’s Top 50 Greatest Rappers of All Time continues with this week’s reveal of our top 10 rappers.
The Greatest of All Time, aka the GOAT. That’s a distinguished — and also contentious — honor when it comes to ranking who or what is the ultimate best, whether you’re talking films, TV shows, restaurants or any other subject.is ranking the Top 50 Greatest Rappers of All Time as part of our salute to this year’s golden anniversary of hip-hop. The rollout began with the Jan. 11 reveal of the rappers ranked 50-41.
From there, the teams took into account the following criteria, not in any particular order: body of work/achievements , cultural impact/influence , longevity , lyrics and flow . As is well known, GOAT and similar best-of lists always draw their share of criticism and praise from industry pundits and the public alike. So it took a lot of deliberation and deep discussion to reason our way to what we believe is a well-thought-out, authentic list that reflects hip-hop’s foundational pioneers, evolutionary trailblazers and contemporary mainstays.
sc VibeMagazine hiphop 'Best Rapper' is impossible to name. Everyone has their own top rapper. Most sales doesn't make someone 'the best' nor does most number 1 songs. A more fitting title would be 'most financially successful rapper'. But best ever? No.
sc VibeMagazine hiphop Gucci mane and Future in top 50, omg, billboard us being run by some 15 yo kid
sc VibeMagazine hiphop The only reason he is 1 is because he stole 2 - 50's rythmes and lyrics!
sc VibeMagazine hiphop list is pop not rap! Anyone that has Eminem on a list has been doped by music industry. Like ice cube is a gangster lol. Foolish.
sc VibeMagazine hiphop not by far, jay z best rapper, weak list, dr dre, snoop dogg, 50 cent, eminem, dmx, way more rappers than jay z, bilbord can't be taken seriously, jay z never had a bigger impact than jay z dr dre, but everyone already knows that he always wins everything, for being the dizzy,
sc VibeMagazine hiphop 😆 🤦♂️
sc VibeMagazine hiphop I'm the Goat man
sc VibeMagazine hiphop Damn right…
sc VibeMagazine hiphop No Way😂
sc VibeMagazine hiphop Yessss he is 😍
sc VibeMagazine hiphop Jay is the GOAT hands ✋️ down All around ,street poet,in the club,story telling, and business
sc VibeMagazine hiphop Why no chancetherapper ?
sc VibeMagazine hiphop Did Hov buy the number one spot🤣🤣🤣
sc VibeMagazine hiphop 😂🤡
sc VibeMagazine hiphop Most random list I’ve ever seen
sc VibeMagazine hiphop Amazing MCs but Holy shit this list is mangled
sc VibeMagazine hiphop Facts. There's zero argument agaisnt HOV.
sc VibeMagazine hiphop He's a joke can't be number 1 before pac biggie and em🤣
sc VibeMagazine hiphop Trash
sc VibeMagazine hiphop Goat 🐐
sc VibeMagazine hiphop They need to stop making a iist
sc VibeMagazine hiphop Ok now I see jayz fake ass paid off billboard it’s clear now 😂😂😂 this list suck this bum will never be better than 2PAC methodman therealredman 50cent or Ludacris shit JColeNC ain’t even on here he better than kendricklamar this list bogus 4sure
sc VibeMagazine hiphop big pun, dmx, ice cube, fat joe, nas, snoop, sticky fingaz, eminem, 50, jay z, biggie and pac, redman, mos def and than after follows drake, lil wayne and all this new-composed so called rappers. Of course list starts with Eminem, followed by dmx, nas, terror squad and jay-z etc.
sc VibeMagazine hiphop He's good but 1 and above Eminem and 2Pac?! Ain't no way.
sc VibeMagazine hiphop I'm sooo disappointed how come Jay be number1 over Eminem this list is trash🚮🚮🚮🚮
sc VibeMagazine hiphop This list is rubbish 🗑
sc VibeMagazine hiphop JoshLUFCBanks your fav of all time 🤣
sc VibeMagazine hiphop No way he better than pac
sc VibeMagazine hiphop Hellllll nah nobody listen to him since 2003
sc VibeMagazine hiphop I agree..JZ is the best of all time❤️
sc VibeMagazine hiphop 1. Pac 2. Nas 3. Eminem 4. Biggie 5. Jay-Z 6. Rakim 7. Ice Cube 8. DMX 9. Ye 10. Wayne Honorable Mentions: Black Thought, Big L, Kool G Rap, Meth, Rae, Ghost, GZA, LL Cool J, Big Daddy Kane, Andre 3K, Redman, Kendrick, and Pun.
