Best Rapper of All Time | REACTION

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[@tyleradams824]

He was a little confused but got there in the end

[@fyoutube2294]

False

[@stgeorge5862]

When I was a kid all people would do was trash wayne. Wayne is the greatest punchline lyricist of all time. Glad he's getting his roses while he's alive. Man rewrote how rap was capable of sounding. Shook the whole game up.

[@joenuts1893]

Golf guy valid

[@ActuallyNoah]

@@stgeorge5862I definitely remember the slander even if I didn’t really listen during his prime; he was looked at as everything that people hated about rap 😭 even if mainstream music fans don’t necessarily respect him, hip hop fans always will

[@jahkareramkissoon419]

​@STGeorge that's real shit

[@robbiewilson214]

When you do the math problem wrong but end up with the right answer

[@SpacedudeProductions]

Imo biggie should’ve won the bracket

[@Jachai_Castaneda]

​@@SpacedudeProductions fax, weezy over biggie is crazy

[@BACKDOORBROWNIE710]

@@Jachai_Castaneda not really. I could see an argument being made for biggie but Wayne is the right pick.

[@SpacedudeProductions]

@@BACKDOORBROWNIE710 if it was about lyricism itself, wheezy of course, but biggie has a superior rhyme scheme, voice, flow, and storytelling, plus if it was about lyricism he would’ve given it to Eminem or Kendrick anyways.

[@Jachai_Castaneda]

@@SpacedudeProductions exactly!

[@wowzercowzeram406]

Deciding between Dre and Eminem is like choosing between metro boomin and JID as writers

[@funz6491]

Bro what

[@Jachai_Castaneda]

That's ultra fax

[@spamsingles5948]

​@@funz6491How do you not get that comparison?

[@bingchilling5049]

yeah metro’s pen game is untouchable

[@stgeorge5862]

Like asking who is a better basketball player. Steve Kerr or Steph Curry. One is more a coach and mentor even though he played a bit back in the day. The other is a baller.

[@mikewazowski6292]

Why didnt melon mention dre is more of a producer?

[@Hawaii567]

Was waiting for him to say something, but to my dismay, it never happened. I was screaming at my phone the entire time

[@mikewazowski6292]

@Hawaii 4-0 It's times like these you really have to question if he is in fact, "The Internets busiest music nerd".

[@Midasmallow]

@@mikewazowski6292maybe he was too busy to mention?

[@BrownieCFB]

Is this supposed to be sarcasm? Sorry I’m tired.

[@rogeratwell2794]

​@@BrownieCFBhe did say that, this is just bait

[@SoulSearcherr]

Dre over Kendrick is Crazy, if it was artists sure but bar for bar it's obviously Kendrick.

[@memphiskash]

yeah it kinda depends on what the criteria is in this case bc idk where rap would be today without Kendrick lyrically; and idk what rap today would be like sonically without Dre

[@redmarine2717]

​@@memphiskash rap won't exist as it is without Dre we would not have Pac. Snoop, Em, Ice cube, Eazy. And ironically Kendrick. On the other hand every Kendrick album is a classic and he is obv the better rapper.

[@TheRealHerbaSchmurba]

Even if its artists.

[@vaudevilleE54]

Even if it's artists Kendrick is still better

[@famzd]

it's valid tbh

[@ryanjohnson3392]

I get Dre is a producer. But people act like he wasn’t the primary rapper on two of the greatest hip hop albums of all time.

[@JaxRiley]

Fr, dude has incredible flow and bars. I'd put him way above Kanye. The only Kanye song I like a lot where he raps is All Falls Down

[@SuperNuclearUnicorn]

They were incredible because of the production, and it's well know that all his bars were ghostwritten

[@JaxRiley]

@SuperNuclearUnicorn I did not know that... so he didn't write any of the stuff he did on 2001...? 😧

[@jaycyclondo]

@@JaxRileybasically none. ik jay wrote still dre, em wrote forgot about dre and i believe some of snoops verses, i’m not sure on the rest but most dres bars are likely not his

[@JaxRiley]

@@jaycyclondo damn...

