Greatest Rap Duos | ALL OUT SHOW

EPMD's new album Dynamic Duos: Big Business is set to feature some of the greatest duos in Hip Hop history. Jude and Justin discuss which duos should appear on the project. The callers weigh in as well.
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[@josezayas2124]

Nas and AZ

[@MegaAtOh]

red and mef are dangerously missing here

[@sketch_boardz4602]

yea EXACTLY, deadly look

[@adambarnhart2188]

8:22

[@publicentity]

Meth and red

[@enricco1174]

outkast, mobb deep, method man & redman, black star, ugk, run the jewels, the throne, epmd, pete rock & cl smooth, clipse, dead prez, eric b. & rakim, gangstarr, bad meets evil, jedi mind tricks, organized konfusion, madvillain, jj doom, danger doom, kriss kross, salt-n-pepa, capone-n-noreaga, jaylib... so many fuckin' great duos

[@thejoker1148]

enricco I think Jedi Mind Tricks started out as a group.

[@shawnm.4020]

Big Pun and Fat Joe

[@Bobbito3]

outkast is greatest duo of all time.

[@nx6305]

Gezora that's a rapper/producer duo

[@younglonny2220]

Bobbito3 easily greatest duo by any criteria you would measure. Sales? No duo has a diamond album. Skill? Andre is top 5 oat and Big Boi arguably top 10. Consistency? Nothing but classics. Did they sell out? No. Influence? Outkast was the first big out of ATL (whos running shit rn) and helped the south get a foothold The souf got somethin to say

[@farukcelikovic9478]

@@younglonny2220 Blackstar?

[@DWYCK]

My Top 15: 1- Gang Starr 2- Organized Konfusion 3- Outkast 4- Run The Jewels 5- Pete Rock & C.L Smooth 6- Tha Dogg Pound 7- Das EFX 8- EPMD 9- Shabazz Palaces 10- Cannibal Ox 11- UGK 12- Mobb Deep 13- Black Star 14 - Heltah Skelta 15 - Prhyme This is just my opinion.

[@ksager123]

Organized Konnection no 8ball and mjg?

[@DWYCK]

I like them too, but just like Red & Meth I never really enjoyed their albums, even though they're dope.

[@vernellthomas6644]

Organized Konnection Great List!

[@adamphillip5305]

Gang Starr & Prhyme dont count as Premo's not a rapper

[@loganhiltibidal799]

1. Premo isn’t a rapper (thought that was obvious 2. A Tribe Called Quest counts seeing as Ali never rapped and Jerobi was barely ever present

[@matttraverso4592]

The easy answer is OutKast

[@louisgregoire3927]

Matt Traverso arguable

[@TheCompanyMan]

If only Andre would rap with big boi again

[@AFO_AnalyRics]

.....Outkast is HipHop's best duo....I don't even see how this is a question you can ask with any serious weight. Outkast is easily top ten music groups ever, in and outside hiphop

[@ksager123]

JaspeR Fola so you never heard of 8ball and mjg?

[@AFO_AnalyRics]

+cortez smith Not only have I heard of those guys, I've listened to two of their albums, along with a couple of their songs from way back in the '90s......I'm still going with Outkast, and, it's still a very easy pick. You mention anyone of their albums that holds a candle to any of the first four Outkast albums, and I'll be so grateful to you for introducing me to some new awesomeness.......but I greatly doubt it......just don't mention RH or TTD, cause I've listened to those (and they sure don't past this test...they're great....but they're neither Southernplayastic nor ATLien level....definitely nowhere near AQUEMINI)......so I'll wait....

[@Thirty3mad]

Redman and Method man

[@LudaQuixx]

Redman is still one of my favorite emcees

[@kingofmfinghearts8625]

MAD MAN Fuck yes!

[@MrBanks434]

8Ball & MJG

[@rueben3213]

Outkast? Clipse?

[@ksager123]

rueben3213 wasn't clipse 3 or 4?

[@lordinfamous7665]

cortez smith Nah it was just pusha t and malice

[@GlobSquad]

cortez smith eh, kinda. Clipse is just Pusha T and No Malice but Pharrell / Neptunes are very connected to clipse on the production side.

