Billboard's Top 50 Greatest Rappers of All Time Reaction | Rap Life Review

In this week's episode of Rap Life Review, Ebro, Nadeska, and Lowkey sit down to discuss Billboard’s 50 Greatest Rappers of All-Time in honor of 50 years of Hip-Hop.
The group breaks down the criteria that were used to create this list, like lyrics, cultural impact, flow, longevity, and body of work. The group reviews the rankings of iconic rappers like Tupac, Lauryn Hill, Kanye, Drake and Nicki Minaj; plus touch on snubs
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[@creeezzz101]

Pac got flow, storytelling, important subject and he makes u feel everything he says not to mention longevity he may not be here but his music lives on

[@ocampbell1954]

Lots of great rappers have that, but are better lyricist on top of that.

[@yonye.]

wow you just described NBA youngboy

[@andrewsouthward2461]

Liverpool❤

[@2KILLAVILLE]

@ocampbell1954 Exactly. Nas, Krs, Rakim, Chuck D, Black Thought, Common, Kane, G.Rap, Biggie, Scarface, Andre 3k, Pun, Big L, Jada Redman, Gza, Method, Lauryn, Queen La, Lyte, Guru, Talib, Mos Def& more Too many Greater Skilled Advanced Complexed Storytelling Rhyming Lyrical Emcees than pac. Pac was good but became highly overrated/ overpraised after death. Nas & Krs to this day still washing & Rinsing these Emcees. Krs album IMAMCRU12 & Nas KD 3 🔥🔥🔥 Longevity 🐩🐩

[@jesuschrististhelord9937]

@@2KILLAVILLEbruh 😂

[@IanSteaman]

Lowkey’s take on 2pac is laughably ridiculous and Ill informed. Thanks for straightening him out, Ebro.

[@islandpatriot2941]

Bro don't feed into this nonsense. These people know exactly what they are doing. This list is made to trigger black people. Everytime they do these list PAC and Biggie is higher. Next time they would be out of the top ten.

[@ricosuavepr1207]

Because Pac wasn't a lyrical wordsmith is why he said that and everyone is entitled to theor opinion.

[@wcp4jc]

@@ricosuavepr1207 so in your opinion who are the good word smith rappers?

[@2KILLAVILLE]

@alichaudhry2561 Pac highly overrated. Krs & Chuck D pretty much birthed pac..especially on the Revolutionary Subjects. NAS & KRS my 🐩. Both can talk about all & everything. Streets, Revolution, Politics, Science, Mathematics, heath, wealth, self, history, , Geography, Geology, Biblical, religion & Spiritual. NAS & KRS can go deep in depth & with all of it & still have the Skilled Complexed Storytelling, Vocab, Rhyming Lyrical Skills to go along with the subject/ topic matters. Nas & Krs both still to this day Washing & Rinsing these Emcees with the Emcee Skills. Krs album IMAMCRU12 & Nas KD 3 🔥🔥🔥. NAS & KRS Longevity 🐩🐩

[@IanSteaman]

@@2KILLAVILLE Are you aware of Pac's pedigree? Being a Panther is literally in his blood. He was raised in that mindset. With all due respect to Chuck and Kris, both of whom I'm massive fans of, saying they birthed Pac is absurd. The Dear Mama doc on FX covers this pretty well.

[@JamesTechJackin]

The Pac disrespect will not be tolerated. Full stop. Thank you Ebro.

[@57kwest]

😂

[@SrMestizo]

I had a BTI & I am smart even to said Pac is one of the GOATS & Biggie

[@wKFaded]

Em and Pac 1A and 1B. The most influential rappers in history and it isn't even close.

[@celestinemeyers4326]

Exactly

[@brandonlamb9067]

He is right, though. Say what you will about Tupac’s music. Great writer, influential and he meant a lot to black people. Nobody would disagree with that. He was never an elite-level emcee and that’s putting it lightly.

[@nasrdine3120]

I'm from France, even here we dont disrepected Tupac as this guy just did. Pac had such à big influence here , and all around the world, he deserve his place in the Pantheon.

[@clifton2705]

That's not disrespectful that's just his opinion we are all entitled to our own opinion

[@lkb1199]

@@clifton2705 An opinion can be disrespectful and wrong. Being entitled to an opinion doesnt mean that it cant be disrespectful even if you dont mean any disrespect...

[@BigGfromgrouphome]

He has his place.

[@lucasmichaels2204]

Nasr using the à accent grave a lot. Shout France

[@2KILLAVILLE]

Pac was good but became highly overrated/overpraised after death. Too many Greater Skilled Advanced Complexed Storytelling Rhyming Lyrical Emcees than pac. NAS & KRS the Longevity 🐩🐩imo. Krs album IMAMCRU12 & Nas KD 3 🔥🔥🔥. Nas & Krs still washing & Rinsing these emcees

[@mickyfingaz5132]

Tupac was incredible

[@NGT4LIFE]

Pac gets the highest streams out of ALL the 90s rappers. So saying his music hasn't aged well is ridiculous...so many of his songs are still relatable today. these NY dudes are corny.

