This “Best Rappers List” is Wrong…

[@lurnatic]

baby keem for best rapper of 2012, 2015, 2017, 2022 and 2024 is actually a crazy run

[@NeutralMjolkHotel]

Lmao took me a sec. This one’s funny

[@Ismael-kc3ry]

Yall gotta stop 😭😂

[@johntencate4781]

He is baby keem to be fair

[@Duge6124]

2015 was his goated year tbh

[@lurnatic]

​@@johntencate4781 50 cent*

[@sebooski]

random ass nfr thumbnail

[@NFRPodcast]

😂😂

[@regulus851]

Fire pfp

[@Turbos-b3z]

Finally I don't have to say ass when someone says ahh

[@austinaschh]

Same thought lmao

[@Csongesz1013]

It caught my eyesight tho

[@franciscoferreira2102]

2002 Eminem is not just The Eminem Show, you forgot about the fact that he made the movie 8 Mile with amazing bangers like Lose Yourself, Rabbit Run and 8 Mile

[@YapyYap]

+ the invasion mixtape with The Sauce and Nail In The Coffin AND signing 50 and Obie Trice

[@franciscoferreira2102]

Yessir, for me it's the best year any rapper has ever had. PEAK

[@DavidAjibola-z9r]

​@@franciscoferreira21021999 Eminem is arguably better arguably the best rapper of the year and best feature rapper of the year

[@rahulraheja6919]

Facts

[@PiccoloDaSlider]

Idc what anyone says. The best rapper of every year is yuno miles. Especially 1895 he carried that year

[@NFRPodcast]

And 1344

[@GamerGato10]

Blud is not funny 😐​@@NFRPodcast

[@Turbos-b3z]

"idc what anyone says"

[@itzfishiesBS1]

Except for 2024 as playboi carti’s music was too good

[@DogsAreCool530]

And the year 0000

[@washedTSB]

Lil Xan best rapper of every year was a crazy take but I respect it

[@Cyrusislikeawsome]

The Melon's babies shall inherit his humour

[@CrazyWario16]

Complex is very important to the hip hop media, but it always seems like they are trying to appeal to non hip hop listeners.

[@fremdfremd7830]

I think that’s just the aggregate of modern day media capitalism. why please the fans that are following anyway instead of reaching out to new ones? Expecting more of big companies is an elusion set in place by marketing

[@CatsRule-sf4nw]

As a huge music snob who listens to all genres, this list pissed me the fuck off. Or did you mean people who don't listen to music in general?

[@CrazyWario16]

@CatsRule-sf4nw to people who heard lose yourself and not like us and nothing more

[@CatsRule-sf4nw]

@@CrazyWario16 Makes sense

[@navarre2142]

Bro NOBODY was talking about Jay Z outside the US when 50 came out. 50 Cent was on top of the world in 2003. Really second to none this century. The only two that came close on an international scale were maaaybe Weezy in '08 and Drake in '15

[@mattreynolds110]

Eminem the year before clears comfortably

[@crispychickenwings117]

Future 2015 >>>>> Drake 2015

[@nemesisw2072]

You can’t say that if you don’t live outside the US. I live in Europe, and a lot of people knew about JAY-Z already back then, a lot of his bangers were playing in the clubs

[@Historicutuber]

Jay generated a lot of buzz with the Black ALbum

[@1dirladuu]

if we're talking global impact none come close to Eminem top years

[@Fatalxw]

Gang Starr not mentioned once by anyone, hurts my soul.