[@illusivedestroyer909]

If you want

[@RetroEternal]

Melon’s unproblematic way of saying he disagrees but can understand and respect the take lol

[@Gmac004]

Nipsey over Kanye is a tragedy

[@grissly5313]

Love kanye songs, hate when he raps

[@mrmxyzptlk8906]

@@grissly5313 yikes… bad taste

[@grissly5313]

@@mrmxyzptlk8906 just dont like his voice and when he say weird shit

[@jorssu13]

​@@mrmxyzptlk8906 Hate Kanye's music, love Kanye's antisemitism

[@DiegoMartinez-pc3sj]

@@grissly5313 how name bad songs where he raps

[@AtomicWhiskers]

Im obsessed with your shorts, they are so funny

[@RetroEternal]

Me too but why does this read like a AI generated comment lol

[@tomwilliams8591]

His socks are nice too

[@AtomicWhiskers]

@@RetroEternal bruh LMAO didnt mean for it to sound like that damn

[@danjor5749]

He really said “If you want” to Em over Snoop, that’s crazy.

[@SIKICIBIRKANAL]

Em better

[@danjor5749]

@@SIKICIBIRKANAL Obviously, that’s why it’s wild that he said “If you want”.

[@SIKICIBIRKANAL]

@@danjor5749 Snoop made some really good albums but his rapping or even flow, rhyme, producing was never better than eminem

[@Hunter-jv1ld]

​@@danjor5749Em has no album that has flows, charisma and energy comparable to Doggystyle. Snoop>Eminem

[@danjor5749]

@@Hunter-jv1ld Em has infinitely more flows than Snoop does, and has more nuanced lyrics than “Snoop dizzle is here in the shizzle for rizzle.”

[@ASUV3323]

Let the record show that Kendrick wrote Dr. Dre’s verse on Deep Water then proceeded to wash him on the same track!🔥🤐

[@vaudevilleE54]

Ok, tbf, if you writing verses and you writing for someone else you're obviously gonna give yourself the better one right But yeah no kendrick is way better at rapping and writing

[@IK-yb5rn]

Never trust nobody, not even yourself

[@brandonayong5823]

Am I the only one who thinks that Em mocking every rapper that doesn't write their own songs is a bit hypocritical given the fact that Em wrote songs for dre many times and dre not writing never bothered him 😂

[@ASUV3323]

@@brandonayong5823 lol true. But we both know Em will never talk bad about Dre even if it is warranted. 💀

[@Jefflon_Zuckergates]

@@brandonayong5823 nah it’s cool cos as far as I know , Dre never once claimed to be a rapper or lyricist at all. He’s a producer. Now, if he wrote for 50, Proof or Royce, you’d have a point

[@joslyndresen]

Mos Def above Biggie, Rakim above Method is a hard pick. Rest are obvious. 😂

[@matfat55]

Even Dre over Kendrick?

[@HDitzzDH]

Is Kanye really a better rapper than Redman? Obviously not

[@M4nGamingYouTube]

​@@matfat55Dre's a producer, not a rapper.

[@jordanbenson9094]

​@@HDitzzDH Hell no

[@questionyourself718]

Its obvious that 50 is over Snoop. He fumbled hard there.

[@eazymoneysnipe]

RIP Nipsey, but him being in these brackets feels like a social experiment

[@559austin5]

Not if you a real fan, listen to his early mixtapes

[@dabs.47]

“RIP” then proceeds to disrespect him, fake ass fan

[@KingGrippy]

Kendrick should have won

[@thisuncannyearth]

The fact that Rakim isn't the last one standing tells you how unaware people are about good hip-hop

[@inthedream9127]

seriously bro

[@noviceraccoon4247]

The question was best not most influential which still would be wayne and Rakim second

[@Aqu1ls_Curr3nt]

​@@noviceraccoon4247absolutely fucking not. If it was a influential ranking then rakim would easily be 1. Of all time. Literally 90% of New York rappers don't exist without rakim. And if we don't have those rappers like biggie or Jay or Nas, the modern era is pretty much fucked.

