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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.

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.

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;

Rappers

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.

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;

Feuds

Throughout hip hop history and still in <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/best-diss-songs-2019/ranker-music" target="_blank">2019 hip hop</a>, there have&nbsp;been some serious diss tracks dropped. In fact, arguably no other genre has seen more beef between two artists, and in&nbsp;no other genre have so many&nbsp;rappers taken to the mic to talk smack and outright disrespect&nbsp;their peers. Whether it&#39;s <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/hip-hop-feuds/swiperight" target="_blank">East Coast against West</a> or a case of the studio gangster, plenty of rap songs were written for one reason and one reason only: to diss&mdash;simple as that. Considering all these diss tracks and feuds, some bring that absolute fire, while others might have been better left on paper.&nbsp;

So&nbsp;when it comes to the most disrespectful tracks in hip hop, Tupac&#39;s &quot;Hit &#39;Em Up&quot; against The Notorious B.I.G. and Nas&#39;s &quot;Ether&quot; are definitely up there.&nbsp;Jump to 2018, and you have Drake and Pusha T&#39;s whole back-and-forth beef, including Pusha&nbsp;T&#39;s &quot;The Story of Adidon&quot;.&nbsp;In short, hip hop is really no joke. Remember, don&#39;t dish it if you can&#39;t take it.

Take a look at the most disrespectful diss&nbsp;tracks below, and vote up those you think are the very best of <a class="edS-cl" href="https://www.ranker.com/list/hip-hop-feuds/swiperight?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">hip hop beef</a>.&nbsp;Don&#39;t forget, you can also vote down any songs you feel just don&#39;t bring the heat.&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>.

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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;

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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;

Schoolboy Q

Is Lil Dicky the funniest rapper in the game right now? With the release of his new album Professional Rapper, we decided we should rank the funniest rappers of all time. From Eminem to Ludacris, these rappers have the funniest lyrics that are both clever and on point, causing us to laugh while we bob our heads to beat. Vote for the funny rappers that make you laugh the hardest, and downvote any that you don't really think are funny.Among the funniest rappers of all time are underground heroes like mc chris, a nerdcore rapper who raps about video games, Star Wars and smoking weed. His funnier songs include &quot;Older Crowd&quot; and &quot;Smackababy&quot;, a track that is literally about smacking babies. This list features new funny rappers like Lil Dicky, and classic rappers like ODB and Method Man.If your favorite funny hip hop artist isn't included on the poll already, you can add them to the list. Just make sure whoever you add has funny lyrics that might include puns and wordplay.

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 rappers under 30 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;

Snow Tha Product

Responsible for some of the&nbsp;<a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/best-rap-songs-2020/music-lover" target="_blank">hottest tracks of 2020</a>,&nbsp;these women rappers and MCs know how to handle a mic. Since the early days of hip-hop, women took&nbsp;part in crafting the genre&#39;s overall tone and sound. Though hip-hop music is commonly associated with a glorification of male-exclusive camaraderie, women MCs help to break that mold, off-setting more men-centric attitudes with a steely, seen-it-all perspective of their own. Some women rappers&nbsp;make up a part of a successful rap group, such as Digable Planets or Salt-N-Pepa. But just as often, the best female rappers&nbsp;pursue their own solo rap careers, sometimes with the assistance or stewardship of an established&nbsp;rap act. (For example, Bahamadia got an early boost in the &#39;90s from Gang Starr&#39;s Guru. Lil&#39; Kim, as well, was mentored in the rap game by none other than the late Biggie Smalls himself.)

Who are the best women rappers out there? As of today, more and more women hip-hop acts generate&nbsp;just as much buzz for new releases as men. So much so, in fact, that acts like Cardi B are now scoring the top-charting singles around. Girl power, indeed.

If you&#39;re wondering who made the beats for some of the <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/best-rap-songs-2018/ranker-music" target="_blank">biggest&nbsp;2018 rap songs</a>, check out&nbsp;this list of the top hip hop producers right now. Featuring rappers who produce their own music, underground producers who are quickly gaining clout, and even <a class="edS-cl" href="https://www.ranker.com/list/electronic-dance-music-bands-and-musicians/ranker-music?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">popular EDM artists</a>, the hottest rap producers today deserve recognition for their chart-topping songs.&nbsp;

The top 10 hip hop producers in 2018 include Tay Keith, Cardo, Murda Beatz,&nbsp;Nineteen85, and Drake&#39;s &quot;In My Feelings&quot; producer TrapMoneyBenny. Other good famous rap producers include TM88, D. A. Damon, Boi-1da, and Louis Bell.

