Why isn't T.I. a top 10 rapper all-time?

[Vic Damone]

he's also worked with legends like Jay, Dr. Dre, Scarface, Andre 3000 plus a few more

So that makes him top 10 your saying?

 

[BK The Great]

So that makes him top 10 your saying?

he's not in my top 10, maybe top 10 southern artists but that's it. he's got co-signs from legends so

 

[Sk3ptical]

LL Cool J
Ghostface
Lupe
Plug 1 (De La Soul)
Andre 3000
Rakim
Nas
Q-Tip
Chip-Fu
Kurupt
Melly Mel
MJG
Busta Rhymes
Rock (Heltah Skeltah)
Jay Z
Keith Murray
J. Cole
Spoonie Gee
Big Boi
Run
Lauryn Hill
Masta Ace
Wise Intelligent
Curren$y
KRS-One
Taz (The Alkoholics)
Beanie Sigel
Prodigy
Bun B
Common
Grandmaster Caz
Sticky Fingaz
Gift of Gab
Grand Puba
2Pac
Twista
Black Thought
DMC
Big Pun
Kool Moe D
Slick Rick
Biggie
Pimp C
Chuck D
Sean Price
Snoop
Kool G. Rap
Scarface
Big Daddy Kane
Ice Cube
Phonte
DMX
Brotha Lynch Hung
Kanye
Eminem
Ludacris
Big L
Kendrick
E-40
Redman
Tec-9

That's why.

 

[bordeaux]

t.i. is someone im confident could hold his own on a track w/ any rapper. talented guy. i dont think anyone questions him as a lyricist. i dunno about top 10 but def. one of this best of the era i grew up in. also one of the 1st rappers id point to when eastcoast fans got self righteous claiming that the south "killed hiphop." some of his albums come off a bit formulaic. thats the only knock i would hav against him.

 

[scarlxrd]

stays rapping like he's hard but is scared to death of Gucci Mane..................check

Understandable. Guwop ain't nothing to fukk with

 

[DerrtySouthpaw]

idk bout all that but he's an atl legend for sure and thats all that matters in the south sooooo

 

[FappleMeOff]

Tip can rap but dude has no quotables. His classics are not certified classic albums. Urban Legend was the closest he got. Records sells mean nothing if that was the case Nelly would be top 5

Top 10? No he is barely making top 20.

Dude isn't better than

Lupe
Royce
Black Thought
Elzhi
Crooked I(statik kxng was piff)
Vinnie Paz
Big Krit
Nas
Scarface
Joe budden

Those 10 are still alive.

Big Krit

 

[Self_Born7]

Suspect, halfway flabby list fam. No disrespect but a good chunk of this list has been straight up for a looooong time and would actually get washed by T.I. at his best rapping head up. Others have shaky catalougues.


I'm no TIP Stan but there's no way he's getting outdone by fukkin and Grand Puba

Chip-Fu, Spoonie Gee

"SMACK...WHO ARE THESE nikkaZ??"

grand puba will murk T.I. the fugg?
his freestyles from early 90s alone will murder him,,, if they go head to head right now in a battle..... he'll beat the breaks of lil TIPPY.

 

[SlurRty]

ehhhh I wanna say yeah but luda doesnt have an album as good as KING or paper trail maybe not even TM and i love luda...

outsold tip though... hes the number 1 southern solo rap act of all time

 

[THE MACHINE]

outsold tip though... hes the number 1 southern solo rap act of all time

His catalogue doesn't match TIs in quality though

 

[Suleiman Bey]

stays rapping like he's hard but is scared to death of Gucci Mane..................check

Is that why Gucci made that song copping pleas?

 

[RichYung]

T.I. Is SUPER versatile .... I don't think there's a beat that he can't sound right on.

 

[↓R↑LYB]

0 desire to go back and listen to old TI albums unlike All Eyez on Me or E1999. hes the derek jeter of rap. consistent career but never the very best at any point his career

I was listening to King today and that shyt still slaps

And Trap Muzik still knocking

 

[Da King]

No fukkboi moments...............check

being a :snitch: didn't count?

 

[THE MACHINE]

being a :snitch: didn't count?

Ima need to see proof of this. I keep hearing he snitched but I haven't seen any evidence.