Top 5 MCs: A Professor Skye List

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[@rudellius]

Professor Skye is like the Bob Ross of music reviews

[@californianinkansas]

Facts!

[@tahajfirst6836]

Yesssss

[@januskami8800]

My Top 5 (Best)... 05. Earl Sweatshirt 04. Black Thought 03. Andre 3000 02. MF DOOM 01. Kendrick Lamar Personal best from each decade starting from the 90s to 20s... 90's: 5. Jay-Z 4. GZA 3. Nas 2. Ghostface Killah 1. Andre 3000 00's: 5. Mos Def 4. Jay Electronica 3. Aesop Rock 2. Black Thought 1. MF DOOM 10's: 5. Danny Brown 4. El-P 3. MC Ride 2. Earl Sweatshirt 1. Kendrick Lamar 20's: 5. JPEGMAFIA 4. Blu 3. Freddie Gibbs 2. Boldy James 1. Ka

[@karimd88]

I love this list

[@mags1080p]

Damn

[@revterrell]

This is a really good list

[@ydderynnad]

I can't believe how correct this list is.

[@Mantrahiroshima]

El-P is a 90’s rapper tho lol

[@unimpressedalchemist]

My top 5 based on flows and bars (showing my millennial age probably): billy woods Andre 3000 DOOM Rory Fereirra (every moniker) Earl Sweatshirt

[@j55165]

Agree with all of them

[@Jimmy1982Playlists]

billy woods and Andre3000 are great picks - they all are, really. Andre has been my pick for GOAT since '96... as an old school head, I'd have to add Chuck D. After that, it becomes _real_ tough...

[@christianl1922]

billy woods is the goat

[@withnail-and-i]

Black Thought has to be up there just for being just about the most consistent rapper ever. I think I might have only heard ONE verse of his that was merely 'meh'. Ghostface is up there too. And of course there's a reason why 2pac is always brought up, he transcended music. Also Prodigy and Sean Price.

[@professorskye]

Love this list, though it looks nothing like mine! I’m quite an x-er in my list.

[@keegangerbrandt9170]

I could actually see Lupe becoming a favourite of yours, especially considering Jay-Z is one of his biggest influences. Definitely check out Tetsuo & Youth, it is in my opinion the most impressive album conceptually ever. I’ve been catching new layers for the 6 years it’s been out

[@JuanSoloUnoGuey]

I know for a fact he'd obsess over Tesuo & Youth as did I!

[@Markblood889]

Easily my favorite Lupe album! He’s also said Aesop is a big influence for him, which after hearing that makes so much sense

[@aidanhunt5702]

Great video! here's my top five. 1. MF DOOM 2. Roc Marciano 3. Guru 4. Prodigy 5. Ka

[@TomMcisaac250]

I love the MC5! Kick out the jams, Prof!

[@professorskye]

I thought of the same joke!

[@yehor_ivanov]

My personal Top5 - by decade(-s): - from the late 70s to the 80s: Grandmaster Melle Mel, Grandmaster Caz, Kool Moe Dee, Rakim, Kool G Rap (+ KRS-One) - 90s: Guru, Nas, AZ, Esoteric, CL Smooth (+ Eminem & Masta Ace) - 2000s: Kanye West, Lupe Fiasco, MF Doom, Sean Price, Vinnie Paz (+ Aesop Rock & EL-P) - 2010s: Kendrick Lamar, Danny Brown, Earl Sweatshirt, A$ap Rocky, Milo + Armand Hammer (both) - out of the new cats: Joba from Brockhampton, Young Nudy, you name 'em) Cheers

[@nejsnek1410]

Kanye??? MC???

[@yehor_ivanov]

also, haven't seen Gift of Gab mentioned gotta add him to the list R.I.P. gift Of Gab, Sean Price, Mac Miller)..

[@yehor_ivanov]

oh, also a special shout-out to - most possibly - first MC ever Coke La Rock) you can check out some of his interviews in here, on KZbin)

[@Haildarklordvader]

Vinnie paz rep 🗣️

[@Terrapin47-s8y]

Aesop Rock, Lupe Fiasco, MF DOOM, El-P, Black Thought.