sc VibeMagazine hiphop NO
sc VibeMagazine hiphop List is solid from 1-7 but 8-10 don’t belong in the top 10 definitely nicki. Wheres Andre 3000 Jcole DMX Kanye west. Top10 Lets talk about it 😤😤
sc VibeMagazine hiphop Jay z number 1 GTFO 😂😂😂2 pac should be Number 1
sc VibeMagazine hiphop Ain’t No Fuckn Way
sc VibeMagazine hiphop How did Tupac jump to 4 when he wasn’t on the list in 2015?!? The people at billboard don’t know music. Pac deserves his spot. But he went from not being on the list to number 4 with NO NEW MUSIC 😂🤣😂 billboard is NOT the metric.
sc VibeMagazine hiphop Who and why tf is he at 1 ….. Need some answers
sc VibeMagazine hiphop How can you rank him above Biggie when he keeps consistently quoting Biggie's rhymes
sc VibeMagazine hiphop Who you know better than Hov? Riddle me that
sc VibeMagazine hiphop I can name 10 Better rappers than jayz.
sc VibeMagazine hiphop 🥇 Eminem 🥈 Kanye West 🥉 Jay Z 4️⃣ Lil Wayne 5️⃣ 2pac 6️⃣ Notorious B.I.G put what you want for the rest
sc VibeMagazine hiphop for the record eminem murdered the top 3 😁 1 - Renegade 2 - love game 3 - EPMD
sc VibeMagazine hiphop I love Hov, but many rappers on this list are technically better and more versatile.
sc VibeMagazine hiphop Not the best list. Not the worst either. Personally, it’s Nas 1 and Jay 2. Used to be close but not after Nas’ Kings Disease series and Magic.
sc VibeMagazine hiphop not no. 1 in my book
sc VibeMagazine hiphop Well down billboard magazine this is a greatest list I approve of unlike that trash list rolling stone magazine put out of greatest singers leaving off legends like celine dion and dionne Warrick and putting some damn taylor swift and Billie ellish on the list
sc VibeMagazine hiphop No
sc VibeMagazine hiphop Nicki in the top 10💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀
sc VibeMagazine hiphop 🤣🤣🤣
sc VibeMagazine hiphop Pac is 1
sc VibeMagazine hiphop I'm going to let you try this again....if you acknowledge you screwed this up. Ya got until Aug 11
sc VibeMagazine hiphop Listen to NAS again and reconsider OneMic
sc VibeMagazine hiphop 1. Eminem 2. Slim Shady 3. Marshall Mathers 4. Tupac 5. Biggie 6. Dr Dre 7. Ice Cube 8. Nas 9. Easy E 10. Lil Wayne
sc VibeMagazine hiphop What a joke. Eminem got 2 albums better than Jay z’s best but he’s number 1 ? Lol billboard
sc VibeMagazine hiphop So much disrespect in this list SMH Jay-Z 1… ok, I can live with that. But we talking total SALES? Argument for Kendrick in top 10 but not 2; no Pun, Busta or Rakim? Jada WAY too low-Dr. Dre is higher than he, and Dre didn’t even write his raps 😑 Y’all don’t even know HipHop
sc VibeMagazine hiphop I like Jay, but nah.
