1. Prince- taught himself to play every instrument, produced his own albums, wrote all his lyrics and compositions. wrote hits for others. this is still the goat HALL OF FAME performance
2. Chris Cornell- one of the greatest voices I've ever heard top 3 voice rock next to Robert Plant and Freddie Mercury. one of the best lyricist responsible for Temple of the dog, pearl jam, and my fav Soundgarden. Audioslave was dope too
3. Kanye West- the best rap artist of all time IMO always pushed the boundaries of hip hop outside of Life of Pablo every cd had a legit argument of being classic responsible for two eras on rap 1. ad a producer along with Just blaze for the sample sound used on Blueprint 2. 808s phased
4. B.B. King- I'm from MS the blues are I my bones... this man embodied it and is one of the best guitarist ever
5. Ricky Hil- I might get flack for it but I get inspired by certain artists and he's one. He was mumble rap before mumble rap, he was druggie 808s rap before it was popular. not only that Kid Cudi straight got his style from this dude right here.
6. Lupe Fiasco- the greatest lyricist ever in hop hop! fukk your opinion this is fact! from Fahrenheit To DROGASlight... from drug dealer raps, freestyking off the top, conscious, backpack, pop rap this dude has done it all and at a high level. not only a skilled lyricist but outside rap he really pushes a positive agenda. He'
constantly funding initiatives for inner city youths, doing community service etc. along with Kanye he's responsible for rappers being themselves and making it cool which he doesn't get props for. from wale, to meek mill, ab soul the list goes on he has influenced them
