This Tier List is HORRIBLE

We react to one of the worst rapper tier lists of all time. This list was created by TierMaker based on 6000 submitted rapper tier lists. Do you agree with the rankings?
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[@EntrEsprit]

Nas being in the same category as 6ix9ine, Blueface and Lil Pump. Nobody dissed Nas harder than this tier list 💀

[@natem2461]

i think it is in fact the case of people not listening to the artist because if i'm being completely honest, i haven't listen to a lot of these people catalog but you can just not rank some people. you gotta put them somewhere so if they haven't heard they're good or listened to their music they put them in a low ranking

[@sado_marocchino]

nas cube and 50 under post malone wtf

[@turboshazed7370]

Nate you're spot on

[@jaylendavis-hart8692]

I mean but it’s Nas though. I get everyone else but when you talk about a pioneer of hip-hop who inspired everyone in the goat tier that’s just outrageous.

[@emmanuelodigie8854]

I honestly think they made this list on purpose knowing it'll start a discussion 😂

[@daguy2490]

I never knew there would be a world where people would put MF DOOM beside Cupcakke

[@maryannappiagyei4277]

And rapsody

[@manlikemars2929]

@@maryannappiagyei4277 rapsody is good man

[@maryannappiagyei4277]

@@manlikemars2929 her girl

[@egotrips4810]

Or put 6ix9ine TWO TIERS above DOOM 😂

[@televisedpork7993]

Cupcakke valid, but she no where near DOOM.

[@sketch3771]

What was done to mf doom and Nas in this tier list is unforgivable

[@orangesoda45]

MF DOOM in all caps

[@chscelebrity8325]

I actually agree with the take that Nas is as good as Lil Pump

[@subrcket2134]

@@chscelebrity8325 dude what??? one of them is the greatest rapper of all time and some other one is some clown from new yorkshire or something smh

[@chscelebrity8325]

@@subrcket2134 never knew Nas was from Yorkshire. Learn something new everyday.

[@subrcket2134]

@@chscelebrity8325 you’ve never heard his song new Yorkshire state of mind?

[@Dream-um9ve]

“this is blasphemy” Ant got so understandably worked up he started to treat hip hop as a religion 😭😭😭

[@mlgdigimon]

Is hiphop a euphemism for a new religion

[@thegoatfromiowa8948]

Putting Lil Xan over MF DOOM is blasphemous

[@Spectre0799]

@@mlgdigimon the soul music of the slaves that the youth is missing

[@Dream-um9ve]

@@Spectre0799 but this is more than my road to redemption

[@danb1809]

Is it not though?

[@Spectre0799]

I was hoping you guys would make a video on this one. Seeing this tierlist made me lose the small amount of faith I had left in rap fans 💀💀

[@landonsullivan4334]

It’s probably a troll looking for attention

[@itzjustjohn815]

Fr when I saw mf doom in the same category as Megan I almost had an aneurism

[@Spectre0799]

@@landonsullivan4334 Nah, it's an aggregate tierlist, basically taking the average of 6000 different lists

[@syre_iam]

Rap fans are the most disappointing fans lately, like y'all lost the quality of thinking.

[@Username-xp7vb]

Oh shit it's you man, I love your videos!

[@jalenjones1377]

What I think happened was that when they were averaging their positions on the tier list, they counted the “Don’t listen to” tier as lower than the trash tier.

[@d.3328]

Yeah, There's no other way, right?

[@traplover6357]

This

[@maybeoptify]

Also i assume a shit ton of people were just trollling

[@devilish8130]

One of my biggest gripes is there isnt even any 2Pac, Biggie, Wu-Tang, Black Thought/ The Roots, etc.

[@GeckoZob]

THERE IS NO GHOSTFACE KILLAH ???

[@dobb2106]

I should be on that list

[@cameron8683]

I didn’t see Dre either

[@JS310]

To be fair maybe we should be glad they weren't included. It saved them from being ranked horrendously at least lol

[@Bucheria]

@@JS310Exactly 😂

[@noodlesinthetrenches]

What they did with MF Doom should be a war crime. One of the most important artists ever. You managed to stay self-collected reacting to this. I would be furious seeing people place nas in good

[@TheRealAbraxas]

Literally your favorite rapper’s favorite rapper. His ranking not only made me lose faith in the casual rap fanbase, but humanity in general.