[@BiggestManOnYouTube]

guru's jazzmatazz ruled its years releases

[@tupla1122]

the lack of outkast is crazy too

[@DGEL1904]

Any man with the plan is precise with his life

[@Aubreysangel666]

​@@tupla1122that rnb duo ? That ain't hip-hop

[@powerfulworm9402]

@@Aubreysangel666no they are hip hop I think

[@leemdream6522]

Tbh nfr put me on to alot more music,way more into hip hop now thx

[@NFRPodcast]

Appreciate you

[@lukaslevan123]

Kanye had the world watching him in 2021, plus the crazy listening parties, not to mention donda is such an amazing underrated album. (he also deserves 2018)

[@naturaleo2831]

fr, kanye was the goat for 2021, 2018 and 2016 for sure

[@michael8122]

He deserves 2018 SOOOO much more than Pusha. Pusha wouldn't have had shit without Ye that year

[@mopthefloorrr]

does not touch Tyler, j Cole, or sims, just cuz he did a lot doesn't mean he did a lot of great

[@mopthefloorrr]

@@michael8122 yeah this one is much more deserving for Kanye

[@lukaslevan123]

@@mopthefloorrr cap donda is clear

[@kaisolarski]

Im sorry but lil baby in 2020 is relevant, he literally made the best features and a super hit album. His impact was unreal, everyone went crazy when there was a new baby feature announced

[@salvatoresultana4058]

This is basically which artist released the best album rather than the artist who defined the year. When I think of hip hop in 2016, I think of Chance the Rapper with Coloring Book and Ultralight Beam. He became a superstar in 2016.

[@scallywaggin]

Coloring book is poopoo

[@DavidAjibola-z9r]

Kanye defined 2016 tho

[@scallywaggin]

@DavidAjibola-z9r uzis mixtape from 2016 is doing better today than Kanye's album from 2016, the hype did not last

[@johnnyneptune2730]

Thug had 3 albums on a similair level to Coloring Book

[@DavidAjibola-z9r]

@@scallywaggin hype doesn't equal good music. Tbh Uzi went crazy in 2016 definitely his peak but TLOP destroys it. No uzi song is as good as saint Pablo,no more parties or ultralight beam and Uzi wasn't even the face of 2016 that was Thug

[@joeyb7116]

You guys really need to do your best top 3 albums of each year all the way from 1986 to 2024

[@Riley_suv]

The underground will never get respect from these publications. That's why Mach-Hommy didn't win in 2017 or Boldy James in 2020.

[@arvaakuka8568]

I agree that they are too mainstream focused but they have given love to people like Mach-Hommy and Danny Brown on this very list. You need to understand also that they are judging this by who has the most dominant position in the hip-hop community and I hate to break it to you but that's never going to be the underground guys by definition.

[@NFRPodcast]

Wiley

[@linkthastink]

@@NFRPodcastcoyote

[@Roxbry12]

@@arvaakuka8568 yup

[@Riley_suv]

​@@arvaakuka8568 The award is literally called "best rapper alive" There are many years where underground artists have been the "best"

[@Duge6124]

Not giving Cole 2014 is crazy. I think the late year reason won’t fly because gnx was considered for 2024 for Kendrick.

[@loutzzzz]

Piñata >>>>> 2014 FHD

[@ronaldonwoke2004]

Because Kendrick beat tf outta Drake and then dropped the biggest hit of the year and then dropped the album

[@kacuba_]

do you think kendrick wouldnt have won if he didnt even drop gnx? no way

[@vitorokun]

@@loutzzzz yeah but we're talking abt relevance not just quality

[@danielbarrero2815]

We need Ant or Lu on the thumbnail ‼️‼️

[@bigsoulja73]

Wym Ant is on the right Lu on the left

[@kacuba_]

they are....?

[@officialasa]

Damn u guys rlly are hip-hop heads. Given how much u guys love Future and shit I didn’t expect the knowledge on pre-mid 1990s hip-hop. You know way more than me lmaooo

[@khayaradebe2233]

I’m glad yuno got so many dubs in in the early 2000s, most people don’t know abt those early hits 💪🏽

[@arvaakuka8568]

I went through this list last year and personally I think it's pretty spot on, but it's cool to hear a different perspective from you guys.

