How the fuck does a song like "lollipop" like Lil Gay .. oops i meant wayne... anyways, how does that shit get considered hip hop.. let alone music!? Shit is stupid now-a-days..
@crich06355 True, Big Pun brings metaphors I never coulda fathomed by myself, but you can't deny Nas brought a rugged sound that hip hop never heard before... Definitely one of the greats, up there with Pun...
illmatic iz 1 of da best things tha eva happend 2 hip hop word tuh motha n dem niggas lyk fat cat,alpo,az,rich,n preme team need tuh b on ''American Gangster'' lol. nas is da ILLEST though
I know almost every lyrics site has the phrase "chocolate blunts make me see him.." but i thinks its "childhood lesson makes me see him..", like losing someone close to him as a kid was a metaphorical lesson to help shape him into who he is. Good call on "interact" instead of "into rap".
The line "grew up in trife life, did times and white lines, the hype vice, muderous nighttimes and knife fights and blight crimes is the best flowing line EVER.
man its funny how people say fuck hip hop and nas is wack and soulja boy and lil wayne and newboyz is better its just that these ppl dnt understand real shit and real muzic they to busy thinking about dances and wannabe gangster shit nas is a lyrical poet super talented and these people dont understand him cuz they stupid and lost real folks like us understand the lyrics and da feel of the muzic and that means we like steps ahead of these fake ppl
Can someone explain what does he mean by sentence begins indented? an indentation is to start the first line of a paragraph inwards to the right...so how can a sentence begin inwards to the right? :S also his durations infinite, moneywise or physiology...physiology is the study of how systems and organs etc function...how can his duration be physiology? someone break it down 4 me plz...thanks
Okay time to confess I'm a 12 yr old and I hate Wayne for too many reasons but i gotta a friend named Daniel who says Nas is weak and Wayne is best but he hasn't heard any nas album. This is my 2nd fav track on dis album after Halftime
@401reppintime true that we need some1 to boost hip hop where it belongs none of the garbage they put out today under the title of hip hop... but its the generation that makes the trend i guess they choose to make bullshit
I dont have a list 1-10 or watever buuut i would include.. Nas, Biggie, Big L, Tupac probably Wu Tang or atleast GZA, Maybe bone thugs, Maybe NWA, maybe immortal Technique. But this album is definately the best of all time (well so far and probably forever)...
man, the instant picture that comes to me when i listen these songs, is the picture of new york even though i`ve never been there X) Nas a real represent ...
fuck dmx man , nas is one of the most original mc's u can hav , hes the guy these modern rapstars aspire to be like, and isnt it ironik hes from new york which is the home to rap and hip hop
2pac style is what makes him. hes poetic, metaphorical, yet his message is so clear. He puts soul n emotion into the music. He doesn't give a fuck about what ppl think of him. While most rappers rap about money n riches he raps about the stuff that needs ppls attention like the hood, the poor, n all other ppl that have fucked up lives. if u dont like him its clearly bcuz u dont understand him
ur wrong all the way. i love his music, i used to be a very big fan of his. i just didnt like some of the choices he made and also i seen a lot of rappers that i think are better, and pac also rapped about bitches and money so dont make him mr saint
True, except that Tupac did rap about riches, fame, and thug life in a couple of his albums. He got more aggressive as a rapper with time and produced more explicit, rage filled tracks, along with songs that addressed socio-economic issues.
i take back my comment about food & liquor cause i didnt rele listen to that album. but he refrained from cursin and talkin about controversial shit in food & liquor, so he was fully expressed in The Cool.. thats a good ass cd
food & Liquor was a really intellegent album and it went over a lotta people's heads like american terrorist was an amazing song but a lotta people didn't get the album
yea i know illmatic was prob one of the best albums made an big had 3, ready to die, life after death an born again still not that many but i still think he was one of the illist mcs in the game n nas is ill but i dont think he could comapre to big or big l on a freestyle level listen to the wickedest freestyle prop one of the best made
back then like i could listen to bigs albums without changing the song cause there were all classic nowadays mad mcs have alot of gay songs tell me whos cd u can listen to know with out skipping a song like mad people dont like em but i think hes pretty ill if u listen to some of his songs an here what he is saying u could understand some shit more like 2pac all his songs he spoke the truth about shit in the world or whatever an nas 2 u hear his lyrics basically telling stories in most of them
theres only ever been one album iv heard that i listened to the wholething without skipping a song and thats illmatic NaS has had some terrible songs and nastradamus was just awful but listen to illmatic and tell me hes not at least on bigs level I mean NY State of mind, actually pretty much all of the songs iv posted - theyre amazing. Like i said its not about who had the most albums but if your gonna say bigs the best 2 is not enough I could name you 50 nas songs that are just as good as bigs
yea that is true but nas really wasnt on the same level as big at the time i mean he only came out with 2 cds its the way he delevired his lines like listen to party an bullshit .but he had much more respect back then when he was alive even thought nas already had a few cds out then. i mean nas is fucking ill i think prob best rapper alive an i can name many other mcs that have came out wiht alot more cds then nas but there not lyrically on the same level
when i say top mcs i dont mean by how many albums they sell /made all great lyricist like u can say soulja boy cause of all the lot he mad of the crank that shit but fact he cant rap worth shit hip hop is dead u hear all this new shit coming out there dead but there music lives on u see people still listing to there music cause there shit never gets old straight up classic shit ill admit that shit like big said it u aint nobody till someone kills u see how much they blew up once they got killed
i dont really know where soulja boy came from but anyway Youre right if a rapper broght out 9albums nd the other only brings out 6 it doesnt mean theyre the better rapper But 2 is nowhere near enough. Its like a footballer having two great seasons and retiring. Noone would say he was the best no matter how good he played cause its not a long enough career. His two albums were great, classics but if you compare him to nas, nas's had more great songs. Biggie could have burned out for all you know
Also I think this year could be very good for rap. Eminems bringing out 2 albums, Dre's supposed to be bringing out a new one although weve been told that quite a few times, NaS has got a new one and Blueprint 3's coming out as well. I know not everyones a fan of eminem but I think when he does serious rap he amazing - Stan, Lose Yourself, Sing for the moment?
