Aug 11, 2023No this list is actually mad disrespectful lmao
Aug 11, 2023Only picks I wholly agree with are:
- Pharoahe Monch
- Grand Puba
- Melle Mel
- Sean Price
- Kool Moe Dee
- MC Lyte
- Kool Keith
- GZA
- Fabolous
- Kool G. Rap
- Big L
- Raekwon
- Q-Tip
- Chuck D
- Method Man
- Slick Rick
- Big Daddy Kane
- Mos Def
- Cam'Ron
- Jadakiss
- Big Pun
- MF DOOM
- Ghostface Killah
- Prodigy
- KRS-One
- Busta Rhymes
- DMX
- Nicki Minaj
- LL Cool J
- Rakim
- Nas
- Biggie
- Jay
Seven of their picks were straight garbage and ten weren't terrible picks but not in my top 50 necessarily. I can only make a good case for 50, Kim, ODB, and Run out of the ones I left out. The order is f***ing terrible too except for the top 10 which is okay
Keep white Liberal Arts grads away from rap journalism
- Aug 11, 2023
splicenicki is cool and could arguably be top 5 but pop smoke at 27 is insane especially since they have Rocky so low
I'm lowkey fine with putting Nicki as a top 10 NY emcee tbh
Aug 11, 2023·2 replies
Big TobaccoMonch actually deserves to be on there man
Oh no he definitely does. But having him at 49 behind Diddy and only ahead of Ice Spice is so damn disrespectful lmao
- Aug 11, 2023Smacked Voodoo
Oh no he definitely does. But having him at 49 behind Diddy and only ahead of Ice Spice is so damn disrespectful lmao
Monch deserves top 10 bare minimum lmao
- Aug 11, 2023·1 reply
HOW DID THEY LEAVE TALIB KWELI OFF THIS LIST
Aug 11, 2023·1 replyBig TobaccoHe’s lucky he’s on there at all man.
Just say you were like 5 in 2011
- Aug 11, 2023·1 reply
As a NY resident born and raised and rap fan on the 50th birthday of hip hop this is just pathetic man don't publish this horseshit on such a monumental anniversary for the culture if you want your hipster picks and clickbait and fake progressive s*** publish it next month
- Aug 11, 2023·1 replySkinn Foley
HOW DID THEY LEAVE TALIB KWELI OFF THIS LIST
Hes persona non grata after the Twitter/X thing
- Aug 11, 2023·1 replyVeggieKubernetes
Hes persona non grata after the Twitter/X thing
Okay but Black Star and Train of Thought are classics
I know you probably agree or at least respect the argument but jfc on the 50th birthday of the genre no less
Aug 11, 2023camron before Mos …aight man
- Aug 11, 2023Skinn Foley
Okay but Black Star and Train of Thought are classics
I know you probably agree or at least respect the argument but jfc on the 50th birthday of the genre no less
No disagreements here
A pretty putrid list
- Aug 11, 2023
Nore isn’t even a good rapper to put him on this listen man
- Aug 11, 2023Skinn Foley
As a NY resident born and raised and rap fan on the 50th birthday of hip hop this is just pathetic man don't publish this horseshit on such a monumental anniversary for the culture if you want your hipster picks and clickbait and fake progressive s*** publish it next month
Think the worst part about this is knowing that Complex started in NYC. Marc Ecko would be disgusted at this list and what Complex has become.
Aug 11, 2023where’s four50
- Aug 11, 2023·1 replyNew Vagabond
Just say you were like 5 in 2011
I was 17 dumbfuck that was also the time Rocky released his only good project
- Aug 11, 2023Smacked Voodoo
Oh no he definitely does. But having him at 49 behind Diddy and only ahead of Ice Spice is so damn disrespectful lmao
oh yeah I get you - Aug 11, 2023Big Tobacco
I was 17 dumbfuck that was also the time Rocky released his only good project
His rapping wasn't even good on that tape either lol
Aug 11, 2023Big L not in top ten is insane.
- Aug 11, 2023·1 replySkinn Foley
Leaving Jean Grae off the list while putting Ice Spice on the list to win progressive points is more sexist than just leaving the whole damn list as men
and where tf is El-P?
i fw Jean Grae but saying Rocky doesn’t belong on this list and she does is a little odd bro
- Aug 11, 2023·1 replyX7JQ9L2MF4A8Z
i fw Jean Grae but saying Rocky doesn’t belong on this list and she does is a little odd bro
Jean can rap her ass off
- Aug 11, 2023
also in 2023 billy woods belongs on this list
- Aug 11, 2023·1 replySkinn Foley
Jean can rap her ass off
she’s def one hell of a writer but i think Rocky off the strength of his couple of hits and about 2-3 really solid to great projects should earn him a spot on here
dude was also fairly influential
- Aug 11, 2023·1 replyX7JQ9L2MF4A8Z
she’s def one hell of a writer but i think Rocky off the strength of his couple of hits and about 2-3 really solid to great projects should earn him a spot on here
dude was also fairly influential
as a cultural figure definitely but as a lyricist...imma have to pass tbh
- Aug 11, 2023Skinn Foley
as a cultural figure definitely but as a lyricist...imma have to pass tbh
yeah rocky don’t be saying s***