[@jaivant10]

not enough kanye

[@early252]

This video’s the perfect example of NFR being for white, mostly online hip hop fans. Yes, bro, DaBaby dominated 2019. I’m sorry. The list is for the general public and impact on mainstream hip hop, and the general public was not listening to Little Simz or Freddie Gibbs like that. Not that I don’t FW them! But these are such predictable, Fantano-lite takes.

[@ronaldonwoke2004]

Why would they pick dababy if they think he’s ass

[@CatsRule-sf4nw]

Idk about Fantano esce takes as Fantano at keast knows what he's talking about and authentic, these two give me the vibe of people trying to come across like they know more than they actually do.

[@Whip001]

24:52 this is the worst take in NFR history. Rodeo isn't close to TPAB and DS2 isn't close to Rodeo. There is no argument to make for anyone except Kendrick I am sorry, I'm not tryna glaze it's just the truth

[@Contentforallig]

Hard to compare at all tbh both are nearly perfect in their own sub genres

[@ChocoramoO]

Holy glaze

[@kertig]

@@ChocoramoONah Rodeos boring

[@picklejar83]

​@kertig you're just deaf buddy

[@Ark13579]

Ant’s looks delicious today

[@dapiridoob]

- an anteater

[@justnick47]

bro

[@gedwin5444]

This is like the dream video I wanna see from nfr

[@salvatoresultana4058]

Hot take for 2020. If you focus on a mixture of commercial and critical success, I would go with Megan thee Stallion. She was coming off the Hot Girl Summer and Fever, she dropped Good News which was critically well received and was a #1 album and she dropped two of the biggest rap hits of that year with WAP and the Savage remix.

[@abdul.a.s]

Don’t say it out loud. The NFR guys don’t like Megan the stallion 😂

[@WeJammin]

This has gotta be a joke 😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@Andy-td8eo]

Rage bait, acting as if Pop Smoke or Juice Wrld didn't drop great posthumous albums

[@salvatoresultana4058]

@@Andy-td8eo not saying they didn't, but she put out a critically successful debut album with Good News which did good numbers, she had an EP that was pretty successful too, and she contributed to two of the biggest hit rap songs of the year. I'm not even saying she's my favourite but if we look at this from an objective point of view, looking at a rapper that dominated the year, she was up there in 2020. If you asked me straight up the best rapper of 2020, I'm not picking Megan, but if you look at sales, chart success and critical acclaim wrapped into one, Megan fits that criteria.

[@Andy-td8eo]

@@salvatoresultana4058it’s wack, I listened to it and it’s full of coochie bars

[@theaurawizard]

Deltron 3030 mentioned! Top 3 rap album of all time imo with peak production and technical lyricism. Also Beastie Boys for 86 and 89 would make perfect sense cause the projects they released were so ahead of their time and the guys' mic presence were out of this world.

[@robbushell2811]

53:17 No Vaseline was on Death Certificate which was late '91. No single for it though, it was even left off the album in some countries due to the lyrics. I'm in UK and i've got a CD copy that doesn't include it.

[@CultureColours]

Freddie has had a weird career. Went from one of the brightest sparks in the genre, to hardly mentioned for like 7 years, to just back to being one of the best in the game

[@Andy-td8eo]

Because he doesn't want to get out of those coke raps and be able to rap about something else, or do collabs with other big artists

[@john-olivierlukama1548]

"Had a spark when you started but now you just garbage. Went from top 10 to not being mentioned at all"

[@korey.dcoleman]

2014 was Nicki Minaj’s year, when it comes to the rap game, she had it on the lock, she dropped one of the biggest albums of 2014 with The Pinkprint, and she had a great feature run as well

[@Andy-td8eo]

@nfr_podcast are not even tapped in to Nicki to be able to talk about hip-hop

[@urfuturesurgeon]

They always pay her dust smh hurts my heart

[@esaias948]

numbers ≠ quality, freddie dropped one of the best albums of the decade that year when nicki released a 6/10 at most

[@justnick47]

honestly nobody talking about yg's crazy run. my krazy life one of the best modern west coast albums and he had so many hits along with a remix that had nicki on it which is why i give it to nicki but yg run was crazy

[@Andy-td8eo]

@esaias948it doesn’t matter if Freddie dropped a great album, he never had an impact like Cole and Nicki had in 2014

[@Luciusdinho]

35:09 dont get me wrong, I love the Auditorium but you can deffinetly compare Exhibit C to it

[@screamingbanana4391]

2004 should go to MF DOOM without a single thought

[@Turbos-b3z]

Wouldn't Madlib count too? I thought he made rap too?