[@breakprismatshell6270]

Great list

[@lllandvogt5912]

Good rappers but in a top 5 I would only agree with DOOM and Black Thought

[@bulletfastspeed]

@@lllandvogt5912 As someone who doesn't know much Aesop Rock and so he's probably not in my top 5, I feel like the only way to not have Aesop Rock on your list is by not knowing a lot of his music. He might objectively be the best rapper I've heard tbh, but not my favorite music... But it definitely has the potential to be, I just haven't given it enough time

[@lllandvogt5912]

@@bulletfastspeed nah I know he is like a book and I respect him but music wise it's not my shit that's why it sounded so delusional to me that he and Lupe are in there but that's just in my reality I'm not here to bash opinions but I do know aesop rock and just because of that he isn't in my top 5

[@bulletfastspeed]

@@lllandvogt5912 I feel u. Yeah musically, it's not always my vibe, tho Malibu Ken definitely slaps. Also here's a video of Lupe geeking out over Aesop Rock kzbin.info/www/bejne/pmGUnXpsa7KKmKM

[@veniceismine1]

Personal top 5 in order: 1) billy woods - His lyricism, intelligence, long and deep back catalogue, references, emotive delivery style, ability to cover topics or subjects conceptually in a way I don’t think others can, ability to rhyme over challenging beats and his vivid, dense imagery 2) Danny Brown - technical skill, humor, ability to rap over any beat, eccentric and easily recognizable delivery, ability to cover ideas conceptually in a unique way, and the amount of flows he can use 3) Kendrick Lamar - technical skill, his ability to use his voice and vocal inflections to near perfection, ability to cover topics conceptually, and TPAB 4) MF DOOM - does this one need an explanation? Listen to Madvillainy and MM…Food 5) Mach-Hommy - his technical skills, ability to just flow effortlessly, ability to mix the intellectual with the gritty realities of the street, ability to rap in different languages and effortlessly switch between them and English, prolific in terms of music made, referenced and rhyme schemes

[@damorrito]

1. Dylan 2. Dylan 3. Dylan 4. Dylan 5. Dylan Because he spit hot fire 🔥

[@rckkatansky5783]

5: Mos Def 4: Black Thought 3: Andre 3000 2: DOOM 1: Jay Z

[@codyladson]

I love this top 5 but I think DOOM is so out there and niche that I can’t put him that high. You can never play any DOOM at a party or with a group of people

[@haslett_]

this video definitely made me think about how wonderfully diverse of a world hip hop is. There are so many ways to display excellent artistry. The role of the MC is one of those specific roles that, to be honest, it would difficult to place many of my favorite artists in hip hop as great Masters of Ceremony.

[@enriqueortiz5036]

well said, same here. I feel wrong including MC Ride in a list like this even though the man has the word MC in his damn name

[@mikealnarshi3554]

My personal top five in no order: Eminem Kanye West Lil Wayne Kendrick Lamar Jay-Z

[@dantv517]

Kendrick, Doom, Em, Kanye, Billy woods would be my top 5. Lupe and ra the rugged man as honorable mentions. It's hard not to name more we really are spoiled with 4 decades of dope rappers

[@yigitb.8958]

Literally my top 5.

[@daquandoolie]

my list based of nothing but pure subjective opinion: 1. Earl 2. Milo 3. Kanye West 4. Denzel Curry 5. Kendrick Lamar

[@gren3515]

I fucking love Milo. Glad to see him on your list

[@Milan-vi1bq]

backpacker lol

[@traplover6357]

Zoomer brain incoming. But Kendrick, Kanye West, Jpegmafia, Danny Brown, and Joey Bada$$ cuz I just listen to them more than the golden age of hip hop classics.

[@pipharris665]

It's amazing how you didn't pay attention to music from just before I was born until recently. Literally my whole musical knowledge/life was just a short period where you didn't pay attention. It's always scary and amazing how age changes perception and significance of time.

[@prettyj245]

was thinking the same thing

[@ant-space]

I'm going all timewarpy and inclusive. 5. MC Lyte 4. Phife Dawg 3. Roxanne Shante 2. Bizmarkie 1. Kool Keith

[@Jeremicci1144]

You really need to do some retro reviews of Food & Liquor & The Cool, then move to Drogas Wave and Tetsuo & Youth. I agree reasonable doubt is overrated tho, but Nas is better than Jay.