[@noviceraccoon4247]

@@Aqu1ls_Curr3nt not necessarily true somebody would've came along eventually and did the same thing

[@noviceraccoon4247]

@@Aqu1ls_Curr3nt that's like saying wonder Mike is the most influential

[@k2a2l2]

“if you want” 😭

[@HDitzzDH]

Bro if the category is ”better rapper”, Redman is CLEARLY a much better rapper than Kanye wtf? That’s crazy.

[@chiTownN1]

kendrick and kanye picks wtf😭

[@mikehunt7810]

He did Rakim and Biggie dirty

[@silvertoddler8326]

“Damn thats a tough one” lmaooo

[@BlackbladeYT]

I’m surprised there wasn’t a bigger reaction to Wayne over Biggie. I still haven’t heard someone that can match Biggie’s flow

[@vaudevilleE54]

You haven't? Lmao what

[@omegalilbchass8270]

all time greats are interchangeable thats why

[@utm0st]

People really love wayne's elementary bars. In terms of most overrated rappers, biggie is up there, but wayne is top 3 at least.

[@vaudevilleE54]

@@utm0st You're trying so hard to be different

[@ZeusNoTenshi]

Biggie was smooth with it but Wayne's flow is literally the best in the game to this day

[@henrytanto]

it’s almost like music taste is subjective

[@Mcbikey24]

Nipsey over LL is a tragedy

[@Planet_Caravan_94]

Fax

[@sean.saunders9303]

What I’m sayin y’all sleepin on cool J just cause he’s and old head and isn’t relevant anymore

[@dabs.47]

Nipsey is way better, listen to his mixtapes LL aged like milk

[@leonconnelly5303]

LL was kinda like a proto-drake he got a lot of shit for being soft and it still kinda ruins his legacy for some

[@deepfriedfishsticks8547]

@@leonconnelly5303you shouldn’t compare ll with drake just cuz they are both certified hit makers one doesn’t transcend to rnb hiphop

[@lyonkang7402]

Honestly, a lot better than I would have thought Brooks Koepka would do

[@OnyxGh4st]

Eminem had to beat Dre I mean he has him locked up in his basement for gods sake!!

[@PICKLEEEJUICE]

DR DRE DONT JUST STAND THERE OPERATE 💀

[@_8AJ8_]

Music is subjective, I don’t understand why we gotta like what other people like; confuses me to this day😂💀

[@WhentheBehelitScreams]

Redman don't get enough respect. When it comes to pure lyricism, Red smokes Kanye.

[@jonathanflopstein8587]

Redman is easily one of the greatest rappers or all time. Kanye, as an mc is not even top 50.

[@leonconnelly5303]

In terms of songs tho

[@Mamba4.8]

Red smokes Kanye in everything related to rapping

[@Mamba4.8]

​​@@leonconnelly5303in terms of anything hip hop. Songs, rapping, albums.

[@TheRealStarWarsEdits]

Respect for choosing Wayne over Em

[@GhoulishFiend]

Dr dre is not only a rapper but he's dropped two of the best rap albums of all time. 2001 and the chronic. His hits are more iconic the kendrick's too. It's really close

[@Oblivion9873]

bro, dre doesn't write most of his rhymes, he shouldn't even be in the discussion. Fantastic ARTIST. Rapper? lol

[@GhoulishFiend]

@@Oblivion9873 bro. Rest. Dre is the godfather of the west coast rap style. They all owe it to him. When they were in the NWA. Cube wrote the lyrics and dre made the beats. Nobody disrespects cube for not making his own beats. Don't dis dre for not writing all his own stuff

[@SuperNuclearUnicorn]

​@@GhoulishFiendwhen we're talking about "best rapper" I think it's pretty valid to mention he doesn't write his own bars. Flip it and let's say someone picked Cube as best producer because he rapped over Dre's beats and you'd say that's absurd

[@alterz7966]

​@@GhoulishFiendthat is a terrible comparison and i rlly should batista bomb u for it

