Who are your top 15 favorite emcees?

Question

I want "your" list. I didn't ask 4 who are "the" top 15. Here's my list. U could be biased

1.Nas
2.Tupac
3.Ice Cube
4.Rakim
5.Big Punisher
6.Biggie
7.Big Daddy Kane
8.Jay-Z
9. Common
10.Scarface
11. Raekwon
12. ghostface Killah
13. Mos Def
14. Chuck D
15. LL Cool J

My Honorable Mentions-Canibus, Big L, MF DOOM, Royce Da 5'9, AZ, GZA

Answer 1

Buckshot
Nas
Biggie
Jay-Z
One Be Lo
Raw Poetic(of Panacea and R.P.M.)
Eminem
Ludacris
UGK, *grins*, damn i love UGK
Ice Cube, especially Westside Connection
Common
Guru
Q-Tip and Phife
Murs
C.L. Smooth
Lauryn Hill
Masta Ace, way to slept on

Ok thats more than 15, but I couldnt take anybody of the list,
honorable Mentions:
Talib Kweli, Mos Def, Gift of Gab, Dr. Dre(even if he doesnt write),

Crap, I left Pac off of my list, thats not right, he is by far one my favorites. Don't worry... i slapped myself. So just pretend hes up there, probably top 3.

I decided to list my fav producers too, since that idiot listed his pathetic list.

Pete Rock
Premo
Dr. Dre
RZA
Diamond D
Buckwild, i dont know that many of his songs, but the ones i do are sick

And whoever makes the beats for Jedi Mind Tricks

Answer 2

No Order

1. Nas
2. Jay-Z
3. Biggie
4. Tupac
5. Common
6. GZA
7. Pharoahe Monch
8. Mos Def
9. Talib Kweli
10. Phonte
11. Big L
12. Black Thought
13. Andre 3000
14. Eminem
15. Lupe Fiasco

Honorable Mentions - AZ, Raekwon, MF DOOM, Ghostface, Rakim, Method Man, Kanye

Answer 3

Rakim

Krs-One

Big Daddy Kane

Nas

Biggie

Jay-Z

Tupac

Kool G Rap

Ice Cube

Scarface

Common

Chuck D

Redman

Slick Rick

Big Pun

Answer 4

Not in order and not based in quantity but in quality just a few..
Big Punisher
Biggie
Snoop Dogg
Method Man
Kool G Rap
Tupac
Jay-Z
Mc Ren
Lil Rob
Papoose
Busta Rhymes
Xzibit
Krs-One
C-Bo
South Park Mexican
Don Cisco
Kid Frost
Fat Joe
Dr Dre
Knightowl
Conejo
Ice Cube

Answer 5

Common
Cassidy
Ludacris
Tupac
Lupe Fiasco
Biggie
Jay Z
Andre 3000
Rakim
Big Daddy Kane
Talib Kweli
Eminem
Kanye West
Nas
Mos Def

No specific order.

Answer 6

In no particular order...Im going mainly mainstream for this one...

1...Jay-Z
2...Nas
3...Mos Def
4...GhostFace Killah
5...Kanye West
6...Big Pun
7...Biggie
8...Common
9...Busta Rhymes
10..Mf Doom
11..Black Thought
12...Jadakiss
13...Eminem
14...Lupe Fiasco
15..Talib Kweli

I got way too many honorable mentions so I'll stop with 15

Answer 7

MF DOOM
murs
del the funky homosapien
mc zion
ghostface
gza
slug
talib kweli
pharoahe monch
black thought
gift of gab
aesop rock
cage
dr. octagon
deacon the villain
common
nas
rakim
mf grimm

and to the guy above. good lookin on the cise star nod

Answer 8

1. Tupac
2. Eminem
3. Lil Wayne
4. Kanye West
5. Common
6. Jay-Z
7. Nas
8. Biggie
9. T.I.
10. Young Jeezy

The list goes on but I got tiered at 10. I like this question, surprised so many answered!

Answer 9

no order:

Snoop Dogg
Spice 1
The Game
Mc Eiht
Warren G.
Nas
Scarface
DJ Quik
Jayz
Eminem (dont know how he is not top 15 or honorable)
Redman
Foxy Brown
2pac
Biggie
Too Short

honorable mentions: ludacris. eazy e. wc.the clipse. kurupt.beanie sigel. ugk. andre and big boi.talib kweli.raekwon.ice cube. mack 10. lupe. mobb deep. fat joe.lil kim.twista.bone thugs n harmony.busta rhymes.

i have too many.

will smith.(yes will smith)..

Answer 10

1 nas
2 talib kweli
3 common
4 son of ran
5 profile (from sound providers & the upstarts)
6 jay z
7 blu
8 geologic (from blue scholars)
9 biggie
10 qwel (from typical cats)
11 mf doom
12 tupac
13 cise star (from cyne)
14 lupe fiasco
15 murs

honorable mention rakim, aloe blacc (emanon), big l, j-live, slug, all of digable planets and de la soul, cypher optics, ra scion (common market), and lots of others.

other than numbers 1 and 2, my list changes almost daily