[@TheCompanyMan]

Andre and no malice opt out of collaborating with their rhyme partners

[@AnSoRap]

Holy fuck, EPMD is back? Dayum

[@TheCompanyMan]

AnSoR dope concept, right?

[@AnSoRap]

The Company Man hell yeah.

[@chrislouper4993]

Maaaaaan put some respeck on this video. How can you NOT mention the Big Tymers??? Mannie and stunna would get any crowd hype. GATOR BOOOTS WIT THE PIMPED OUT GUCCI SUUUUITS lol

[@grrile7]

yoooo justin just name dropped EarthGang?! some of the realist dudes in the game, met them after a show in phoenix in march of 2016 don't sleep on those guys...

[@TheCompanyMan]

They're incredible!

[@christopherporterfield8816]

My top 12 Hip Hop duos (in my opinion) 1. Run The Jewels 2. Atmosphere 3. Method Man & Redman 4. UGK 5. Camp Lo 6. Eyedea & Abilities 7. 8ball and MJG 8. Heltah Skeltah 9. M.O.P. 10. Kool G Rap & DJ Polo 11. Luniz 12. Cannibal Ox

[@phelicks]

What about Das EFX

[@nygwill88]

I want to see Kenan & Kel

[@Daplin1]

Papa Smurf is a good choice for Jude

[@TheCompanyMan]

Daplin1 agreed!!

[@mills_styl]

Some new school duos: Earl & Tyler ASAP Rocky & ASAP Ferg Earthgang Rae Sremmurd Baby & Gunna Pump & Smokepurp The Carters Kids see ghost Bad meets evil

[@tadd129ty]

I still say RUNDMC raising hell easily one of the best hip hop albums ever

[@DWYCK]

You're wrong about the Pete Rock thing. He was rapping in lots of tracks, more than half of them, in each one of their two albums.

[@IntellectualViolence]

Organized Konnection Their very first single is a Pete Rock solo. The Creator

[@macattack1215]

The cool kids tho

[@rakabash2081]

Eminem and Royce.

[@loganhiltibidal799]

Plectrum Electrum are not in the discussion whatsoever

[@trentinator17]

MYJEEP GOSKEEERT Clearly they are to him. Royce has been one of the best rappers in the game for a while, and Eminem is one of the GOATs. Obviously they aren't the same caliber of duo as Mobb or Kast, but to say they aren't in the top 25 duos in ludacris. BME was pretty good, excluding the hooks ofc.

[@TheCompanyMan]

Trent Johnson I don't know who's rapping better than Royce right now

[@glennescudos3134]

Camp lo

[@hazydaze4939]

You Tube criminally underrated

[@isaacsykes3]

Red and Meth!

[@kingofmfinghearts8625]

isaacsykes3 Hell yeah!

[@Isohype]

Das efx?

[@MrDconnaughton]

Justin and Jude are my favorite duo right now in the realm of hip hop and they don’t even make music, just have those two host the album like kid Capri did on DAMN

[@cxvila]

Pun and Fat Joe. The twinz.

[@phil_cassidy]

Dead in the middle of Little Italy...

[@TheGASMass]

Sensei Puns dead. How? Lol

[@cxvila]

TheGASMass I'm just saying one of the greatest rap duos. Not who I want on the album.

[@Genesis_1984]

They should create a Chiraq album That shows both side of Chicago from the G herbo, Lil Bibby to Chance the Rapper, noname gypsy, 🌽Vic Mensa🌽 and the OG Common. And one surprise verse from Kanye West and Lupe Fiasco

[@youngW951]

Little Brother and Dirty are the most underrated duos because they're from the south and arent named Outkast

[@thezenlu]

i was looking for someone to mention Little Brother

[@SirLuciousLLeftfoot]

youngW951 I fukk wit them Dirty boys

[@andrerubio9163]

little brother was a trio: 9th, pooh, and phonte

[@BekzodQayumov2]

OMFG! Someone showing the Dirty Boyz some love!!!!!