[@screamingbanana4391]

@ Yes but hes a producer and not a rapper

[@yoshiplasma]

​@@screamingbanana4391he released a solo rap album as quasimodo in '04

[@Tasuliakas]

Mm..food , madvilainy and they forgot about vaudeville villain 2

[@GoatedGhostface]

We gotta give props to Griselda for droppin’ fire projects every single year.

[@BirdGod]

Jayz lowkey doesn't have a single year where he's been top dog. Even 2003, his best shout, he admitted that he knew 50 cent was coming and gonna blow out the game and 50 absolutely did

[@johnnyneptune2730]

01

[@ronaldonwoke2004]

2001

[@bigdaddylocdiesel5688]

2009. Run This Town was HUGE in 09

[@nemesisw2072]

Stop saying that just because you saw a video about a random who was talking about that, it’s just not true

[@ronaldonwoke2004]

@@nemesisw2072exactly, that man gave 01 to Luda. Luda was great but come on.

[@GoofyNewfie13]

Fr lu, 2005 game was at a different level

[@Andy-td8eo]

Because of 50, 50 dominated that year

[@zeinibaidulla4246]

I really can’t understand how a rapper that made arguably the best RAP album oat is not easily the best rapper in that year

[@sulai-MANbagheri6427]

omg nfr love your content happy that I came here before 1k views looool

[@NFRPodcast]

W

[@sulai-MANbagheri6427]

@NFRPodcast AINT NO WAY DAWG😭😭😭😭😭 YALL RESPONDED????? I DID NOT EXPECT THIS LOOOL

[@justnick47]

23:59 if we're talking "peak kanye" he has like 3 peaks. college trilogy, dark fantasy era, & tlop era so i see what ant saying and i agree, kanye is the best rapper of 2016.

[@Tasuliakas]

I mean ... Each rapper has to have one peak. Im saying that cz peak means that the artist reached his best form that year. The fact that kanye is a beast doesn't make him have more than one peak . To me his peak is 2010 even tho i love all of his discog ( other than Vultures)

[@sockthesock]

Yuno Miles is on a whole other level-nobody doing it like him! 🔥🔥

[@joshreiners5284]

Yes you should a list of your own best rapper from 1986 to 2024, complex got a lot right not going to lie

[@Historicutuber]

2013 was one of the best years for hip hop ever.

[@Yungtillaa]

maaan shoutout Lou for giving Big L his props, my favorite LP of all time !! Thank you Lou, that joints punchline lyricism has never been seen before 🔥✌🏽

[@joshuah_lee]

That 2015 conversation gave me goosebumps 🔥 What a legendary year

[@dazed3947]

Appreciate the effort with the new thumbnail maybe just a simpler design too polygon like

[@ihsan0628]

2016 really been Uzi‘s year. Young thug really a great choice too

[@scallywaggin]

IMO it's not even close, Uzi is the obvious answer

[@CatsRule-sf4nw]

Imo, Uzi doesn't even come close. Personally I'd have Danny, Q-Tip, Ye, MC Ride, Ka, Aesop Rock & Denzel all above but each to their own. The fact it isn't close for me but is obvious for you shows the beauty of music.