[@xraku3744]

@@TheRealAbraxas i gained faith in the rap fanbase because no one agrees with this tier list. the fact that most people are arguing for the goats to take their place is great

[@goodfella3952]

This tier list is absolutely horrendous, it hurt my soul whenever I first saw it

[@Historicutuber]

Yeah awful

[@ForrestRanger]

Would love to see you rearrange this list and give a play by play of each artist although I understand that's a lot of work

[@alexsmith3459]

I agree this is a good idea

[@middlechild_lee8890]

Yesss

[@spencergeller2236]

The way this list was composed makes my head spin. So many of the rappers listed as “trash” and “inconsistent” have had admirable careers lasting decades or have pushed the genre in unique ways, and to have forgettable figures such as G-Eazy and YNW Melly sitting higher than RTJ, Noname, Injury Reserves and DOOM is just a shame bro. On the other hand, I want to know so badly how this list was composed, and by who. I think the demographic of people interested in tierlist-making had a big impact on how the list played out.

[@aggohyf]

I think the main reason this list is so bad is because the idiots who put this together accidentally including not knowing who the artist is as part of the average and since it was at the bottom. Those who people haven't heard of were just brought straight to the bottom of the list even though they're GOATs.

[@traplover6357]

Most people making tierlists have a "don't know" option in the bottom. And I guess the Tierlist website put them in their own made-up bottom tier

[@jasonserkowski7194]

I bet there were a lot of fairly casual rap fans (myself included) who haven’t heard much from half of these artists so they put lots of people in “don’t know”. That’s said I would have made a better list than this haha

[@SavonSays]

don't diss melly man, dude is fr talented, you should listen to more of his stuff

[@spencergeller2236]

@@SavonSays I see his appeal but to say he is anything more than just okay would be giving him more credit than he deserves.

[@izaksahutske9694]

Please make a video rearranging this tier list

[@KYOTOSFLOW]

Im pretty sure the reason why rappers like doom and peggy are so low is because theres a do not know tier as the bottom tier on the list. I think a lot of people put them there and it led to them being averaged very low.

[@subrcket2134]

aswell as open eagle mike considering hes a absolute underground beast

[@gabeisconfused]

i mean u can say kanye shouldnt be up there but Eminem hasnt had a good album for like the last 6 albums mane

[@keenan646]

agreed. people only care to look at his first 3 albums and say hes the goat, but in reality he has a terrible discography. I dont think he can even save it at this point anymore hes gotten cornier with every new release.

[@crowstastegood8888]

i think what happened is that the community list system got fucked up by the "haven't listened to enough" tier. since it takes the average ranking, and the "haven't listened to enough" tier is the lowest tier, it would bring people like jpegmafia and mc ride down by a lot.

[@olzz3309]

Yeah this is what i was thinking. You’ll notice a lot of the non mainstream artists being really low

[@natem2461]

Ab soul being trash is actually a crime

[@d.3328]

Putting half the people in the “not complete trash” tier there deserves capital punishment. Gibbs? RTJ? Soul? Big K.R.I.T? I mean I’m glad they let deaf people make a music tier list I guess.

[@zorazora0]

Im pretty sure the reason so many great but niche rappers end up so low is because many people had them in the "unsure/no opinion" row. Which just happens to be at the very bottom, pulling their average note down like crazy. They really didn't think this through while making the study

[@fuhyfelax8218]

lil pump is in the same tier as Ice Cube Nas Joey Badass Pusha T JID Asap Ferg and 50 cent this is very depressing

[@WeNeverRest14]

Zilla and lean in trash is crazy

[@stevenangotta650]

You guys should put your own version of this tier list together

[@Madvillain47]

I'd be interested in seeing how you guys would do a tier list like this.