[@nahabahamada]

The Rude Jude thumbnails lmaooo

[@carterbearup7871]

Those Lice EPs by Homeboy Sandman and Aesop Rock have been pretty nasty so far..

[@soberhippy8240]

Earl sweatshirt and Tyler the creator

[@AnakiinOkay]

Sober Hippy Not so much anymore

[@TheDopestOfShit]

Cannibal Ox, Bad Meets Evil, and Distant Relatives would be nice on here. Dead duos I'd like to see are Mobb Deep and Pun/Joe.

[@FacelessProjects]

So happy about the RTJ shout out! 👉🏼 🤛🏼

[@OmegaSunsLight]

Kiss and Styles

[@kingofmfinghearts8625]

Omegasunslight Love them, but they're not a duo..... you can't forget Sheek! 😎

[@OmegaSunsLight]

absolutely right. I like Sheek. Donnie G nice with classic bars. But when Kiss & Styles go off, it's special.

[@kingofmfinghearts8625]

Omegasunslight You're definitely not lying there! 🎤🎤🎤🎤🎤

[@Hikmah1995]

EARTHGANG! The most heavily underrated duo of this generation.

[@louisgregoire3927]

They haven't been out for too long, how are they already the most underrated duo of the generation?

[@Hikmah1995]

Louis Gregoire They been out since 08 dude lol.

[@helter1234]

I saw them open for Mac Miller and was not impressed. Haven't heard any of their recorded shit.

[@Hikmah1995]

Modern Law Practice Uhhh ok.... Check that shit out.

[@loganhiltibidal799]

A problem people seem to not understand is just because someone or something is underrated doesn’t make them great

[@jlaw6036]

EPMD Legendary hardcore B-boy is the pedigree. .

[@drewcobern]

I would cry tears of joy if clipse got back together. And if anyone can make it happen EPMD can.

[@ALAMAZAN818]

Justin! Please make a podcast!

[@igloman123]

Was surprised red and meth wasn't mentioned, especially because red came up with hit squad/ def squad with sermon

[@isaacsykes3]

The Beatnuts!!

[@DarkshadowXD63]

Daz and Kurupt????

[@12w0]

DarkshadowXD63 they mentioned dogg pound already

[@henrik8306]

Red & Meth and Black Star are definitely two of the best rap duos ever!

[@luiscastro7316]

Can’t watch this yet because I’m at work, but UGK BETTER BE MENTIONED. Btw love this channel man, keep it up!

[@alexpalapa7603]

Yo! They have mad history with Redman, I'm so glad the guest caller mentioned Redman. I was waiting for someone to mention Mr. Muddy Waters. Which could also capitalize on the current buzz and momentum he has created as a part of the new Wu Tang album.

[@seventhirty22]

Eric B. & Rakim & OutKast HAVE to be on this.....

[@firstpersonstupidity]

Outkast. Prhyme. Run The Jewels. Eric B and Rakim. Bad Meets Evil. Those are some of my favorites, but I know I'm forgetting some at the moment

[@santiagobracho5964]

YES!! YO Justin mad respect for mentioning Organised Konfusion!! Greatest duo ever, basically birthed NYC underground hip hop. They never get mentioned cus most ppl that write for Hip-Hop publications don't know fuck all about rap. Salute!!

[@thejoker1148]

Santiago Bracho You're absolutely right!

[@MrSHERLOCKHOLMES42]

Couldn't stop fist pumping when Justin said "Eminem and Royce da 5'9". I was screaming at my screen "BAD MEETS EVIL... WHY AREN'T you two saying their name?!" prior to that. Loved Bad Meets Evil's chemistry. They were so competitive together. Would have loved that.

[@ALAMAZAN818]

Spice 1 and MC Eiht. Suga Free and DJ Quik.

[@charlieknockout]

I know they aren't a duo, but I saw Busta and Spliff perform as a duo, and it was so good. Their chemistry was dope.

[@miteshshah7]

Binary Star!

[@TeddyStrongBear]

The Get Fresh Crew - Doug E. Fresh and Slick Rick!!!!!