[@joan3422]

at his best sure but jay z is way more consistent

[@BarunChandaHere]

subjective top 5 as per personal listening preference. 5. slug 4. billy woods 3. el-p 2. busdriver 1. aesop rock

[@ArmLegLegArmHead47]

sounds about white (no offence)

[@BarunChandaHere]

@@ArmLegLegArmHead47 if this insignificant list is being judged, to me it sounds more nyc than anything.

[@traplover6357]

@@ArmLegLegArmHead47 more like backpacker fan. Also, wouldn't white people like mainstream hip hop now the most since it's the cultural zeitgeist? Almost all rap concerts are a sea of snow today.

[@ArmLegLegArmHead47]

@@traplover6357 It’s weird seeing a list of the greatest MCs of an African art form and not one African being mentioned.

[@BarunChandaHere]

@@ArmLegLegArmHead47 humbly request you to see this mundane subjective list based on personal listening preferences, again. with aesop being lithuanian-american, el-p being irish-cajun-lithuanian, billy woods being jamaican-zimbabwean, busdriver being african-american and slug being irish-norwegian- african-american-native american, i don't know how it sounds completely white.

[@darlaigbokie1653]

LOL but do you know that Jayz jacked i.e stole Nas style? and by the way he admitted it. You will know this if you listen to his lyrics. Jayz used to rap fast like twista and bonethugz. Nas actually influenced him. LOOOOOOL

[@SonDialer]

Prosessor Skye’s Top 5 Ok professor lets argue. First, I do respect your list, its quite good. No need to dismantle the whole damn thing, in fact, I’ve come to the conclusion that it’s more progressive minded if we begin to view these as lists of people’s personal most influential artists, rather than a top 5. It would be less universalizing and would speak more to the highly subjective and socially conditioned nature of personal tastes. With that said, heres my contentions. Its quite a consensus fact that if any Golden Age rapper deserves the made people “step their game up” credit, as you attributed to Jay Z, that rather would be Nas, and particularly as it pertains to Jay Z stepping his game up. (for another convo). In fact, its widely accepted and documented (see Time is Stillmatic) that Nas heralded in a new paradigmatic shift, an increase in the fidelity of representation, and a further disruption of the critical ‘distinction’ between ‘reality’ and narrative, particularly in the way that this troubled distinction is in fact the very condition of the ‘rap voice’ (obviously another convo). For the record, Jay’s music influenced me a great deal in life, in fact some of his most famous crack stories are about his time hustling in the neighborhood I grew up in, and some of it with guys whom I’m personally close with. (Trenton, NJ). Nonethless, Ill digress. Another issue, won’t call it a gripe, but is more or less a point you made that I feel can use a bit of context. Im glad that when you made the point in question, you made it about Ghost, because he epitomizes the point that I want to make about your point. Still this point should apply to any reading of a hiphop work, not just Ghost. What I want to say about ghost’s exceptionally ‘unique wordplay’, and it is quite ‘genius’, is that, its quite impossible to divorce the individual stylistic language from the crew that the individual exists with, be it a rap crew, which in this case it is, or just ‘the fam’, and by extension, and even more significantly, the neighborhood. This is the case particularly when the focus is the pre-internet as yet de-localized 90’s. Uber stylistic rap voices like ghost’s, and we can say the ‘rap voice’ in general should be viewed as phenomena that tends to vocalize the aggressively subversive and tactically idiomatic languages of dystopian places, be they the suburbs or the ghetto. In Ghosts’s case for example, its interesting that RZA ODB and GZA are always credited with teaching the rest ‘how to rhyme’ (what did that even look like?). And also, You ever peep how, true to their Kung Fu cinematic influences, the WU utilizes very distinct rhyme forms, consistently, and in variety. And though the styles tend to be attributable to a particular or another member, still, every style is often shared or cross utilized by all members. Its also important to note that, essential crew terms and concepts, the term Wu itself for that matter, pre-existed its rap life, and actually acquires its significance from the context of the everyday social existences within the dystopian place from which said artist has emerged. It tends to be that when these expressions show up in popular culture and other decontextualized places that their enchanting appeal becomes unhinged from context, and even appears as the work of a genius. Maybe i’m getting to political, so Ill end here.

