new school or old school\n\ntell me why you think they are so good to be crowned "best"\n\nPS Tupac is still alive and is still the 5hit
200883
I believe Eminem and Ludacris are the best 2 new rappers\n\nMost of these other artits such as Mike Jones/Dem Franchize Boyz/Nelly(the only good song he had was ride wit me)/Lil John(only some beats are good)/Ying Yang Twins, are all played out, can't rhyme well, talk about cars and money all day...and well...they just suck\n\nCassidy is pretty good, he shows some potential\nDr. Dre is Still doin his thang thang so give him props
568711
Enough with the stupid rap group/artist questions. All the good rappers are retired or dead. All new rappers suck. It's horrible how downhill rap has gone. I hate it now.
648023
You can't deny that Biggie had skills, a way with words that made you feel them. He may not have been rapping about himself in every instance, but his lyrics were real and relevent to many. I wouldn't call myself die hard rap fan, but the first time I hear Ready to Die, I was blown away! \nThere's always going to be that question: who was greater, Biggie or Tupac? But in this situation, which ever one you choose, you can form a solid arguement to back your claim. The fact that he had just two albums - yes in quantity it wasn't much (compared to Tupac's 8 skabillionth release) but the quality of the music, the lyrics, his command is what puts him up there, not necessarily what he personally did. He got straight A's in school, well, Tupac was in a youth arts program, Snoop was in glee club...it doesn't make them any less hard....it shows that they can adapt and do the damn thing.
419918
If he's not alive, where the hell is all this music coming from? Especially the music with rappers that are hot today that weren't before 2Pac's death. Frankly I think he's still alive so that he can use "hey, i'm dead" as his unique gimmick.
237300
Not only music bands but rappers also. Example busta rhymes, tech 9, 50 cent, too short, snoop doggy dogg etc. I guess it's a good way for fans to remember their names. If your name is like John Smith, it doesnt catches people's attention that much. Sometimes the names doesnt even match with the band like Savage Garden? Nothing is savage when you actually hear what they play. More like soft garden to me.
652902
basket case\ngood riddance\nminority\nwaiting\nwelcome to paradise\nscumbag\n\n\nthe old stuff was quite good. they're best album is still dookie in my mind. the new stuff is awful.
510182
sweetie you ain't the only one that feel that way, they act like he is God or something.  The Best MC to ever walk this planet was Tupac, God Bless his Soul, and living wise yes Eminem is serious with the lyrics and he always talk about meaninful things.  I don't know why rappers such as Jay z assume we want to listen to how they are rich and so damn fly and how many cars, etc they have.  Okay we got that can we hear something else please? something the real society can relate too? his new album by the way got bad reviews and they say he should've stayed in retirement but its number 1, I heard it and every song sounds like  a duplicate from previous albums.  He ain't nothing but another overrated MC...just like his chick Beyonce...
406173
Ice Cube is one of my favorite MCs. He has not adapted to the changes hip-hop has undergone in the past few years. But his lyrics are awesome and his delivery is unparalleled
129216
I use to think that 2pac was alive because I love him so much. I think some people still thinks that he is alive because it's easier to deal with we want him to be alive.
565597
It's between Ludacris and Pastor Troy. Don't get me wrong, I am a huge T.I fan, but I would say if you go by true lyrical skills or emphasis, it would definitely be Ludacris as well for story telling and creativeness. If you go by edge, deep emphasis on one's life, the way one lives it, telling one's life story through bars or a couple of words, then it's definitely Pastor Troy. It's hard to say, but they are my choices because both are too real, are lyrical masterminds and really put out great albums. By listening to their songs or albums, you really get a sense of who they are or who they have been pretty much from their childhood to current. T.I., he pretty much is going in the same direction and he is talented, but it's still not enough emphasis on who T.I. exactly is other than him being a trap star who wanted to make it big in the music business. That's cool that he has let us know that much about him, but I mean, it's still puzzles to him that need to be connected, completed so we get to know the true T.I., not just the star aspect of his life, you know. just my take on it.
