LL Cool J - ICONIC - lyrical, brawny, good with the ladies, all around great emcee
Ice-T - first bicoastal emcee, makes rock music because he feels like it, very influential, fun side projects, great behind or in front of the camera too
Rakim - no explanation necessary
Busta Rhymes - again, iconic, crazy manic energy, ALWAYS elevates whatever track hes on, even if he doesnt rap
Nas - shakespeare of rap, no further explanation necessary
you could maybe swap T with Cube depending on my mood, but those are my 5
