I think artists like Drake and Kanye are very weird cases when doing top 5 lists because a lot of their best musical contributions exist in a world completely different from that of their peers. A lot of Ye and Drake's best songs are Pop, RnB, Dancehall, or even Rock songs so I immediately take them out of this argument.

He does not have a better case than Hov.

Pac is a toss up to me. You'd probably have to break down exact criteria to find a definitive answer on this.

Probably has a better case than Biggie just based off of output and longevity. Even if you just put Illmatic & It Was Written next to Ready to Die and Life after Death I probably give Nas the edge.

I give Wayne the nod over him and I give Em the nod over him.

I think Kendrick probably has a better case than a lot of the guys you listed too.

This nigga really has a Kendrick avi talking like this

guy made the illmatic so yes

I wont lie, I only included Kanye and Drake so people didn't complain but I definitely see your point and this is valid. I might agree with you on the kanye and drake take.

The Message
Street Dreams
I Gave You Power
WDN
Take It In Blood
Nas Is Coming
Affirmative Action
The Set Up
Suspect
Shootouts
If I Ruled The World

surprised op completely snubbed Andre or someone like ghostface killa for drake and ye

I wouldn’t include either of them

6 pages without @Goo my nigga gotta be asleep tbh.

Andre doesn't have a solo catalog. Same reason I didn't include Prodigy or Q-Tip.

If they had a career like Ice Cube, then yeah, I would have included them.

GFK doesn't have a case at all.

Andre doesn't have a f***ing album.

Unlike the rest of hip hop hipsters that don't really f*** with hip hop like that, OP actually used a brain and realized that.

and this from a hometown outkast fan.

GFK doesnt have a case???????!!!!!!!!!!

Mods, ban this clown please

damn and just like that he went retrded again.

GFK doesn't have a case?

He has the best discography out of all Wu Tang. TF you mean?

Ghostface has 3 solo classics and wu tang that’s better then most rappers tbh

You do have point about any members from groups which don’t have solo projects

He got banned. Not Perma though

YOOOO what happened?

Bro said the man that made Supreme Clientele doesn’t have a case for top 5 😂😂😂

Also when we mention rappers are we talking only “lyrical ability” or the entire package?

Cause there’s plenty of rappers technically better than Carti yet he’s remains the best rapper alive

No? He doesn't have the legacy of the others wtf is this

For the Brockhampton posts?

3 classics is a stretch like crazy. Fishscale is not a classic lmaoo.

most these artists you named had influence that only really lasted for one era or for one citys scene in hip hop

DOOM influenced not just internet rappers or underground rappers, but literal mainstream rappers like Drake, Tyler or Carti to want to rap. His influence went way beyond a scene or an era. He been influential since the 90s to now.

The only rappers on this list that can say the same are Kanye, Pac, Nas, Jay, Em and Wayne

what's wrong with kendrick

Literally one of the most influential rappers of all time, just because he wasn’t mainstream doesn’t mean he wasn’t influential bro. GFK literally invented his own way of rapping, you should listen to more rap instead of Eminem and Love The Way You Lie