[@TeamAwesomeDK]

I have only heard "The Blueprint" and "4:44" from Jay-Z (And "Watch the Throne" if that counts). I think they are good and enjoyable rappers but I find Jay uninteresting as a rapper. He does have some incredible quotables but I find most of the verses from him I've heard quite unmemorable. But seeing as I love four of the other rappers on here, I feel like I should give him another shot. So I guess I'll do that Either way here's my top 5 in no particular order: MF DOOM Kendrick Lamar El-P Black Thought Daveed Diggs Edit: I do agree that Nas is overrated even though I also love him myself (he's probably just outside my top 10 ish)

[@sorenolsen9281]

My list (very subjective) would be 1. Kendrick 2. Kanye 3. Andre 3000 4. JPEGMAFIA 5. Little Simz

[@enriqueortiz5036]

yay peggy

[@slidingcatch]

Love little simz

[@joaquinlopeztorres1071]

love to see Peggy appreciation. He is actually a great rapper, very slept on

[@withnail-and-i]

@@joaquinlopeztorres1071 What is his deepest text in your opinion as a poetic showcase?

[@joaquinlopeztorres1071]

@@withnail-and-i I'm not sure if it's bait or what, but I did not understand your question, I'm sorry

[@MatheusOliveira-fy1gk]

My Top 5: Jay Z Doom Andre 300 Kendrick Nas Honorable Mentions: Big Rakim Mos Def

[@FesNeedsNewShoes]

Apparently I don’t know anything about hip-hop. I just learned what a MC is just now, I thought it an acronym for ‘music creator’ when I saw the premiere, and that’s what I made my top 5 based on. I’m still gonna send it(i just love sharing). my top 5: (no order) Tyler The Creator Casiopea Bill Evans Takako Mamiya (or Tatsuro Yamashita) Piero Piccioni now as for an accurate top 5 MCs list Tyler Doom Wayne - honestly i can only list 3 rappers, OFC I DONT KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT HIP HOP.

[@evenaakre374]

please review the new ka album or any ka album

[@llibran3160]

My personal top 10 (I couldn't cut it down to 5), in no particular order: Earl Sweatshirt billy woods MF DOOM Kendrick MC Ride Ka Denzel Curry Joey Bada$$ Lupe Fiasco Danny Brown

[@KWAVY-bd8og]

“I’ll be here till I die” Definitely will be here for it all good content great list keep it up

[@jacobcaudill6357]

I know I'm late but heres a list of rappers who have made my favorite rap albums and were good live in no order of greatness. Del the Funkee Homosapien, Freddie Gibbs, Westside Gunn, E-40, Kendrick Lamar. My favorite Hip Hop artists are Flying Lotus, Madlib, Anderson .Paak, 9th wonder and J-dilla. Special mentions list is DJ Muggs, Danny Brown, Alchemist, Billy Woods, and Conway.

[@bandocalrissianesq.9697]

Roc Marciano, Sean Price, KA, Ghostface, DOOM, Lupe,Aesop, Black Thought, 3000, Milo, Open Mike Eagle.. Cant only do 5...its impossible...been a fanatic since 1988....it wouldnt be prudent(GBSR VOICE).

[@karimd88]

“Partner, I’m still spending money from ‘88!”

[@porkfriedrice1530]

You are so naturally charismatic for an audience. I consider myself ur student

[@ryannorlund4678]

Found this channel through your Dave reactions and enjoyed your insight. Would love to see you react to Akala with his Fire in the Booths. These are studied at universities and he also lectures on the links between hip hop and Shakespeare. Think you could give good insight to this even though I know you don’t really react to old work.

[@RevivedPromotions]

Couldn't agree more, same with the NYC emcee Ka

[@ClaudioQ9]

my favorite rapper is andre 3000 but objectively you cannot deny that jay-z is the best

[@James-uw2xh]

Nas, Black Thought, Andre 3000, Kool G Rap, Ghostface is my top 5

[@supaman432]

I posted this on the Nas King's Disease 2 review but I'll post it here as well. Love to see people appreciate Ghostface Killah he's easily the best rapper of anybody in history to me. Amazing lyrically and his discography is untouchable IMO 1.Ghostface Killah 2. Nas 3. Lupe Fiasco 4. Black Thought 5. Conway the Machine

[@joaquinlopeztorres1071]

my top five goes like this: 1- Andre 3k 2- Andre 3k 3- Andre 3k 4- Andre 3k 5- Ice Cold

[@bulletfastspeed]

Kendrick Lamar, MF DOOM, Milo (RAP Ferreira), Open Mike Eagle, Danny Brown. I'm not spending too much time thinking about this. Also Busdriver is my vote for most overlooked rapper.