Jay-Z? If he could do Reasonable Doubt again that would be a godsend
go listen 2 Em's new album, let me just say this, it wasnt all dat gr8, only good songs were the serious ones..only eminem stans say it was a classic..they r funny
fuck gayz hes a fucking rhyme bitter listen to ether tell the truth about that motherfuker he aint shit sahing hes better than big fuck that an tupac is overrated idk wtf ur on
1 biggie
2 2pac
3 big l
4 big pun
5 nasty nas
mcs that wernt on it wutang a group but still fucking ill bonethugs classic shit an Kadafi was a member of the outlawz he got killed execution style 2pacs half brother idk how u think 2pac overrated the has the most selling albums in the history of fucking rap 70 million
take it its just by chance your top 4rappers are all dead and the top 3 were murdered? Admit it, the second a rapper is murdered their abilities are doubled. Don't get me wrong theyre all very talented and Pac probably is the best but the others aren't as good as everyone thinks. How can you call biggie the best rapper ever when he only had two albums?
Stop making lists you cant compare good artists for the same reason they are good. They are to UNIQUE, i like plenty of different aritists depending on my mood. Yall cant rate true lyricism so stop trying it. And your retarded if you attempt it, and your garbage if Technique isnt in the top 3 or if LiL Wayne is on the list.But most of all just drop that whack nonsense. Pac is a bit overrated but still crazy ill, i think he dumbed shit down a lil to much. And 50 dont belong in a top 5 anything.
serously GTFO NAO!...first off 50 cent is garbage...2nd 2pac is overrated...yes i said it..BIGGIE,BIG L,BIG PUN had better flow and lyrics then him! 3rd..who da fuck is Kadafi?...JAy Z shud be #1...for what he does to the game...opened so many dooors...THE NETS...ROCA WEAR...ect....
Broseph has a valid point, but than again these are the "forums" of youtube, there will always be ignorant kids, escpaily there opinions being posted...
LISTEN UP to all you dumb ass young motherfuckers puttin lists on here, rating rappers 1 to 10 and shit, thats bullshit, most of you clearly dont even know anything other than big names, ignorant assed fucks, no one gives a shit about who you listen to
Oh yeah then research who was in charge of security of the WTC months before 9/11..yeah Bush little brother and cousin..DO YOUR RESEARCH. 9/11 self inflicted wound.
all u people complaining about pac , big l and nas comparing should stfu cause there all good , there all legends mostly all rappers are all good besides the crappy ones now adays
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Nas is a scared lil bitch he cant step up with the big boys and spit about real issues like Mos and Immortal tec. Nas tried to act so hard against gay-z and than joined his wack ass gruip what a scared shook lil bitch tuck your tail between your legs Nas you spineless gutless ratsuit wearing motherfucker.
lol, immortal technique ain't seeing Nas. just because he raps about the NWO doesn't make him better. plus Nas been spittin about real issues since day one.
You have to be stupid, number one this song is very old. Two how about you listen to the album untitled and when you get to a song called We're Not Alone tell me he doesn't speak of what your talking about. Three he isn't a hard headed mother fucker like you, he doesn't hold a grudge all his life. Grow up you idiot, you must be really really stupid. Number four he doesn't have to rap about conspiracy theorists to be good and on top of that HE ALREADY HAS YOU FOOL.
