When talking about strict lyrical skills, any of the top-12 male rappers could claim the seat. But in terms of INFLUENCE and rap skills...?...there really is no contest...2Pac was the greatest and most influential rapper ever...followed in no particular order by the following:
BIG (on some other shyt)
KRS-1 (The original edutainer)
Snoop (like the Zap or Bootsy of rap)
Nas (deep and introspective)
Jay-Z (mouth is like an uzi)
Rakim (effortless)
Eminem (as lyrically skilled as any nigga)
LL (most prolific rapper ever, 3 decades!)
Chuck-D (political lyrics influenced Pac)
Ice Cube (many rappers rolled into one)
Ice-T (invented gangsta rap)
Li'l Wayne (didn't know he had it in him) Big Daddy Kane (the Barry White of rap)
When talking about strict lyrical skills, any of the top-12 male rappers could claim the seat. But in terms of INFLUENCE and rap skills...?...there really is no contest...2Pac was the greatest and most influential rapper ever...followed in no particular order by the following:
BIG (on some other shyt)
KRS-1 (The original edutainer)
Snoop (like the Zap or Bootsy of rap)
Nas (deep and introspective)
Jay-Z (mouth is like an uzi)
Rakim (effortless)
Eminem (as lyrically skilled as any nigga)
LL (most prolific rapper ever, 3 decades!)
Chuck-D (political lyrics influenced Pac)
Ice Cube (many rappers rolled into one)
Ice-T (invented gangsta rap)
Li'l Wayne (didn't know he had it in him) Big Daddy Kane (the Barry White of rap)