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Lists that rank the best rappers and hip hop artists from every time and place.

Hip-Hop / Rap

Ludacris

Finally, a definitive list of the best rappers of all time, ranked by fans all over the world. From old school&nbsp;to the current top artists putting out&nbsp;<a href="/list/best-rap-songs-2020/music-lover" target="_blank">today&#39;s biggest hip hop hits</a>, this list counts down rap&#39;s best lyricists and game changers in history. Lil&#39; Wayne, Kendrick Lamar, Jay-Z, Eminem, Andre 3000, and Tupac&nbsp;are among the top hip-hop artists that appear on this amazing countdown. Famous rappers from all cities, dead or alive, and all races, from white and Black to Asian and Hispanic, are all vying to be crowned the greatest rapper ever.

What makes a rapper great? There are a number of differing good definitions and philosophies. Popular rapper J. Cole (who finds himself on the Ultimate List below) cites consistency as the most important attribute, and says it&#39;s important to look both for the big humorous &quot;punch&quot; lines as well as the underlying message of the rapper&#39;s songs. Nas (another iconic MC featured on the list) focuses as well on the meaning of the songs, as well as the scale and ambition of the rapper&#39;s narratives and storytelling. (He has also gone on the record as saying that there is no such thing as the &quot;best rapper&quot; or &quot;Greatest of All Time&quot; aka &quot;GOAT.&quot; Including influential rappers and best-selling artists, this list features successful MCs who are still considered some of the hottest names in the game today.&nbsp;

Numerous different skills and attributes all must come together to make a truly legendary MC. Obviously, a good rapper must display a sense of rhythm and an ability to compliment the beat in unpredictable and exciting ways. A gift for lyricism and vocabulary is similarly essential - you can have the flow of the century, but if the words don&#39;t come together to tell a compelling story or present a unique point of view, it&#39;s still not going to translate into a great hip-hop song. But of course there&#39;s also an intangible element that elevates some modern rappers into the ranks of the greatest of all time. Who are these&nbsp;rap legends&nbsp;who stand heads above the competition? Do you agree with the top 50 biggest rappers ever?&nbsp;You tell us, by voting for your favorites below or ranking your own list of top rappers of all time.

Hip-Hop Albums

All Eyez on Me

What are the best hip hop <a class="edS-cl" href="https://www.ranker.com/crowdranked-list/the-greatest-albums-of-all-time?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">albums of all time</a>? The answer, of course, is totally subjective. Everyone has differing opinions about which hip hop and rap albums should be ranked on top, and that&#39;s what this list is all about. Vote for your personal favorite hip hop albums ever, and vote down those albums listed that you don&#39;t feel are worthy of the honor.

The hip-hop albums here represent decades of great music from notables rappers and hip-hop artists -- some we&#39;ve lost, and others who continue to make <a href="http://www.ranker.com/list/old-school-hip-hop-bands-and-artists/ranker-music" target="_blank">great new hip hop tracks</a>&nbsp;year after year. Some of the biggest and best hip hop albums ever made include classics like The Chronic from Dr. Dre, Fear of a Black Planet&nbsp;by Public Enemy, Paid in Full&nbsp;by Eric B. and Rakim and N***az4Life&nbsp;by N.W.A. And no list of amazing hip hop albums would be complete without Enter the Wu-Tang: 36 Chambers&nbsp;by Wu-Tang Clan and Life After Death&nbsp;by The Notorious B.I.G.

If any of your top 10 favorite hip hop albums aren&#39;t listed here, by all means, add them. Whether you&#39;re a fan of more recent hits or those&nbsp;classic hip hop albums, be sure to vote up what you think are truly the greatest rap albums of all time.

