MTV's Top 5 Greatest MC's of All-Time (video)

Sounds like a list of Lakersman's top 5.Knife_Run

Sounds like a list of Lakersman's top 5.Knife_Run

My top is kinda like that

Here's my top 5:

1.Nas

2.Jigga

3.Rakim

4.Big

5.Andre 3000

I remember seeing that list that Kobegill posted, but I don't ever remember seeing the special they had on TV about it. I'm assuming this episode is the one that went along with Kobegill's list, because they have Jay-Z at #1 (just like Kobe's list), and if I remember correctly MTV had Jay-Z lower on all their earlier lists. Anyways, watching this special was pretty interesting considering I had never seen it before... I've had so many debates with my friends like they do at the round table in this video. Of course my top 5 doesn't mimic the list, but it's a good segment none the less. I was actually watching that long Nas and Rakim interview from MTV up on youtube when I found this:

5. Nas
4. Rakim
3. Biggie
2. Tupac
1. Jay-Z

Of course you can just read the list, but the video with debating, interviews, footage, etc. is what I liked...

First Half: #5 Nas, #4 Rakim (video)

Second Half: #3 Biggie, #2 Tupac, #1 Jay-Z (video)

fo sho, peep the Chino XL shirt Sway is rocking8) This is the Kobegill article I'm referring to by the way: LinkOrlando_Magic

1. pac
2. Big
3. nas/jay z
4. Talib kweli/weezy
5. Dmx/em

i dont get how Jay-Z can be number one.....compared to Nas, 2pac, Biggie...how the hell is he number one of all time..what songs does he have thats better than them?? Each one of them has at least 3 songs that are better than any of Jay-Z's... He has like 5 good songs if that...but thats just my opinion. My list would go.. 1-2pac 2-Nas 3-Notorious BIG 4-Eminem (he actually used to be good..now he sucks) 5- Toss Up Between Tons of People..(including Jay-Z)
ChipmunkDeluxe

....jigga has more than 5 good songs...many more...and hes number 1 cause mtvs commercial and they like artists with ill delivery and production which jigga has...

1. pac
2. Big
3. nas/jay z
4. Talib kweli/weezy
5. Dmx/em

elpooz

You are high for thinkin' Weezy and DMX among the list.

Here's my list:

1. Nas
2. Rakim
3. Jay-Z
4. B.I.G.
5. 2Pac

How new is this list?The-Bulldozer

Rakim @ No. 4.... :|

Jay-Z @ No. 1.... :|:|:|

[QUOTE="ChipmunkDeluxe"]i dont get how Jay-Z can be number one.....compared to Nas, 2pac, Biggie...how the hell is he number one of all time..what songs does he have thats better than them?? Each one of them has at least 3 songs that are better than any of Jay-Z's... He has like 5 good songs if that...but thats just my opinion. My list would go.. 1-2pac 2-Nas 3-Notorious BIG 4-Eminem (he actually used to be good..now he sucks) 5- Toss Up Between Tons of People..(including Jay-Z)
elpooz

....jigga has more than 5 good songs...many more...and hes number 1 cause mtvs commercial and they like artists with ill delivery and production which jigga has...

[QUOTE="elpooz"]

[QUOTE="ChipmunkDeluxe"]i dont get how Jay-Z can be number one.....compared to Nas, 2pac, Biggie...how the hell is he number one of all time..what songs does he have thats better than them?? Each one of them has at least 3 songs that are better than any of Jay-Z's... He has like 5 good songs if that...but thats just my opinion. My list would go.. 1-2pac 2-Nas 3-Notorious BIG 4-Eminem (he actually used to be good..now he sucks) 5- Toss Up Between Tons of People..(including Jay-Z)
Orlando_Magic

....jigga has more than 5 good songs...many more...and hes number 1 cause mtvs commercial and they like artists with ill delivery and production which jigga has...

i dont get how Jay-Z can be number one.....compared to Nas, 2pac, Biggie...how the hell is he number one of all time..what songs does he have thats better than them?? Each one of them has at least 3 songs that are better than any of Jay-Z's... He has like 5 good songs if that...but thats just my opinion. My list would go.. 1-2pac 2-Nas 3-Notorious BIG 4-Eminem (he actually used to be good..now he sucks) 5- Toss Up Between Tons of People..(including Jay-Z)
ChipmunkDeluxe

Blueprint, Reasonable Doubt, and TBA> you. Jigga owns.

