Worst: Gucci (Lemons) Nuff said......When you put out a song where the only word I could understand was lemons, can't even make the list
Nelly: He could sell a song but if we talking about "rapping" which I think we are, lyrically he's no where near the top, barely in the middle if that
Waka: Same as the two above, all these artists can sell records but they aren't up there when it comes to the best
Now for the list, which is long....I just wanted to put some mainstream guys that I didn't care for with at least some example.....And don't get me wrong almost every artist has at least one song that I could listen to but my biggest thing is lyrics and everything that goes into them
Bubba Sparxxx, Mike Jones, Hurricane Chris, Soulja Boy, Nick Cannon, Young Joc, Lil Boosie, Chingy, Bow Wow , Paul Wall, Ja Rule, Dem Franchise Boys, Plies, Birdman, T-pain (if you count him, I don't really), There's more but I'll stop here
Best.....Top 3 w/ reasoning (Not in order, still living otherwise we'd know how this would look)
Eminem: Hate him because he's white, or because he's crazy but no matter how you look at it he's epic. He sells records and he makes songs of substance not to mention the way he twists words and uses them without making them sound stupid is insane. If you were to ask rappers today who's the best lyrical artist most would say Eminem. Not to mention his last CD he pretty much called out the entire rap game and no one respond. He just knows what he's good at and what he's doing.
Song examples: Lose yourself, Stan, Without me, Guilty Conscience, and When I'm Gone (Like the other artist there's many more but I feel like these songs give you the most range of what he can do....Newer stuff is more metaphorical, sounds like todays stuff)
Lil Wayne: Some people may debate this but theres a couple things that demand Lil Wayne to be on here. One he makes more music there ANY artist. He just does, it's slowed down recently due a lot to legal troubles and work on the Carter 4. I know that he does a lot of collabs and that he attempted rock, but inbetween his weirdness and his crap work he's made some epic songs. Also when it comes to metaphors Wanye can't be touched
Song examples: A Milli, 6 foot 7 foot, Upgrade U, Gossip, I Feel Like Dying
This one's probably going to get the most hate but whatever
Kanye West: Now instantly I know your mind went to 808 and Heartbreaks he should apologize to his fans for that nonsense. But when Kanye first came out and shortly after before his head blew up and he started drinking and hurting young white girls feelings he made some amazing songs. If Kanye goes back to Kanye things will get interesting in rap trust me. I still have faith that he will return to his former glory.
Song examples: Roses, Touch The Sky, Jesus Walks, Hey Mama, All Falls Down,
Other artists I believe are good, and on the rise
J. Cole, 50 Cent, Lloyd Banks, Game (Watch the beef him and 50 are gonna be going at it again soon) Lupe Fiasco, No Genre B.o.B, Talib Kweli, Young Jeezy, Ludacris (Sometimes), Kid Cudi (Sometimes), Mos Def, Fabulous, T.I (Sometimes), and Many Many More
This is all my opinion I know I'm not right and I am positive I forgot some but say what you will I won't judge.....I'm excited for feedback...
P.S. I LOVE RAP!!!! Ha