[@studentoflife3501]

2pac is from NY

[@alexgrayafc49]

Nah bro that's eminem lol

[@NGT4LIFE]

@@alexgrayafc49 I said from Pacs era...em ain't from Pacs era.

[@Lore-gt5rh]

Pretty sure that’s Jay z if we’re not counting Eminem.

[@aaronmcnamee3967]

Always NY that hate on Pac

[@PILOT_PPOV]

Bro doesn’t listen to PAC…simply put.

[@michaelknorr5575]

Tupac wasn't that lyrical simply put

[@ZYaKnoe249]

L opinion

[@michaelknorr5575]

@@ZYaKnoe249 if you got ears for lyricism and can count bars you would know that fact

[@ZYaKnoe249]

Another L opinion

[@2anti386]

@@michaelknorr5575 L

[@lucidjamesofficial]

Tupac was that good in the nineties So imagine how much better he would be if he was still alive but if he involved with the music industry. None of these rappers today would stand a chance if he was alive.

[@designatedpiledriver8216]

There’s a high chance he could have been terrible now

[@misterx44]

this is no make sense to discuss what if what if..... were talking about now, what the feeling of his impact now

[@malumgroutmaanvinchiiphats7421]

You crazy bro pac would went to acting pac was an entertainer and activist not a gangster or a better lyrically he wasn’t touching Biggie too

[@koffiam]

You cant know that for sure cause he died

[@ZYaKnoe249]

Biggie was mid

[@mrkey201]

But Kendrick Lamar over NAS is crazy smh

[@mmehdi6911]

keep shakin

[@jg5004]

Kendrick at 2 is way too high for me.

[@helpoj]

Its getting hard to argue anyone ober kendrick to be honest, NAS got classics, but has some floos Kendrick has not fallen at all, even with an album of throwaways 'Untitled'

[@Venom-lr3sq]

recency bias.

[@flamboyentpromotions3471]

@@helpoj how many albums does Kendrick have?

[@arniem8044]

Man i loved this guy until today. Did he just diss Pac? He dont listen to rap…Ebro’s spot on!

[@frz_-]

He the type to have 8 Ny rappers in his top 10😂

[@TwoH.Q]

100% just stopped caring about what this dude has to say about rap.

[@youngcity4241]

He gotta be trolling lol

[@nottodayimbusy7146]

Im not a bug oac fan either wouldn't have him in my top 5 but I can respect him from a influence but can't really rock with his music

[@diamondhickspharmd2808]

He couldn’t even explain why

[@gsosa4129]

Ebro Pac has the highest streams out of all the 90s rappers how did the music not age well ?

[@luisenzomendes]

He got killed while talking bout kill all east coast so...

[@kes9298]

Nas being number3 and not number 1 at this point is crazy. Kendrick is not above Nas in no form or fashion.

[@djsalteenuts]

Exactly

[@psychobenji2345]

Nas can't do what Kendrick does but Kendrick can easily do what Nas does. I'm taking Kdot. And I'm almost 40 I grew up on Nas

[@kapo2012fb]

​@@psychobenji2345 fruit

[@kes9298]

@@psychobenji2345 you are almost 40 and lost clearly if you believe that

[@melulekimkhweli6189]

@@psychobenji2345 u clearly lost...Nass body of work can never be compared to Kendrick....the 16 albums to Kendricks 4 or 5....the classics...the cultural impact even the rhymes and intellect Nas has is far beyond....his latest run is also unprecedented in hip hop

[@yahpasion9231]

People disrespect Pac for attention

[@mr.nyceguy7800]

💯Facts! That's all that is.

[@anaheimauthentic5099]

Fr yo, all of a sudden all these rappers and dj bring him up and dissing him. These news outlets still talk about the man til this day! Impactful impactful impactful.

[@clayharris7237]

That's real!!

[@J2Us_]

Facts

[@outlaw6]

Facts 💯 knowing this is going to bring a lot of attention because 2Pac’s name rings bells

[@DjDelly144k]

What Lil Wayne album is better then All eyes on me or Makaveli? Cmon man. Nas is the real number 1. How's Roc Marci not in a top 50?

[@mr.nyceguy7800]

You aren't even a Foundational Black American, therefore your opinion is null and void.