Care to elaborate on how I am a sell out OR is it you like to throw out general and baseless insults? Here is the million dollar question though. Have you realized you are an idiot for insulting Nas for not talking about the real issues like Immortal Technique when he has touched on very similar subjects? On another note, do you know that Nas influenced Immortal Technique to rap. Why don't you go find out the first album Immortal Technique picked up. I'll give you a hint, this track is on it.
Pac is a real dude, nas is a smart dude, big L is a raw dude... don't compare em, I love em all, I hate the new cats with their wack shit nowadays(last 8years or so)=> personally I dont give a shit which one you favour... but those retarded pac haters out here better STFU
u crazy?1 have u listened to his "R U still down" album. He killed it in disc 1 with his flow, listen to Definition of a thug nigga" Hellrazor" "nothing to lose"
Flow was different than a Slick Rick, true. But flow fast or slow, do lyrical acrobatics, if that`s what you like. Bottom line, get your point across. Sometimes sayin less is more, depending on what your talkin about. Why Pac #1 to me? Because we didn`t get to see the best from Pac. He was in a zone near the end. I guess content is worth a little more than style to me. Peace.
How the fuck does a song like "lollipop" like Lil Gay .. oops i meant wayne... anyways, how does that shit get considered hip hop.. let alone music!? Shit is stupid now-a-days..
Karmalooptroop 2 weeks ago
"unofficials that more woolie thai, i dropped outta coolie high, gassed up by some coke head cutie pie""
notoreality 3 weeks ago
this reminds me of the ride to skool in the mornin freshmen year.
Sk8ter2o9 4 weeks ago
this reminds me of paris, out of the glacière metro station, lovin dis song
JBrrou 4 weeks ago
this reminds me of big l in the start
FreshLamp 1 month ago
Word to Christ, a disciple of streets, trifle on beats
I decipher prophecies through a mic and say peace.
lk0micho 1 month ago
people may not really know who he is but he is up there with the rap gods
TheOnelastcast 2 months ago
Ohhhhhhhh the classics!
Rabidwesmann 2 months ago
PUN EATS ALL MC'S LITERALLY...LOL
crich06355 4 months ago
@crich06355 True, Big Pun brings metaphors I never coulda fathomed by myself, but you can't deny Nas brought a rugged sound that hip hop never heard before... Definitely one of the greats, up there with Pun...
cptorangutang2 1 month ago
PUN EATS ALL MC LITERALLY...LOL
crich06355 4 months ago
I rap for listeners, blunt heads, fly ladies and prisoners
Henessey holders and old school niggaz
StOnEz6one7 1 year ago
Who did he sampled "Comin outta Queensbridge", from? Cant figure it out?
trademark1874 1 year ago
@trademark1874 droppin science- craig g
JAY4005 1 year ago
CLASSIC SHIT! i miss the 90's hip hop
DaMagicMan16 1 year ago
illmatic is the greatest rap album of all time and one of the greatest albums of all time period.
MrCoolj187 1 year ago
yea theirs a "greater power" thats filtering out real hip hop -.- and it sucks were left with wack s***
xXrerunitXx 1 year ago
i cant listen to tadays hip hop. turn on the radio and its annoying. isnt it time to make an oldy station for hip hop?
TheFilipinoBoxer 1 year ago
illmatic iz 1 of da best things tha eva happend 2 hip hop word tuh motha n dem niggas lyk fat cat,alpo,az,rich,n preme team need tuh b on ''American Gangster'' lol. nas is da ILLEST though
KkiiLLA96 1 year ago
straight up New York joint.
BigBallaShotCalla15 1 year ago
haha, Nas aint changed a bit.
best lyricist, not only alive. Ever!
Fuck Lil' Gayne, his shit should be banned!
eldiablo9604 1 year ago
6 WORDS, SIMPLY THA BEST ALBUM EVER MADE
DJ4000VOLT 1 year ago 12
@DJ4000VOLT tha isnt a word.. with how good this is he deserves IS THE BEST ALBUM EVER MADE
TheOnelastcast 2 months ago
@TheOnelastcast does it look like i care people kno wut i mean thats why im onna tha top comments so quit complainin and enjoy tha music
DJ4000VOLT 2 months ago
I know almost every lyrics site has the phrase "chocolate blunts make me see him.." but i thinks its "childhood lesson makes me see him..", like losing someone close to him as a kid was a metaphorical lesson to help shape him into who he is. Good call on "interact" instead of "into rap".
The line "grew up in trife life, did times and white lines, the hype vice, muderous nighttimes and knife fights and blight crimes is the best flowing line EVER.
The second verse is my favorite rap verse ever.
gtboy453 1 year ago
I was born when this song came out. In year 1994. This song is the shit!!!
RyanMenji 1 year ago
YOU GUYS ARE ALL GAY AND TO WHITE GET OVER IT, ITS JUST FUCKING SONG AND NOT ONE OF THE BEST IN THE WORLD.