The Best of the 2010s

Here are the best rappers of the decade, ranked by fans everywhere.&nbsp;From Kendrick Lamar&nbsp;and Nicki Minaj&nbsp;to Drake&nbsp;and Cardi B, this list of the top 2010s rappers&nbsp;includes popular&nbsp;artists, underrated rappers, and hip hop legends. The 2010s decade was filled with so many good hip hop acts, but which artists stood out from the rest?&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;

Vote up the best rappers of the 2010s, and add your favorites if they deserve to be on this list.&nbsp;

Bands/Musicians

Lil Dicky

Hip hop heads, it&#39;s time to vote for who you believe will be future hip hop legends. From the best new rappers&nbsp;to the youngest rappers in the game right now, these rising hip hop artists are releasing fire mixtapes, top ten hits, and platinum albums. Who is currently the best young rapper making the <a href="/list/best-rap-songs-2020/music-lover" target="_blank">hottest tracks of 2020</a>?&nbsp;

Featuring the&nbsp;<a href="/list/best-soundcloud-rappers/ranker-music" target="_blank">best underground rappers who started on SoundCloud</a>, XXL Freshman Class, and international rappers, this list of the best <a class="edS-cl" href="https://www.ranker.com/list/best-current-rappers-under-25/ranker-music?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">rappers under 30</a> includes Lil Yachty, Earl Sweatshirt, Vince Staples, Lil Dicky, Logic, Chance the Rapper, Lil Uzi Vert, 21 Savage, Kodak Black, and more.&nbsp;

Vote for the best <a class="edS-cl" href="https://www.ranker.com/list/top-new-school-rappers/ranker-music?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">new school rappers</a> of 2018. Feel free to add any new wave rappers who deserve to be on this list of underrated rappers.&nbsp;

Dropping the <a href="/list/best-rap-songs-2020/music-lover" target="_blank">hottest new music</a>, here are the best rappers of 2020, ranked by fans everywhere. From new 2020 rappers, like young rising stars&nbsp;Roddy Ricch and Lil Nas X, to some of the best hip hop artists of the decade, like Eminem and Drake, all rappers are welcome here as long as they&#39;re&nbsp;among the best modern rappers releasing new music in 2020.

Featuring the most popular <a class="edS-cl" href="https://www.ranker.com/list/most-famous-rappers-right-now/celebrity-lists?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">rappers right now</a>, like Cardi B and Young Thug, this list of good rappers in&nbsp;2020 is dominating hip hop charts. And, while many&nbsp;of the most famous rappers in this list are American rappers, some are Canadian, British, or even Indonesian.

Who are the top rappers today? Which of the hottest rappers right now do you think is the best rapper in the world? Which good female rappers belong in the <a class="edS-cl" href="https://www.ranker.com/crowdranked-list/the-greatest-rappers-of-all-time?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">top 10 rappers</a> of 2020?

Vote up the best rappers of 2020, and add your favorites if they deserve to be on this list.&nbsp;

Rappers

Big Sean

Hip hop heads, who are the best new school rappers? Making the <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/best-rap-songs-2018/ranker-music" target="_blank">best and newest rap songs of 2018</a>, these <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/best-new-male-artists-2019/ranker-music" target="_blank">rising hiphop kings</a> are all watching the throne. Mainstream rap keeps changing&nbsp;over the years with gangsta rap becoming more underground, while&nbsp;trap music quickly rose&nbsp;in popularity. Regardless of rap&#39;s evolution, the best current rappers still have&nbsp;powerful lyrics, catchy hooks, and good beats. Which modern rapper is currently at the top of the hip hop game?

When it comes to radio hits, Drake is the man. With so many memorable features and popular songs, the Canadian rapper is arguably one of the best rap artists today. Compton&#39;s finest Kendrick Lamar has constantly been regarded as the hottest MC today. Lyrically talented mixed with elements of soul and spoken word poetry, K-Dot is definitely one of the <a href="http://www.ranker.com/crowdranked-list/the-greatest-rappers-of-all-time">best rappers of all time</a>. Other notable rising hip hop artists include Logic, Chance the Rapper, A$AP Rocky, and J. Cole (double platinum with no features).&nbsp;

Vote for who you think are the&nbsp;freshest <a class="edS-cl" href="https://www.ranker.com/list/the-best-young-rappers/ranker-hip-hop?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">new age rappers</a> currently in the hip hop game. Feel free to add any missing rap artists who deserve more recognition.&nbsp;

The Notorious B.I.G.