[@fwright22]

It looks like most of the people who submitted a tier list simply weren’t aware of all the talents that exist across the landscape of hip hop, so they threw them in low tiers out of sheer ignorance. There is a trend of mainstream notoriety increasing as the tiers increase, whether they are one hit wonders or rappers currently at the top of the game.

[@qwmha]

Nah drake isn’t a goat rapper 😂 he is definitely one of the most successful rappers/artist of all time but lyrically he can’t match Kendrick, Eminem, Wayne and nas or Jay-Z

[@anthonycollins2383]

Facts

[@exlaugh]

I aint gunna lie when i heard Nas & MF DOOM this low my jaw dropped like a cartoon character 😵😵‍💫😵‍💫😵‍💫

[@Matay000]

Same

[@reksio2214]

Nas and nf doom is Trash

[@exlaugh]

@@reksio2214 dam what an L tAKE

[@khayaradebe2233]

I love how the definitive rap tier list made by the averages of rap fans every rap fan can agree is egregious 💀💀💀

[@donsm00v]

This was a good laugh, love seeing u guys roast internet list stuff

[@jxswager2197]

This is basically a popularity tier list

[@Michael-ty2uo]

This truly shows that everyone has different preferences in music and it can’t be averaged out to find the “best” in the industry

[@toxpov3612]

i think it's because when people put an artist in "dont know" it pulls the artists down when tiermaker takes the average

[@thehufflepuffhermione]

I think most tier lists for artists usually come down to the person's individual taste as a whole and what they like and don't like. Even if someone is incredible at what they do there will be someone out there that doesn't like them and will put them in a bad or just okay category despite the fact that overall they are better than that. Also legendary status has a lot to do with whether or not someone will be higher or lower in a particular tier list. Edit: Also to clarify, some people just put the artists in each tier in order as they are on the bottom of the page. Other people actually rank people in each tier. That's probably why you think some of the tier rankings are wack. Edit #2: Also to clarify again, I think most people at the bottom of the tier list are there because the casual fans of rap and hip hop didn't know who they are and made a I don't know them category and because the tier list creator had different tiers in mind the list got f ed up.

[@HaikesXO]

“The fucks lil mosey doing in the same category as Isaiah reshad” lol

[@flocki3958]

Even for me as a new school fan who doesnt listen to old school this list is an absolute monstrosity.

[@hikmatmohammadi]

I’m at that point where I don’t even read the title of the video. I see NFR podcast and I press play and hit a like. I’m a biiiig fan of what y’all are doing. Been here since 4K Subs and I’m serious when I say, no one deserves all the love and growth like you guys do

[@GABA-Gool]

Cupcakke isn't my cup of tea. But she ain't wack.

[@televisedpork7993]

Facts

[@Troetenhose]

Finally some adult in here

[@Javier-zw9sx]

ikr people are like "ew too sexual" but her lyrics are actually so well thought out 🤣 I'm always thinking like how does she come up with that shit LOL.

[@uzi5519]

@@Javier-zw9sx you can’t be serious

[@Jacket01]

She's terrible.

[@bastian8717]

JID being that low is a crime

[@tomatosarecool9514]

You would think the thumbnail is click bait until you realize it is real

[@j_o_n_a_h_]

it’s funny how they put the migos in nearly flawless but put offset, quavo, and takeoff in good but not great 😂😂

[@MrTJCM6]

There’s so much to account for regarding a tier list for rappers that it becomes nearly impossible to rank them. How do we factor different genres of rap vs. one another? How do we compare short career runs like Biggie and 2PAC vs full and ongoing careers such as a Drake or Kanye? How do we define Lyricism? Technical ability? Influence? Which weighs more over the other? There’s no such thing as a wrong opinion unless it’s whatever this god forsaken tier list is.

[@Haildarklordvader]

None of those questions have ever been able to be answered, in any genre, but here would be mine: I would define lyricism as the meaning and depth of the lyrics first and things like Rhyme schemes as secondary but still fairly important. Comparing short vs long careers could only be done by vs. The peaks of each artist which is still an ignorant way to go about it Influence has zero bearing on the quality of the artist, but it does lay a significant role in other discussions. Factoring different genres of rap would be comparing how good they are at their sub genre, and what they accomplish within it.

