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Best Mainstream rappers

South of SeattleSouth of Seattle West Seattle Posts: 10,724
edited February 2008 in Other Music
I figured this would be a good thread for most. No undergound rappers like Immortal Technique are allowed. Who are your faves?

The Game
T.I.
Dre
Eminem
Lil' Wayne
Andre 3000
Talib Kweli
Lupe Fiasco
Kanye West
Common
Mos Def
Black Thought
Jay-Z
NERDS!
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  • pjoasisrulepjoasisrule Posts: 3,412
    Dont really care about mainsteam rap anymore, even the stuff that I like that is considered mainstream isnt real popular anymore so it doesnt matter.
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  • redmosquito10redmosquito10 Posts: 568
    out of that list, I'd go with, black thought, common, lupe, outkast, talib, mos def and kanye, but kanye more for his producing than his actual rapping
    "Ah, life is a gate, a way, a path to Paradise anyway, why not live for fun and joy and love or some sort of girl by a fireside, why not go to your desire and LAUGH..."
  • PatrickBatemanPatrickBateman Posts: 2,243
    Public Enemy
    N.W.A.
    Run DMC
    Beastie Boys
    Dr. Dre
    Outkast
    Eminem
    If a man speaks in a forest and there is no woman around to hear him, is he still wrong?
  • otis mcflusterotis mcfluster Posts: 536
    I'd go with these guys:

    Jay-Z
    Black Thought
    Talib Kweli
    Common
    Beastie Boys
    Mos Def

    With Andre 3000 and Big Boi as alternates.
  • AnonAnon Posts: 11,175
    i really dig Nas.. does he count? he's mainstream right?
  • Get_RightGet_Right Posts: 13,494
    q-tip
    wyclef (sort of a rapper)
  • Jeremy1012Jeremy1012 Posts: 7,170
    Tupac
    Q-Tip
    Nas
    Black Thought
    GZA
    "I remember one night at Muzdalifa with nothing but the sky overhead, I lay awake amid sleeping Muslim brothers and I learned that pilgrims from every land — every colour, and class, and rank; high officials and the beggar alike — all snored in the same language"
  • OdinOdin Posts: 599
    Mushmouthmatt wrote:
    i really dig Nas.. does he count? he's mainstream right?

    That's what I'm talking about! Nas is mainstream for sure...
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