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A list of the best rap lyricists of all time. Since hip hop and rap music became popular at the beginning of the 1980s, many fans of the genre have focused on the message described in each rapper&#39;s lyrics. A form of street poetry, rap lyrics focus on many different things, dependent on who is speaking of the harsh realities of the streets. Others, contrarily, rap about the glamorous life and what it&#39;s like to live large. Sometimes, lyrical rappers fluctuate between both of these extremes.

The best lyrical rappers are universally respected by both their peers and fans for the honesty and the way they use their words in a creative fashion. Some of the most respected wordsmiths came from the golden age of hip hop. Here, you had groups like Sugar Hill Gang, Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five, N.W.A. and Black Star and individual rappers like KRS-One and Nas who are universally known as the best lyricists of all time. On the other side of the coin, you have two of the greatest rappers of all time, Tupac Shakur and The Notorious B.I.G., who connected with millions of hip hop fans due to their strong lyrics that touch on the harsh realities of urban culture. A rapper who has switched from rapping about his rough upbringing to glitz and glamour is Jay Z. His debut album was universally praised for talking about life in Brooklyn during his youth, and his recent album was panned for praising <a class="edS-cl" href="https://www.ranker.com/list/celebrities-in-tom-ford-dresses/donatella?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">brands like Tom Ford</a> and excess.

This list includes many of <a href="http://www.ranker.com/crowdranked-list/the-greatest-rappers-of-all-time">greatest rappers of all time</a>, who are also among the genre&#39;s most popular as well. The one thing&nbsp;these rappers have in common is&nbsp;their lyrics are considered some of the best in the history of hip hop music. These top lyricists are the greatest of all time, and it&#39;s up to you to decide who is the best lyricist in rap music. Cast your votes below.

Gang Starr

The best underground rappers, which includes a lot of underrated rappers within the underground rap scene. A lot of these rappers kill it at free styling and aren&#39;t really concerned with the mainstream scene, which the radio focuses on. If you haven&#39;t heard of any of these <a class="edS-cl" href="https://www.ranker.com/list/underground-hip-hop-bands-and-artists/ranker-music?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">underground hip hop artists</a> make sure to take a listen and at least give them a chance. In addition, this list is vote ranked, which means the Ranker user gets to determine who is &#39;the best underground rapper.&#39;

Who are the top underground rappers? Use this underground rappers list to learn about indie hip hop artists and expand your knowledge of underground rap. If you feel that there are some artists not on this list, let me know and I will add them if they qualify for the list.

Update:&nbsp;<a href="https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6quxm0vwGBruNEGLDKtjMN?si=lGn6qpuQRRK02ZSSiARblA" target="_blank">Follow Ranker&#39;s official New Rap 2020 playlist&nbsp;on Spotify</a>!

Featuring the biggest rap hits of the year, the best hip hop albums of 2020&nbsp;includes debut albums from new rappers, collaborative albums, and highly anticipated releases. From popular rappers and rap legends like Eminem. And, no list of the best 2020 rap albums would be complete without Mac Miller&#39;s posthumous rap album, Circles.

Which best new rap albums deserve to be ranked on the top 10 of 2020? Vote up the best 2020&nbsp;rap albums, and add your favorites if they are missing from&nbsp;this list. For more recent music, check out the <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/best-hip-hop-mixtapes-2020/music-lover/" target="_blank">best new rap mixtapes and EPs of 2020</a> and the&nbsp;<a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/best-rap-albums-2019/music-lover" target="_blank">best hip hop albums of&nbsp;2019</a>.&nbsp;&nbsp;

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Big Daddy Kane

These are the best 80s Rappers as voted on by you, the 80s rap fans. 80s hip hop, or &quot;old school&quot; hip hop obviously plays a huge role in where rap is today. The &quot;scene&quot; wouldn&#39;t exist without these artists. These are the best rappers that basically defined hip hop culture and brought rap to the forefront of the music industry.