I'm not a fan of 2pac :|Scuervo

[QUOTE="ChipmunkDeluxe"]i dont get how Jay-Z can be number one.....compared to Nas, 2pac, Biggie...how the hell is he number one of all time..what songs does he have thats better than them?? Each one of them has at least 3 songs that are better than any of Jay-Z's... He has like 5 good songs if that...but thats just my opinion. My list would go.. 1-2pac 2-Nas 3-Notorious BIG 4-Eminem (he actually used to be good..now he sucks) 5- Toss Up Between Tons of People..(including Jay-Z)
laraza7682300

Blueprint, Reasonable Doubt, and TBA> you. Jigga owns.

1. pac
2. Big
3. nas/jay z
4. Talib kweli/weezy
5. Dmx/em

elpooz

Weezy? dmx?

I'm not a fan of 2pac :|Scuervo

[QUOTE="Scuervo"]I'm not a fan of 2pac :|Black-Demon

[QUOTE="Black-Demon"][QUOTE="Scuervo"]I'm not a fan of 2pac :|GamerMan97

[QUOTE="GamerMan97"][QUOTE="Black-Demon"][QUOTE="Scuervo"]I'm not a fan of 2pac :|Black-Demon

Word, That's one of my favourite albums ever.

Pac might not have been quite has lyrical has some other hip hop greats, But you can't deny that he was one of a kind and he had that Persona that not many rappers have nowadays.

[QUOTE="elpooz"]

1. pac
2. Big
3. nas/jay z
4. Talib kweli/weezy
5. Dmx/em

The-Bulldozer

You are high for thinkin' Weezy and DMX among the list.

Here's my list:

1. Nas
2. Rakim
3. Jay-Z
4. B.I.G.
5. 2Pac

im high?..u think nas, rakim, and jigga are better than pac and big...

1. pac
2. Big
3. nas/jay z
4. Talib kweli/weezy
5. Dmx/em

elpooz

[QUOTE="elpooz"]

[QUOTE="ChipmunkDeluxe"]i dont get how Jay-Z can be number one.....compared to Nas, 2pac, Biggie...how the hell is he number one of all time..what songs does he have thats better than them?? Each one of them has at least 3 songs that are better than any of Jay-Z's... He has like 5 good songs if that...but thats just my opinion. My list would go.. 1-2pac 2-Nas 3-Notorious BIG 4-Eminem (he actually used to be good..now he sucks) 5- Toss Up Between Tons of People..(including Jay-Z)
Orlando_Magic

....jigga has more than 5 good songs...many more...and hes number 1 cause mtvs commercial and they like artists with ill delivery and production which jigga has...

They must have had some idiots making that list...jigga doesent touch pac...and in my opinion he hasnt ran hip hop for the last ten years...do u forget that nas has been right along side hova...this is why mtv sucks...they think whoever drops the hottest songs are the best alive...i mean yeah jigga is one of the best...i mean hes third on my list...but hes not THE best...he could have ran hip hop for 15 years and still not touch the skill or power of pac...Theres more to rap than ure flow, or ure sales, or ne of that ish, when jigga dies what is he guna leave behind?...a bunch of ill ass music, but i bet u he regrets not being able leave behind a legacy like pac did.

And for all u weezy and kweli haters....just to let yall know....jigga even announced him self that weezy was without a doubt the best alive when he retired after tha black albulm....and nas did tha same with kweli...(not when he retired cause he never did....)...and for Dmx and em....em has more potential than ne mc ever...just never used it cause he likes to be stupid and make songs about his evil deeds...and dmx is just plain ill...elpooz

no no no kweli is amazing...exactly how much of his music have u heard???...I know he hasnt been very active lately, and that free albulm he just released wasnt all that great but listen to him back in the day, and some of his unreleased tracks...if u can find downloads for emelpooz

And for all u weezy and kweli haters....just to let yall know....jigga even announced him self that weezy was without a doubt the best alive when he retired after tha black albulm....and nas did tha same with kweli...(not when he retired cause he never did....)...and for Dmx and em....em has more potential than ne mc ever...just never used it cause he likes to be stupid and make songs about his evil deeds...and dmx is just plain ill...elpooz

