The correct answer is Ice Cube. It's not even a debate to me.

Everybody else can fight for that #2 spot as far as i'm concerned, Cube is the clear #1 west coast rapper of all time.

Before Kendrick it was Snoop or Cube

Dre wasn’t a rapper as much as he was a musician and producer

“hip hop artist” was the part i was responding to lol

If the debate is “artist” number one is Dre and it’s not close, all respect to Cube, Kendrick, Snoop, and 40. As a rapper all of Dre’s s*** was written by DOC, Cube, Snoop, Eminem, Xzhibit, etc

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cube being 2nd is not overlooking him. im just being fr based on everything weve seen from kendrick right now. and hes still going, obviously if this was 2018 i wouldnt say this

GOAT debates & lists are the lowest forms of conversation.

Dr Dre is the only right answer

It’s e40

tupac and dot what are we talkin about lmfaoooo niggas said ice cube

Kendrick in the 90s would be a struggle rapper

Some real 90s representation itt

When did I say hes in everyone's unanimous top 3? I simply said hes the best from the west coast--ever. So if that means hes in your top 3 then you are correct

It’s Kendrick

A rap forum in 2026 is acting like it's blasphemy to say ICE. CUBE. is better than Kendrick Lamar

And then you got rap media and fans wondering why the genre is so s*** now

i knew u were gonna over exaggerate what i said

blasphemy? you dragging it crazy lol

me: “i dont think most people have cube top 3, hes more like top 10”

“Its blasphemy to enjoy ice cube? this is whats wrong with rap”

We are talking about rapping not acting

Read this thread from start to finish man lol you'd think I said "BG Knockout is better than Kendrick" the way most people itt acting I said Ice Cube lol

Feels like I said "Magic is better than Kyrie" and people are acting like I said "Muggsy Bogues is better than Steph"

Like y'all can disagree but to act like it ain't even close is hilarious lol

If anything it’s the other way around
I actually can’t take anyone’s opinions serious if they really think Kendrick is the goat

Just tell me you started listening to rap in 2010

idk about all that but if you said we can disagree then you shouldnt have an issue with my post bc thats all I did

Didnt say anything that downplayed Ice Cube at all lol

And my disagreement is less about Cube being better than Kendrick but Cube being top 3 oat

Gkmc is about a nerd rapping about how p**** he is of the street life
Imagine that being his debut in the 90s