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ROUND 2 of the Org's Best Rapper Alive -- PICK FIVE by 9pm EDT 10.25.08! Background: After the Vibe B-R-A debacle, I took up the idea (shared by others) for the Org to post its own poll for the "Best Rapper Alive." It began here.
http://prince.org/msg/8/285586 Voters were asked to give their top 5 (which turned into 10) so that we could narrow the list to 25. We're now into the second round. We have 27 semifinalists. 1 clear first place, 1 clear second place, 2 tied for 3rd, 2 tied for 4th, 1 at 5th, 1 at 6th, 1 at 7th, 3 at 8th, 7 for 9th, and 8 for 10th. 1. Rakim (20)
2. Knowledge Reigns Supreme Over Nearly Everyone (16) 3. Chuck D (10) 4. Nas (10) 5. LL Cool J (8) 6. Q-Tip (8) 7. Big Daddy Kane (7) 8. Jay-Z (6) 9. Common (5) 10. Mos Def (4) 11. Kanye West (4) 12. Eminem (4) 13. Andre 3000 (3) 14. Ice Cube (3) 15. Busta Rhymes (3) 16. Brother J (X-Clan) (3) 17. MF Doom (Zev Love X/King Geedorah/Viktor Vaughn) (3) 18. Kelvin Mercer a/k/a Plug 1, Posdnous (De La Soul) (3) 19. Ghostface (3) 20. Queen Latifah (2) 21. Guru (2) 22. Erick Sermon (2) 23. Slick Rick (2) 24. Grandmaster Caz (2) 25. Grand Puba (2) 26. Kool G Rap (2) 27. Jalal Mansur Nuriddin/Last Poets (2)[/color] Please select your five top ones from THESE 27. MC's and Rappers Receiving Votes: 50 Cent, Ludacris, Tragedy, Bizzy Bone, DMX, TI, Dice Raw, E-40, Quincy Troupe, Black Thought, Gil Scott-Heron, TONY M., Melle Mel, Chubb Rock, Ice T, Scribe, Savage, Decepitikonz, Lil Kim, MC Lyte, Marek, Talib Kweli, Pharoahe Monch, Doodlebug (Digable Planets), Rappin 4Tay, Lauryn Hill, RZA [Edited 10/22/08 9:45am] [Edited 10/25/08 9:11am] Good night, sweet Prince | 7 June 1958 - 21 April 2016
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Rakim
KRS Brother J Chuck D Dave (And you may need to post in the original thread so peeps would know that this thread exists.) nWo: bboy87 - Timmy84 - LittleBlueCorvette - MuthaFunka - phunkdaddy - Christopher
MuthaFunka - Black...by popular demand | |
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What?  no lil wayne?
 Um... let me warm up my vocals
Me ME ME ME ME...U U U U U! | |
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Rakim
Chuck D NaS Slick Rick Andre 3000 |
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Big Daddy Kane
Nas Common Kanye West Slick Rick (I was listening to The Show just the other day) "We may deify or demonize them but not ignore them. And we call them genius, because they are the people who change the world." | |
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Rakim
Nas LL Cool J Busta Rhymes Mos Def | |
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KRS-1
LL Busta Andre 3000 Jay-Z I'd add Immortal Technique 2 this list & Paris also. [Edited 10/22/08 14:02pm] | |
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prince
tony m kirky j vanilla ice madonna You CANNOT use the name of God, or religion, to justify acts of violence, to hurt, to hate, to discriminate- Madonna
authentic power is service- Pope Francis | |
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KRS-One
Rakim LL Cool J Big Daddy Kane Nas | |
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namepeace said:
4. Nas (10) 8. Jay-Z (6) 9. Common (5) 11. Kanye West (4) 12. Eminem (4) These are my picks Straight Jacket Funk Affair
Album plays and love for vinyl records. | |
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1. Rakim
2. Knowledge Reigns Supreme Over Nearly Everyone 3. Chuck D 4. Brother J (X-Clan) 5 Eminem man, he has such an amazing body of music that it's sad to see him constrict it down to the basics. he's too talented for the lineup he's doing. estelle 81 | |
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1. Nas
2. 3000 3. Rakim 4. KRS 5. Kane | |
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MF Doom
GhostFace Nas Mos Def Jay-Z As much as i love the ol' skool, i gotta go with what's current. 
if their not rapping now (decently) they can't get my vote. | |
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1)Rakim
2)KRS-1 3)Chuck D 4)Nas 5)Jay Z./Brother J. | |
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Rakim
KRS-One Chuck D Posdnous Mos Def |
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Jalal Mansur Nuriddin
Rakim Chuck D KRS-One Q-Tip Didn't realize Jalal maded the cut.