[QUOTE="elpooz"]And for all u weezy and kweli haters....just to let yall know....jigga even announced him self that weezy was without a doubt the best alive when he retired after tha black albulm....and nas did tha same with kweli...(not when he retired cause he never did....)...and for Dmx and em....em has more potential than ne mc ever...just never used it cause he likes to be stupid and make songs about his evil deeds...and dmx is just plain ill...mems1224

wow....no comment....how much dmx have u heard?...and there u go again looking past the meaning of intellectual rappers, they dont want to sound nice, they want to move ppl, kweli does just that so no he does no falter. and wtf r u going on about with juelz and rakim?...and weezy has only had 3 albulms no duh he hasnt had a classic, and thats why so much of hip hop and its fans, including me, are awaiting the carter 3, to see if weezy really is the best rappa alive, and is guna take the crown or if hes just joke claiming that hes the best.

KRS isnt all that great, and Rakim, his lyrics are not that great if u break them down...and andre...brings nothing new to the game, nor does he spread an actual meaningful message to any one, whats the point of music, or being able to create ill music, if u dont do nething with it?...What yall need to realize is that, its not the skill an artist has, its the way that artist uses his skill to make an impact. And club bangers dont make and impact, well not on me atleast.elpooz

[QUOTE="mems1224"][QUOTE="elpooz"]And for all u weezy and kweli haters....just to let yall know....jigga even announced him self that weezy was without a doubt the best alive when he retired after tha black albulm....and nas did tha same with kweli...(not when he retired cause he never did....)...and for Dmx and em....em has more potential than ne mc ever...just never used it cause he likes to be stupid and make songs about his evil deeds...and dmx is just plain ill...elpooz

wow....no comment....how much dmx have u heard?...and there u go again looking past the meaning of intellectual rappers, they dont want to sound nice, they want to move ppl, kweli does just that so no he does no falter. and wtf r u going on about with juelz and rakim?...and weezy has only had 3 albulms no duh he hasnt had a classic, and thats why so much of hip hop and its fans, including me, are awaiting the carter 3, to see if weezy really is the best rappa alive, and is guna take the crown or if hes just joke claiming that hes the best.

Rakim, his lyrics are not that great if u break them downelpooz

LMAO weezy spreads the message the best

Hes basically a voice for the hood, he brings the reality of ghetto and hood life to the eyes of his listeners, and he brings a raspy flow never seen before, and a realness to the game, that few other mcs bring along.

and Dmx, son X brought hood life in to the game and showed every1 wat really reppin ure hood was about, and what being a g was really about, cause when he came out most mcs were tryna go along with wu tang and nwa, and tryna be on all that gangsta rap, but a lot of em were fake, X used his message to set them straight, and in a way clense gangsta rap of its fakes, and as for what he brings, and incredible flow and delivery that nearly shakes whoevers listening.

[QUOTE="elpooz"]

[QUOTE="mems1224"][QUOTE="elpooz"]And for all u weezy and kweli haters....just to let yall know....jigga even announced him self that weezy was without a doubt the best alive when he retired after tha black albulm....and nas did tha same with kweli...(not when he retired cause he never did....)...and for Dmx and em....em has more potential than ne mc ever...just never used it cause he likes to be stupid and make songs about his evil deeds...and dmx is just plain ill...mems1224

wow....no comment....how much dmx have u heard?...and there u go again looking past the meaning of intellectual rappers, they dont want to sound nice, they want to move ppl, kweli does just that so no he does no falter. and wtf r u going on about with juelz and rakim?...and weezy has only had 3 albulms no duh he hasnt had a classic, and thats why so much of hip hop and its fans, including me, are awaiting the carter 3, to see if weezy really is the best rappa alive, and is guna take the crown or if hes just joke claiming that hes the best.

I never said that, but jigga has one of the realest opinions in rap, thats all im saying.

And em, if u were to take all his realest tracks and spread them out on to 2 albulms, ud have 2 of the greatest albulms ever made, maybe THE greatest, with the right tracks, if u look past all the whack ish hes done...hes made about the same amount of ill tracks as big Lelpooz