Who are the most influential rappers of all time in terms of skill?

[Houston911]

Which 5 rappers would you say had the biggest impact in the evolution of rap from a skills/making other rappers step their game up perspective?

not talking record sales - talking how did we evolve from the kurtis blows to the jay z nas etc

 

[Figaro]

Rakim
Nas
Ice Cube
Biggie
Kool G Rap

The first 4 are pretty undisputed IMO

You could possibly replace Kool G Rap with somebody else...

 

[Lil Bape the PostGod]

Lil Wayne

 

[LOOPY]

Rakim
Nas
Ice Cube
Biggie
Kool G Rap

The first 4 are pretty undisputed IMO

You could possibly replace Kool G Rap with somebody else...

 

[Lil Bape the PostGod]

Rakim
Nas
Ice Cube
Biggie
Kool G Rap

The first 4 are pretty undisputed IMO

You could possibly replace Kool G Rap with somebody else...

Jesus Christ

 

[Roovers410]

Dr Dre
Eazy E
Puff Daddy
Eminem
Jay-z

Has nothing to do with Quality

 

[Street Knowledge]

Jesus Christ

Who is more sampled that Nas Biggie and Rakim? Slick Rick?

To me that’s the biggest example of influence

 

[Lil Bape the PostGod]

Who is more sampled that Nas Biggie and Rakim? Slick Rick?

To me that’s the biggest example of influence

honestly Rakim is possibly the only person I’d keep on that list

 

[L. Deezy]

LL

 

[MaxBundles]

Mase
Lil Wayne
Lil B
Chief Keef
Camron
NWA

 

[Lobo]

Drake

 

[The_Third_Man]

LL
Run DMC
Rakim
Jay-z
Wayne

 

[Yaddam Yussein]

2Pac the most influential rapper of all time.

 

[Houston911]

Dr Dre
Eazy E
Puff Daddy
Eminem
Jay-z

Has nothing to do with Quality

Dre? Puff? Eazy?



We talking dudes who forced other rappers to step their SKILLS up

not talking sales or influencing subject matter/trends

 

[CrimsonTider]

Dre? Puff? Eazy?



We talking dudes who forced other rappers to step their SKILLS up

not talking sales or influencing subject matter/trends

That’s all the same shyt

NWA
Diddy
Pac
Wayne
Drake
Future