MrMusicENT 1 year ago
I was in high school when this came out , it was dope then , it is dope now . REAL HIPHOP !
quickonez 1 year ago 7
for real a nickle plateds my fate.. my medicine is the ganja***************.... this is probably one f my top 3 fav nas songs
syrbme 1 year ago
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for real a nickle plateds my fate.. my medicine is the ganja***************.... this is probably one f my top 3 fav nas songs
syrbme 1 year ago
for real a nickle plateds my fate.. my medicine is the ganja***************.... this is probably one f my top 3 fav nas songs
syrbme 1 year ago
my nickle plateds my fate.... my medicine if the ganja
syrbme 1 year ago
man my first language isn't english and he is SO hard to understand
parkouras93 1 year ago
I'm listening to this shit right now 15 years deep; and this lyrcism is even deeper than I ever thought.
Yobachi2007 1 year ago
Best Track On This Album.
MELJOUR 1 year ago
its too tru
sugarbowl10 1 year ago
man its funny how people say fuck hip hop and nas is wack and soulja boy and lil wayne and newboyz is better its just that these ppl dnt understand real shit and real muzic they to busy thinking about dances and wannabe gangster shit nas is a lyrical poet super talented and these people dont understand him cuz they stupid and lost real folks like us understand the lyrics and da feel of the muzic and that means we like steps ahead of these fake ppl
reneperez50 1 year ago 5
I'm feelin this man, not many people understand what real hip hop sounds like.
Omiwan236 1 year ago 27
@Omiwan236 i know just check those rap instrumentals on youtube
BeatsOutDBricks 2 months ago
@Omiwan236 Faggot trying to be special? FOOL.
ssanei 3 weeks ago
@Omiwan236 Word, I understand everything hes saying and its amazing.
lVlrFreeze 1 week ago
the guys unreal
TheHenkizzle 1 year ago
how old waz nas when he 1 came out.great track.
Tslim48 1 year ago
About 20 years old. Maybe 19 when he recorded the original demo version.
Yobachi2007 1 year ago
Best cut of Illmatic in my opinion
lildwayne21 1 year ago
this song is badass.
1821roro 2 years ago 2
I think its safe to say that Nas IS the best lyricist there has been.
Omiwan236 2 years ago 3
behind Big L of course
Hockeysniper21 2 years ago
Sentence begins indented.. with formality
My duration's infinite, moneywise or physiology
Can someone explain what does he mean by sentence begins indented? an indentation is to start the first line of a paragraph inwards to the right...so how can a sentence begin inwards to the right? :S also his durations infinite, moneywise or physiology...physiology is the study of how systems and organs etc function...how can his duration be physiology? someone break it down 4 me plz...thanks
R9biggestfan 2 years ago
@R9biggestfan
his duration is infinite moneywise meaning he'll have money forever, and live forever as well, thus physiology.
FRANMAN1979 1 year ago
@401reppintime Im the only kid at my school who knows Illmatic
kgnappyboy 2 years ago
Man that dude Daniel keeps talkin about Nas Why
kgnappyboy 2 years ago
Pete Rock & Deda - Nothing More
Zatarainism 2 years ago
sickest intro verse!!!
norcaliSavior 2 years ago
Okay time to confess I'm a 12 yr old and I hate Wayne for too many reasons but i gotta a friend named Daniel who says Nas is weak and Wayne is best but he hasn't heard any nas album. This is my 2nd fav track on dis album after Halftime
kgnappyboy 2 years ago 4
@kgnappyboy ur friends fuckin retarded then
but do u and let him do him
norcaliSavior 2 years ago 2
its fuckin terrible how a kid today only knows albums like tha carter 3 and have no clue about illmatic
401reppintime 2 years ago 3
@401reppintime true that we need some1 to boost hip hop where it belongs none of the garbage they put out today under the title of hip hop... but its the generation that makes the trend i guess they choose to make bullshit
KBrizle 2 years ago
tells u there is sumtin wrong wif our kids of 2day
abeyysmart 2 years ago
I dont have a list 1-10 or watever buuut i would include.. Nas, Biggie, Big L, Tupac probably Wu Tang or atleast GZA, Maybe bone thugs, Maybe NWA, maybe immortal Technique. But this album is definately the best of all time (well so far and probably forever)...
HYBRIID 2 years ago
tru, well said
Meyons1424 2 years ago
yo man nas is a lyrical genius
frankwhite432 2 years ago
man, the instant picture that comes to me when i listen these songs, is the picture of new york even though i`ve never been there X) Nas a real represent ...
Palacio1mk 2 years ago
A LYRICALLY BEAST!!
kicksandchicks1 2 years ago
fuck dmx man , nas is one of the most original mc's u can hav , hes the guy these modern rapstars aspire to be like, and isnt it ironik hes from new york which is the home to rap and hip hop
Omiwan236 2 years ago
no order.....
