Well I'm always wondering what people think are the best so lets go with say top five for each?

Artists
1.Tupac
2.Biggie
3.Big L
4.Eminem
5.Rakim

Albums
1.Illmatic
2.Life After Death
3.Da Shinin
4.insert favorite pac album
5.Reflection Eternal

For artists I feel like biggie and pac could be reversed, I like biggie's flow better but pac actually has a meaning. For Albums Illmatic and reflection eternal are defintley top 2 but the last 3 i dunno, need some more time I guess. Post your favorites, I'm thinking this thread already exists though...

well, i tend to like the underground ones...

Swollen Members
Diverse
Sonic Sum
Shapeshifters

I'd hardly call swollen underground.... theyre huge in canada... Can-Con sees to that, seeing they are canadian...

K.

when i say underground, I basically mean not known around the world that much...but it's just my opinion.

Artists:
1. Downsyde
2. The Herd
3. Two Up
4. Quarashi
5. Ebony Williams

Best storytellers:

* Aesop Rock
* Boots (the Coup)
* Common
* Nas
* Sage Francis

Best skilled rappers:

* J-Live
* Lewis Parker
* Mr. Lif
* Nas
* Rakim

Best albums:

* Funcrusher Plus
* Illmatic
* Paid in Full
* Resurrection
* Steal This Album

Best producers:

* Dan the Automator
* No ID (because of "Resurrection")
* Prefuse 73
* Prince Paul
* RJD2

Mostly based on my mind right now..

please tell me you're not talking about the album System of a Down put out, are you?

No, I'm talking about The Coup.

alright, thanks , I was a bit confused, sorry

sixtoo!
i was very surprised as i read in a citymag, "antagonistic survival pack" is the best hiphop/beats album of the year. the article stood in February expenditure.
but it´s correct.
the beatstructure, the words...the instruments....wow!
after i bought this album, i looked for more 6too stuff.
i found anticon., mush, lex.....
on this labels are so many creative producers, rappers, ....
it´s so difficult to designate good artists.
there are so many.



[->please correct my i´m german]


t.