[@ihsan0628]

@ thats true🫶🏻

[@sockthesock]

The energy Yuno Miles brings is untouchable. Straight fire! 🔥

[@WIX-96]

No ones gonna pick an underground artist for the rapper of the year bro. When they make it out of underground they can compete

[@loutzzzz]

I didn’t know it was a popularity contest

[@WIX-96]

@ rapper of the year bro. Which rapper represents that year. Dont be stupid

[@WIX-96]

@@loutzzzz make a “best underground rapper of each year” list if thats what you want. That’s obviously not what the list is lol

[@Andy-td8eo]

Big W comment

[@CatsRule-sf4nw]

​​@@WIX-96So even though Daveed Diggs dropped aoty with Visions Of Bodies Being Burned, outrapped and wrote every person in the game, had a revolutionary soundscape, came with an amazing concept, and still made the album one of the catchier horrorcore albuns of all time, he isn't a good contender for rapper of 2020? Who cares if only 10 people in this comment section know who he is? It says "best rapper" which doesn't entail representing anything. And you could argue it still represents the genre well from a musical stand point.😢

[@BigDavoNorriwong]

2003 was 50s year. Hands down.

[@Andy-td8eo]

And 2005

[@BigDavoNorriwong]

@@Andy-td8eo I always forget The Massacre haha

[@Andy-td8eo]

@@BigDavoNorriwongand the Get rich or die tryin movie and soundtrack, and his hits on the Documentary

[@AngelRivera-de1lq]

Top 5 rap albums for all 50 yrs of hip hop pls

[@NeutralMjolkHotel]

“Man-gurr on McNichols” 😭

[@SonGoku5713]

You should’ve made a “guess who is the rapper of this year”

[@Ty_4sev]

Big L getting the love he deserves

[@B00MR0ASt3D]

Yall sleeping on Cole’s 2024… 1 Crazy feature run 2 Might Delete Later was debatably better than GNX (less skips, more substance, more replay value, way more skilled bars) 3 the forest hills tour was super successful 4 dropped the forest hills deluxe edition 5 the only person who came out of the beef with his rep and integrity intact

[@ronaldonwoke2004]

Gnx got more replay value cus it’s a hit maker album but other than that I agree, MDL was better for me

[@B00MR0ASt3D]

@ I should have clarified, the top songs on GNX I agree have better replay value but overalls as far as just turning the whole album on an letting it play is go with MDL

[@Tonm077]

Don’t hate this honestly and to be real I think MDL has more replay value than GNX in the long run

[@B00MR0ASt3D]

@@Tonm077 dam I thought for sure people were gonna try to lynch me on this take lol thanks man. Don’t get me wrong I love GNX but yeah the best songs on there beside Reincarnated which is as a masterpiece are pretty shallow and will get old fast despite me listening to then on a daily basis right now

[@Skeletonboneguy]

Less skips on MDL than GNX is some crazy work, but not too crazy

[@sockthesock]

Yuno Miles changing the rap game one track at a time. GOAT vibes only! 🐐

[@matin1928]

Make a blind ranking different shi series plz

[@NFRPodcast]

Coming on NFR Plus soon

[@rachaelneilan6646]

Love the thumbnail 🔥

[@WeJammin]

Nah. Wayne had 2006 on lock too. Dropped Tha Carter 2 in December of 2005, and then dropped Dedication 2 and Like Father Like Son w/ Birdman... No one was f****ing with Wayne in his prime.

[@chrisgoff7453]

02 also had 8 mile…

[@khusharora69]

Donuts - J Dilla in 2006 gets no mention??? what are we even doing here boys 🤨🤨🤨

[@MosDefAndTalibKweliAreBlackSta]

Yeah I thought the same thing, he produced the best song of fishscale (whip you with a strap) and he dropped a top 3 album any genre oat

[@CatsRule-sf4nw]

It dominates best hip hop artist of the year, but Dilla doesn't rap, which is why yhey weren't mentioned. If isntrumental was included, DJ Shadow gets 96, Flylo gets 2014 and Avalanches get 2000.