Make sure to vote up your favorite 80s rappers and see if they can take the top spot and vote down any rappers from the 80s that you think might be getting a little too much credit. If you think any important, game changing, genre defying and defining old school rappers are missing from this list, add them!

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A surprising amount of underground rappers, including some of the <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/best-emo-rap-artists/ranker-music" target="_blank">best emo rap artists,</a> who went mainstream first found an audience on the German-based audio distribution platform known as SoundCloud. With so many new technologies that allow anyone to upload work for an audience, many independent filmmakers, singer/songwriters, authors,&nbsp;and other artistic types are able to gain a following without the assistance of agents, producers, or publishers. Some of the <a class="edS-cl" href="https://www.ranker.com/list/best-underground-rappers/kevin?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">best underground rappers</a> were able to forgo any kind of formal representation and get their voices into the world via SoundCloud. So, who are the best SoundCloud&nbsp;rappers?

Featuring&nbsp;mainstream rappers who were discovered on SoundCloud, like Lil Yachty&nbsp;and Lil Uzi Vert, and up-and-coming SoundCloud rappers, like Lil Pump and 6ix9ine, this&nbsp;list of good SoundCloud rappers also includes Ski Mask the Slump God, Russ, Smokepurpp, Trippie Redd, and Ugly God. Don&#39;t forget about female SoundCloud rappers Rico Nasty, Asian Doll, and Kodie Shane.

The best SoundCloud&nbsp;rappers vary in terms of the type of art they produce, but all of them created a unique sound that allowed them to become famous. There are white SoundCloud rappers, like Post Malone, who rose to fame after uploading a single song that took off. Other rappers who started on SoundCloud had small followings when they began posting their music online, and gained fame&nbsp;quickly when their work reached a broader audience. Bryson Tiller, for example, had a fan base from a 2011 mix tape but his popularity sailed after he uploaded a song to SoundCloud in 2015.&nbsp;

Which rappers discovered on SoundCloud do you like best? Vote your favorite artists to the top of the list.&nbsp;

From new artists to some of the greatest hip hop artists of all time, here are the best rappers from Atlanta. Including&nbsp;both solo artists, like Ludacris and 21 Savage,&nbsp;and <a href="/list/best-hip-hop-groups-2019/ranker-music?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">hip hop groups</a>, like Migos and Outkast, this list of the most popular Atlanta rappers features rap artists who were born or raised in the Georgia capital. Known for their Dirty South style of hip hop, these&nbsp;famous Atlanta rappers also popularized other rap subgenres, like crunk and trap. Who are the top Atlanta rappers of all-time?Vote up the <a href="/crowdranked-list/the-greatest-rappers-of-all-time?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">best hip hop artists</a> from Atlanta, and add any other ATL rappers if they're missing from this list.&nbsp;

Plies

Featuring <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/best-soundcloud-rappers/ranker-music" target="_blank">SoundCloud rappers who went mainstream</a>&nbsp;to <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/best-and-worst-youtube-rappers/youtuber" target="_blank">YouTubers who also rap</a> (sort of), this is the definitive list of the worst <a class="edS-cl" href="https://www.ranker.com/crowdranked-list/the-greatest-rappers-of-all-time?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">rappers of all time</a>. For every decent, innovative rapper out there, there are several copycat artists that bring nothing to the table. Below, you&#39;ll find who many feel&nbsp;are the worst of the worst in the genre. Sure, these&nbsp;best of and worst of lists are subjective, but plenty of us can agree on who the wack rappers are. What some&nbsp;feel is the bottom of the barrel, you might think is pretty great. On the other hand, rappers like Vanilla Ice, Marky Mark, and The Insane Clown Posse have been, for the most part, universally panned over the years. Sales have nothing to do with it either. While researching this list we&rsquo;ve discovered there are some million-selling artists like Iggy Azalea, Drake and Nikki Minaj that are pretty polarizing among hip hop aficionados.

