80s -
90s -
00s -
10s -
20s -

10s - Future

Eric B n Rakim
Nas
Kanye
Drake
Playboi Carti

I agree
Think mine is
80s - Rakim/LL Cool J
90s - dre/nas
00s - Gucci/wayne
10s - Future/thug
20s - carti

surely 80s has to be LL Cool J no

80s - Rakim
90s - Jay
00s - Kanye
10s - Future
20s - Carti

rakim

i'm gonna get flamed for this, but i don't think Drake is going to end up as thaaaaat important in the grand scheme of things

Edit: his popularity already fell off a cliff. i haven't heard drake in the wild in like a year

80s is NWA. The nice respectable answer is Eric B cause NY is the Mecca and lyricism. They’re definitely #3 behind LL but where rap is rn has a direct line back to NWA upon arrival

You really could argue LL tho too he’s the first crossover superstar rapper who was still a real MC, the archetype of the solo MC superstar

90s is Pac

Define “important” first.

Rakim/Chuck D
Nas/Pac
Gucci/Wayne
Lil B
Future/Gunna

Gucci who? Gucci mane?

one of the most influential rappers in the genre ever
first trap album if we being fr
Heavily involved in the careers of;
Zaytoven
Metro
Future
Wacka
Thug
Sosa
Migos
One of the most legendary beefs ever
Widely influential mixtape run and formula

He basically created trap music dawg

Of course the GOAT himself

LL Cool J/Rakim (leaning towards LL)
2pac/Big (leaning towards 2pac)
Kanye/Wayne (leaning towards Ye)
Kendrick/Future (leaning towards Kenny)

Most important rapper of the 2020’s RXK Nephew/Rx Papi (leaning towards Neph)

Big 3 of each decade.

80's - Rakim, LL Cool J, Kurtis Blow

HMs: Eazy E, Slick Rick, Kane

90's - Tupac, Jay, Nas

HMs: Biggie, Snoop, Ice Cube

00's - Eminem, Kanye, Lil Wayne

HMs: Jay-Z, 50 Cent, Nelly

10's - Kendrick, Drake, J Cole

HMs: Future, Travis, Nicki

20's: Lil Baby, Carti, Youngboy

HMs: Doja Cat, Ken Carson, Rod Wave

Keef and Thug should be over Travis for the 10s if we are talking importance

80’s - Rakim
90’s - Pac/Big
00’s - Kanye/Wayne/Em
10’s - Drake/Thug/Future
20’s - genuinely no one