Lisa Mugo
Billboard and Vibe, have officially released a list of the top 50 greatest rappers of all time according to them, in celebration of hip-hop’s 50th anniversary.
The list which was released on Wednesday in celebrate of hip hop’s 50th anniversary. It also features artistes such as Tupac, Biggie Smalls, Nicki Minaj, Drake and Kendrick Lamar.
Shawn Carter better known as Jay-Z, according to Billboard is easily the Greatest Of All Time (GOAT) and is your favorite rapper’s favorite rapper as not only does he have 24 Grammy Awards, 14 Billboard top 200 hits and is a billionaire, he also steered Rihanna and Kanye West to billionaire status.
“He co-founded Roc-A-Fella Records, collected 24 Grammys, ran hip-hop’s legendary Def Jam Records as president, guided Rihanna and Ye to billionaire status, founded a behemoth entertainment/sports agency in Roc Nation and best-selling spirits brands D’usse and Armand de Brignac.”
Jay also boasts having sold over 140 million records and despite having been in the rap game for decades, he still manages to go viral whenever he drops a verse.
According to Billboard, the rappers were ranked according to their body of work and achievements, cultural impact and influence, longevity, lyrical skills and vocal prowess. They also had to eliminate artistes who were not from North America.
Here is the full list of Billboard/Vibe’s top 50 greatest rappers of all time:
1. Jay-Z
2. Kendrick Lamar
3. Nas
4. 2Pac
5. Eminem
6. The Notorious B.I.G
7. Lil Wayne
8. Drake
9. Snoop Dogg
10. Nicki Minaj
11. Kanye West
12. Andre 3000
13. Rakim
14. LL Cool J
15. J. Cole
16. Scarface
17. 50 Cent
18. Ice Cube
19. Missy Elliott
20. Big Daddy Kane
21. DMX
22. Ghostface Killah
23. Kurtis Blow
24. KRS-One
25. Method Man
26. Big Pun
27. Q-Tip
28. Black Thought
29. Pusha T
30. Lauryn Hill
31. Lil Kim
32. T.I.
33. Busta Rhymes
34. Chuck D (Public Enemy)
35. Future
36. Yasin Bey 9formerly Mos Def)
37. Common
38. Gucci Mane
39. Ludacris
40. Dr. Dre
41. E-40
42. Redman
43. Bun B
44. Queen Latifah
45. Ice-T
46. Jadakiss
47. MC Lyte48. Melle Mei49. Rev. Run (Run-DMC)50. Rick Ross