[@Momula101]

Wayne mixtapes Trump Tupac Albums

[@dxexav09]

Lil Wayne the goat

[@kareemabdulwahhab6919]

@@Momula101 Right, but that’s a bad rap evaluation since an album is your personal approach to a rap project vs a mixtape, which is your remixing of someone else’s excellence and dedication to their craft. Which is essentially giving someone props for grifting vs actually making a great project on their own. So you can’t give Wayne praise for mixtapes over albums like that.

[@karabomasilela5465]

@@Momula101 Easily Bro!!!!

[@udochukwunwaneri8871]

Why are some people trying so hard to discredit Tupac in all level, who do u think u are. Is it not obvious that the love we have for him is genuine and no matter how hard u try it keeps growing. That man is an angel, his destiny was fullfil. Let me advice u find what's urs.

[@itspeterjackson6604]

This is an example of how we erase our own cultural history. It's a shame when people who are so young, not because of their age, but by relative inexperience get to comment on an all time list. The Tupac discussions tells you this critic does not know enough - has not put in enough work to comment or measure the tremendous impact of Tupac.

[@Falcon2609]

Exactly!

[@hannahcampbell4240]

After that Pac disrespect every time dude talk I just can’t 😂

[@April-201]

I know right 🫠

[@nicholaswoods4055]

Yeah he’s done

[@JP-ex5hg]

And Jay z is not number 1

[@franknitti100]

I stopped listening to EVERY word after that!!

[@2KILLAVILLE]

Pac was good but became Highly overrated after death. Jay highly overrated before death. Neither of them never been an Elite Advanced Complexed Rhyming Lyrical Emcee. Jay not even top 5 Lyrically from BK. Nas should've been # 1 then maybe Krs & Rakim

[@GeraldgizmoBryant]

It's quite the cringe for anyone to put Jay-Z over Nas with what's going on currently, but its subjective. to each its own. Nas #1, dead or alive.

[@хорошийчеловек-л6я]

facts

[@tonyebiere551]

i agree 100 percent. Based on body of work and consistency Nas is number 1

[@purrfitazitgetz3365]

Nas over pac GTFOH

[@Brodieiamnot]

Pac is the heart of hip-hop

[@Monique-ex2pp]

Im going to stop watching this because anyone who has that kinda opinion on Pac shouldn't be on a platform talking about HIS opinions Rap.

[@vtspetey]

Facts

[@mphenomenal]

nah its all subjective

[@mitchywolf4841]

They can definitely switch Wayne & Pac.

[@youngcity4241]

@@mitchywolf4841 Wayne got no substance since 2011 just putting words together

[@fabolousjada5070]

Bro it’s a opinion Foh lol what you think this is dictatorship tv ?

[@ASMRChess]

I rarely put 2pac on, but I absolutely understand and respect that he has to be AT LEAST on top 3 of ANY goat list and that he could very well be reasoned to be number 1. PAC transcends rap - he was so human and such a pure and authentic artist.

[@2KILLAVILLE]

Pac became highly overrated/ overpraised after his death..pac not even top 10 All time imo

[@JKCplays]

disagree. top 10-15 though

[@sierrasymone7590]

I agree, #1 goes to either him Nas or DMX

[@bmore24t56]

@@2KILLAVILLE 2pac was a legend when he was alive. All eyes on me sold 6 million while he was still living.

[@2KILLAVILLE]

@@bmore24t56No Bogus Hocus Pocus, I bring Back the Focus, Skills if you notice my position is Lotus, now quote this, mcs are hopeless thinking record sales make them the Dopest!! Sharp Clever Rhyming Lyrical Skills> Sales

[@trentonjohnsonjr7855]

No Pac slander will be tolerated

[@bmore24t56]

Never will be tolerated by me.

[@menloboyd2944]

Any man that doesn't have 2pac in their top ten. Blood/brotha gotta go.

[@MrYatesj1]

yuuuup

[@HollywoodDeliPodcast]

Dude tripping regarding Tupac and substituting him with 2 pac, he’s trolling Ebro ignore him.

[@gavinwilson7889]

PAC was the first that blasted the charts racked multi platinum plaques, created a diverse vision of not only hip hop, hood, poetic and Hollywood, but also reached back to the ghetto and dominated the pop charts and wasn't pop at all. He was more than Revolutionary, but Is Iconic. If anything, he should be #1.The first on his level, then followed Biggie, Eminem. Jay-Z, Nas... I said followed PAC. You can disagree and not like PAC, but still doesn't change the fact that he paved the way and was the first of his kind. Your favs are inspired by PAC and list him at the top. Like it or not.

[@imready78]

I enjoy Kendrick but having him at #2 is crazy. To say he’s #2 over NaS Pac Big & Em is wild. I’m all for the newer generation to get in there but being that high up is a exclusive club for a reason & it’s still a bit too early to let them jump ahead of some legendary artists. I believe Kendrick is on his way…but not now.

