Top 25 Rap ArtistsOf All Time
By Zack Samberg and Charlie Nagle
The Host…. Kevin Hart•Hart is known by many to be the funniest comedian currently•He has hosted the BET Awards, the MTV Music Awards, and now, the 30 Best Rap Artists of All Time!•He is featured in many movies and has hosted may of his own comedian tours•Has sold out Madison Square Garden and the Staples Center
Number 2550 Cent
Real Name:Curtis James Jackson lll
Top Songs•Wanksta•Ayo Technology•Window Sopper•How 2 Rob
Number 24Common
Real Name:Lonnie Rashid Lynn Jr.
Top Songs• The Light• The Dreamer• Retrospect for Life
Number 23
Real Name:Clifford Joseph Harris Jr
Top Songs•Live Your Life•Rubber Band Man•Big Things Poppin•Whats Up What Happenen
Number 22Busta Rhymes
Real Name:Trevor Smith Jr.
Top Songs•One•In The Ghetto•Whats It Gonna Be
Number 21Ice T
Real Name:Tracy Marrow
Top Songs• Colors • 99 problems• New jack Hustler
Number 20BIG SEAN
Real Name:Sean Michael Anderson
Top Songs•Dance•I Do It•Marvin & Chardonnay•My Last
Number 19Meek Mill
Real Name:Robert Williams
Top Songs•Amen•Burn•House Party
Number 18 R.Kelly
Real Name:Robert Sylvester Kelly
Top Songs•I Believe I Can Fly•Ignition•Worlds Greatest
Number 17Lil Wayne
Real Name:Dwayne Michael Carter Jr.
Top Songs•No Worries•Drop The World•How To Love
LL Cool JNumber 16
Real Name:James Todd Smith
Top Songs•James Todd Smith•Doin It•I Need Love•Going Back To Cali
Number 15
Real Name:Earl Simmons
Top Songs
•Party Up•Get It On The Floor•Where The Hood At
Number 14
Real Name:Jayceon Terrell Taylor
Top Songs•On•The Future•Higher •Reverse
Number 13
Real Names:André Benjamin and Antwan Patton
Top Songs•Hey Yal•The Way You Move•Ms. Jackson•B.O.B
Number 12 Eazy-E
Real Name:Eric Lynn Wright
Top Songs•It’s On•Boyz-n-the Hood•Real Mutha F****n G’s•Eazy-Duz-It
Number 11Fat Joe
Real Name:Joseph Antonio Cartagena
Top Songs•Aloha•Make It Rain•Pride N Joy•What’s Love?
Number 10
Real Name:Kanye Omari West
Top Songs•Stronger•Mercy•Heartless•All of the Lights•Clique
Number 9KRS-One
Real Name:Lawrence Krisna Parker
Top Songs•Step Into a World•Classic•Love’s Gonna Get’cha•Outta Here
Number 8Ice Cube
Real Name:O'Shea Jackson
Top Songs•Check Yo Self•Friday•Go to Church•You Can Do It•Why We Thugs
Number 7Snoop Dogg
Real Name:Calvin Cordozar Broadus Jr.
Top Songs•Drop It Like It’s Hot•Sweat on the Walls•Sensual Seduction•Young, Wild & Free
Number 6Rakim
Real Name:William Michael Griffin Jr.
Top Songs•When I B on Tha Mic•Holy Are You•It’s Been a Long Time•New York (Ya Out There)
Number 5
Real Name:Marshall Bruce Mathers III
Top Songs•Lose Yourself•Love the Way You Lie•‘Till I Collapse•Not Afraid
Number 4Jay-Z
Real Name:Shawn Corey Carter
Top Songs•Run This Town•Big Pimpin•99 Problems•Empire State of Mind
Number 3 Nas
Real Name:Nasir bin Olu Dara Jones
Top Songs•Nas Is Like•I Can•Hate Me Now•Hero
Number 2Notorious B.I.G
Real Name:Christopher George Latore Wallace
Top Songs•Big Poppa•Juicy•Hypnotize•Suicidal Thoughts
Number 1
Real Name:Tupac Amaru Shakur
Top Songs•California Love•Hit ‘Em Up•Hail Mary•Dear Mamma
And That’s the Top 25
These rappers are all featured on this list because of the influence they have left on the rap industry, and the world itself. Each one of them has at least one song that cracked
the Billboards Top 100, and most of the artists have a song that reached the Top 40
at one point. Our list was based on our opinion as well as other people’s charts. We put the two together and came up with this
list.
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