If you google "Top 5 rappers of all time"

[mobbinfms]

1. Prodigy
2. Nas
3. Ghostface
4. Cube
5. Rakim

Pac, Jay, Big and KRS are 6-9. Not necessarily in that order.
Scarface and Redman and a few others can duke it out for that 10 spot.

 

[mobbinfms]

Em, Nas, and jay are top 3 of all time. They're 3 of the best ever. I'll put Scarface at 4. 5 probably should go to Cube.

I just can't put Biggie or Pac in any top 5 list though I grew up on them. I think they're deaths played to much if a role in them being the greatest. Pac discography had similar much filler it's ridiculous and Big didn't have enough music.

Let's act like Jay couldn't rap better than big or Pac, like nas couldn't rap better than big or Pac, big or Pac couldn't write rhyme schemes like Em has.

But ops is right they're standard top 5 but I've learned most people who have an opinion really hasn't listened to all of their discographies.

Em doesn't belong anywhere near any sort of top list.

 

[Chip Skylark]

1. Cube (indisputable)
2. Ghostface Killah
3. Redman
4. Jay-Z
5. Common

Those people tend to have the best discographies.

Nas does not. Eminem certainly doesn't. Pac could have a case. Big didn't live long enough imo.

Honestly your list makes the most since out of any I've ever seen. There's no denying anyone on that list to be honest.

 

[Chip Skylark]

Em doesn't belong anywhere near any sort of top list.

Why is that? Let's not act like Eminem wasn't the best spitting for a while and could still go like nome other. Dude skill can't be touched

 

[Inspect Her Deck]

My next 5 would probably be:

6. Scarface
7. KRS-One
8. Big Boi
9. Rakim
10. 2Pac

ordering this one is more difficult

 

[Cagny]

Google is a cac

 

[Yoda]

Scarface influenced Pac heavily
I'd add blu in there tho
He deserves it

 

[The Ruler 09]

In no order...

Pac
KRS-One
K-Rino
Nas
Rakim

Big is amazing and off skill a worthy choice but it's whether it's rapper or artist, Big was an amazing artist too but only got to do 2 albums unfortunately.

Jay is a worthy choice and could be a top 5, he had some classic and great material.

Eminem, no...he can rap at times but a horrible discography that ages badly and more of a novelty rapper overall than an actual artist, corny and overrated. Inconsistent, horrible content, repetitive, evil, cringeworthy, 1 of the most overrated artists ever.

 

[3rdWorld]

I'd put Cube and Ra over Pac..he's only on the list due to hype. Em has no business near that list either.

 

[Donald J Trump]

BIG over Jay and Nas? Hell na!

 

[The Ruler 09]

Scarface influenced, Pac , Big, Jay, Nas and probably even Eminem in the early days, to say he ain't done shyt is way off base.

 

[DontEemTry]

nikkas sayin Cube when it was just confirmed that he used ghost writers from time to time? Scarface also.

 

[Inspect Her Deck]

nikkas sayin Cube when it was just confirmed that he used ghost writers from time to time? Scarface also.

receipts?

and don't show me that garbage King Tee interview

what songs were ghost written?

Cube only admitted to co-writing A Gangsta's Fairytale with Del. Anything else? nah

and if you wanna go that video route, I got one with Kurupt saying Cube didn't have ghostwriters.

 

[mobbinfms]

Why is that? Let's not act like Eminem wasn't the best spitting for a while and could still go like nome other. Dude skill can't be touched

Yeah - he was dope when he started out. No question. But he never had an out and out classic album.
That's the key measuring stick for me.
Eminem nice...but Eminem white
It's Sean P time

 

[XII]

Replace Eminem with Big Sean