[@MrYatesj1]

Word

[@igotthepower1776]

Yup yup true... now if they make 2 lists, new school and old school or something then sure they have more space and maybe the list would make more sense

[@dxexav09]

I would place Wayne above Kendrick all day

[@oviegrantdigbori9659]

💯Kendrick above,Eminem,Nas,wayne,big...is wild and shameful

[@markeithjackson3401]

Kendrick has done enough to be 2 imo because he's probably the most consistent hip-hop artist of All-Time and he stays true to himself while being really successful commercially while being in a Era that's not too big on lyrical rap

[@ineronclairvoyant5829]

Honestly, I think apple music should give Nedeska her own segment. 💭

[@MrYatesj1]

yes!!

[@javafiless]

Frrr she ask the best interview questions and has better opinions then both of them put together

[@brandonc2911]

PREACH

[@asherrayuk2601]

I've been waiting for this to happen 🙄

[@cyprustwosixfive7575]

Preach

[@kingpoetic]

Ebro I luv you for sticking up for Pac. Pac was my idol when I was a kid. I was 12 when he died. I cried when he died. As a kid, my room was covered in Pac posters

[@alidesilza]

How Nikki beat out J. Cole is beyond me

[@sibu_madlala]

She has had more overall impact in rap music. She literally is the blueprint for female rappers today, l would actually had swapped her with Drake tbh if it was up to me.

[@alidesilza]

@Sibusiso Madlala Umm....bruh, she literally copied Lil Kim and got lucky of the era when she did it...the world was actually ready to hear 304 music. Kim was ahead of her time in a time that had fun innocent types like Aaliyah, Missy, Lauren Hill, Faith Evans...etc. She was the original Baddie with that attitude....and you seriously gonna say it was Nicki that started the trend?!? I digress.. Either way..if they put her in the Top 10 as some low-key "female empowerment" move...then say it, and I'll respect it... But for her to be higher than J. Cole, on an "ALL TIME" list, is laughable.

[@noahcoleman6385]

How is J Cole the first name you mention being below Nicki Minaj when he's nowhere near top 10? You realize there's rappers like Rakim, Andre 3000 and Ice Cube also below Nicki?

[@alidesilza]

@@noahcoleman6385 Why you worried about whatever name I bring up that's below Nicki.......The fact that you just brought up 3 other rappers that SHOULD be higher than Nicki is enough to prove my point. I just made an obvious observation of another artist that is actually still active in the game. In the end....I know for a fact that they squeezed her in there for "female representation". It is what it is, and I get the narrative push for diversity and inclusion. smh. But I digress.....I mentioned Cole....I could've gone in the archives and picked a handful of others, but this generation knows Cole....and there's no debate that Cole is better than Nicki in a "Best of ALL TIME" list. Maybe you wanna debate that Cole isn't top 10....I don't care. Either way, Nicki ain't better than Cole in any ALL TIME list.....THAT'S my point.

[@noahcoleman6385]

@@alidesilza why did I have a bone to pick with mentioning you mentioning cole? Because I actually think its arguable Nicki should be higher on an all time list. Cole is not as great as y'all make it out to be. Maybe I want to debate Cole isn't top 10? I want to debate Cole isn't top 50 at all.

[@Wahala23]

People forget that pac had a 5 years career immagine what he would’ve achieved if he would’ve stay alive

[@teeceemsomitv]

I'm in South Africa and Tupac is still influencing kids that we not even born during his era and I'm talking about genres who not hip hop , the disrespect of PAC is disgusting

[@aceboogie111]

Pac's impact on hip hop and the world is and always will be bigger then any artist. He was a great actor. Dope Mc. Has music that has stood the test of time. His rap career didn't suffer after the movies. He continued to put out dope music. One of the best storytellers we had in hip hop other than Ice Cube. As the years go on the top 10 will turn into The Kids Bop top ten lol.

[@quii0707]

In pac's time there was no digital marketing yet cassette and magazines played a part. Well known in Africa even kids born in the 2k love his music.

[@2KILLAVILLE]

Pac was good but became highly overrated/ overpraised in death. Too many Sharper Advanced Complexed Storytelling, Vocab, Rhyming Lyrical Emcees than Pac. Pac was barely mentioned in ppls top 10 between 92-95. NAS & KRS the Longevity 🐐🐐 imo

[@DJPRINCENAMOR]

Ebro is wrong about PAC not having good beat selection and that PAC music didn’t age well he’s buggin. Who’s beating PAC in a versuz? If all these people are better who’s got 20 songs for PAC?

[@39830000]

Nobody- Maybe Jayz due to his tenure

[@nottodayimbusy7146]

Em, biggie Jay Z, Wayne, Busta Rhymes maybe Kanye and Drake

[@DefSquadFan]

@@nottodayimbusy7146 Busta ain't got 20.