sc VibeMagazine hiphop Wtf, where is Yelawolf
sc VibeMagazine hiphop Haaaahaaa Illuminati is making the list
sc VibeMagazine hiphop By that very fact, like it or lump it, inevitably, as a matter of course, ipso facto, JayZ is the GOAT 🐐
sc VibeMagazine hiphop Em smoked that industry plant and just cuz he is married to you systematic clowns , he is number one and EM is behind him and KENDRICK, get the fuck out of here , EM is THE GREATEST period facts
sc VibeMagazine hiphop Nas is like💯 Em Pac Hov Andre 3k Cole Kendrick Eazy E Drake Prime Dre
sc VibeMagazine hiphop A top 50 list with no Big L, but future, nicki and rickross is just blasphemous. Im not even a old-head but this list makes no sense. Apart from Hov being number 1
sc VibeMagazine hiphop This is how the list should be 1. Eminem 2. Tupac 3. Jay Z 4. Kendrick 5. Lil Wayne 6. J Cole 7. Nas 8. BIG 9. Nicki minaj 10. Kanye West
sc VibeMagazine hiphop Overrated
sc VibeMagazine hiphop Y'all working overtime to make us forget about Kanye West 🚮
JAY_Z_Daily sc VibeMagazine hiphop Goat 🐐
sc VibeMagazine hiphop 🐐👑
sc VibeMagazine hiphop 1) Pac 2) Nas 3) Kendrick 4) Biggie 5) Em 6) Jay Z 7) 50 8) Lil Wayne 9) J Cole 10) Common Mine👌
sc VibeMagazine hiphop No Kanye west lol, must be trippin
sc VibeMagazine hiphop Lol 🤣.. Eminem, Tupac and Biggie all ahead of him. I can even make a case for Nas. 🤣🤣🤣
sc VibeMagazine hiphop We can respect this, but we know others r not gonna like it, but it is what it is yo, No.1
sc VibeMagazine hiphop I knew I liked Billboard. Em at 5 and Hov at 1 is actually very ACCURATE.
sc VibeMagazine hiphop “Holl up, wait a minute, you’ll thought I was finished,” where is my goat MeekMill
sc VibeMagazine hiphop Lol
sc VibeMagazine hiphop puts Jay Z 1 and all those rappers above EMINEM👑 just because Em is white. Respect for all those rappers but none of them did better than EMINEM.
sc VibeMagazine hiphop I see Pac for his passion and Thug poetry I see Biggy for his flow and humor I see snoop for his flow I see the wu-tang for their mc skills I see Eminem for his lyricism
kendricklamar VibeMagazine hiphop Kendrick Lamar is first in my book and I'm listening to him rn
kendricklamar VibeMagazine hiphop Technically? Yes. Em should be number 1 then.
kendricklamar VibeMagazine hiphop 🤔9
sc VibeMagazine hiphop Nas best ✌Jay no
kendricklamar VibeMagazine hiphop Number 2😂😂😭 and lil Wayne us number 7 Which rap music is billboard listening to abeg
sc VibeMagazine hiphop Wayne himself says jay is the GOAT I don't know why yall pressed 😂😂
sc VibeMagazine hiphop Overrated mf😂😂😂 He can’t even stand Nas, Nas gon get him smoked on God
sc VibeMagazine hiphop No Jcole? Y'all better stop trolling
kendricklamar VibeMagazine hiphop Nope
kendricklamar VibeMagazine hiphop Love kendrick but putting him at 2 is kinda crazy
sc VibeMagazine hiphop MackieAu79 you should see this list. Especially Top 10.
sc VibeMagazine hiphop Can’t believe Tech N9ne didn’t make this list. That man will stay forever underrated
sc VibeMagazine hiphop This list is pure garbage, its just trash.
kendricklamar VibeMagazine hiphop Nah he number 1
sc VibeMagazine hiphop kanye not in the top 10 haha this is crazy talk haha
kendricklamar VibeMagazine hiphop iamcardib is better
sc VibeMagazine hiphop Eminem is far great imo. Jay Z just a copy cat.
sc VibeMagazine hiphop lmfao
sc VibeMagazine hiphop How's Jay z number 1🤣🤣🤣🤣
sc VibeMagazine hiphop That's funny JayZ is Top 20 at best. Shady is the goat.. Besides Its hilarious that you got Drake, Nicki Minaj in top 10 and DOOM, Big L aren't even on the list.. 📃💩
kendricklamar VibeMagazine hiphop Jaz what?