[@RyeTruth]

REN and DRE! I might be alone on this one but if you' were a NWA fan back in the days I know you feel me

[@zackfranklin6912]

You can always count on Jude, with that Ball n G shout out. So underrated. But it's definitely Outkast for me.

[@crownedprince8156]

y'all forgot the Beatnuts, Queens is in the building

[@MrJBraham1]

Outkast is my numero uno. All of their albums have held up so far. Also, individually, dre and big boi can rap with the best of em

[@e5141981]

Naugthy by nature is undeniably one of the most under rated groups ever, they had commercial success and street credability at the same time. They need to be on that proyect.

[@realization2013]

boosie and webbie was a cold duo

[@bnuggz8925]

Ces Cru is one of the hardest duo's out right now in my opinion. Would be cool to see on the project.

[@knife-chase]

Just made a playlist of two songs from all the duos I could find. Cool idea

[@nickgoodlock263]

Bad Meets Evil are lyrically insane, I thought Jude would have mentioned them

[@DJShaDanger]

Smooth da Hustla and Trigger da Gambler... Broken English is easily one of the best back and forths Ever!!!

[@missayawk]

I agree.Broken Language was on some next stuff...Just like They Want EFX by DAS EFX....and if you really like back and forth: Check out the movie Wild Style and watch Lil' Rodney C and Kev Rockwell set the stage on this whole duo thing...even before Run-DMC

[@idcidk9]

OutKast, Clipse, Chef and Starks, Jada and P

[@trevorhenry5455]

Nice & Smooth, 3rd Bass

[@gooseftw9992]

1. Gang Starr 2. Erick B. & Rakim 3. Mobb Deep 4. Madvillain 5. Pete Rock & C.L. Smooth Honorable mentions: Artifacts, Outkast, Black Star, Atmosphere, Ghostface Killah & Raekwon, People Under the Stairs, Run DMC, Mars Ill, Kanye West & Common, Doug E. Fresh & Slick Rick, Blu & Exile, Stepbrothers (Evidence & Alchemist), Felt (Slug & Murs), Freddie Gibbs & Madlib, Showbiz & A.G., Binary Star.

[@narcisisticbudoka8450]

Love the shout out to RTJ. Killer Mike is my favorite rapper and I love his collaboration with El-P. Not alot of people talk about them though.

[@OmegaSunsLight]

8Ball & MJG, Field Mob, SmifNWessun, The Twinz, The Coup. I might be going of the track but this could be a double cd or extended volume of work. This is why I rock with The Company Man!

[@victorkoyama1914]

Also, EPMD is Run the Jewels inspiration for their 4 record run. If they only knew

[@angusmitchell7753]

Is there a reason BReal and Sen Dog weren't mentioned? Cypress Hill bring it on almost everything they do.

[@awesomeasever8370]

Run The Jewels is the best rap duo of the current era IMO

[@LBOOGIEDAMANN]

Desert Pirates are a new duo to watch for.

[@phil_cassidy]

Was MOP mentioned? If not then I mentioned them.

[@zackfranklin6912]

Oh yeah, dude reminded me, Youngbloodz! We need to get our own southern duo shit going.

[@missayawk]

It's 3 ppl in Whodini (Jalil and Ecstacy rapped).DJ Grandmaster D rapped on Funky Beat the 1st DJ to rap on wax.

[@vahdeterdogmus7973]

8Ball & MJG and Camp Lo If they can get dem 2 duo's out imma buy the album 2 times

[@phelicks]

1- OUTKAST 2- EPMD 3- MOBB DEEP 4- CNN 5- BLACKSTAR

[@jessedominguez543]

Phelicks mobb deep got number 2 spot.

[@ibothefanboy]

Theres a duo coming out of NYC right now, Curly Savv & Dah Dah, theyre more street oriented but got a good local following already

[@young_raymond47]

Good to hear Earthgang getting a shoutout; very promising artists.