[@dimitrijamar]

lol bruh yall are just casual rap fans. a lot of rappers are beating him in a verzuz. what is he gonna play? Brenda's Got a Baby? GTFOH

[@DefSquadFan]

@@dimitrijamar Ain't nobody beating a resurrected Tupac.

[@thesage90]

2pac is a poet/ storyteller was a great artist

[@didyouknowamazingfacts2790]

This is a very New York conversation. only new yorkers would complain about PAC being at number 4. If you ask most of California and most of the South or around the world. They would have PAC at number 1, 2 or 3.

[@joaquinnelson4976]

I got pac at 4 and I’m from the south

[@jesuschrististhelord9937]

@@joaquinnelson4976that’s a good ranking. Close to what most people have him

[@telldetruth9259]

Lowkey will applaud other rappers who rap just as good if not lesser than Pac yet have the takes he does Bro. Hit ‘Em Up did a number on New York 20+ years later lol

[@dexterisaccs545]

hit em up did nothing to new york lol.

[@ZYaKnoe249]

Cap

[@wmmercenary2810]

@@dexterisaccs545 cry more

[@wmmercenary2810]

@@ZYaKnoe249 ratio

[@boycottactivision]

No Rappers Legacy is comparable to Nas. How many Rappers can say: 1. They were peers with BIG & Pac. 2. Have a better Critically rated Discography than Jay & Eminem. 3. Beat a Rap Titan in a Battle(Jay-Z) along with 50 & Camron.

[@boycottactivision]

1. 2pac 2. Nas 3. Jay-Z 4. Biggie 5. Eminem 6. Kanye 7. DMX 8. Slick Rick 9. Chuck D 10. Wayne

[@mr.nyceguy7800]

@Boycott Activision Ice Cube over 2,7,8 and 9

[@sc84_]

#1 Jay, the rest you can put in whatever order ✌🏽

[@JA-mj9re]

​@@sc84_Jay is not top neither so overrated 🤦 nas is the number 1 by far and aint no debate.

[@JA-mj9re]

​​@@boycottactivisionespectable list but for me its 1. Nas 2. Pac 3. Rakim 4. Pun 5.dmx 6. Biggie 7. Jada 8. Big l 9. Black thought 10. And number 10 is hard can put mos def , redman , method man , Deck , Big daddy Kane , andre 3k , Eminem , j Cole for example.

[@akashsingh5225]

I think Em should be the top 1 by their own criteria, No one can defeat him like longevity, sales wise, Impact wise, Lyricism and body of work

[@JT-ps8wb]

I Love Eminem and believe he was the most lyrical if referring to his prime . But impact over all is 2Pac , Eminem is not that well respected in the ghetto but to caucasian suburbanites and the world he is more revered.

[@cyrilmatsenhura9010]

Eyyy Hov aint the best based on the criteria l would put Nas

[@srush5571]

People who say they don’t think Tupac is good havent listen to his whole catalogue. They name the same songs. Keep ya head, Brenda got a baby, and dear mama. Especially New York dudes they don’t really listen to his music like that but say he’s overrated🤦🏾‍♂️. The only thing I agree with is Pacs beat selection. He didn’t started get great producers until later on in his career💯.

[@MusicByDiverse]

even with those kinds of beats, he sounded incredible.

[@GUGSTVSPARTA]

Based on the criteria its Eminem or Nas for me… Eminem more he’s probably the most impactful.. his very presence is still putting money in rappers pocket today… it ain’t a coincidence that majority of hip hop consumers are white… Em did that.

[@boycottactivision]

Jay-Z is the main reason Rap is as shallow as it is today, that's his legacy, and that's one reason I can't put him #1

[@Star-hg1kt]

Name me 5 of his most shallow albums that had A STRONG influenced through out hip hop for you to credit him for everything going wrong.

[@boycottactivision]

@@Star-hg1kt Nah this is not a Google argument, I was there. There was a time where "biting" your peers style, and rhymes was a career killing level offense. He constantly stole from Big and built his legacy from it. Now it's popular to steal styles, and everybody(most) sounds like Future or Drake. He also popularized treating Hip Hop like a business instead of an Art. With "I'm a Business-Man" Rhyme along with his approach. He himself said: "I dumb down for my audience and double my dollars They criticize me for it, yet they all yell "holla" If skills sold, truth be told, I'd probably be lyrically Talib Kweli Truthfully I wanna rhyme like Common Sense But I did 5 mill' - I ain't been rhyming like Common since (Woo!)"