kendricklamar VibeMagazine hiphop Kendrick can’t be 2 it’s not earthly possible
sc VibeMagazine hiphop Over 227 million records sold Over 250 award wins Most viewed rappers in history Oscar Emmy 90,000 wembley show sold 2× in a row 10 no. 1 albums Most streamed rap catalogue How can anyone put Eminem at number 5😂😂😂 Clowns!!!🤡🤡
sc VibeMagazine hiphop Ohio is the no.1 rapper
sc VibeMagazine hiphop Em is the most decorated Rapper in history Em is the best selling rapper of all time Em as achieved EGO status Has achieved the biggest sold out shows in rap history Lose yourself is the most successful song of all time Em is the only top selling rapper in top 10 music history
sc VibeMagazine hiphop Ronaldinho is the number 1 rapper? damn.
sc VibeMagazine hiphop This list sucks! No lupe? No big boi? anyway here’s mine in no order Eminem Nas Pac Lil Wayne Lupe Kendrick DMX Mos Def Common J Cole
Nas VibeMagazine hiphop Nas over wayne is crazy
sc VibeMagazine hiphop Agree with 1 but what a trash list man
Nas VibeMagazine hiphop 'Give me the keys, give me the B's, give me that flow back. Im top 5? Not number 1?, how could you post that.' -Nas
sc VibeMagazine hiphop Definitely not
sc VibeMagazine hiphop HOV did!
sc VibeMagazine hiphop Pac died 2 decades ago but still relavant, to me thats s goat
sc VibeMagazine hiphop Pharrell has Advice for that 💨
sc VibeMagazine hiphop They love making this list. The only way these white publications know how to discuss hip hop/rap is by ranking it. They know the rankings will create drama. That’s all they care about. If they really wanted to celebrate 50 years, they would’ve made it an homage to ALL rappers.
sc VibeMagazine hiphop Jokes on you
sc VibeMagazine hiphop Drake over rakim is crazy
sc VibeMagazine hiphop duhhh!
sc VibeMagazine hiphop Tech9 deserves to be on here
You misspelled Lalisa
sc VibeMagazine hiphop beyonce's impact lol list is cap
sc VibeMagazine hiphop This list 🤣
sc VibeMagazine hiphop This is bullshit biggie eminem and 2pac are better than him
sc VibeMagazine hiphop Wow. Absolutely BRUTAL list. Can't even take you seriously 😄. Done by a bunch of 13 year olds? All parties involved should be ashamed
sc VibeMagazine hiphop How🤣
sc VibeMagazine hiphop This is joke right?
kendricklamar VibeMagazine hiphop Putting Kendrick over Em is crazy ngl
Nas VibeMagazine hiphop The greatest Nasty Nas 👑
JAY_Z_Daily sc VibeMagazine hiphop The goat
Nas VibeMagazine hiphop He should be number 1
sc VibeMagazine hiphop It's funny that Billboard selected Jay Z as 1 because he rapped about how irrelevant their charts were to his success 🤣🤣🤣 But I guess you need him to remain relevant... 😵💀
sc VibeMagazine hiphop ' We was praising Billboard but we were young Now I look at Billboard like 'Is you dumb?' ' - Jay-Z
kendricklamar VibeMagazine hiphop Y'all crazy, Lamar👀👀
sc VibeMagazine hiphop Jay Z kill off his oppositions to gain the top spot in the Industry
sc VibeMagazine hiphop Gucci Mane aint even top 100. Future over Common, Redman and Jadakiss? Dafuq is this?
sc VibeMagazine hiphop Correct
sc VibeMagazine hiphop
sc VibeMagazine hiphop Of course, the 🐐
sc VibeMagazine hiphop This a joke Jay ain't even a better rapper against Wayne
Nas VibeMagazine hiphop Supposed to be number 1
sc VibeMagazine hiphop Real top 10 1.Kanye West 2.Jay-Z 3.Drake 4.Eminem 5.50 Cent 6.JCole 7.Kendrick 8.DMX 9.Tupac 10.Nas
sc VibeMagazine hiphop Overrated
sc VibeMagazine hiphop how much money did he pay for this?
sc VibeMagazine hiphop You all are smoking something, this is ridiculous. Fuck outta here, who made this piece of garbage?