[@thomo2127]

​@SuperNuclearUnicorn you acting like dre does absolutely nothing like he isn't top 3 most important rappers oat time why people act like he doesn't rap when he very clearly does

[@Daily_Meat_Dealer]

LL Cool J had one of the biggest influences on rap ever, no disrespect to Nip but that’s crazy to put him over that

[@fmadeira84]

I was looking for this comment

[@apolloruby]

Confusedthony Flabbergastano

[@darthvader8293]

😭😭😭😭😭😭😭

[@薄紅-e6d]

I love Ye, but Redman is the superior MC.🤦‍♂️

[@xDjembex]

100%

[@tananatana4011]

I mean he is but depends on what your ranking. The guy put Dre so high so it's clear he favors discog and overall albums rather than straight up rapping ability and when it comes to discogs, Ye is the most consistent son of a bitch I've ever seen

[@jonathanflopstein8587]

By far

[@thomo2127]

​@tananatana4011 kanye hasn't made a good album since 2016 lil bro

[@token2471]

​@@thomo2127 Lil bro forgot kids see ghosts

[@MM-jc7uv]

This man picked a producer over Kendrick Lamar 💀

[@thomo2127]

Kendrick himself would pick dre over him

[@godpop]

​@@thomo2127no, have you heard his raps; he claims to be the best😂

[@thomo2127]

@@godpop you wanna say the chronic and 2001 aren't classics how delusional can you be???

[@godpop]

@@thomo2127 I was answering your question/statement in his perspective genius, whyd you take that personally🤦

[@thomo2127]

@@godpop it's not even personal it's just dumb 😂🥱

[@vii9284]

this actually hurt my feelings

[@yoopersen]

Brooksie knows ball

[@MolassesMusicMan]

Anthony is such a silly goose sometimes

[@wagezombie]

his “if you want” is the okay i’ll agree with you only because I dont have enough time to argue

[@DonnyWs]

saying Dre isn’t a rapper but has two top 20 albums is crazy

[@Dastsabre]

He ain’t write his verses that’s why

[@DavidSGrop]

"Fair enough but I don't like how you got there"

[@jeikobu_jeikobu]

Red man is a better rapper than Kanye all day wtf.

[@josephbooker259]

I'm saying 😭😭 He wanna talk about Dre not being a rapper, Kanye's raps ain't NEARLY as good as Redman

[@stgeorge5862]

Like asking who is a better basketball player. Steve Kerr or Steph Curry. One is more a coach and mentor even though he played a bit back in the day. The other is a baller. But wayne winning is a dub. Wayne deserves his roses.

[@LouistheLynx9]

Jarno Trulli would be a big fan of your tactics at the end of that race!

[@agent-utd]

Will the pre-season shirts we saw at the beginning be for sale? They look dope⚡️

[@aidenfrederic6409]

He really took the alternate path

[@Skylancez]

At least he got the correct 🐐

[@dmnd_jayzz]

Eminem vs Travis Scott is wild 😂

[@Simple_Man_Golf]

Imagine thinking Kanye is actually better than Redman.

[@bigsmokeI408]

But he is

[@tc2241]

He stumbled there, but at least he made it

[@doppy1019]

Kanye and Kendrick got disrespected so hard 💀😭🙏

[@BBCHOODLUM]

So did big like I love Wayne but he ain't on bigs level

[@L3sserDrag0n]

A man getting annoyed for another man having an opinion thats insane.

[@ngldoom]

Some “golf guy” lmaooo

[@ICDemons]

Lil Wayne is not better than Eminem 😂

[@carrot2396]

I think fantano is coming to like lil wayne more

[@Jack-zj1ug]

Why does he say “Dr Dre isn’t a rapper”?? He absolutely is!!!!

[@rouge939]

Even though Dre isn’t a writer, he really is a great rapper. Great flow and voice

[@Omegaman18]

This is why they make kids show their work

[@dwigtschrude]

Much better than I expected from golf guy

[@madsolar480]

People are afraid to just say it.. eminem is the best to ever do it. Not saying he's still the best today, but he could drop an album tomorrow and still go platinum.. he's pushing 50! He's one of the most influential artists, let alone rappers.