[@Star-hg1kt]

@@boycottactivision So are u telling me if i took out B.I.G lines that🥷 legacy falls LOL. Bro at your age ever heard of personal resp for ones actions jesus its Hov fault mf cant think for themselves you say SMH grown men FOH. e.g take Cole & Kendrick using Jay Z or whoever lines so u telling me that changes or puts a dent on their legacy. Its the so pathetic a child would think it. That's what he addresses on What more can i say, clearly it went over head. If u dope, u dope & if u whack, you whack even after using one of the goats lines.

[@mrlin1687]

I agree.

[@SageTrader007]

Good Point.

[@kiba45]

my to 10..... 1- Eminem 2-jay z 3-Lil Wayne 4- Nas 5- biggie 6-2 pac 7-50 cent 9- J cole 10- Kendrick Lamar

[@chronic4142]

Everyone who didnt put Pac on #1 with a huge distance to #2 hadn't listened to Pac.

[@chosenone2788]

& that’s a big fact.

[@tubbyornottubby7252]

I've listened to Pac. I think he's one of the best, but not "the best." Been listening since the 70's. Pac was 🔥, but I can't put him over Rakim, Kane, G Rap, KRS-1, Jay-z, Biggie, Nas, Andre 3000, Face, Cube. Pac is up there, but not better than those guys. I don't use album sales or popularity to cloud my judgment. All those different categories are fluff. However, Pac should never be disrespected the way that guy did. Thanks for stepping up Ebo!

[@TheBeautifulMynd]

Nas is the best of all time hands down

[@blackryu7315]

Agreed!

[@theinsightfulvisionary0197]

Right on!!

[@JA-mj9re]

Exactly untouchable aint no debate nas the one 🐐

[@casteltheghettomonk4392]

Nas birthed Kendrick Lamar j Cole and Jay-Z his biggest Stan

[@JA-mj9re]

@@casteltheghettomonk4392 exactly birthed everyone after him thats lyricall basically and Jay is definitely biggest nas stan 😂

[@casteltheghettomonk4392]

Nas is the best Mc , the chosen child most influential ever

[@Allen2745]

The most influential to who 🤣🤣🤣

[@ashwin.s4083]

Nas is nothing but 2 hit wonders of rap.

[@casteltheghettomonk4392]

@@ashwin.s4083 " they say hating is confused admiration" - Nas stay

[@skgsinc1833]

Cap

[@Lebigstepper]

The only thing nas is missing to be the goat is commercial success otherwise he’s the goat imo

[@gjslaughter]

Lauryn Hill's' body includes the Fugees and should always be considered when ranking her. She was the standout lyricist in the group in my opinion. The Score was a brilliant album.

[@Perfectly_Imperfect6fter]

She has 1 solo album and a MTV album that was trash

[@хорошийчеловек-л6я]

she is one of the illest mc's to ever touch the mic

[@Perfectly_Imperfect6fter]

@@хорошийчеловек-л6я lies

[@PR-WAY]

Does she Rap lol i thought she was a singer

[@хорошийчеловек-л6я]

@@PR-WAY The miseducation of Lauryn hill changed hiphop forever. of course

[@Messenger136]

Pac in the very short list of Artists who transcend Art.

[@ye4us]

Kanye being outside the top 10 with this criteria is crazy.

[@nottodayimbusy7146]

Facts what do you expect Wayne was at seven and look at his criteria

[@Sammikes_]

Kanye shouldn’t even make the top 15

[@ye4us]

@@Sammikes_ He should be in the top 5.

[@jc-zp1de]

@@ye4us top 10

[@jc-zp1de]

I agree lil Wayne or Nikki should been out and replaced Jayne and missy elliot easily.

[@FLOURISHFAMILYENT]

2pac the 🐐 to me

[@3rdGenerationCancer]

At least you said to you

[@tutaleniilonga7306]

If you wanna know how good 2Pac is trying picking 20 songs for a versuz than in itself is already a struggle and no one is going toe to toe against him

[@ncallaway9731]

Lowkey is LITERALLY the worst part of this show. Just makes it unwatchable. Awful attitude. Never adds anything of substance to conversation. Just does not balance well at all with the other two members of this show. They need to get rid of him, it’s unbearable to even get through an episode of this show with him.

[@DerricRay]

They hired him to push their agenda.

[@J2Us_]

Literally

[@StanSlavovIHI]

1. Tupac 2. BIG 3. Nas 4. Jay Z 5. Andre 3000 6. Eminem 7. Kanye 8. Kendrick 9. Drake 10. Ice Cube 11. Rakim 12. Snoop 13. Lil Wayne I personally prefer Biggie to Pac(so for me 1 and 2 can be switched) and am not a huge fan of Lil Wayne, Snoop or Drake, but if we factor in impact, skill and everything, I'd be perfectly fine with the list above. Also, Nas can be in any of the top 4 spots, Jay Z is fine at 4-8, Eminem could be a little higher or lower, but in general that would be my list for the best rappers of all time.