Vote up the best rap&nbsp;music producers right now, and add your favorites if they&#39;re missing from the list.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;

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.

Here are the greatest hip hop supergroups of all-time, ranked by fans everywhere. This list of rap supergroups only includes groups formed by artists who were popular at the time, so&nbsp;Hot Boys and&nbsp;Black Star didn&#39;t make the cut. Also, rappers who have collaborated on an album together, like Kanye West and Jay-Z for Watch the Throne, are only considered supergroups if they officially announced themselves as such. Some of the most <a class="edS-cl" href="https://www.ranker.com/list/most-famous-rappers-right-now/celebrity-lists?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">famous hip hop</a> supergroups include Run the Jewels, Beast Coast, Kids See Ghosts, Black Hippy, and Def Squad.

Vote up the best supergroups in <a class="edS-cl" href="https://www.ranker.com/list/florida-hip-hop-music-bands-list/reference?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">hip hop music</a> history, but remember to rank them based on their songs together&nbsp;rather than their individual successes.

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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.

If you could roll up to a party and&nbsp;magically have the skills and voice of any MC, rapper, or hip hop artist, who would you choose to sound like? Would you rap like&nbsp;Jay Z?&nbsp;Would you steal&nbsp;Rick Ross's booming&nbsp;voice? Or&nbsp;maybe you'd choose to sound like hip hop artists who can sing like Andree 3000? Females, maybe you'd kill to be able to belt it out like Rihanna or rap like Cardi B or Nicki Minaj.&nbsp;All true fans have an opinion on <a href="https://www.ranker.com/crowdranked-list/the-greatest-rappers-of-all-time" target="_blank">the best rappers</a> and the&nbsp;<a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/rappers-with-best-voices/ranker-hip-hop" target="_blank">hip hop stars with&nbsp;the best voices</a>, but you aren't necessarily&nbsp;voting on that here. Vote up the <a class="edS-cl" href="https://www.ranker.com/crowdranked-list/the-greatest-rappers-of-all-time?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">best hip hop artists</a> that you think it would be fun to actually sound like. Who would surprise your friends the most? What voice would get the most attention?&nbsp;Vote for the talented hip hop stars you want to sound like below and feel free to add anything you feel is missing!&nbsp;

Joey Bada$$

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This conscious rappers list ranks the best conscious hip hop artists and groups by votes. This list of good conscious rappers let&rsquo;s you see who hip hop fans think are the best in conscious hip hop.&nbsp;Not to be confused with political hip hop, the best conscious rappers directly address the social, cultural, and political issues that will effect people in everyday life. The best conscious rappers have built a loyal following due to their ability to discuss the everyday struggles of normal people and the truths that go along with that. Many of the <a class="edS-cl" href="https://www.ranker.com/crowdranked-list/the-greatest-rappers-of-all-time?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">best rappers of all time</a> started off as socially conscious rappers. Unlike other more politicized forms of music, conscious rappers try to present information through their rhymes so people can make informed decisions on the issues they rap about on their own.

 
So, who are the best conscious rappers? Any list has to have the likes of Mos Def, Immortal Technique, Common, Lupe Fiasco, Talib Kweli, and Killer Mike on it. These rappers are certainly politically conscious, but the focus of much of their work is on the personal narrative that accompanies political and social strife. This is why, with their texturized beats and solid lyrics, they have remained some of the most popular, and thus, best conscious rappers of all time.

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That said, it&#39;s up to you to determine who are the best conscious rappers. If you notice that a top artist is missing from this list and should be added, feel free to add them.&nbsp;This list answers the questions &quot;who are the best conscious hip hop acts of all time?&quot; and &quot;who is the greatest conscious rapper 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 conscious <a class="edS-cl" href="https://www.ranker.com/list/old-school-hip-hop-bands-and-artists/ranker-music?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">hip hop bands</a> that you might&#39;ve heard of.&nbsp;

