Name your top 10 rappers since the year 2000

[Prince Cairo]

No Jay Z, Nas, Big, Pac, etc.


Gucci Mane
Lil Wayne
Future
Rick Ross
ASAP Rocky
Kevin Gates
Lloyd Banks
Juelz Santana
Curren$y
50 Cent

 

[~Styles~]

Banks
Nipsey
Curren$y
Roc Marciano
Westside Gunn
Conway
Max B
50 Cent
Gibbs
Ka

 

[Ashtrey]

Off the top:
Ludacris
Kendrick Lamar
Kanye West
50 Cent
The Game
Beanie Sigel
Curren$y
Juelz Santana
T.I.
Eminem (major label debut '99 close enough)

 

[wingstop]

Pusha
Ross
Kanye
beanie sigel
TI
wayne
kendrick
the game
currensy
freddie gibbs

 

[shadowlionred]

Lil Wayne- Versatile, A1 punchlines, Consistent until young money.

Drake- Introduced Lightskin Rap, Powerhouse of current generation of rap and the most consistent rapper since 2011.

Nicki- Revolutionary artist that showed that female rap could still be marketable after Lauryn Hill, Remy Ma, Lil Kim, and Missy Elliot, arguable the most popular female rapper.

Kendrick- Flow, Intellect, and Conscious/Woke mainstream rap.

50 Cent- Prominent Gangsta and Club music. Was actually about that life. Turnup music with homies or some real shyt you could relate.

Kanye- Confidence, Flow, and Energy

Andre 3000- Unconventional southern rap. Inspiration for different types of sound and flow.

TI- Underrated and easily forgettable but still deserves spot on list . One of the most polished and Intelectual south rappers. Set the rap game on fire in 2004. Impeccable flow

Young Jeezy

Rick Ross/Gucci Mane- Because i needed 10 lol

In no particular order

 

[JustCKing]

Lupe Fiasco- possibly the best lyricist to debut since 2000

T.I.- all around great rapper (flow, lyrics, delivery, and songwriting)

Rick Ross- probably showed the most progression from his debut forward

The Clipse- I would just say Pusha, but Malice has some of the best verses

Kendrick Lamar

J. Cole

Ludacris- he fell off a bit, but he was a talented MC and still shows flashes of brilliance here and there

Nelly- Kind of offered something a bit different

Game- first two albums were great. Everything else between those albums and Documentary 2.5 have been average to solid. 2.5 showed me he could still make a great album.

Drake- he's not a lyricist, but he's created some bangers and about 2.5 good to great albums

 

[DaveyDave]

Andre 3000- Unconventional southern rap. Inspiration for different types of sound and flow.

In no particular order

How is he 2000s? First album came out in 94

 

[The Ruler 09]

No order off the top...

Brother Ali
Immortal Technique
Cormega (if he counts as first solo album was later)
Saigon
Papoose
Jay Electronica
Last Emperor
Blu
Fashawn
Lowkey

Am sure am missing people but tats just off the top.

Missed Beanie Sigel, Kanye, 50 Cent, who could also be in contention, would have to think about it.

 

[Pinyapplesuckas]

How can you say No Nas or Jay Z but they've both released plenty of music since 2000...they both arguably released their biggest albums after 2000

 

[The Ruler 09]

How can you say No Nas or Jay Z but they've both released plenty of music since 2000...they both arguably released their biggest albums after 2000

I thought it meant that debuted since then.

 

[Pinyapplesuckas]

I thought it meant that debuted since then.

OP didnt specify that but i honestly couldnt tell you when anyone debuted anymore....shyt in 2000 i was stanning Canibus

 

[KRiLL (+)]

fukk a top 10, i only need 5...

 

[NoHalfWay]

Rick Ross
Beanie Sigel
Lupe Fiasco
Game
Kendrick Lamar
Blu
Saigon (solely off 1st album)
Pusha T/Malice
T.I.
Currensy

 

[HDKG_]

Kiss
Banks
Jeezy
Fab
Wayne
Juelz
Chamillionaire

Drake
Future
Ross

 

[FruitOfTheVale]

In no particular order

The Jacka
Killer Mike
Nipsey Hussle
MF DOOM
Gucci
Kevin Gates
Messy Marv
Phonte
Lil Wayne

Can't think of number 10 tbr