[@doczux]

1 hour of NFR Podcast is something that I needed now

[@will247h]

Drake and Kendrick are the greatest ever ,lets appreciate them and celebrate them now before its too late ,dont let the beef fool ,this are the goats

[@screamingbanana4391]

No mention for Joey in 2012 😭

[@arapetrosyan3339]

2003 was 50 cents year jay z was even said that he was scared when get rich or die trying came

[@uybrobbie89]

2022 would’ve been jid for me if zel never dropped the cold blooded souls version of melt my eyez

[@SideMike]

Random question but are you guys going to be at dreamville this year? Would love to see if you guys could do a meet and greet with fans!

[@gahbahrge]

Instead of every year, how about top 3 rap artist every year since 2000??

[@WeJammin]

1995 was Mobb Deep's year.

[@sockthesock]

Every time Yuno drops, it's a blessing to my ears! 🔥

[@kayburner-1]

Amazing video yall

[@NFRPodcast]

Thanks Kay!

[@Historicutuber]

07 was definitely Kanye. This was the year he became my favorite rapper!!

[@jobros2795]

Yall better speak on that DayLyt record

[@cianthulu4204]

going experimental with the thumbnails now. This is the end of nfr the podcast... and the start of nfr the artist

[@FlourBoi]

Ant saying DaBaby’s Baby on Baby had me laughing for some reason lmao

[@sockthesock]

Yuno Miles redefined rap as we know it. Absolute legend!

[@CoolChris16]

2002 I would go with Scarface with The Fix it’s such an underrated album and it should get way more recognition. Plus the song “My Block” gave us one of the most iconic freestyles ever with Cam’ron’s rap city freestyle

[@Andy-td8eo]

The Eminem Show wipes everything those rappers put out in 02

[@sockthesock]

Yuno Miles has to be the top of the list. The man doesn’t miss!

[@juanelijah11]

2020 goes to Lil Baby off of the bigger picture alone

[@cjdaman980]

Honorable mention for 2018 Juice wrld 🔥

[@Trapped_Bird]

0 views in 17 seconds, falling off harder than lil baby

[@carlwagner2049]

One of your best videos

[@evenidkxyz]

an hour long banger video, we blessed

[@moonmangames16]

I personally think Boldy had a great Year last year He had Bricktionary and Across the Tracks which were massive contenders for my album of the year but Kendrick was crazy Dominant and dropped a great project and made some of the most known diss tracks that will go down in history

[@austypepe9340]

My Picks 2024. Kendrick Lamar 2023. Travis Scott 2022. JID 2021. Tyler, The Creator 2020. Boldy James 2019. Freddie Gibbs 2018. Pusha T 2017. Kendrick Lamar 2016. Kayne West 2015. Kendrick Lamar 2014. Freddie Gibbs 2013. Drake 2012. Kendrick 2011. Take Care 2010. Kanye West 2009. Kid Cudi 2008. Lil Wayne 2007. Kanye 2006. Lil Wayne 2005. Common 2004. MF DOOM 2003. 50 Cent 2002. Eminem 2001. Nas 2000. Eminem 1999. Mos Def 1998. DMX 1997. Biggie 1996. 2Pac 1995. Raekwon 1994. Nas 1993. Snoop Dogg 1992. Ice Cube 1991. Q Tip 1990. Ice Cube (I'm not as knowledgeable on the years before the 90's)

[@antwandavis7197]

2021-now is Rod Wave argue with a wall

[@Bainss04]

No Drake for 2018 is crazy

[@sniperboi21]

2021 is Simbi bro its not close. That album is way more dynamic than CMIYGL. the writing is on a higher level. No way

[@Thegoodperson-yt5wh]

I feel like I’m the only person that prefers future to Kendrick or drake in 2015 becuase like he released a classic album and a classic mixtape and a classic collaboration + another really good tape which honestly all combined I think is better than Kendrick’s TPAB

[@john-olivierlukama1548]

I think it can go to anyone of Kendrick, Drake, Future and Travis Scott.