With the rise of <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/best-soundcloud-rappers/ranker-music" target="_blank">SoundCloud&nbsp;rappers</a>, a new <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/popular-hip-hop-music-genres/ranker-music" target="_blank">hip hop subgenre</a> called emo rap was born. Dropping&nbsp;the <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/best-emo-rap-songs-2019/ranker-music" target="_blank">best emo rap songs of 2019</a>, these are the best emo rap artists who are making this once-underground subgenre mainstream. Also known as sad rap or emo hip hop, emo rap music features darker themes in their lyrics, like suicide, depression, and loneliness. Other elements in emo rap include &quot;crying&quot; vocals, experimental beats, and instrumental blends with rock music. Who is the best emo rapper of all time?&nbsp;

Unfortunately, some of the most popular Emo rappers have died in the past several years.&nbsp;Lil Peep,&nbsp;XXXTentacion, and Juice WRLD passed at tragically young ages in 2017, 2018, and 2019, respectively.&nbsp; Some current top emo rap artists are Trippie Redd, Post Malone, and Lil Uzi Vert, though of course, the songs of the aforementioned&nbsp;late rappers live&nbsp;on.

Vote up the best emo rappers, and add your favorites if they&#39;re missing from the list.&nbsp;

Calle 13

Update: <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/best-latin-trap-songs/music-lover" target="_blank">Dive into the best new Latin hip hop with our list of 2020&#39;s top&nbsp;Latin trap songs</a>.

Over the past few decades, Latin rappers have moved from being a favorite of Latinos to achieving mainstream success. Latino hip hop emerged from the West Coast of the U.S. during the late 1980s and early 1990s and had a strong following (unsurprisingly) with Latinos in areas like Southern California. On the other side of the U.S., Latin rap emerged in Latino hotbeds like Miami and New York City. Like other rap genres, Latino hip hop lyrically took on topics that affected their lives. Over time, as mainstream Latin rap developed, the genre has moved towards party anthems with big beats and catchy hooks. No matter what you think of the early Spanglish rappers, today&#39;s Latin rappers are some of the biggest names in music, with some being among the greatest rappers alive.

So, who are the greatest Latino and Mexican rappers? Any list of Latino rappers has to include the likes of Cypress Hill, Immortal Technique, Big Pun, Fat Joe, Lil Rob, Daddy Yankee and Pitbull. These are some of the biggest names and best Latin <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>, and with good reason. Their slick rhymes, strong fan bases and catchy tunes have made these Latin hip hop artists widely known across the globe. Latino rappers are widely popular not only among the Spanish speaking audience, but English fans as well.

That said, who are the best Latino rappers? If you notice that a Latin rap artists is missing from this list, feel free to add them.&nbsp;This list answers the questions &quot;who are the best Latin rappers of all time?&quot; and &quot;who is the greatest Latin rap musician ever?&quot; 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 Latin rappers that you might&#39;ve heard of.

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We&#39;re ranking the best Frank Ocean albums of all time. One of the&nbsp;<a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/best-r-and-b-artists-and-bands/reference" target="_blank">best R&amp;B artists&nbsp;ever</a>, Frank Ocean&#39;s discography&nbsp;features two Grammys and many popular songs, like &quot;Swim Good&quot; and &quot;Chanel.&quot; What is the greatest Frank Ocean album ever?

From his debut mixtape Nostalgia, Ultra to his 2016 album Blonde, this list of Frank Ocean albums also includes Channel Orange, which features singles &quot;Thinkin Bout You&quot; and &quot;Pyramids.&quot;

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Channel Orange

Channel Orange is the debut studio album of American recording artist Frank Ocean, released on July 10, 2012, by Def Jam Recordings. After releasing his 2011 mixtape Nostalgia, Ultra, Ocean began writing the album with creative partner Malay, who assisted him with its recording at EastWest Studio in Hollywood. Rather than rely on samples as he had with his mixtape, Ocean wanted to approach sound and song structure differently on Channel Orange. He titled the album as a reference to the neurological phenomenon grapheme–color synesthesia and the color he perceived during the summer he first fell in love.
Channel Orange has an unconventional musical style, film-inspired segue tracks, and songs that draw on electro-funk, pop-soul, jazz-funk, and psychedelic music. Ocean's songwriting touches on themes such as unrequited love, decadence, class, and drugs through the use of surrealistic imagery, conversational devices, and descriptive narratives depicting dark characters. His baritone singing on the album exhibits free-form flow and alternating falsetto and tenor registers.

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We're ranking the best Frank Ocean albums of all time. One of the&nbsp;best R&amp;B artists&nbsp;ever, Frank Ocean's discography&nbsp;features two Grammys and ...