[@shauryasubba834]

could yall redo this video with all the same artists, but this time around you guys rank it. will be lit to see yall argue again.

[@shauryasubba834]

also in include rappers like wu tang, 2pac, biggie, etc.

[@barb1493]

@@shauryasubba834 Wu-tang Clan, my favorite rapper :3

[@crossfall4462]

Ice cube that low is criminal 💀

[@arshitmangi4783]

Future is one of the most hard working artists. He is the reason why Playboi Carti and all other trap and hyper pop artists are not getting any hate. He is the pioneer of trap music and he took all the hate and piss but never stopped a single month and is still going so strong. Future must be in GOAT category there are literally so many classics and such amazing songs he has given.

[@arthurcharlie2873]

Facts.

[@coastercraziness]

I can understand not putting him in GOAT, however I think he should be in that tier

[@-venomblustudios-7069]

He doesn't deserve to be in the GOAT tier comparing to other artist who should be there. But he should be rated high as per your reason

[@arshitmangi4783]

@@-venomblustudios-7069 I can name at least 200 great songs by him. He created a whole sub-genre and carried the whole decade. He is literally on so many features dropping albums after albums. I don't think anyone else has been making so much music now. The amount of hate he went through and all the hard work he do, If that doesn't makes him one of the GOATs idk what will. Even You can play his songs from 2011 they are still so catchy and good. I can play literally any song from his discography and it's never bad. Also recently he has been on everyone's spotify wrapped people listen love but can never acknowledge the greatness.

[@coastercraziness]

Since this is an average, any rappers who aren’t as well known get put in “never heard” it averages out with the people who put them super high and they end up in “trash” or “lacks in skill but not always trash” so then it ends up being a garbage tierlist

[@Nixha98]

I think what happens with these tier lists is people will guess where an artist they don’t know about should go on the tier list instead of putting them in the idk category so that they look like they know they’re talking about when they post their tier lists on Twitter which leaves us with placements like El-P and Mc Ride in trash and almost always lacking

[@danielshepherd6845]

Whenever rappers are ranked in tier lists and top 50’s, 20’s, 10’s or whatever, Busta Rhymes and Tech N9ne NEVER get mentioned and it always does my head in so much. So underrated and disrespected. In terms of rapping quality and technical quality, they’re almost GOATed

[@rumham4766]

A bit lyrical miracle but they certainly have bars, just not much versatility but deffo still really solid rappers

[@_Kakoosh]

Nah what was said about the tier list being made by actual high schoolers was also exactly what I was saying when I saw it pop up a few days ago.

[@joshsilveous545]

Anderson .Paak's placing "as a rapper" makes sense, but overall as an artist he deserves to at least be in the second highest category.

[@reksio2214]

Anderson Paak is Trash

[@kingGfour]

lil uzi over wayne is hysterical lmao

[@cream9773]

I think people put rappers like doom in the "I don't know" category and that got included in the average, dragging him down, while the people who do know him probably ranked him higher

[@aramsarkisyan8061]

I think if you distribute these rapperes by those tier lists absolutely randomly, it at least wouldn't be as bad

[@89derpaderp]

Royce da 5'9 being in the second worst category is criminal, full length albums may not be top of the game, but he always comes in swinging lyrically

[@fkinel-wu7ev]

I think the biggest problem with Tier lists Is that sometimes there are rappers that have completely different lanes.Can you explain to me how can you put a street rapper like Tee Grizzley higher than a rapper that focuses more on lyrical side of things like Nas.Especially when they make completely different type of rap music.

[@Fatgoathate]

Anyone who has Eminem in their top tier is guaranteed to have a bad opinion

[@ElijahDowdy]

Hater

[@cron9756]

@@ElijahDowdy he has only 3 good albums and thats it, the rest is mid to absolutely disgusting trash

[@adaelflores8771]

the thing is i feel like since most people didn’t know who most people were they went down as the bottom category was “ i don’t know “ so the most they were there the more they went fown

[@yoel1111]

You guys have to make a rapper tier list again. I really enjoyed it when you guys did it last time. This time you should have more rappers though.