2pac, biggie, method man, q tip, big l, big pun, kool g rap, jay z, rakim, talib kweli, mos def, nas, dmx, eminem, krs one, scarface, ill bill, q- unique, gza
jmick6810 2 years ago 4
Now Atleast Today Its Still Guys Like Nas Who Keep HipHop/Rap Alive
schoolshow94 2 years ago
ldorielan 2 years ago
whaa? no tupac? ha knew how to rhyme...
RIP 2pac!
southsideking1993 2 years ago
i kno its cliche to put tupac at number one for a lot of people, but to forget about him all together?? nah nah, hes gotta be there somwhere man
Meyons1424 2 years ago
i didnt forget. dont get me wrong he is one of the greatest rappers of all time but, lyrically i dont think he is up there
ldorielan 2 years ago
not everyone thinks 2pac is god, he wasnt as lyrically talented as many rappers wen it came to rapping skills. a lot of his shit didnt even rhyme
frankwhite432 2 years ago
2pac style is what makes him. hes poetic, metaphorical, yet his message is so clear. He puts soul n emotion into the music. He doesn't give a fuck about what ppl think of him. While most rappers rap about money n riches he raps about the stuff that needs ppls attention like the hood, the poor, n all other ppl that have fucked up lives. if u dont like him its clearly bcuz u dont understand him
angeriod 2 years ago 4
ur wrong all the way. i love his music, i used to be a very big fan of his. i just didnt like some of the choices he made and also i seen a lot of rappers that i think are better, and pac also rapped about bitches and money so dont make him mr saint
frankwhite432 2 years ago
fuck u for that shitty comment
Brave1NC 2 years ago
fuck your life for not staying outta what dont concern u
frankwhite432 2 years ago
True, except that Tupac did rap about riches, fame, and thug life in a couple of his albums. He got more aggressive as a rapper with time and produced more explicit, rage filled tracks, along with songs that addressed socio-economic issues.
Bobjeena 2 years ago
thats wrong
go listen to pac properly
abeyysmart 2 years ago
@abeyysmart How am I wrong? Clearly it is you who needs to "listen to pac properly" and listen to what he is actually saying in his songs.
Bobjeena 2 years ago
EasternSuburbs1 2 years ago 17
mobb deep?
OldskoolHipHopLova 2 years ago
only one great album couldnt place them in that list there good tho
EasternSuburbs1 2 years ago
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enimem haha its eminem and he is the best rapper ALIVE!
dosu767 2 years ago
hahaha listen to some Jayz,Nas,MosDEf,Imortal Technique,Talib kweli,Icecube,and wooh! many more!
GabrielProductions1 2 years ago 2
@EasternSuburbs1 this is the only list so far i agree with everyone of them
healimonster1 1 year ago
@EasternSuburbs1 NO KOOL KEITH??? No GZA??? NO GURU???NO Masta ACE???NO Kweli??? hmmmm
TeddyHart1 1 year ago
i take back my comment about food & liquor cause i didnt rele listen to that album. but he refrained from cursin and talkin about controversial shit in food & liquor, so he was fully expressed in The Cool.. thats a good ass cd
monopolyman91 2 years ago
kanye west and lupe fiasco are rele good too.. lupe on 'the cool' not so much food & liquor
monopolyman91 2 years ago
food & Liquor was a really intellegent album and it went over a lotta people's heads like american terrorist was an amazing song but a lotta people didn't get the album
Angrous 2 years ago
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I dont know that many good ass lyricists off the top of my head.. i could give a top 5 (in no order)
1. common sense
2. lil wayne (dont generalize cause he didnt rap during the golden age)
3. eminem
4. 2pac
5. ice cube
monopolyman91 2 years ago
i don't think ice cube is all that much of a lyricist
Angrous 2 years ago
lil wayne raps abou the same thing in every song...it gets old.
Not putting Nas in th etop 5 lyricists of all time is laughable.
gtboy453 2 years ago
i dont know nas' music well enough to put him up there
monopolyman91 2 years ago
wtf? Lil Wayne is not a fucking lyricists.
And Em fell of after he started doing all those pop songs wit 50
Damian2354 2 years ago 2
also common sense
ldorielan 2 years ago
ldorielan 2 years ago
common?? AZ?? gang starr??
