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Nope... No...I was attending block parties in the South End and Roxbury sections of Boston. Two of my cousins lived upstairs from me and they were DJ's so every new Rap/Hip Hop record I heard firsthand and/or saw their labels. I knew who Spoonie Gee and Busy Bee were and Jimmy Spicer were. I...

Uhh...No. I saw EVERYTHING as soon as it happened in the American Hip Hop scene from 1979-2008 all FIRSTHAND and felt the immediate impact of how Rakim was received when "My Melody" first came out. I didn't hear London Posse, Demon Boyz or Derek B until they got imported from the UK so how...

Well... As many as should have based on my personal opinion. MC Solaar would've made it but I don't speak French. Cats like Ty, Silvah Bullet, Maestro Fresh Wes, and other emcees from the UK and/or Canada I get secondhand and I don't live in the UK or Canada so I didn't experience the entire...

I agree. I totally agree with you^...but I do think that Hendrix was slightly better than Clapton. Clapton was in AWE of Hendrix. Hendrix ADMIRED Clapton...although I don't think Jimmy really got awed by anyone, he just got inspired. One.

Yes I would. Bun B, Devin The Dude and T.I. are all HEAD AND SHOULDERS above those other cats and I would consider them as "emcees" as opposed to just "rappers". Is it all purely subjective? Yes. Is it sort of pointless to divide them all up? Not in my opinion. It's like a podiatrist or...

Yep. This isn't a list of the most skilled emcees of all times or he'd have been MUCH higher on the list. It's the GREATEST of all times. That means that there are several more factors to include. Look at Notorious B.I.G.'s career that only lasted two albums (the second posthumous as well) and...

Yeah, but... I understand what you're saying, Stelfox. The thing is I was/am an emcee. I would even be considered pretty nice by "Hip Hop standards" (using the Hip Hop aesthetic) therefore my definition would work. I can't listen to a Grime emcee and say "He sucks" because I'm judging him from...

Unfortunately... A second solo album from Big L that wasn't posthumous and cobbled together by label A&R's and remixed by DJ's would've helped his position a lot more. Ice Cube has impaired his position not putting the mic down and releasing terrible albums (Lethal Injection, War And Peace...

Nope... UGK topped out in the late 50's. The Beastie Boys feel out in the early 50's as well and Salt N' Pepa was way down the list. No Jurassic 5, Dilated Peoples, Smif N' Wessun, Heltah Skeltah, Latryx or X Clan, either. One.

Kinda... It would be used in that context to be called "rap" and not "Hip Hop". I understand what Thrust meant but if there's no "artistic merit" in it then I would hesitate to consider it "Hip Hop" either. One.

Kinda sorta Only in my mind. This is one of the things that us Hip Hop bloggers have that is ongoing. Kurtis Blow is WAY DOWN on the list now thanks to cats like Jay Electronica, Lupe Fiasco, Elzhi, Vakill, etc.

No! They are "emceeing" NOT "rapping" since it's Grime and not Rap/Hip Hop. One.

Styleistically.... Vast Aire was a beast on his solo LP "Look Ma No Hands" and on his mixtapes. Those side projects with Keith Masters and the Atoms Family were dope as hell but Vast is so out there that he didn't fit into the Top 50 emcees all time list and I had him down around the 70's. I...

Here I am. Rap and Hip Hop are NOT one and the same. There are as difficult to discern their individual usage as words in the English language that sound alike but are spelled different and have completely different meanings to someone trying to learn English as a second (or third or fourth)...

Even more controversy should ensue after this one! Here it is. If you can't load my page then use Google Reader instead so your computer doesn't suffer any loading lag: http://poisonousparagraphs.blogspot.com/2008/02/darts-top-50-goat-hip-hop-groups-list.html One.

Scara was out at #55. Scaramanga would've made the list had he just released another album or two between 2005 and now. He hasn't retired either...Where's homie at? His Myspace is just there. One.

I hear ya. Busy Bee bottomed out around #60...Shit, Spoonie Gee was way down at #73! Big Boi was at a tie for #53 with Jean Grae...if he makes another great solo album then he'll definitely be in the Top 50 no problem. I discovered that I really need to make a completely separate list for...

Cool! More for me. Considering all of the exciting things that are in the works and all of the promising artists that no longer depend on/count on getting signed to a major label and will just make interesting music for years and years to come I don't feel the need to change your mind at all...

Here's my list of the 50 greatest Hip Hop emcees of all times according to my personal opinion. Check out my list here: http://poisonousparagraphs.blogspot.com/2008/02/darts-top-50-goat-emcees-list-as-of.html One.

That's a damn shame. Wow, it turns out he had sleep apnea. That just sucks. One.