We need your input. Who, to you, is the worst rapper out there? Who is the worst white rapper? Which artist made the stupidest rap ever? Who do you think are the 100 worst rappers, or even the top 10? Take a look at the list of bad rappers below and cast your votes accordingly.&nbsp;And, if you need a chaser after this list, dive into the best new hip hop with our list of <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/best-rap-songs-2020/music-lover" target="_blank">2020&#39;s top rap songs</a>.

Busta Rhymes

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It probably goes without saying, but New York City is undeniably the birthplace of rap. Its impact is still very much alive as the genre continues to grow and change around the world. This is a list of the best New York rappers and <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/the-best-young-rappers/ranker-hip-hop?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">hip hop music artists</a>. As you know, there&#39;s a long list of them, but who do you think are the best rappers from NYC?&nbsp;

When ranking the most famous or even <a href="https://www.ranker.com/tags/top-10?ref=internalCrossLinking_tag">top 10</a> NY rappers, the Big Apple can count Biggie, Jay-Z, Rakim, 50 Cent, Public Enemy, The Beastie Boys, KRS-One, Mos Def, Slick Rick, Nikki Minaj, Run-D.M.C., Mase, and Wu Tang among its influential children, and that&rsquo;s just the tip of the iceberg when it comes to rappers from New York! While a pretty good amount of research went in to compiling this list, there&#39;s always room for improvement. There are so many New York rap luminaries to choose from, finding a spot for them all is near impossible.

Who were the best New York rappers in 2018 and 2019? Who are the greatest old school New York rappers? Vote on the list and add your favorites or anyone that you think is missing from this list of New York hip hop artists.

Following the 2020&nbsp;XXL Freshman Class announcement, we&#39;re ranking all 13&nbsp;XXL Freshman Classes&nbsp;from best to worst. Every year (except 2008), the hip hop magazine features the hottest up and coming rappers. While some have gone to have successful rap careers, others have fell off and disappeared. Which year had the best XXL Freshmen?&nbsp;

While the 2016 XXL Freshman Class includes popular rappers, like Lil Uzi Vert, 21 Savage, Lil Dicky, and Lil Yachty, the 2011 XXL Freshmen had Kendrick Lamar, Meek Mill, YG, and Mac Miller. Other good XXL Freshman years are 2010 (J. Cole and Wiz Khalifa), 2014 (Chance the Rapper and Ty Dolla Sign), and 2012 (Future and Danny Brown).

Vote up the best XXL Freshman Class roster based on their careers after being featured on the cover.

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Florida may be the one state that has it all &ndash; oranges, a mostly tropical climate, Disneyworld, the Everglades, the weirdest news in all of America, and&hellip; a thriving hip hop scene. Who knew? Yes, the Sunshine State brings a lot to the American cultural table, especially in terms of hip hop. Rick Ross, Luther Campbell, Pitbull and Plies all hail from Florida, and there are scores of other rappers we&rsquo;ve uncovered that are either influential to rap as a whole or still very much at the at the top of their game.

Take a look at this <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/the-best-young-rappers/ranker-hip-hop?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">list of rappers</a> from Florida and vote for your favorite Florida rappers!

Wiley

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Are you off your trolley for British Hip Hop? <a href="http://thoughtcatalog.com/nico-lang/2013/09/71-simple-british-slang-phrases-everyone-should-start-using/" target="_blank">Barmy</a>! Because this is a list of the best British rappers that emerged from the 1970s to the 2000s, with subgenres ranging from British Grime, British Trip Hop, Brithop, and Gangsta Rap.&nbsp;

British rap is just British <a href="http://www.ranker.com/list/the-best-young-rappers/ranker-hip-hop?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">rap artists</a>&nbsp;rapping lyrics over mixed and scratched beats, but a distinct culture and attitude come from this particular music genre. In the UK, this style arose from two distinctly different areas &ndash;&nbsp;the U.S. hip hop scene of the late 70s/early 80s, and &ldquo;dub/toasting,&rdquo; which was introduced to the UK by Jamaican immigrants as early as the 1960s. &nbsp;