Meyons1424 2 years ago
yea i know illmatic was prob one of the best albums made an big had 3, ready to die, life after death an born again still not that many but i still think he was one of the illist mcs in the game n nas is ill but i dont think he could comapre to big or big l on a freestyle level listen to the wickedest freestyle prop one of the best made
IORNLung187 2 years ago
back then like i could listen to bigs albums without changing the song cause there were all classic nowadays mad mcs have alot of gay songs tell me whos cd u can listen to know with out skipping a song like mad people dont like em but i think hes pretty ill if u listen to some of his songs an here what he is saying u could understand some shit more like 2pac all his songs he spoke the truth about shit in the world or whatever an nas 2 u hear his lyrics basically telling stories in most of them
IORNLung187 2 years ago 3
theres only ever been one album iv heard that i listened to the wholething without skipping a song and thats illmatic NaS has had some terrible songs and nastradamus was just awful but listen to illmatic and tell me hes not at least on bigs level I mean NY State of mind, actually pretty much all of the songs iv posted - theyre amazing. Like i said its not about who had the most albums but if your gonna say bigs the best 2 is not enough I could name you 50 nas songs that are just as good as bigs
philbo67 2 years ago 2
very tru..u hv the whole illmatic album posted here?
Heightz1734 2 years ago
yea that is true but nas really wasnt on the same level as big at the time i mean he only came out with 2 cds its the way he delevired his lines like listen to party an bullshit .but he had much more respect back then when he was alive even thought nas already had a few cds out then. i mean nas is fucking ill i think prob best rapper alive an i can name many other mcs that have came out wiht alot more cds then nas but there not lyrically on the same level
IORNLung187 2 years ago
when i say top mcs i dont mean by how many albums they sell /made all great lyricist like u can say soulja boy cause of all the lot he mad of the crank that shit but fact he cant rap worth shit hip hop is dead u hear all this new shit coming out there dead but there music lives on u see people still listing to there music cause there shit never gets old straight up classic shit ill admit that shit like big said it u aint nobody till someone kills u see how much they blew up once they got killed
IORNLung187 2 years ago
i dont really know where soulja boy came from but anyway Youre right if a rapper broght out 9albums nd the other only brings out 6 it doesnt mean theyre the better rapper But 2 is nowhere near enough. Its like a footballer having two great seasons and retiring. Noone would say he was the best no matter how good he played cause its not a long enough career. His two albums were great, classics but if you compare him to nas, nas's had more great songs. Biggie could have burned out for all you know
philbo67 2 years ago
Also I think this year could be very good for rap. Eminems bringing out 2 albums, Dre's supposed to be bringing out a new one although weve been told that quite a few times, NaS has got a new one and Blueprint 3's coming out as well. I know not everyones a fan of eminem but I think when he does serious rap he amazing - Stan, Lose Yourself, Sing for the moment?
Jay-Z? If he could do Reasonable Doubt again that would be a godsend
philbo67 2 years ago
go listen 2 Em's new album, let me just say this, it wasnt all dat gr8, only good songs were the serious ones..only eminem stans say it was a classic..they r funny
Heightz1734 2 years ago
fuck gayz hes a fucking rhyme bitter listen to ether tell the truth about that motherfuker he aint shit sahing hes better than big fuck that an tupac is overrated idk wtf ur on
1 biggie
2 2pac
3 big l
4 big pun
5 nasty nas
mcs that wernt on it wutang a group but still fucking ill bonethugs classic shit an Kadafi was a member of the outlawz he got killed execution style 2pacs half brother idk how u think 2pac overrated the has the most selling albums in the history of fucking rap 70 million
IORNLung187 2 years ago 2
take it its just by chance your top 4rappers are all dead and the top 3 were murdered? Admit it, the second a rapper is murdered their abilities are doubled. Don't get me wrong theyre all very talented and Pac probably is the best but the others aren't as good as everyone thinks. How can you call biggie the best rapper ever when he only had two albums?
philbo67 2 years ago
ur last line..ive been sayin the same thn my whole life..
Heightz1734 2 years ago
my list goes like this
1. nas
2. big l
3. eminem
4. biggie
5. big pun
6. rakim
7. jay-z
8. tupac
BROOKLYN367 2 years ago 2
DOG NAS KILLED THIS TRACK NO LIE NOTHING HE SAID WAS A LIE
"hung around the older crews while they sling smack to dingbats. They spoke of fat cat that niggas name made bells ring back"
greenturf27 2 years ago
stop rating rappers by what you heard!!!!
datbacker59 2 years ago
mines is
1. Biggie
2. Nas
3. Pun
4.Big L
5.Pac
6.Rakim
7. Jay-z
8. Wu-tang
gdadddy221 2 years ago 2
1. Lupe Fiasco
2. NaS
3. Kanye
4. Jay-z
5. Q-Tip
these our my personal top five, not saying there the best
Thecoolest1991 2 years ago
Your list the same as mine, except
1Nas
2 Q-tip
3.Pun
4.2Pac
5.Mos Def
ScreechRAPS 2 years ago
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1) Nas
2) Jay Z
3) N.W.A.