[@RalphBarbagallo]

In no particular order: Kool Keith, Scarface, Chuck D, KRS-ONE, MF DOOM.

[@bdogga]

I love this list man! My list is pretty similar. 5. Eminem 4. Kendrick Lamar 3. Kool Keith 2. Notorious B.I.G 1. Jay Z.

[@bandocalrissianesq.9697]

Thats a very solid list, Sky. I agree with the Jay pick. He isnt on my list because I cannot separate favorite from beat. I guess Im just arrogant, MY FAVS ARE THE BEST...the end.I too dont listen to Reasonable Doubt. He doeant even sound like the same rapper to me...except for Dead Presidents...that song is amazing. Hope youre joking about the Fredro comment...

[@Bramv]

my favs are: Aceyalone Pharaohe Monch Nas Black Thought Andre 3000 Denzel Curry Lupe Fiasco

[@baconbreath1898]

Very late but my personal top 5 rn would be: 1-Black Thought 2-Kendrick Lamar 3-Nas 4-Saba 5-Open Mike Eagle Granted I haven’t checked out a lot of hip hop classics yet, I still really love all 5 rappers on here for different reasons

[@selfegotheidiot]

Thanks Professor Skye! My Top 5 would be: - Rakim - Andre 3000 - Ab-Soul/Jay Electronica (The token pick) - MF DOOM - Inspektah Deck

[@RobinZK67]

I stopped having a list. But my number one is Busta Rhymes. Just because I remember how I felt the first I heard Scenario when I was 12. And I feel that way every time my 10 year old tries to sing his part on Look at me now by Chris Brown. Talk about Breath Control and mastery of language and words. I love Black Thought, Pharaohe Monch, Kendrick, Lupe. But my list is always changing. So I stopped having one. I love yours though. And I love Supreme Clientele. I have a sentimental attachment to that album. Thank you.

[@deonlepharaoh]

My personal top 5 is 1. DOOM 2. Jean Grae 3. Kendrick Lamar 4. Nas 5. J. Cole.....if you had asked me 20 years ago when i was a senior in hs, i would likely have said 1. JAY-Z 2. Kanye West 3. Z-RO 4. 2Pac 5. Kurupt

[@ghettoninja82]

Thats a good list but em and kendrick seem out of place with the rest. My top 5 and reasons...no order ... KRS (87-97 run), Rakim (paid and full album, in the ghetto, and juice/know the ledge), MF Doom (from operation doomsday on), Nas (illmatic and ether), Kool G Rap ( with DJ Polo)

[@john.doe.845]

By decade; 70s: Kool Moe Dee, Melle Mel, Grandmaster Caz, Sha-Rock, Kurtis Blow 80s: Posdunous, Rakim, KRS-One, Big Daddy Kane, Kool G Rap 90s: Ghostface Killah, Nas, GZA, Raekwon, Mos Def 00s: MF DOOM, Andre 3000, El-P, Blu, Phonte 10s: Kendrick Lamar, Earl Sweatshirt, MC Ride, Kanye West, Pusha-T 20s: Billy Woods, Mach-Hommy, Ka, Boldy James, MIKE

[@Jeremicci1144]

My list: 1. Andre 3k, 2. Nas, 3. Kanye, 4. Jay Z, 5. Lupe

[@theman8652]

Subjective Top 5 1. Kanye West 2. JPEGMAFIA 3. Notorious B.I.G 4. Kendrick Lamar 5. MF DOOM

[@Morbidest_Strain_2004]

Not gonna lie, couldn't help but laugh when you said born again

[@bandocalrissianesq.9697]

That whole fucking album is a skip

[@p90bridge]

1. Black Thought 2. Nas 3. Kendrick Lamar 4. Jay-Z 5. 2pac/Lil Wayne

[@jonathanroche3363]

Thanks for your reviews! Lupe is my number 1 but he sometimes focuses too much on the technical rap because he is so ludicrously good at it. "Food and liquor", "The Cool" and "Tsetsuo and Youth" are Lupe at his best with clear themes / concepts running through albums.