160700
i would say nas would be a good choice.  Old school rappers are the best if you are trying to introduce rap to somone who has never really heard good rap before.  Old school rap is more poetic than most modern rap, and really makes you respect rap more for the lyrics and the flow rather than a heavey beat and some dude telling you to "shake your laffy taffy".(f**kin joke if you ask me)  Most modern rap is about shakin' yo a s s on the dance floor.  Biggy and tupac are KING but nas is great too.  Gangster rap is ruled by Ice cube in my oppinion.  I love all types of rap.  The rappers that i like to name a few are.....Method man, red man, Mos deff, Busta Rhymes, ying yang twins, *The Roots, lil jon, ludacris, *Doctor Dre, RUN DMC is hott, bone thugs n harmony are bad as hell, and the list could go on and on.........  Good luck
245724
It depends from the moment and from how I am.\nBut you're right rap is the best
308146
I hate when rappers go back and forth with this stupid crap.\n\nIt's all about money, power, and respect, and they feel that the only way to get those is to talk about another rapper.\n\nA more respectable way of getting money, power, and respect is by being A GOOD RAPPER!  And acknowledging, the good rappers when they are good - like Jay-Z.  Instead of trying to make him seem small, to make yourself (meaning Cameron) feel better about himself.\n\nIn the end, it's just a losing battle for Cameron.  Jay-Z has already won.
652444
wat abt BIGGIE and tupac are they up there together or is tupac on the west sde of heaven while biggie on the other side hey where hitler and martin luther  king
159348
Definetly ALIVE!\n\n Friday the 13th is a very suspicious day.  \n\nThere were never any pictures released of Tupac in the hospital.  \n\nIn the song "Life Goes On", Tupac raps about his own funeral.  \n\nThe driver of the car in which Tupac was riding, Suge Knight (the executive producer of Death Row Records), didn't show up for questioning about the shooting.  \n\nThe video "I ain't Mad at Cha" was released only a few days after his death. "I ain't Mad at Cha" is track 13 on the album All Eyes On Me. The video shows Tupac as an angel in heaven.  In the video, Tupac was shot after leaving a theater with a friend, which is very similar to how he was shot in real life. Interestingly, Tupac dies in his last video released under the name "Tupac".  His new video "Toss It Up" from the new album was released under the name "Makaveli". \n\nThe second video to be released by the name Makaveli is "To Live and Die in L.A." But how could they shoot the second video when he is "dead". Do you really think the video was shot 4 months ago, back in August of '96? Think about it. \n\nIn the video "Hail Mary" released under the name Makaveli, there is a gravestone that says Makaveli.  But the gravestone is cracked and there is a hole right in front of it, inferring that Makaveli rose from the dead.  \n\nA shooting involving Snoop Doggy Dogg occured close to the release of his album Doggystyle.  The shooting made Snoop appear more "real" and showed his fans that he really was a gangsta.  The shooting gave him respect because everyone that bought his album believed what he was talking about.  Within one week of its release, Doggystyle went platnium.  Snoop is signed to the same label as Tupac which is Death Row Records. In December '96, Tupac's new album went platinum.  \n\nIn interviews prior to the shooting, Tupac talked about how he wanted to stop rapping and being a gangsta and get out of the limelight.  What is the only way Tupac could completly escape the media spotlight ???  (Answer: if the public thought he was dead.)  \n\nThere are no suspects for the shooting. \n\n Press wasn't going to be allowed at the funeral, but then the funeral was cancelled for unknown reasons.  \n\nTupac always wore a bulletproof vest, no matter where he went.  Why didn't he wear it to a very public event like a Tyson fight? (Because he wanted to make it seem like he could be shot.)  \n\nIn most of his songs he talks about being buried, so why was he allegedly cremated the day after he "died"?  And since when do they cremate someone the day after death without an autopsy?  Furthermore, it is illegal to bury someone who has been murdered without an autopsy.  \n\nThe new Tupac album released on Nov. 5, and was originally supposed to be an EP of 6 songs, but was then extended to a full length album of 12 songs.  \n\nTupac's alias is Makaveli. Though the spelling is different, Machiavelli was a 16th century italian philosopher who advocated the staging of one's death in order to evade one's enemies and gain power.  \n\nIn Machiavelli's book Discourses Upon the First Ten Books of Titus Livy, in Book 2 Chapter XIII he says "a prince who wishes to achieve great things must learn to deceive".  This is Machiavelli's main idea and is the connection between Tupac and the writings of Machiavelli.  \n\nThe title of the new album by Makaveli (Tupac) is The 7 Day Theory.  He was shot on September 7th; and survived on the 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th, and"died" the 13th. Hence the title The 7 Day Theory.  \n\nTupac's album All Eyes on Me was released on Feb.13, 1996.  Tupac "died" on Sept.13, 1996.  It is quite a coincidence that the two dates are exactly 7 months apart.
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AllHipHop.com: Who are you talking about when you said, "You 38 and you still rapping?" [from “It’s Okay (One Blood)] \n\nThe Game: Tony Yayo [of G-Unit].\n\nAllHipHop.com: So that was Tony Yayo and not Jay? \n\nThe Game: Nah. Its a not of n***as in the game that's 38, but I was specifically talking about Tony Yayo. If the shoe fits...
199536
Without a doubt....Tupac.