DavidD said:
T.I.
MY FAVORITE HUE IS JAY-Z BLUE
Noice!
...for me, my favorites (again, by no means who i think is best, but who i enjoy the most):
1. jay z (undissable)
2. ghostface
3. mystikal (i said it...)
4. kool keith (mostly circ. 1986-1996, but there are some exceptions)
5. method man (no longer, but from 36 Chambers thru Tical thru various guest spots, for a few years he was amazing)
6. dmc (probably just for the rush i still get from hearing "i'm DMC in the place to be, i go to st. john's university)
7. ice cube (one of the few rappers who can be consistantly engaging over multiple albums, he was pretty untouchable from NWA thru Lethal Injection)
8. spoonie gee (is not actually that good, but somehow translates well to record in a way alot of other old school rappers don't... )
9. biggie (it took me a while to grow on him, the voice, etc, but no one puts their personality forth on record better than biggie)
10. sadat x (such a weird voice...)
people i'd put on the list if i was doing a "best" list:
melle mel
rakim
dig daddy kane
nas
busta (can be annoying, has never put out a classic album but no one can do more with a 30 second guest spot than him...)
redman (ditto)
pharoah monch (ditto ditto ditto)
i actually had a hard time making this list... so many rappers i enjoy on one or two songs, no matter how good, i don't know if i'd say were "the best" or my favorite...
... plus so many rappers that often get on these lists, i couldn't give a fuck about (big pun)