[@Dr.electron]

I just observed. Higher the rappers are in the tier, more songs they have on Tiktok. So yea. Def teens made this list

[@Odel964]

Man i love your guys content

[@NasirJones1973]

I like that all the Migos Members are in Good but the Migos themselves are in very talented. That was hysterical. It's like they do not know all three members of the Migos.

[@deepzyoti13]

"Light the doobie 'til it glow like a ruby After which they couldn't find the villain like Scooby"

[@peamut547]

Man, once again, Lupe is left off of a tierlist

[@d.3328]

That was as bad as any of the other shit they pulled here. I went bottom to top like “damn they got it right with Lupe” and they just forgot his ass 💀

[@Fonz0]

Lupe fell off hard so it's understandable.

[@peamut547]

@@Fonz0 He released 2 of his best projects in 2022 and 2018… the only time he “fell off” was with DROGAS LIGHT

[@Fonz0]

@peamut sadly 2 very mid albums and he yeah he fell off hard. His fanbase really loves him though so that's what counts. He has just been making his outdated style and his fans resonate so I see why you feel that way. Nothing like his kick push days though.

[@bobbycilke9381]

I love how each tier acts like it’s being super insightful with its description when it literally just crunches the numbers of a popularity contest.

[@karabobila4265]

I’ve never been this offended and insulted by a tier-list before

[@domanantdragon6678]

i saw kendrick in the thumbnail in that context and got scared, glad yall gave him respect lol

[@slimeytoad]

lil wayne not being in goat category makes me sick

[@user-ou5pm6gn9j]

Nah, kanye def deserves to be in the goat tier. But the amount of people who weren't is crazy, as well as uzi and travis being there.

[@itzmagnitude5968]

Make a video revamping this tier list putting them all in their rightful tiers

[@Dont-At-Me]

I remember this tier list came out, now we have war pain and hunger

[@mandem2362]

Kanye should be in the GOAT tier too tho don't you think? He has the greatest rap discography of all time.

[@michaeldiaz3521]

There’s no question about that kanye deserves to be in the goat tier list for what he’s done for his music for his fans and for his career and just in general like the Netflix series of Kanye’s west is young self making beats and music at such a young age gotta give credit where credit is due 🔥 🐐

[@Yehpppppp]

They are just trying to not get canceled for saying he’s a goat, before the recent stuff kanye has done they used to call him the goat all the time. Its kinda dumb

[@damn51]

No he doesn't there a bunch of people with better discographies

[@sweep_swoop]

I love Uzi, but even Uzi wouldn’t say they’re in the goated tier 😭

[@emmettsimon9487]

Tierra Whack in trash is also super wild to me.

[@verynice6685]

Saying Kanye doesn’t deserve to be in goat is crazy

[@TheGODLYNoob-qe2ef]

You guys should make your own list, that would be 🔥

[@turboshazed7370]

Anyone who disagrees with them on any single take will whine and say L constantly

[@Zahkia]

@@turboshazed7370 yeah that’s the fun part

[@sergio_7459]

8:06 I love this 😹

[@breydensbreaks7507]

Absolutely absurd statement😹😹

[@justawildgengar]

I didn’t do this list but yes in tier list if I’m unaware of someone or something as most people who do tierlist will place unknowns at bottom.

[@calebxrose]

Little disappointed y’all didn’t even notice that 6ix9ine, blueface big Sean, and ynw melly are all ranked above kid cudi and he is on the same tier as lil xan???

[@vickykarkada10.9]

Yung lean an absolute legend.

[@aleksastamenkovic5526]

Facts!!!

[@owengibby]

this is what i've been waiting for this video. for a minute i though they made this tierlist also i'm still salty about mf doom yeah he's made some inconsitent albums but he's also made one of the best albums in the last three decades

[@sqidmelo_on60hz55]

Could you guys make a how many classics does this artist have

[@Spyd3rOnYT]

I also forgot about Macklemore and Lil Dicky being higher than Freddie Gibbs. Freddie Gibbs is one of the most underrated lyricists of all time. The amount of quality he can make to make it a masterpiece is wonderful.