SUPREMEPOETICS Nas VibeMagazine hiphop Why you ranking the 🐐 at 3🤔
sc VibeMagazine hiphop Drake at 8th😑. Worst top 50 rapper list of all time
Nas VibeMagazine hiphop Tripple OG
kendricklamar VibeMagazine hiphop 🚮🚮🚮
sc VibeMagazine hiphop Jay-z is overhyped
sc VibeMagazine hiphop Hahahaha. Wayne is the 🐐
NICKIMINAJ VibeMagazine hiphop Salute to BillBoard for adding her in that spot. I feel she needs to be higher actually. Her skill set, influence, commitment and appeal is unmatched. Type shit
NICKIMINAJ VibeMagazine hiphop Who's cares only her fans the world is bored of nicki
NICKIMINAJ VibeMagazine hiphop Nicki may you reign forever 👑 💕🫶🏻
sc VibeMagazine hiphop and kanye west!!!
NICKIMINAJ VibeMagazine hiphop I know Cardi is fuming rn
NICKIMINAJ VibeMagazine hiphop 👑
sc VibeMagazine hiphop Kanye?
Nas VibeMagazine hiphop Close but not quite high enough
kendricklamar VibeMagazine hiphop My pick for number 1 is Kendrick Lamar... Number 2 is 2pac...Jay Z was foul...
NICKIMINAJ VibeMagazine hiphop Queen lowkey one o my fav albums of all time. Good Form unlocked a whole ass genre of music for me I’m so serious.
Nas VibeMagazine hiphop I'm actually pleasantly surprised he's this high, because billboard normally favor commercial heavy MCs.. personally he's my 1.
NICKIMINAJ VibeMagazine hiphop
NICKIMINAJ VibeMagazine hiphop the most mid female rapper + made basic bar and only competes with herself
NICKIMINAJ VibeMagazine hiphop and cardi?
NICKIMINAJ VibeMagazine hiphop She is the female weezy 🐐🐐
sc VibeMagazine hiphop We all know there is no way jay z can be first 😂😂
sc VibeMagazine hiphop 😂💀 yea ok
sc VibeMagazine hiphop 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣💵💵💵💵💵💵💵💵💵💵💵💵💵💵🐀🐀🐀
sc VibeMagazine hiphop Nas Flamed Jay-Z and has a better aggregate album score than Jay-Z.
sc VibeMagazine hiphop Kendrick. BiG. Em. Hov. Pac. Wayne. Nas. 3K. BigL. Ye.
NICKIMINAJ VibeMagazine hiphop SHE IS A ICON
NICKIMINAJ VibeMagazine hiphop SHE IS A LEGEND
NICKIMINAJ VibeMagazine hiphop THE MF QUEEN
sc VibeMagazine hiphop Holy L
Nas VibeMagazine hiphop Nas Flamed Jay-Z and has a better aggregate album score than Jay-Z.
NICKIMINAJ VibeMagazine hiphop Billboard said what the fuck they said, PERIOD. The queen is queen.
sc VibeMagazine hiphop Its really Biggie
NICKIMINAJ VibeMagazine hiphop Bull💩
QueenRadioAMP NICKIMINAJ VibeMagazine hiphop Congratulations 🍾 NICKIMINAJ
NICKIMINAJ VibeMagazine hiphop
Nas VibeMagazine hiphop 🐐
kendricklamar VibeMagazine hiphop Why is bro mocking Jesus
sc VibeMagazine hiphop I know the payola GOAT be paying y’all . How can you be the GOAT after stealing lyrics from biggie pac Nas slick Rick rakim Eminem bunB Ice T and more 😂😂😂 and stealing young Chris whole style . Nobody cares about this industry list and Kendrick is not top5
NICKIMINAJ VibeMagazine hiphop Listed among the men & saved female rap. My 🐐 🦄
sc VibeMagazine hiphop XDDDDD
NICKIMINAJ VibeMagazine hiphop How is she even on the list
NICKIMINAJ VibeMagazine hiphop I agree
kendricklamar VibeMagazine hiphop Amazing rapper, but that’s too high on the list
sc VibeMagazine hiphop DoggieDiamonds
sc VibeMagazine hiphop 😹
NICKIMINAJ VibeMagazine hiphop 🦄🦄🦄🦄🦄🦄❤️
NICKIMINAJ VibeMagazine hiphop QUEEN OF RAP
sc VibeMagazine hiphop Kendrick is not top5 his last album is trash .. Jayz hasn’t dropped an album since 2017 .