Despite its controversial entrance into the <a href="http://hiphopdx.com/news/id.38519/title.dizzee-rascal-compares-parts-of-the-u-s-to-the-third-world" target="_blank">british music scene</a>, British hip hop&nbsp;became popular through such outlets as pirate radio, mix tapes and speciality record shops. By the 90s, rappers from the UK had developed a distinct style with cities such Bristol, Nottingham, Leeds, and Manchester, all sporting their own unique sound and style. &nbsp;

Many&nbsp;of these British rappers are some of the best the world has to offer, and should definitely be known on a global scale. So who are some of your favorite British <a href="http://www.ranker.com/list/gay-rappers-list/ranker-hip-hop?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">hip hop artists</a>? Which London rappers define English rap? Who are the best british rappers, white or black?

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Everyone has their own idea of the best rappers today, but that doesn&#39;t necessarily denote the most famous rapper in the world right now. Sure, the <a href="https://www.ranker.com/crowdranked-list/the-greatest-rappers-of-all-time" target="_blank">best rapper in the world</a> could also be the most <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/best-rap-singers/anncasano" target="_blank">famous rapper</a>, but this isn&#39;t always the case. While there&#39;s room for opinion, there are also plenty of qualifying factors to consider. For instance, how&#39;s their most recent album selling? How often are they in the news and media? How big is their fan base? Of course, you&nbsp;are the fan base. You&#39;re the reason why the media covers them. So, who is the most famous rapper out right now according to you fans?

When it comes to the most popular rappers, Kanye&nbsp;West is certainly going to find himself toward the top of the list. However, plenty of current hip-hop artists and <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/top-new-school-rappers/ranker-music" target="_blank">top new school rappers</a> who may not have his credentials could still be considered just as famous. How about Lil Uzi Vert? He is definitely one of the celebrity rappers. Some American rappers, like&nbsp;Childish Gambino, were celebrities before their music careers. He starred on the popular TV series&nbsp;Community.&nbsp;Is it his TV and movie stardom that puts him in the spotlight? As you can see, choosing the most famous rappers today isn&#39;t going to be easy, but that&#39;s where you fans come in.&nbsp;

Check out the <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/famous-male-rappers/reference" target="_blank">list of famous rappers</a> below and vote up the artists you think have the most fame right now.&nbsp;

Method Man and Redman

The best '90s rappers and rap groups brought us some of the <a class="edS-cl" href="https://www.ranker.com/list/best-rap-songs-of-all-time/ranker-hip-hop?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">best rap songs of all time</a> with artists like Tupac Shakur, Dr. Dre, and the Notorious B.I.G. dominating the decade. Often described as the &quot;golden age&quot; of hip hop and rap, the 1990s introduced many rappers and rap groups that would go on to become <a href="http://www.ranker.com/list/the-greatest-rappers-of-all-time/first-l" target="_blank">the best rappers of all time</a>.During the beginning of the decade, prominent acts and rappers like Ice Cube, LL Cool J, and Public Enemy led the charts as their fame, first established in the 1980s, continued. Each brought something new and interesting to the rap world, such as Ice Cube's 1991 release of &quot;Death Certificate,&quot; which dealt with real-world issues like racism, Los Angeles gangs, and drugs. As the decade continued, one of the <a class="edS-cl" href="https://www.ranker.com/crowdranked-list/best-hip-hop-albums?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">best rap albums of all time</a> came along in 1992. Dr. Dre's &quot;The Chronic&quot; made the now-legendary producer and rapper's name, along with the name of another up-and-coming rapper, Snoop Dogg, known around the world. Snoop and Dre represented the West Coast of the United States and alongside the late Tupac Shakur and the rest of the Death Row family, these rappers dominated the genre for the next several years. But there was another coast ready to battle for that top spot on the charts.Enter the Bad Boy family from the East Coast with top names like Sean &quot;Puff Daddy&quot; Combs and Christopher &quot;The Notorious B.I.G.&quot; Wallace. These two sides were crucial in the East Coast-West Coast rap rivalry that not only produced some of the top rap music of the decade but also ultimately ended the lives of 2Pac and Biggie, as both were tragically murdered.All of these rappers and their music influenced and ushered in a new generation of rappers, the <a href="http://www.ranker.com/list/best-_00s-rappers/whatevayoulike " target="_blank">best rappers of the 2000s</a>, and put up a good fight for the best decade for rap music ever. Which 90s rapper is your favorite? Vote for the ones you like the best below or add your favorite to the list!