4) Eminem
5) 2pac
6) Biggie Smalls
7) Immortal Technique
8) Big L
9) Scarface
10) G unit
chintansatyapanthi1 2 years ago
Stop making lists you cant compare good artists for the same reason they are good. They are to UNIQUE, i like plenty of different aritists depending on my mood. Yall cant rate true lyricism so stop trying it. And your retarded if you attempt it, and your garbage if Technique isnt in the top 3 or if LiL Wayne is on the list.But most of all just drop that whack nonsense. Pac is a bit overrated but still crazy ill, i think he dumbed shit down a lil to much. And 50 dont belong in a top 5 anything.
ScottDaJUGGERNAUT 2 years ago
yo nas should be on the top
50 cent may be in the top 10 but not on #2
chintansatyapanthi1 2 years ago
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1) 2pac
2) 50 cent
3) nas
4) eazy
5) kadafi
6)eminem
7)immortal tech
8)krs1
geoff1912 2 years ago
serously GTFO NAO!...first off 50 cent is garbage...2nd 2pac is overrated...yes i said it..BIGGIE,BIG L,BIG PUN had better flow and lyrics then him! 3rd..who da fuck is Kadafi?...JAy Z shud be #1...for what he does to the game...opened so many dooors...THE NETS...ROCA WEAR...ect....
MosFiasco23 2 years ago
Broseph has a valid point, but than again these are the "forums" of youtube, there will always be ignorant kids, escpaily there opinions being posted...
shaamshaam 3 years ago 2
Peace god now this shit is explained I'm taking niggas on a trip straight through memory lane...
Nasty Nasir in your area bitch
shaamshaam 3 years ago 6
as if everyone on that list isn't really important
stop hatin
thievesinthenight 3 years ago
my sentiments exactly broseph127
CHURCH
barnesy84 3 years ago
dude this is so unique but damn this beat is just ill man
joshuadavidscelsi 3 years ago
LISTEN UP to all you dumb ass young motherfuckers puttin lists on here, rating rappers 1 to 10 and shit, thats bullshit, most of you clearly dont even know anything other than big names, ignorant assed fucks, no one gives a shit about who you listen to
fucks sake
broseph127 3 years ago 6
my favorite nas song
Queens New York home of the best rappers
One love
1shotkiller 3 years ago
Illmatic,wu tang enter the 36 cambers,ready to die,all eyez on me best albums of all time
srn0311 3 years ago 3
busta rhymes?!
wtf
Lo0kiTzDavid 3 years ago 3
he used o have some fly ish...but nevertheless, that list could have been way better
SKyllable2 3 years ago
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1.Nas
2.ODB
3.Immortal Technique
4.Busta Rhymes
5.Redman
iamdrgonzo 3 years ago
Jungle survivor, fuck who's the liver
My man put the battery in my back, a difference from Energizer
Sentence begins indented.. with formality
My duration's infinite, moneywise or physiology
Poetry, that's a part of me, retardedly bop
I drop the ancient manifested hip-hop, straight off the block
I reminisce on park jams, my man was shot for his sheep coat
Chocolate blunts make him see I'm droppin' my weed smoke
...thats perfection
MikePruno15 3 years ago 2
I rap for listeners, blunt heads, fly ladies and prisoners
Henessey holders and old school niggaz, then I be dissin a
unofficial that smoke woolie thai
I dropped out of Cooley High, gassed up by a cokehead cutie pie
MikePruno15 3 years ago
you are completely wrong man wrong jay z is totally overrated
poxflaza 3 years ago 4
how is Jay-z over rated??
lilpaynt 3 years ago
1.Nas
2.Big L
3.Jay-Z
4.2pac
5.Busta Rhymes
lilpaynt 3 years ago
1.Nas
2.Rakim
3.Big L
4.KRS1
5.Kool G Rap
6.Big Daddy Kane
7.GZA
8.Big Pun
9.Biggie
10.Eminem
samualmonte 3 years ago
best album ever illmatic
costikirita 3 years ago 2
a remarkable acheivement, exhcellent beat, flow, rhymes, just perfect
mrfatd 3 years ago
not much to say about this track really...
i listen to alot of hip hop but this tune is allways repeting on my mp3...
PURE HIP HOP...
Sousa2886 3 years ago
fav. nas song
robelt19 3 years ago
dis song defines the tru essence of Hip-Hop
MTWENTY 3 years ago
legend
igotmostill 3 years ago
this is one of the best nas record of all time to me lyrically
milligan1978 3 years ago 7
The second verse on here is one of his best
If I can remember correctly the second verse got "Hip Hop Quotable" in The Source back in 1994.
LowerYourBillsNow 3 years ago 3
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It's well deserved.
donza262 3 years ago 2
Probably the best song on the GREATEST HIP-HOP ALBUM EVER.
TheReason77 3 years ago 5
Agreed.
MusicHardcorePoet 3 years ago 2
yeah this is by far my favorite song off illmatic.