[@pet4886]

BROCKHAMPTON is my favorite band or group of all time and they are my favorite artists that aren’t named tyler the creator. seeing them on that low of a tier hurts my soul beyond comprehension. the sat trilogy, ginger, roadrunner, and even iridescence is heavily slept on imo

[@madvillain8372]

JOBA alone is so creative and versatile like… how tf

[@madvillain8372]

@@solrac4598 they’re all good though🤷

[@madsjensen8094]

Nas & MF DOOM was done so dirty on this one

[@sergio_7459]

MF DOOM*

[@wesleygarcia8363]

Open Mike eagle in trash genuinely hurt my soul

[@d.3328]

The best tier there might be “almost trash but not quite” Who tf did they survey for this 💀

[@josedabigbrain3667]

12:43 denzel curry and rocky are valid in this category

[@AbdullahE-mz5dw]

Uzi deserves it w uzi

[@uziverts]

thank god somebody else agrees, W lil uzi

[@robertclements4492]

13:36 Where they start really disagreeing

[@cak17]

Random question who's better Vince Staples or Jay Rock?

[@mori1561]

Excuse me. How is MGK in the same Tier as Kid Cudi?!

[@po1arz352]

Because 6000 5 yr olds made this list 😭

[@intelligencecycle3523]

I agree Luca these fans who’ve never listened to the legends nor the current rap artists place them in bad categories really infuriates me to the bone.

[@ArxTalksMusics]

There should be a completely re-made list that actually ranks from S to F tier instead of whatever kind of weird criteria there was for these tiers PS: HOW THE HELL WERE 2PAC AND BIGGIE NOT EVEN ON THE LIST

[@yeetomcheeto4998]

The reason the rappers at the bottom are so low is because nobody places them on the list, obviously the general population of the rap fans hasn’t heard of injury reserve. They just get shuffled to the bottom. Any general tier list is inaccurate.

[@egotrips4810]

Imo some list edits I would've switched around: [GOAT] - MF DOOM, Jay Z, Nas, Wayne, Cube [Nearly flawless] - Cole, Uzi, Travis, Cudi, JID, Joey Bada$$, Royce, Freddie Gibbs, Aesop Rock, El P [Good] - Rapsody, Isaiah, KRIT, Nipsey, No Name, Ab-Soul, Action Bronson, JPEG, Xxx/Juice, Ski Mask, Migos All the other horrendous ones like Xan, 6ix9ine etc should be dumped to Trash/tier above that 😂

[@-venomblustudios-7069]

My man

[@Spyd3rOnYT]

HOW TF IS JAY-Z IN VERY TALENTED??????? Jay-Z is one of the best lyricists of all time and they put him in Very Talented?????? He should belong in the goat tier

[@DrJay24GamingDJ24G]

2:09 take this huge W. Book of Ryan is an amazing album

[@gorillaxxxe]

i would love to see you guys make a good version of this

[@Strictly-business909]

Skies is criminally underrated

[@kobe7443]

Lil mosey too just because of his xxl freshmen freestyle

[@scallywaggin9278]

@@kobe7443 💀 bro was being serious lil skies is actually good don't bring that bs into this

[@kobe7443]

@@scallywaggin9278 mosey has some bangers lil bro

[@scallywaggin9278]

@@kobe7443 you're killing me w the satire comments bro

[@kobe7443]

@@scallywaggin9278 noticed, kamikaze, blueberry faygo mosey hase some serious hits

[@beestings22]

Y’all gotta respect cupcakke, her music is a lot but she’s an extremely talented lyricist and has some insane lines & rhyme schemes

[@scallywaggin9278]

Bro really said "I would fucking shoot up Jay Z" at 14:40

[@asociaciondetenisdelestado877]

The disrespect to MF DOOM is insane

[@pawsVillainy]

2:26 i genuinely dont understand how this list was made. he's one of my personal favs (as you can see from my profile pic) and also just gets good recognition in music in general (look at RYM)

[@demetriuswright9982]

MF DOOM was disrespected so hard