[@muhammedmamadikassama9842]

Am from West Africa The Gambia 🇬🇲.. we hail pac as king 🤴 of hip hop .. life style .. swag .. men pac is hip hop

[@franceonearcillious8103]

It's funny how you can go ANYWHERE on this planet and ppl love Pac and love his music. A lot of Pac haters hate that fact. Pac is number 1 hands down.

[@tjudah9022]

I replayed Above The Rim last night and Pac absolutely carried that entire film. Amazing man we lost.

[@jayddo_6580]

Jay-z shouldn’t have been #1

[@EvolutionArtsllc]

I think he has earned a #1 spot, I also think its definitely interchangeable.

[@Cbella82]

Agreed

[@emsee7602]

Some people will say anything to try and go viral, however there's no GOAT, there is a elite group of MCs.

[@Quandryification]

Well done Billboard. You have everyone, everywhere arguing all at once lol!

[@JT-ps8wb]

Pac was a lyricist . Everyone saying he isn't should adjust their bias and acknowledge his unorthodox ability

[@lovegalore681]

I’m from the dirty south, PAC will NEVER BE DISRESPECTED, and I can guarantee nobody told her PAC music wasn’t be played on the West Coast

[@jro8124]

I’m from Cali and I was like either it was someone obscure who told her that or something got lost in translation. Tupac is like Buddha to us out here. Dear Mama is in the congressional library.

[@lovegalore681]

@@jro8124 Exactly

[@davidfortuin4146]

Pac is hands down the greatest to ever do it. He was bigger than rap and hip-hop and the entire world view him as the G.O.A.T.

[@3rdGenerationCancer]

😆😆😆 You're delusional asf

[@aaronmcnamee3967]

💯%

[@GeekLifeMike]

There is NO WAY on god's green and blue Earth that Kendrick Lamar should ever been above Nas...Why did nobody have an issue with that?

[@ShortKingTheGoat]

Personally I’m not putting him on there but we can’t act like Kendrick didn’t have a classic debut album that stayed on the charts for 200+ weeks and then his second album did just as well and still has songs on the radio played probably still on the charts

[@GeekLifeMike]

@@ShortKingTheGoat That's a completely different conversation...Kendrick should not be above Nas, billboard list or not...Just my opinion

[@mercarelli7517]

your boy lowkey is bugging with his opinion on pac ,2pac is universal

[@istvangergely9404]

Everybody talking all the numbers but never mentioning Em who changed the whole game by himself.

[@GUGSTVSPARTA]

Facts… he opened the doors to the wealth many of these rappers and companies are getting now

[@dizzyb2309]

Em has not changed a thing lol

[@dizzyb2309]

@@GUGSTVSPARTA No he didn’t. White rappers were already a thing before him.

[@Lore-gt5rh]

@@dizzyb2309 if em didn’t change anything why do white people all of the sudden listened to rap? 🤔

[@brianh1336]

South Africa 1 Nas 2 Pac 3 BIG 4 EM 5 Jay 6 Wayne 7 Drake 8 J Cole 9 Lamar 10 Dogg

[@nersestatintsyan5687]

Pac was the greatest of all time period.

[@stalinsalazar2733]

Nas should have been number 1

[@frz_-]

Kanye 1 if we talking Artists Nas First if we talking Rappers🐐🐐

[@severajones6156]

Big facts!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@kingkawala767]

Doctor Dre is definitely one of the top 50 rappers it says rappers not writers and if we was going by writers a lot of people on that list wouldn't be there

[@J2Us_]

Good point

[@salmbaze]

Fact that Jarule isn't on that list dude had a world impact

[@malusintsele]

He was wack tho

[@tonyebiere551]

he fell off too quick, to be on the list, you must have longevity to be amongst the greatest that's why B.I.G IS NOT IN THE TOP 5

[@DJPRINCENAMOR]

He really said Lil Wayne is better than PAC and PAC can’t rap. How can you be taking serious on a Hiphop podcast after this.

[@B-H76]

No way Nikki should be ahead of Kanye, 3000, Rakim, and J Cole

[@Koji_willbite]

Cus she is the best, she just got solo #1 being in game for 15+, like what u mean

[@michaelamegatcher7855]

If Y'all Know How Huge Pac Is In Africa, That Guy In Full Black Wouldn't Sit there And Say Lil Wayne Should Be Swap With Pac, Pac Is Bigger than Jay Z In Africa.

[@peternzenwa2077]

This is why people think African Americans are not smart. Tupac is studied in Universities!!! And you compare him to Lil Wayne? Who compares Sean Paul to Bob Marley??? Tupac songs are theme songs for Black emancipation movements.

[@williamsummerson1204]

2pac will always be my Goat. Everybody's lists are different.

