Damn! Forgot Big L, dude was on-point with the lyricism. Honorable mention goes to the other members of D.I.T.C. plus Snoop reppin' the West West y'all!
Q-tip??? he aaight but BIG L really really held it down back then!!! my new list shud be...Big L,Canibus(I hate LL for what he did to him), Rebel INS, KURUPT,Ras Kass(Illest westcoast lyricist to me)
wow. 54 comments. that's awesome ivan. in the early to mid nineties, my favorite emcee was chris cooper aka super c aka sup aka sup the chemist, sfc represent. then it would drop to peace 586 of freedom of soul fame. and then to lpg and rest of the tunnel rat family. those were the days.
Gotta be Nasir Jones.
ReplyDeleteMaster Ace
ReplyDeletejeru, guru, bahamdia and black thought
ReplyDeleteall three deserve top honors in my book
CL smooth(no one seems to mention him these days), Rakim, Nas,Gza,...hmm still thinking
ReplyDeleteMef Tical!
ReplyDeleteRae, Ghost and Method Man.
ReplyDeleteNo doubt, Mef was on fire back then. Pac was the shit of course....
ReplyDeleteE-40 was my dude until the Hyphy sh!t
ReplyDeleteBiggie (just coming through), Meth & Nas
ReplyDeleteRedman was killing the game from his contibutions to Business as Usual in 90 through Muddy Waters in 96.
ReplyDeleteKRS.
ReplyDeleteBig L is my pick. He fuckin killed it on the m.i.c.
ReplyDeleteWu!
ReplyDeleteBig L, Sadat X, KRS, O.C. & the Ticalian Stallion!
ReplyDeleteMr. X to the Z, Xzibit...
ReplyDeleteX in the early/mid-90's!?!?
ReplyDeleteI'd go with MEF, Sadat, Jeru, Rae, Del and Ed O.G.
Gotta say the mighty KRS-One
ReplyDeleteCanibus
ReplyDeleteIts like youve asked us whos your fav. Mc of all time. early -to-mid 90's=Best Hip Hop Era
ReplyDeleteKrs one and Chuck D
ReplyDeleteRakim
ReplyDeleteSnoop all day. Not so much after '94.
ReplyDeleteFav MC, not necessarily the best.
I'd say Nas / Biggie / Pac
ReplyDeleteIce cube,Big daddy Kane,Chuck D,KRS-one,Rakim,CL Smooth.Sorry,it's to hard to pick just one
ReplyDeleteIs there any question?
ReplyDeleteBiggie Smalls = The Illest
I also fuxed heavy [II] with Nasir, Rakim, & Wu-Tang. Jay-Z & The Lox a lil' bit later.
Damn! Forgot Big L, dude was on-point with the lyricism. Honorable mention goes to the other members of D.I.T.C. plus Snoop reppin' the West West y'all!
ReplyDeleteIts a tie amongst KRS-One, B-Real, and Tupac
ReplyDeletewest side on you niggaz lol
ReplyDeleteSnoop Dogg, Method Man, KRS-One, Chuck D, 2Pac, Guru..... ummmm and Black Sheep!
ReplyDeleteBig L.
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ReplyDeleteIce Cube of course. Any other answer is uncivilized.
ReplyDeleteq-tip, q-tip, q-tip, q-tip, q-tip, q-tip, q-tip
ReplyDeleteNAS, KOOL G RAP, RAKIM
ReplyDeleteDamn! And the HHIReaders come out of the woodwork to drop some comments? Where you guys been!?!? :D
ReplyDeleteThis list will help in compiling future 'Archives' releases... :D
Organized rarities for both the OCD and lazy hip hop heads out there! :D
jeru
ReplyDeleteScarface.
ReplyDeleteQ-tip??? he aaight but BIG L really really held it down back then!!! my new list shud be...Big L,Canibus(I hate LL for what he did to him), Rebel INS, KURUPT,Ras Kass(Illest westcoast lyricist to me)
ReplyDeleteScarface and Mr. Cheeks
ReplyDeleteM.e.t.h.o.d Maaaan
ReplyDelete^ Agreed. MEF FTW!
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ReplyDelete'dre from outkast, and scarface
ReplyDeleteLord Have Mercy
ReplyDeleteprodigy was sick in the mid 90's
ReplyDeleteOh shit that's true. Everybody forgot Prodigy. Him and Mef were like every rapper's favorite rapper. Rappers' rappers if you will.
ReplyDeleteHammer!!!!! Too legit.
ReplyDeleteHammer?!?!!!? No. Guru & KRS!
ReplyDeletePlug Wonder Why + Trugoy the Dove= THA GREATEST
ReplyDeleteGuru, Rakim, Nas, BiG, Common,
ReplyDeletei forgot gza and the rest of wu tang actually
ReplyDeleteCo-sign on what everyone else said
ReplyDeleteDel, during the Mistadobalina and No Need for Alarm days, was totally unique and killed on the mic.
ReplyDelete^ Hiero
ReplyDeletewow. 54 comments. that's awesome ivan. in the early to mid nineties, my favorite emcee was chris cooper aka super c aka sup aka sup the chemist, sfc represent. then it would drop to peace 586 of freedom of soul fame. and then to lpg and rest of the tunnel rat family. those were the days.
ReplyDeletebut big l has the voice. big is the legend. but i'm a sucker for jigga.
ReplyDeleteVanilla Ice?
ReplyDeleteShame on y'all. After all the comments, no one's gonna show love for Grand Puba??? Some people for some reason put Sadat X, but no Puba?? C'mon now.
ReplyDeleteKRS, RAKIM, Latee, BDK, Kool G Rap, Kool Fash, Godfather Don, Grand Puba, and..um..Natural Elements, all of 'em.
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