one of the first rappers to show his body like that (no homo)



10. Dipset. Setting 2 major fashion trends when most rappers don't even have 1. They also were the first group to flaunt gang affiliations. (banging on wax don't count)

 

[Shadow King]

Chronologically

KRS - Self-explanatory
Rakim - Self-explanatory
NWA - Gangsta rap pioneer, socially conscious in a rambunctious, aggressive way
Wu-Tang - Set the East Coast revival of the mid-90s in motion
Nas - Changed the lyrical/technical rubric, is the threshold/aspiration for many after him
Big - A threshold of versatility
Pac - Pioneered that passionate thug lane, still bumped today
Jay - Picked up where Big left off, I feel his influence is more in the business sense of rap though
Kanye - Drake, Cole, Wale, Big Sean, Wiz to an extent, and others do not exist without Kanye. Period.
Jeezy - Trap music is not a mainstream presence until Jeezy

Honorable mention
Kool G. Rap - Machine gun flow, first niqqa on the coke rap wave
T-Pain - The format of sung-rap/Auto-Tuned rap is essentially birthed by him. Sounds odd but niqqas can't deny this since like '06.

 

[Rakim Allah]

EMCEEs

1. Rakim - Invented Modern Day spittin, flow and internal rhymes
2. 2 Pac - every thug rapper coppied his whole steez
3. Slick Rick - everyone was tryin to sound like MC Ricky D
4. Grandmaster Caz - is mentioned by every great spitter from the mid/late 80s as a huge influence
5. Ice T - invented Gangsta Rap
6. LL Cool J - invented the modern day flossy big player album(Walking With A Panther) and Hip Hop's 1st BIG superstar(sorry Kurtis Blow)
7. Kool G Rap - invented that mafieso rap
8. Biggie - had everyone bittin his playa style and smoothness
9. Sha Rock of the Funky 4 Plus 1 - The real Queen of Female EMCEEs and built the palette for Female EMCEEs
10. Kayne West - got all these new rappers dressing like fruits and made emo for blacks cool while expanding the outer limits of production in Hip Hop

HONORABLE MENTION
11. Snoop - Had everyone sounding like him when he came out...Hi Brat and JD.


Groups

1. NWA - they had the biggest affect on Hip Hop(mostly negative) and made gangsta rap popular
2. Run DMC - brought money to the hood(Hip Hop) and changed the fashion of Hip Hop
3. Public Enemy - they influenced EVERY concious/political Hip Hop artist/group and many in Rock
4. Wu Tang Clan - Brought that grime and cinematic feel to Hip Hop
5. Grandmaster Flash & The Furious 5 - Introduced us to social spittin
6. Ultramagnetic MCs - Forefathers of that eclectic spittin and boom bap production(along w/Marly)
7. Jungle Bros/Native Tongues - Forefathers of eclectic sampling and afrocentric spittin
8. Geto Boys - Forefathers of the South
9. Souls of Mischief/Hieroglyphics - had eveyone bitin they style and rhyme schemes including Outkast
10. Freestyle Fellowship - There would be no groups like Bone w/o these legends and no West Coast Underground

HONORABLE MENTION
11. Outkast - took electic spittin and breaking boundaries to the mainstream
12. Too Short - First rapper to bring independence(own label) to Hip Hop

 

[Yagirlcheatinonus]

Master P= Dude was the ultimate hustler and great businessman.

Jay-z= Ultimate trendsetter whatever Jay does the game follows.

2Pac= One of the first rappers to dominate rap and hollywood movies. Brought soo much to the game and accomplished alot in soo little time.

Scarface= Great storyteller mc he brought soo much to the game. Alot of dudes in the south owe him.

Too Short= OG simple lyrics but his influence is undeniable.

Nas= When we talk about the eastcoast MC is the definition of lyrics.. But also his catalog is one of the greatest in music. Poet etc

LL Cool J= One of the first commercial artist to breakthrough and have that crossover appeal, lyrics, and ladies jams. Dude is one of the most versatile mc ever

Outkast= ATL and the south really owe Outkast the most successful, creative groups ever. What I loved about Outkast they weren't trying to be like anyone but themselves.

UGK= When we talk about underground groups that been around since the late 80s doing it consistently.

RUN DMC= Although not my era no denying their impact, crossover ability. RUN DMC brought rap into homes that never heard of it.

 

[Ian1362]

lol @ some of these posts

Caz
Melle Mel
KRS-One
Rakim
Big Daddy Kane
G Rap
Slick Rick
Ice T
Run DMC
LL Cool J

 

[cleanface coney]

1. pac(ofcourse)
2.nwa(lyrics,image,swag)
3.run dmc(swag,mainstream)
4.yeezy(ofcourse)
5.diddy/mase combo(swag)
6. whole dipset(swag)
7.rakim-flows/style)
8.gucci/jeezy(tie imo, flow,sound,swag for gucci)
9.dr. dre( westcoast sound)
10.cash money(bling bling)

hon. mention Wu-Tang(swag,style,lyrics)

alot of yall is puttin the best rappers still imo

yall cant just put the extra serious rappers imo

 

[Homeboy Runny-Ray]

SOLO
1. 2pac
2. rakim
3. biggie
4. jay-z
5. ll cool j
6. kool g rap
7. slick rick
8. nas
9. ice t
10. master p
honorable mention:
coke la rock
schooly d
cant leave those 2 names out.


GROUPS
1. NWA
2. run dmc
3. public enemy
4. cold crush bros.
5. furious five
6. treacherous three
7. bone thugs
8. salt-n-pepa
9. wutang
10. diplomats - unfair since theyre really not a group.so i'll add an 11th group.
11. jungle bros./de la soul/ATCQ - whichever one you want to pick
honorable mention
- 2 live crew
- above the law