[@screamingbanana4391]

No mention of beastie boys in 87 is crazy

[@HillelGuy]

10:22 don't even try to compare the offseason to cmiygl bro it's five levels above we all know it

[@andriymendoza8105]

when it got to the end they almost had no idea what to say😭😭😂😂 59:24

[@Luciusdinho]

MF DOOM in 2004 is in my opinion the best year for a rapper ever

[@Whip001]

The fact that they made this video, when we knew it was gonna be Yuno Miles for every year is honestly a crime, how dare you waste our time

[@christianfontenot4980]

man cut it out lol ik the Dababy hate is fun but he had 2019 locked up

[@illtyuh8336]

…2019 was easily young thug with so much fun + feature run and 2018 could have juice wrld, 2 MASSIVE singles on top of an album that was EVERYWHERE and changed music

[@sockthesock]

How is Yuno Miles not #1 on these lists? The GOAT in creativity and style! 🐐

[@xenophon2199]

I think these guys will love Aesop Rocks - Integrated Tech Solutions. Highly slept on album

[@DavidAjibola-z9r]

Tbh what do you guys find in aesop rock i know he's one of the greatest lyricists ever but he's not accessible

[@xenophon2199]

@ agreed, his earlier albums are not, but the last two are definitely way more accessible. What draws my attention is moreso his voice and flow over some nice production versus his deep lyrics

[@CatsRule-sf4nw]

​@DavidAjibola-z9r Songs like Supercell and Dorks I find to be very approachable. Try them out if you haven't.

[@CatsRule-sf4nw]

Sadly these guys don't like him.

[@RyanHoughton72]

2020 was Baby’s year when it comes to the rap game. He had it on lock. No one was touching him. I don’t care what anyone says. And yes the last 2-3 years he hasn’t been the same but 2020 was Baby’s year.

[@b_e_d_a_]

not even top 5 that year

[@korey.dcoleman]

I agree, Lil Baby dropped one of the biggest and most streamed album of 2020 with “My Turn” and he had a insane feature run as well, Boldy James and Freddie Gibbs is already not a competition, Lil Baby had a lock in 2020

[@RyanHoughton72]

@b_e_d_a_ u need to seek professional help

[@RyanHoughton72]

@@korey.dcoleman it still astounds me the amount of disrespect this man receives. You know the amount of people I know that dislike Lil Baby and hate on him, just because other people on social media said so, and those other people started hating because someone else before them said so. People just love to hop on the hate train because everyone else hopped on it and they’re not left out. Baby is literally one of the most talented and most successful artists of our generation. You still have people like the first douche who commented on this saying “he wasn’t even top 5” .. dude probably thinks Yeat is a god.

[@b_e_d_a_]

@@RyanHoughton72 nah yeat is even worse than lil baby

[@PeanutButter6612]

5:42 ayooo 😭😭

[@yuvalc]

Joey deserves a mention for 2012

[@CREETCH]

Yall made me feel disappointed with not even fkin mentioning MACH-HOMMY for 2017. Mach's 2016 is one of the best runs EVER with so many incredible albums like The G.A.T... that is one of the best jazz rap albums OAT. Sorry but that's his year for suuuure. And not even mentioning him is so disrespectful

[@axelaxelrod9006]

Kind of strange to me you guys never speak much on Black Eyed Peas and how huge they were in the 2000s. BEP was big on the level of Drake before Drake. They eventually pivoted more to pop but dude they were massive 2004, 2005, 2009 and 2010.

[@TAVROSH]

its because they were a group, had a white chick rap and sing and generally made forward thinking pop, also no single rapper stood out there, Will.i.am doesnt stand out enough. If you rank individual rap skills, groups often get the short end of the stick, hence no Outkast on this list either (only q tip from Tribe made it on Complex' list)

[@doubleznixz]

Black Eyed Peas are more seen as a pop group rather than a group of rappers despite having majority of the group rap.

[@Zdolladolla]

Best rapper of 2024 had to be Ice Spice. Inspiring lyrics and a beautiful album in Y2K😭