[@utm0st]

afraid? eminem has one of the biggest fanbases in the world who all call him the greatest

[@PICKLEEEJUICE]

@@utm0stwell it’s normal to have a huge fan base if you broke the barrier of race once and for all in hip hop, not only that inspiring a lot of artists like Kendrick, 50, cole, etc… And let’s not forget, making an egotistical Kanye admit he Cancelled appointments to rewrite his verse 💀

[@jaycyclondo]

hes on par with people like wayne or andre 3k if u go by their lyrical ability, flows and influence, id say they both have better consistency throughout their discography so they get the edge

[@leonconnelly5303]

In his prime yes, but he's been wack for years now hurts his legacy.

[@user-fy5sg9rg7d]

Mos Def > Biggie

[@dellobiagwu]

Fuck no

[@captain_kirkyt2481]

Kendrick not even being on the bracket is criminal

[@captain_kirkyt2481]

@ArgirisTheGI wasn’t counting when he was picking who to go on the bracket

[@haydenelliott6799]

Poor redman

[@zakariwalker7477]

Whoever thinks Kanye is a better rapper than redman doesn’t know a thing about rapping, Kanye is predominantly a producer not a rapper, it’s sad that people are putting great artists as great rappers, they’re completely different from each other

[@tananatana4011]

I mean sure Redman's a better rapper clearly but if I was making the bracket, I'd go off of my personal taste and their discography so I'd go with Ye too

[@jaycyclondo]

well we don’t know if u was going off rapping or artistry

[@zakariwalker7477]

@@jaycyclondo just going off on people who don’t know anything about rappers and claim certain people as a rapper when they’re not

[@jonathanflopstein8587]

He is in different fucking stratosphere when it comes to rapping. Kanye is an average rapper.

[@zakariwalker7477]

@tananatana4011 then that would mean he's a better artist not a better rapper, the point of actual rapping is to tell your story and be the best lyricist, I love Ye's music but he's not a legit rapper cause he is not predominantly a lyricist so I can't call him a legit rapper, he's just an artist.

[@hablabamosa]

where does fantano get these clips of those people from ?

[@kuni2330]

Tiktok 😊

[@fray3dendsofsanity]

HE'S NOT A RAPPER!!!!! is giving me "it's, it's enough slices!!!" energy

[@Knicksfan7]

Rare sighting of Melon defending Kanye

[@MrUnix-xf8dq]

Rare times where we see Fantano respect Weezy

[@matiasnelsoncapdevila3497]

Yeah he totally didnt want to be the white guy choosing Em as the best of all time

[@Lore-gt5rh]

even though it should’ve been Em

[@PICKLEEEJUICE]

Almost as if it’s valid since many black artists have em as top 5

[@sethp26]

Nipsey & dre picks are wild

[@melkankircali.438]

"I‘m not a Rapper" -Dr Dre aka Supa hot fire 🔥

[@Chitown2378]

Where can I find these filters?

[@awakenedgraphics4023]

Dre dropped The Chronic and said fuck y’all. 2001 was pretty good too tho ngl

[@frankiecal3186]

Melon forgot about Dre.

[@defaultusername123]

Dre is 100% a rapper but 🤷‍♀️

[@sitvisjes]

Dr.Dre is a producer who raps, Eminem a rapper who produces...

[@eclipsegaleocerdo]

My top 5 : Viper Spaceghostpurrp Bladee Ecco2k Black kray

[@coopersmith9985]

That guy did not want to praise kanye in any way

[@camsellars]

last one should’ve been kdot and em or kdot and wayne and whatever choice after is subjective opinion, but as far as what they’ve done as a whole, in that list those two not being top is kinda crazy if you actually do your research

[@shiestyishere420]

The moment the guy passed up kdot i knew dis melon nga was abt to burst out

[@Originalbasedgod]

Nobody listened to nipsy before he died. Now it’s like the question you have to answer right.

