He is for sure top 10 but I don’t think he is top 5. But he is dopen

up there

i think its hit em up

yooo i look just like 2pac

Used to be Hit Em Up but T96 just has amazing verses, lyrics, delivery and ITS ALL PAC

W

thats real makes alot of sense

he read stalin

but actually cuz he was an amazing songwriter rapper and vocalist.

obv the dre s*** is like all time classic music but he could kill even just random low level producers beats and turn them into all time classic songs

absolutely insane pen

Tbh i just say he is the best because everyone else does and i fear disagreement. I also only know 5 rappers or so

the Passion he put into every song. He made you feel what he was saying, no filler, no bar was wasted, His voice was gripping bc he had a sense of urgency. I think 2Pac is still the pinnacle of what a rapper aspires to be because through his music he moved people and had the potential to create social change. The govt wanted to ban the sale of his albums because they knew his mind and ideas with enough time could become the seeds to a revolution. They saw 2Pac's face and felt FEAR!

I think part of this was his unique family & upbringing but just as a rapper, Pac songs will make you think deeply about what it is to be a Black person, what your potential in life is, what your soul's true purpose could be..
I don't believe that many rappers before or after him could make music that is so inspiring bc it wasn't just a guy talking on a beat, he lived a certain way and put his ideals into his albums in a way that makes a listener want to take Action

Everybody knows Pac is my favorite rapper of all time. The Michael Jordan of this rap s***.

Songwriting is crazy. Flow and delivery too. Than his persona. It’s the total package

That’s a lie

They say p**** and paper is poetry, power and pistols
Plotting on murdering motherfuckers 'fore they get you

His charisma and personality are of course the big ones that you and plenty others have covered extremely well, I have nothing to add there. But there’s one core trait Pac perfected that glues his entire pathos together: he mastered the ability to be substantive through easily digestible language without sacrificing poignancy. Doing this is arguably the hardest quality to achieve in hiphop lyricism or lyricism in general, and much harder to pull off than densely articulated lyricism

Anyone of any age or nation could identify with his lyrics and feel its power, whether his subject matter hit close to home or not. This is truly the mark of not only a master wordsmith, but the mark of an artist with the uncanny ability to unite the people. And isn’t that what this is all about?

Jesus this is a w - BRAVE post

He was well read, something a lot of ppl don’t note when talking bout Pac.

For me, one of the things that makes a rapper stand out to me is (and honestly this isnt solely what makes one stand out but to me it does make my ears perk up) how do they carry themselves in interviews?

It always seemed like whenever you put a mic in front of him, every word meant something. To this day, i think this Vibe ‘96 interview is imo the greatest hip hop interview of all time. So many topics was touched in so little time with the savvyness of someone that was well read on those kind of subjects. And it just showed how well aware he was of everything. A lot of niggas these days be…living under a rock.

The biggest con he had imo as a rapper was his loyalty to be rap LeBron James. He carried a LOOOOOOOT of trash niggas on tracks that he shoulda just let be him spazzing for 2 straight verses solo.

his versatility

man's catalog had something for everybody and he had great mic presence when getting those thoughts across

not many people are regarded as a pioneer of both conscious rap and gangster rap and have classics in both

He had it all

Ultimate rap superstar, amazing message, openly was changing and adapting in real time, could rap for days, great voice, hit maker, and is the best personality maybe music let alone rap has ever seen

pacs bars in late 95-96 was gettin much better but sadly he end up passing see songs like i got my mind made up, dont stop with dog pound, heartz of men, troublesome 96.

also forgot niggaz done changed wit pac n richie rich.

Yeah, he was getting better and better before he died. The best version of him was the Makaveli album.

Same thing that makes rappers today great, having industry connects and being a little suss 'n mysterious