[@NGT4LIFE]

Monthly Spotify streams Tupac 21.5 million Nas 10 million... Just saying.

[@mr.swartist3680]

Eminem is ruling over all of them 😂

[@alexrinse]

Yeah? What about Ed Sheeran? Man spits and gets more stands so he should be top of the list.

[@mauricedavincithegreat143]

Bro I'm from Bahamas and for the disrespect for 2pac was highly discombobulated 🤨

[@pasarades]

If longevity is one of the criteria Kendrick should be at least out of the top 5

[@angelinalitrico5581]

Word

[@K12127]

Big up to Ebro defending pac and e-40.

[@unforgiven8619]

Ebro is unnecessarily triggered by someone else's subjective opinion.

[@captainx4923]

Nas is number 1, 2pac is 2, biggie 3

[@nottodayimbusy7146]

Nah Wayne over pac tbh I got em over biggie but you can keep nas at 2

[@seanmccombie6379]

Nas Dmx and Ll cool J the only 3 that have the right to call themselves the Goat

[@Star-hg1kt]

Always a dumb one LOL.

[@oldboygarage]

That guy is just being contrarian about 2pac then gets all hurt saying he yelled at him

[@avace917]

He's probably judging Pac from an East Coast perspective regarding the complexity of his flow. That's only part of it though and that's not why he's at number 4 anyway. His songs connected in way rarely seen in Hip Hop

[@gilbertbrown4183]

Eastcoast rapper's are somewhat overrated when it come to lyrics.

[@avace917]

@@gilbertbrown4183 it's not really lyrics although that's what they say. It's how the rhymes are put together. Sometimes being straight to the point is what works and that's where Pac comes in. I can't cosign East Coast being overrated because that's where I'm from and I'm biased like a muphucka!! 🤣🤣🤣🤣 Actually I do understand why people not from here would say that or even some people from here. Everybody has their tastes

[@matenincoulibaly5530]

Drake and Nicki in the top 10 is crazy but Jay z being number 1 is crazier

[@sierrasymone7590]

I'm sayin smh

[@randomschoolstuff1999]

Impact

[@Wheel_VCL]

NEDESKA&EBRO was like wait wait what?

[@bestuscities]

Here's the difference, rappers compete. Pac don''t compete, he dominates.🐐

[@imrealtalk108]

My fab 4 :- Em Nas Jay z Wayne Criteria :- Impact world wide(not usa only),Longevity, Lyricism,technical hold and Story telling .

[@Huntski36]

Respect it

[@johngreen6521]

Nas is the greatest to ever breathe into the mic.

[@EveningShowWithJeremiah]

Misspelled Wayne

[@iraford5788]

Agreed Nas the true goat 🐐.

[@devontate2826]

Nas pac big and jay-z are the greatest rappers of all time

[@jimmycharlotin7050]

Those 4 men are definitely my mount Rushmore rappers for life they all raised me

[@EvolutionArtsllc]

I would swap Big out for Wayne, Em or Techn9ne tho. I now, Iknow but those 3 I listed are incredible lyricist and their bodies of work far surpass BIGs. And no cap even including after his passing Pacs career /catalog goes for about a 15-16year run. FOR ME, I like BIG but he is more so comparable to a DMX who is dope as well.

[@NbatalkwithStatsz]

Slide Eminem in there,and thats my top 5

[@dizzyb2309]

@@NbatalkwithStatsz Nah.

[@DuffLuv56]

Everyone's entitled to their opinion....we don't all have to agree. I don't think Beyonce has a good voice but she's a great performer....However for rappers.... Pac is in my Top 3.🤷🏾‍♀️

[@kedricklewis5391]

Bro he trolling, Pac touched a lot of people

[@lowearias5313]

For he saying PAC wasn’t a good rap means he don’t understand who a good rap is

[@zebbult]

Pac was a poet, an intellectual, a pioneer and an artist. He's not comparable to 99% of rappers.

[@EM-et4jq]

2pac is undeniably top 5. Created the blueprint.

[@madant22]

They should make the top 50 rappers alive. No dead rappers cheat code. On top 50 rappers alive list. That would be something.

[@dizzyb2309]

How is that a cheat goofy?

[@jimmyboley7305]

ebro was representing all of us 💪🏾

[@absolute7250]

This dude said pac a good entertainer. 😂. Entertainment means not real. Pac was too dang real 😂

[@frz_-]

He contradicted himself by his definition All rappers are entertainers🤦‍♂️

[@mopar_keys]

They got Kendrick over pac as the second all time 🤦🏾‍♂️ 😂😂😂😂

[@albertgeorge9777]

Jay z have brought all of you the media radio just to push this narrative! Nas put three great albums in two years

[@goodpeeplz7557]

Tupac Shakur will always be the greatest of the greats. He wanted you to care and gave you hope.