[@sindanimasina7885]

Putting Jay Z over nas is such heresy no wonder you're afriad of people being angry🤣. But I respect your list, especially since you gave justification for it.

[@GodKnowsWhatIsInHere]

The most controversial point made here is calling bacon overrated. That's just crazy talk.

[@DNAisMusiic]

I love this dude, he has his own opinions and isn’t steered by the prototypical opinions of others. Super knowledgable and funny too. Great stuff.

[@yehor_ivanov]

he indeed has his ups n downs) for a sample, to me often it feels like he gets too personal with no seemingly real need 4 that, other than him wishing to reveal himself) also, sometimes prof. ends up being provocative 4 the sake of being provocative by itself and may appear funny in search of peoole pleasin', I think other than that - yeah, great content especially, if u r into hip hop as much as I am (and he is, certainly)

[@dillondewitt3952]

1. Black Thought 2. Ghostface as well, yay. 3. Biggie. It’s gotta be. He needs a spot. 4. Billy Woods 5. Slug

[@AustinNovel]

Jay-Z Lil Wayne Kendrick/Em/Andre Kanye/Drake Nas/Cole Pac/DMX Biggie/Snoop

[@mrlevinielsen]

Ok sure here’s my list 5. Kendrick/Eminem 4. Rakim 3. Biggie Smalls 2. Ghostface Killah 1. Jay Z Let me know what you think…

[@denselross]

I've only recently found your channel and I love your vids! Hope your channel grows!

[@leobergmiller873]

there’s not enough room on a top 5 for everyone, but i’m surprised you didn’t mention Andre 3000 or Black Thought at all

[@JuanSoloUnoGuey]

Top 5 currently no particular order 1.lupe fiasco 2. Royce da 5'9 3. Black thought 4. Kendrick Lamar 5. Freddie Gibbs/West side gunn (tie)

[@travahnb.896]

My Top 5 No Order-- Prodigy MF DOOM Vast Aire Raekwon Ghostface Killah Edit: had to spell the mans name in all caps. R I P ( Prodigy we miss you too s/o Queensbridge)

[@atyourbest8888]

before i watch my top five is 1) jay electronica 2) lauryn hill 3) lupe fiasco 4) andre 3000 5) mf doom

[@brianbailey1718]

Professor… Your top five is trash …. “Illmatic” is greatest hip hop album by far .

[@dcomposed1336]

Scooby snack, Jurassic plastic gas booby trap

[@AJimiDigginKat]

Opinions about artist and music will always be subjective. No I refuse to argue or debate anyone's "lists". Do YOU..

[@codyladson]

Jay z Black Thought Rakim Andre 3000 Kendrick Lamar

[@Cmar24]

Got some in common : Ghostface Kendrick Biggy But I’m adding MF DOOM and 2pac to that least. Nas is my 6th

[@jacobmiller5965]

5. Freddie Gibbs 4. Andre 3000 3. MF DOOM 2. Nas 1. Kendrick Lamar

[@richbarrett6380]

1. MF DOOM 2. Big L 3. Ice Cube 4. Kool G Rap 5. Ghostface Killah/Raekwon

[@nanabonsu2349]

My top 5 oat in no particular order: Eminem Big KRIT Denzel Curry Jay Rock Jarren Benton

[@justinvidrine7192]

1. Notorious B.I.G 2. Nas 3. Rakim 4. Jay-Z 5. Black Thought

[@royalgoose]

east coast is definitely my favorite. The lyricism was unmatched during the golden years

[@theespottedgiraffe_5368]

not in any particular order tbh, kendrick lamar, lil wayne, mf doom, andre 3000 and billy woods

[@blubastud]

I was with you with the overrrated until you said bacon. Bacon is the only thing that is impossible to overrate.

