Legendary artist, no doubt.

One of the best pens and minds in hip-hop history, yes.

Written some of the most iconic songs OAT, yes.

But there are tons more artists that fit that criteria and more, and no offence, at this point he's only on the list because of his untimely passing.

Drake and Kanye have done enough for hip-hop to take his place.

With that said:

Universal Top 5

1. Pac

Discography is decent, but he's larger than life at this point.

2. Nas

Seminal works and has continued to remain relevant and drop decent albums

3. Jay Z

I'll argue with anyone that most of his discography is mid but he's cemented himself in pop culture as a political powerhouse and his wife is Beyonce Plus, y'all like his music for some reason.

4. Eminem

Seminal works, still relevant, pen still sharp as hell although y'all hate his music for some reason

5. Kanye West

Some or the greatest rap records of all time, unparalleled influence on pop culture

HM: Drake, Missy Elliot, Wayne, Snoop

F*** no

Be objective

eminem and pac deserve the spot and not big? lol

You the only one actually calling him B.I.G. instead of Biggie

Yes let’s listen to some The Notorious B.I.G.

No

no?

lmao please. Big has more iconic songs than anybody not named Kanye or Dr. Dre. Best shooting percentage in music history. I'm starting to understand how the "old people on the lawn" expression began. These takes will only get more popular with time and I'm not ready for it

I mean i could never replace Biggie with Kanye,

But, the amount of work biggie put in doesn't qualify him as a top 5 IMO. Sure he had the quality of a GOAT but never had the chance to prove it.

I'd rather see Kendrick tossed in there,

Same list but switch Kanye with Kendrick ✊

Remove Eminem first b****

@Eazy put the like back

Eminem is the worst “top 5/10” rapper ever

Nope

hov
pac
big
nas
wayne
eminem
3k
ye
kendrick

would be as fair of a top9 as it can be

He would rap circles around your favorite rapper.

Foh

nah cuz I realized I'm only down to take one of those rappers off the list and I'm not finna say which one

If you’re into school shooter raps

don't worry, mine is the same as yours

You can in no way have Ye in a top 5 before Wayne what a joke