Eminem is the greatest lyricist of all time. Not the greatest rapper, just the greatest lyricist. Lyrics wise no body, not even Pac or Biggie could have surpassed Eminem.
Sugarhill Gang - "Rapper's Delight"
Well, Notorious B.I.G was and probably still is the Greatest Rapper of all time, then came Lil Wayne came and they say he's the best rapper ever, but now, a new rapper is taking the stand who's on a mission to be the true greatest. If i were to guess, it's between Lil Wayne and Kingpin, the rapper on YouTube
Most probably Rakim due to his lyrical style, flow and effect he had on all of hip-hop. Many of the greatest rappers like Eminem, Nas and many more would consider Rakim to be one of the greatest if not the greatest rapper of all time. About.com named him the greatest emcee of our time on the list "Top 50 greatest emcees of our time". The Source magazine named him the most lyrical rapper of all time. If it's not Rakim it'd be either Nas, Kool G Rap, Krs-One, Jay-z or Eminem. The last guy said it was arguably Lil Wayne who's by far the worst rapper of all time, so I changed it.
TUPAC is the best all around rapper there ever was he did in 5 years what eminem and jay-z did in ten tupac is the most loved rapper and the realist
mostly it depends on your opinion of rappers and who you like more. Nas is a lyrical genius and is one of the greatest mcs of all time.
drake and chris brown
tupac shakur was a famous and greatest rapper alive now he may be dead also was the greatest rapper alive now it is lil wayne =| Lil Wayne is only good on his mixtapes he's not the best rapper alive I think Eminem! is =D. Well I think SPM is so it is obviously personal preference.
i hear some kid named Justin dinh is probably the greatest rapper alive
Notorious B.I.G
Busta Rhymes, he is a super-fast rapper
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