Top 5 rappers of all time?

[Soy]

Okay basically you post who you think the top 5 rap artists are [of all time]
Mine would be:
1. Tupac
2. Jay-Z
3. Biggie
4. Big Pun
5. Nas

[Scouse]

1. Tupac (no doubt about that)
2. Biggie
3. 50 Cent
4. Snoop
5. Dre/Eazy-E

[Bear-Max]

Kanye, Tupac, Nas, Dre, Eminem.

(Not necessarily in that order).

Snoop and Jay-Z come very close though :)

[FlyingJesus]

Difficult to say who the best rappers are, as so many people as well as groups have been influential. A better question (and the one which I think has been answered) would be who our favourites are.

For me...

1. Jay-Z
2. Ghostface Killah (I like all of WuTang really, but him the best)
3. Nas
4. Rakim
5. Raekwon

not much one for west coast :P

[-Wolverine]

Tupac
Jay-Z
Snoop
Biggie
Dre

[Energizer]

Eminem
Kanye West
Tupac
Jay-Z
Chamillionaire

Well they're my favourites anywayz.

[Tom H]

Puff Daddy (P Diddy or Sean Combs)
Kanye West
Jay-Z

[YoManGo!]

tupac, method man, biggie, ice cube/eazy e (undecided) and chuck d.

whilst ice cube is probably better than eazy e; eazy never sold out and so gains points.

[hobo]

jay z
t.i
kanye
eminem
snoop

i dont really like tupac.
-waits 2 get e-knifed-

[Albion]

1. eminem
2.snoop sog
3.akon
4.dr dre
5.lil bowwow

[hobo]

1. eminem
2.snoop sog
3.akon
4.dr dre
5.lil bowwow

i wouldn't say akon was a rapper :S

[YoManGo!]

jay z
t.i
kanye
eminem
snoop

i dont really like tupac.
-waits 2 get e-knifed-

ZOMG
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[FlyingJesus]

Bowwow? Seriously? Each to their own I guess lol.

[Throne Sofa]

1.) Eminem
2.) Kanye West
3.) Jay Z
4.) P Diddy
5.) Dizzie Rascal
:eusa_danc

[iMegz.]

1. Tupac
2. Kanye West
3. Eminem
4. Jay-Z
5. Biggie

[Soy]

1.) Eminem
2.) Kanye West
3.) Jay Z
4.) P Diddy
5.) Dizzie Rascal
:eusa_danc
Yeah i was waiting for somone to put dizzie in there ^^ Not best of all time though he is good

[liquid]

kano, kanye west, lethal bizzle, sway, dr dre

they're not the best 5 rappers, but they're my favourites :]

oh & dizzee rascal and tupac are SO overated. they're both alright but really overated.

[English]

kano, kanye west, lethal bizzle, sway, dr dre

they're not the best 5 rappers, but they're my favourites :]

oh & dizzee rascal and tupac are SO overated. they're both alright but really overated.
tupac isn't overated. he just told it how it was around the time & him & biggie basically defined rap at the time and influenced SO SO many people. now speaking of rated, Big L is so under-rated. possibly one of the sickest rappers with quick flows & safe lyrics.
i dunno how someone can say akon is one of the best 5 rappers of all time, he's good but he is not worth the top 5 place of all time!
i'll think up my top 5 but it'll be hard.

[YoManGo!]

tupac deserves to always be in the top 5 because even if you dont like his style you cant argue with the fact hes the bestselling of all time and the lasting influence hes had on the scene as a whole.

dizzee is not, and never will be, one of the best.