I don't keep up with rap like that anymore but KDot really felt like a legend out the gate because he was blessed by Dre/Snoop/Game during Sxn 80 and kept topping projects. Trab almost had it but his style got stale with no substance

Also everyone is quantity over quality nowadays and people wonder why Carti has an insane cult fanbase

travis outside of his albums is a bum, but he hasnt missed on a full solo project yet, we'll see how utopia turns out

Check them old forums history has been nice on the old folks

The real answer is they not old yet.

Back in the days if you didn't respect Rahim or krs one on your list give a shout out to Marly marl

Niggas would look at you crazy.

If you had Rakim on your list now
Niggas would look at you crazy.

Thug sucks and Future isn’t a part of the conversation

Kevin just off his influence on the youth and Kenny for sure

OP sneaky trying to include Drake as if he is isnt in many GOAT lists.

U tried

Drake and Kendrick are in a lot of mfs all time lists lol. Hell a lot of oldheads (notably in the industry) put Drake in the top 10

new school rappers and old school rappers make two entirely different genres of music so comparing them is like apples and oranges IMO. hiphop isn't lyrically oriented anymore its carried by production and hooks. in fact most of today's rappers are singing half the time.

rap is youth focused at this point where rap use to be about self expression and saying whatever the f*** you want as opposed to making songs for kids to dance to at homecoming. current hiphop still has its place but wouldn't put any modern rapper up there with nas, jigga, 50, cam, or em in their prime.

in no order
1. kid rock(he will always be the best)
esham
eminem
kool keith/dr. octagon
redman
AMG
snoop (on doggystyle only)
E-40
Spice 1
MC Ren
MC Eiht
ok.. so there are 11

self-proclaimed #1 Kid Rock Fan,

GARY

🤡🤡🤡

Drake kinda doesn’t need to be explained but he’s been the cultural constant for mainstream hiphop throughout an entire decade+. The guy bridged gaps in unprecedented ways while being the last icon of what a traditional rap superstar is (hence part of why a good number of oldheads in the industry acknowledge him as a goat)

Kendrick through cultural osmosis has become the symbol of what a goat rapper “should” be amongst people outside of the culture. It’s fascinating how this is less true within the culture, as he is the new face of “the good one”. As problematic as it gets the deeper you look into why that is, it’s a mark of goat status on his legacy

Just to explain why these two definitely are lol

Isn’t new school like actual new stuff

People add drake and future in their top 10 all the time tho

New niggas ain’t deep enough. You can only do so much with the sounds being pushed nowndays. The usual candidates have cultural moments that touch on a variety of topics and sounds

Future and Drake goated

This is the funniest post itt

drake gets mentioned way more than cole OP living under a rock

Drake and Future are certified top 10

Imagine Nas is not in your top 10 but you put Kurtis Blow on there or something

Not enough time passed

Gary was in January 6th 100%

@ryder this true?

Sounds are too different