Everyone has their favorites.....some of them are dead....some are alive.....but who are your top Seven Hip - Hop Artists of All Time: Dead OR Alive?
7. T.I: My guilty pleasure....This is who I jam to when I need to get crunk....The man can't get it right when it comes to the law but he does come out with some amazing hits in and out of prison...
6. Lupe Fiasco: Those of you who know me personally, you know that I have stocked this man...I've seen him live 3 times....for a hip-hop artist, he puts on an amazing show....but his lyrics speak louder than than his actions...
5. Outkast: One of a kind....out of that ATL...they made a mark on Southern Hip-Hop....every time they come out with an album, its like they never left....
4. Common: He reminds me of a less aggressive Tupac...and I don't consider him much of a public speaker but he can relate to you with his words when he is rapping...and that's all I need really when I'm listening to music...
3. Tupac: This guy was definitely a genius...he was smart....but he was more a poet than he was a lyricist....he spoke from the heart but still put up a front like he was gangster thus leading to his demise at a young age...again, if he was alive today, there would have been no Ja Rule, 50 Cent....and many more!
2. Jay-Z: Got his skills from the best...he does bite off quite a bit but nonetheless, he is one of the greatest in my eyes...Blueprint is definitely an all time fave of mine....not all of his work have been classics to be honest.
1. B.I.G: Dude can rhyme...if Notorious was still around, all these half - ass rappers that we have running around would not exist...
Some of you will judge and say that I don't have Eminem, The Roots, Talib, Mos Def on here but who cares....we all have our preferences....and these are mine.....