[@ST-wp9iz]

As a rapper Reggie > Ye. As an artist as a whole Reggie < Ye.

[@bakhtiyarguseinov9402]

Mos Def>biggie, respectfully

[@DestructorMe1999]

He did good at the end at least

[@olinpeterson3205]

Final 2 were right but ya dre rapping wise making that far is kinda crazy lol. Next level producer but kdot as a rapper takes it light no lie.

[@MFDOOM2002]

Mfs saying Dre ain't a rapper When bro has three albums two of them are some of the greatest of all time And mfs still saying Dre ain't a rapper

[@jaycyclondo]

metro got hella albums too, some of them the greatest in trap, and u still say metro aint a rapper!?

[@MFDOOM2002]

@@jaycyclondo fr

[@ghrinkle]

anthony fantano when people have opinions 😡

[@Rx_GOD520]

What app is this

[@d5o1001]

Em vs Wayne. Goes either way

[@m.c4847]

Bro was on a roll then missed every one of them after 😂

[@Joe-d2t4t]

No 2pac? Tupac inspired BIG, Eminem, and got respect and admiration from Nas and snoop. From big and nas came jayz and all of rocafella. Then jayz brought on jcole(who got kdot), and kanye. Then Kanye brought all kinds of people in from different genres, he inspired lil uzi, new SoundCloud rappers and even produced whole lotta red(the album that made carti).

[@trill6469]

Wayne just undefeated

[@biggiecheese8764]

There are a fair amount of better rappers in my opinion

[@redmarine2717]

Kanye rapes

[@stwish3910]

​@@biggiecheese8764 agreed bur wayne still up there

[@AnonymousALAH]

@@biggiecheese8764No not really

[@AnonymousALAH]

@@stwish3910like ?

[@boldandbrash4451]

"Dr Dre is not a rapper" is crazy

[@scattau41]

♎️ vs ♎️

[@timothywoods4329]

Blake of the year back at it again.

[@objectpillar]

he was SO offended by dre beating kendrick. i agree that kendrick is better, but the glazing is insane

[@tim_schols7984]

Dre is a very competent rapper, not only a producer. Big time violation...

[@dumbledee]

He doesn’t write his own shit, hasn’t since the NWA days. He is a very COMPETENT rapper but I wouldn’t say he’s a good MC at all.

[@jaycyclondo]

to be considered as a good rapper you typically have to write bars. People see rap more like poetry than music in a sense, if someone else read shakespears poems out wld they be considered for the best poet of all time?

[@leonconnelly5303]

​@@jaycyclondorap isn't poetry, most bars are stolen lol

[@jaycyclondo]

@@leonconnelly5303 rap - “rhythm and poetry” - its literally in the name of the genre bro, poets also reused lines from others

[@nerdleturtle9365]

@@leonconnelly5303 lyrics are poetry

[@reign1576]

If the final two was kdot and wayne which would yall pick? I personally am conflicted (pun intended)

[@Skyguy87]

Dr Dre is not a rapper is the wildest take I’ve ever heard from Anthony

[@treacle4617]

But he isn't...

[@MartsMcfly]

He openly admits all his shit is ghost written, by Cube, Snoop, and Em. He's a producer and a product. Check yourself 😂

[@imperialdragon111]

​@@MartsMcfly that isnt what ghostwriting means.

[@FinnAppelt]

​@@imperialdragon111no he literally admits his stuff was ghostwritten, back in his day, all the way from NWA over the Chronic and 2001, some of his best albumd up to more modern appesrences

[@imperialdragon111]

@@FinnAppelt ghost written means written by a person who doesn't receive any credit. hell, kendrick could have a bunch of ghostwriters and you'd never know unless he gets into a compromised position.

[@OnlyGiast]

Kanye over Redman is crazy

[@Brite-Bomber]

That’s what im saying

[@hudsanity_1590]

Golf guy lol, he’s a top pga player

[@leonconnelly5303]

Dre is a rapper lol, he has loads of great songs just cause he doesnt write his rhymes doenst take away from them, the chronic is top 5 all time