[@noostR]

1 Kool Keith 2 Dr Dooom 3 Big Willy Smith 4 Black Elvis 5 Dr Octagon

[@bennyjames7806]

5. Kendrick Lamar 4. Lil Wayne 3. Kanye West 2. 2pac 1. Jay-Z

[@oudellaabdooh6853]

5- Lil Wayne 4- GZA 3- Nas 2- Biggie 1- Tupac

[@HowardSkub]

You holding tpab right beside the Eminem show feel illegal

[@MartinSheshi]

1. MF Doom 2. Rakim 3. Slug 4. Vinnie Paz 5. Sean p

[@valdewar8093]

Let the Rhythm Hit Em is my personal fav Rakim, who is my #1 for this list

[@papagrimbo4457]

If I must make my own list Billy Woods, Old Dirty Bastard, Chuck D, MC Dalëk, Busdriver (with an honorable mention being Ka) Excited to hear your list!

[@bandocalrissianesq.9697]

Are we best friends? ODB is my fav of all time and his 1st album ive listened 2 more than any album other than The White Album or Dummy. Busdriver is amazing, too, though I prefer Open Mike and Milo more. Great list, friend.

[@Jimmy1982Playlists]

You have to consider _at least_ 5 different MCs from Wu for your Top 5... Meth, Deck, ODB, Ghost & Rae

[@papagrimbo4457]

@@Jimmy1982Playlists agree 100%, Wu is my favorite group of all time and I would make 80% of my list members from it if it felt fair

[@papagrimbo4457]

@@bandocalrissianesq.9697 Absolutely love Eagle and Milo ESPECIALLY Eagle. Just like how weird and creative Busdriver gets with his flow and delivery which places him above most MCs for me.

[@Jimmy1982Playlists]

@@papagrimbo4457 I'm glad to see so much love for Chuck D and billy woods. They are definitely in my Top 5, with Andre3000... but then I have to choose two more from a good 30-40 MCs lol

[@damorrito]

This was actually a really great video! I don’t have strong enough opinions about ranking MCs to weigh in, but I really enjoyed your reasoning and articulation (as usual) - would love to see more lists!

[@mamba4817]

Nas, Black Thought, Em, Jay Z, Lupe

[@MookDollas]

lol Nah u lost me at bacon being overrated lol jk, I enjoyed the review

[@lavenderlunchbox]

Thank you for your channel. 1. Jay-Z 2. Ghostface 3. Redman 4. Mac Dre 5. Pimp C

[@mjmatteo]

Melle Mel Kool G Rap MF DOOM KA Rakim

[@bandocalrissianesq.9697]

Clusty is clutching and dusty simultaneously....duh

[@jmar5127]

Both arms clusty= Chunky with gold and diamonds

[@southwestkinema9149]

Interesting top 5. Jay Z as great as he is isn't even in my top 20 rappers. Thanks Prof! Keep up the good works.

[@YjaffacakeK]

I like that you put Jay Z first but so hurt (kidding ofc) you said Reasonable Doubt is overrated! "D'evils" is insanely mature! Also, I think 4:44 is one of his finest albums.

[@McSwagBurgerXL]

My top 10 in order: 1. JAY-Z 2. Nas 3. Black Thought 4. Rakim 5. Andre 3000 6. Ghostface Killah 7. Prodigy 8. Raekwon the Chef 9. Eminem 10. Ice Cube

[@t-4579]

Top 3 prob the best u can find. Id put lupe 4

[@deltamu436]

know i’m in the right place bc of all the billy woods comments

[@porkfriedrice1530]

My top 5 (in no particular order) 1.Dylan He be spittin

[@JM-ex2lj]

But Tupac had most of his albums in the east coast he only had two albums in. The west when he came out of jail

[@alexanderinfante9644]

My Top 5 are 1.Tupac 2. Nas 3. Jadakiss 4. Big L 5. Jay Z

[@alexlindbjerg]

Respect. I wouldn't be able to make a top 5.

[@radchmiel3115]

They're all great MC,z but at the end of day if I were left to listen to anyone for the rest of my life it would be both Chronic albums by Dr.Dre... people have always something to say like they forgot about Dre.

[@20thCenturyPox]

In no particular order, for me it's... Aceyalone, D.E.L., El-P, billy woods, Aesop Rock (I'd actually have Posdnous from De La Soul before D.E.L. but your criteria seems to be solo rappers)

[@bandocalrissianesq.9697]

Pos is so dope. Im fucking livid i forgot him on my list