NICKIMINAJ VibeMagazine hiphop Thank you for using this sickening ass picture 🔥🔥🔥🏆
NICKIMINAJ VibeMagazine hiphop 👑
Nas VibeMagazine hiphop best catalogue in hip hop but 3rd okay
NICKIMINAJ VibeMagazine hiphop THE QUEEN
sc VibeMagazine hiphop There isn’t one goat, this is ridiculous. 2Pac, JayZ, Nas, Biggie , Scarface , T.I., Em, and Lil Wayne are the goats. Kendrick, future , drake, JColeNC are all still going. We are hip hop we been making our own rules, so they are all goats!
sc VibeMagazine hiphop This list gonna make me kms no joke
NICKIMINAJ VibeMagazine hiphop Jay Z is number 1 I like this list.
kendricklamar VibeMagazine hiphop Hell noooooo
NICKIMINAJ VibeMagazine hiphop Top 2 is nicky deserves
Nas VibeMagazine hiphop He should be Number 1 🤦
sc VibeMagazine hiphop Number one, seriously?
NICKIMINAJ VibeMagazine hiphop Queen up there with the Men lol 🫡
sc VibeMagazine hiphop
NICKIMINAJ VibeMagazine hiphop Queen competing with men👑 She is mother
NICKIMINAJ VibeMagazine hiphop Queen👑👑👑👑
kendricklamar VibeMagazine hiphop Congratulations 👏👍🏽
sc VibeMagazine hiphop Jay 1 pac 2 Wayne 3
NICKIMINAJ VibeMagazine hiphop
NICKIMINAJ VibeMagazine hiphop The one and only queen of rap
kendricklamar VibeMagazine hiphop Good job man!
kendricklamar VibeMagazine hiphop Wheezy at 9 and Kendrick at 2 is crazy
NICKIMINAJ VibeMagazine hiphop
NICKIMINAJ VibeMagazine hiphop 🔥🔥🔥
kendricklamar VibeMagazine hiphop Jay z 1
sc VibeMagazine hiphop Pac should be number one, but Kendrick over Pac y’all trippin…🤦🏼♀️
NICKIMINAJ VibeMagazine hiphop THE QUEEN OF RAP 👑
sc VibeMagazine hiphop Jay,Nas,Pac in that order
sc VibeMagazine hiphop Eminem em quinto? Hahhaah ele é o maior de todos disparado!
NICKIMINAJ VibeMagazine hiphop LadeeBeeDahlia heres the list here if you think im wrong lmao 💀
NICKIMINAJ VibeMagazine hiphop
NICKIMINAJ VibeMagazine hiphop She is the Moment She's a GOD
NICKIMINAJ VibeMagazine hiphop The goat 🐐 👑
Fab got snubbed
List is ass…… 50cent should be in the top 10 & not number 10 either
What? No MCA and DMC? C’mon.
Maybe you didn’t listen to the KING DISEASE Trilogy. If you did, it’s obvious Nas is 1. Listen to the output, the growth & the body of work. Hit_Boy knows. We have to recognize greatness through bodies of work, not just bars. Nas single-handedly w Hit_Boy raised the bar HIGH
They played J. Cole..........💨
JAY-Z 👑
J? Common
Hell nah, I can't not believe they put Drake on number 8 and redman at 42 THE DISRESPECT 💀
Wait I hate that y’all never include Foxy Brown in any of this smh
Why isn’t J Cole on there
Ranking Billboard’s Top 10 Rappers of All Time: 1. JAY-Z 2. Drake 3. The Notorious B.I.G. 4. Nas 5. Kendrick Lamar 6. Lil Wayne 7. Snoop Dogg 8. 2Pac 9. Eminem 10. Nicki Minaj Not sure why Kanye West isn't on here.
Haha was about to spaz that ye isnt on the List yet i see billboard struggels to get even a 100 likes 1 post i wonder why 🤣
that jay z check paid off well
WHERES KANYE WEST?!!!?
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