DiscarnateByDesign 3 years ago 2
you are all fucking stupid TOO!
chikipsg 3 years ago
Classic!!!!!
Ironman26 3 years ago 3
look at this
Illmatic = Nas 1994
911 = 2001
now how the fuck can u say that
7 year difference
kingovdastuy123 3 years ago
immortal technique is overrated. and apparently he's also a fucking moron. 9/11 wasn't an inside job. fucking retard.
DiscarnateByDesign 3 years ago
Oh yeah then research who was in charge of security of the WTC months before 9/11..yeah Bush little brother and cousin..DO YOUR RESEARCH. 9/11 self inflicted wound.
marccram73 3 years ago
all u people complaining about pac , big l and nas comparing should stfu cause there all good , there all legends mostly all rappers are all good besides the crappy ones now adays
vvatchout 3 years ago
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Nas is a scared lil bitch he cant step up with the big boys and spit about real issues like Mos and Immortal tec. Nas tried to act so hard against gay-z and than joined his wack ass gruip what a scared shook lil bitch tuck your tail between your legs Nas you spineless gutless ratsuit wearing motherfucker.
NWOpartycrasher 3 years ago
WTF are you talking bout? NaS doesnt spit about real issues? Get to fuck maybe you should actually listen to some of his lyrics
philbo67 3 years ago
I have, he dont say shit about 911 being an inside job cuz he scared listen to Immortal Tec he spits on REAL issues!
NWOpartycrasher 3 years ago
not everyone who comes in the game has to spit about the "real issues" including Nas, everyone does them differently
chutchi1 3 years ago
lol, immortal technique ain't seeing Nas. just because he raps about the NWO doesn't make him better. plus Nas been spittin about real issues since day one.
J2theMillz 3 years ago
immortal technique!? Mamma said to never argue wit' fools...
TheReason77 3 years ago 2
i don't think IT is better than Nas
J2theMillz 3 years ago 4
NAH i KNOW. THAT WAS FOR THE CLOWN THAT SAID IT...
TheReason77 3 years ago
You have to be stupid, number one this song is very old. Two how about you listen to the album untitled and when you get to a song called We're Not Alone tell me he doesn't speak of what your talking about. Three he isn't a hard headed mother fucker like you, he doesn't hold a grudge all his life. Grow up you idiot, you must be really really stupid. Number four he doesn't have to rap about conspiracy theorists to be good and on top of that HE ALREADY HAS YOU FOOL.
RocketAir5333 3 years ago
This was directed towards NWOpartycrasher.
RocketAir5333 3 years ago
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NAS is a little sell out bitch just like you
NWOpartycrasher 3 years ago
Care to elaborate on how I am a sell out OR is it you like to throw out general and baseless insults? Here is the million dollar question though. Have you realized you are an idiot for insulting Nas for not talking about the real issues like Immortal Technique when he has touched on very similar subjects? On another note, do you know that Nas influenced Immortal Technique to rap. Why don't you go find out the first album Immortal Technique picked up. I'll give you a hint, this track is on it.
RocketAir5333 3 years ago
Pac is a real dude, nas is a smart dude, big L is a raw dude... don't compare em, I love em all, I hate the new cats with their wack shit nowadays(last 8years or so)=> personally I dont give a shit which one you favour... but those retarded pac haters out here better STFU
TupacDaDon 3 years ago 2
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FUCK 2PAC
lvskshyne 3 years ago
Different people listen to hip hop for different reasons. For me it's about the mind. And no one has more intelligence and vocab than Nas.
"My duration's infinite, moneywise or physiology
Poetry, that's a part of me, retardedly bop
I drop the ancient manifested hip-hop, straight off the block"
just a quick example of something Pac could never come up with. Nas' vocab is on another level.
jaredl8 3 years ago 6
I miss real shit like this
sfsdbincali 3 years ago 3
me to
trevor123698123 3 years ago
WHO`S #1, i`M ROLLIN WITH 2 PAC
sfsdbincali 3 years ago
hes up there but theres no way hes number 1 he didnt flow well enough
trevor123698123 3 years ago 2
u crazy?1 have u listened to his "R U still down" album. He killed it in disc 1 with his flow, listen to Definition of a thug nigga" Hellrazor" "nothing to lose"
redgear4566 3 years ago
Flow was different than a Slick Rick, true. But flow fast or slow, do lyrical acrobatics, if that`s what you like. Bottom line, get your point across. Sometimes sayin less is more, depending on what your talkin about. Why Pac #1 to me? Because we didn`t get to see the best from Pac. He was in a zone near the end. I guess content is worth a little more than style to me. Peace.
sfsdbincali 3 years ago
but then again you dont know if he would have kept pumping out classics....who to you are the most overrated MCs of all time
trevor123698123 3 years ago
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2PAC IS NOTHING