[@Dukesucks]

Top Duo albums or collabs that really haven't happened or were rumored that I wanna see EarlWolf Rocky & Q

[@samseliger605]

I was gonna say something about OutKast but that’s literally what half the comments are saying. BUT, man Outkast I feel was on a whole nother level, especially on Aquemini and Stankonia

[@drunk4you1]

What fits the criteria of a duo? Just two MCs? The DJ don't count? What's RUN-DMC without JMJ? De La Soul without Mase? One MC and the DJ don't count? Premier is as crucial an element in Gang Starr as the late, great GURU. The Audio Two? Jazzy Jeff and the Fresh Prince (the DJ is named FIRST, mind you)? I think this was just a loosely based conversation.

[@ronen2711]

BIG PUN AND FAT JOE

[@runTMC3215]

11:43 Black Star!

[@pjtheman127]

Outerspace should be up there for sure

[@gordo13371]

We need an all out show on the BET cyphers, especially eminems

[@loganhiltibidal799]

gordo13371 Eminem is overrated garbage, white boy

[@gordo13371]

MYJEEP GOSKEEERT im Mexican but ok.

[@trentinator17]

MYJEEP GOSKEEERT Another of these comments, huh? Acting like you are a hip hop guru or something. Man, you've got liked videos by 21 Savage and your profile picture is Joey Badass (I think). Get out of the conversation.

[@stuartkeating6508]

MYJEEP GOSKEEERT Overrated - Yes. Garbage - Fuck no

[@DrealynWilliams]

Before I even start the video, UGK better be in here. *Resume*

[@Dukesucks]

Outkast, UGK, Gangstarr are my 3 personal favs Edit: honorable mentions? Game & 50, Paul & Cham, MayDay! & Run DMC

[@MrPatak98]

Dukesucks I think they mean MC duos so gangstarr wouldn't count

[@Dukesucks]

Gazirani Patak yeah I realized that after i started watching lol #RIPGURU tho

[@phelicks]

De La (Plug 1 and 2)

[@imazu_]

Top 3 Official Duos 1. Gang Starr 2. Mobb Deep 3. OutKast Top 3 Unofficial Duos 1. Method Man & Redman 2. The Notorious B.I.G and Diddy 3. Nas and Q-Tip (Or AZ)

[@SheenEstevezzz]

A duo that dropped a solid project this year was Nyck @ Knight from Pro-Era in New York, if EPMD wanted some pretty new rappers that are still actually about the bars

[@SheenEstevezzz]

Also Chance and Vic Mensa are my fav duo that never became a duo. They would make a way better album than Chance and Gambino

[@YetiCoolBrother]

When it's all said and done I really feel like Run The Jewels night go down as the best rap duo ever.

[@badaxtion1878]

Spongebob and Patrick with the C-A-M-P-F-I-R-E song?! Come on BRO!

[@ignorantenlightenment]

IF ONLY Game and 50 weren’t so egotistical they would’ve definitely been a top 5 duo of all time, EASILY

[@otisthomas5096]

Outkast - the greatest Mobb Deep UGK 8 Ball & MJG Redman & Method Man Tha Dogg Pound ^^^^quality catalogues

[@Inner_flyer]

Thank fuck Justin mentioned organized konfusion. One of the best duos of all time, so much chemistry on the mic.

[@troyjohnson220]

When we say best duo Rappers...we are saying two MC's that are holding down the entire albums. Not just one MC and their DJ. With that being said. Here are my top 20. 1. Tribe Called Quest 3 straight classic albums out the gate. 2. Run DMC 3. Out Kass 4. EPMD 5. MOBB DEEP 6. THE ROOTS- Black Thought, Malik B 7. SALP N PEPPER 8. DAS EFX 9. NICE N SMOOTH 10. LORDS OF THE UNDERGROUND 11. STETSASONIC 12. ULTRA MAGNETIC MC'S 13. DE LA SOUL 14. CAMP LO 15. HELTAH SKETAH 16. SMIF N WESSIN 17. ORGANIZE KONFUSION 18. U MC'S 19. KID N PLAY 20. DEAD PREZ

[@Gyrant]

What about Doomstarks? Not sure if that album is ever actually going to drop, but I can fantasize about them on an EPMD track.

[@katanaridingremy]

Capone and Nore would be awesome to see again, the war report...

[@Dreezy43]

Injury Reserve! Arguably new duo, they kill it