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If you were a fan of West Coast rap at the end of the 1980s and early 1990s, the odds are pretty high that you&#39;re familiar with gangsta rap, one of the <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/popular-hip-hop-music-genres/ranker-music" target="_blank">most popular rap subgenres</a>. The lyrics focus on thug and gangster life and has elements of hardcore hip hop weaved in. Many gangsta rappers were affiliated with gangs and they weren&#39;t afraid to boast of their involvement and what activities that their respective gangs were involved in. Gangsta rappers were among the most feared rappers of the time, yet, achieved widespread commercial success due to the harsh realities that were expressed in their lyrics and unmistakable beats that were as catchy as they were innovative. Over time, gangsta rap has come to incorporate rappers from the East Coast as well, but for the most part, those formative years were where the West Coast was closely associated with the genre.

So, who are the best gangsta rappers? Any list of gangsta rappers has to include the likes of Tupac Shakur, Ice T, Snoop Dogg, DMX, 50 Cent and N.W.A. When you think of gangsta rap, you generally will consider the rappers on this list to be the most important voices in the genre. If not for the gangsta rap artists on this list, rap music as as whole may not have expanded in the way it has and the lyrics certainly wouldn&#39;t have been as revolutionary if not for gangsta rap.

That said, it&#39;s up to you to determine who are the best gangsta rappers. If you think a rap artist is missing from this and should be on it, feel free to add them.&nbsp;This list answers the questions &quot;who are the best gangsta rap bands of all time?&quot; and &quot;who is the greatest gangsta rap musician ever?&quot;&nbsp;If you know enough about the genre, please vote based on the quality of the band&#39;s music instead of just voting for the most popular gangsta rap bands that you might&#39;ve heard of.

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We&#39;re ranking the best ASAP Ferg albums of all time. One of the&nbsp;<a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/best-harlem-rappers/ranker-hip-hop" target="_blank">best rappers from Harlem</a>, ASAP Ferg&#39;s discography&nbsp;features several popular songs, like &quot;Work&quot; and &quot;Plain Jane.&quot; What is the greatest ASAP Ferg album ever?

From his debut album Trap Lord to his 2016 album Always Strive and Prosper, this list of ASAP Ferg albums also includes his mixtapes Ferg Forever and Still Striving.

Vote up the best ASAP Ferg albums, and vote down the ones that were disappointing.

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Trap Lord

Trap Lord is the debut studio album by American rapper ASAP Ferg. The album was released on August 20, 2013, by ASAP Worldwide, Polo Grounds Music, and RCA Records. The album features guest appearances from ASAP Rocky, Bone Thugs-n-Harmony, French Montana, Trinidad James, Schoolboy Q, Waka Flocka Flame, B-Real and Onyx among others.
The album was supported by three singles; the remix to "Work" which featured ASAP Rocky, Schoolboy Q, Trinidad James and French Montana, the album's most commercially successful single "Shabba" featuring ASAP Rocky, and "Hood Pope". It was met with generally positive reviews from music critics, and debuted at number nine on the Billboard 200.

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Ferg Forever

We're ranking the best ASAP Ferg albums of all time. One of the&nbsp;best rappers from Harlem, ASAP Ferg's discography&nbsp;features several popular songs, ...