tA  Tribal Disorder
http://www.soundclick.com...dID=182431 [Edited 10/22/08 18:14pm] "Ya see, we're not interested in what you know...but what you are willing to learn. C'mon y'all." | |
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Although I disagree with "just a few" choices, I am rather proud to know there are some true Hip Hop Headz that are reppin'  ! Me and Nameezy mentioned that in orgnotes. So in the immortal words of Biz Markie = "Damn it's so good to see people up on it"  nWo: bboy87 - Timmy84 - LittleBlueCorvette - MuthaFunka - phunkdaddy - Christopher
MuthaFunka - Black...by popular demand | |
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my original list from the other thread
KRS-One Latifah Busta Rhymes Q-Tip Chuck D | |
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Rakim
LL Cool J KRS One Brother J Big Daddy Kane | |
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Rakim
Knowledge Reigns Supreme Over Nearly Everyone Chuck D LL Cool J Big Daddy Kane Busta Rhymes Honorable mention to Eminem | |
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Rakim
Chuck D Q-Tip Slick Rick Mos Def "Whitney was purely and simply one of a kind." ~ Clive Davis | |
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from your list
1. Rakim 13. Andre 3000 19. Ghostface 21. Guru 23. Slick Rick | |
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from that list....
Nas Eminem Andre 3000 Kool G Rap Rakim |
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moderatorRakim
Knowledge Reigns Supreme Over Nearly Everyone Chuck D Jay-Z Eminem Slick Rick * Honorable mention to MF Doom... and a write-in for Wise Intelligent. ...And it's funny how things change. I can recall a time when Dres and Phife's names were thrown around in discussions like this, too. [Edited 10/23/08 21:25pm] Ὅσον ζῇς φαίνου
μηδὲν ὅλως σὺ λυποῦ πρὸς ὀλίγον ἐστὶ τὸ ζῆν τὸ τέλος ὁ χρόνος ἀπαιτεῖ.” | |
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He isn't for everyone, but Kool-Keith is definitely one of my favorites! he fell off the last couple of albums, but i've been hearing good stuff about his latest joint.
Watch for the MJ cameo.
This one is ill! 
if Aceyalone would have stayed consistent, he would've gotten my vote for top five. he's still a dope lyricist, but just hasn't been able to find anyone to drop some solid beats for him. Busdriver is another virtuoso that's overlooked. | |
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Rakim
KRS One Chuck D Big Daddy Kane Slick Rick I knew from the start that I loved you with all my heart. | |
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A reminder . . .
We're only voting for the 27 . . . but keep up the posts on the other MC's! mag/synth: Aceyalone does have a lot of potential, but like many other slept-on MCs I could name, (coughcoughLyricsBorncoughcough) he can't ever put it together. Others to watch: Guilty Simpson Black Milk Old School MC's worth mentioning: Redman Dres Bucshot Good night, sweet Prince | 7 June 1958 - 21 April 2016
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namepeace said: A reminder . . .
We're only voting for the 27 . . . but keep up the posts on the other MC's! mag/synth: Aceyalone does have a lot of potential, but like many other slept-on MCs I could name, (coughcoughLyricsBorncoughcough) he can't ever put it together. Others to watch: Guilty Simpson Black Milk Old School MC's worth mentioning: Redman Dres Bucshot yeah, Lyrics Born, Lateef The Truth Seeker And Blackalicious seems like they've been on the right road for a long time, just going in the wrong direction.
yeah, Red needs to be on this list along with Meth, can't believe they didn't make it.
whatchoo think about Percee P? | |
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namepeace said: Background: After the Vibe B-R-A debacle, I took up the idea (shared by others) for the Org to post its own poll for the "Best Rapper Alive." It began here.
http://prince.org/msg/8/285586 Voters were asked to give their top 5 (which turned into 10) so that we could narrow the list to 25. We're now into the second round. We have 27 semifinalists. 1 clear first place, 1 clear second place, 2 tied for 3rd, 2 tied for 4th, 1 at 5th, 1 at 6th, 1 at 7th, 3 at 8th, 7 for 9th, and 8 for 10th. 1. Rakim (20)
2. Knowledge Reigns Supreme Over Nearly Everyone (16) 3. Chuck D (10) 4. Nas (10) 5. LL Cool J (8) 6. Q-Tip (8) 7. Big Daddy Kane (7) 8. Jay-Z (6) 9. Common (5) 10. Mos Def (4) 11. Kanye West (4) 12. Eminem (4) 13. Andre 3000 (3) 14. Ice Cube (3) 15. Busta Rhymes (3) 16. Brother J (X-Clan) (3) 17. MF Doom (Zev Love X/King Geedorah/Viktor Vaughn) (3) 18. Kelvin Mercer a/k/a Plug 1, Posdnous (De La Soul) (3) 19. Ghostface (3) 20. Queen Latifah (2) 21. Guru (2) 22. Erick Sermon (2) 23. Slick Rick (2) 24. Grandmaster Caz (2) 25. Grand Puba (2) 26. Kool G Rap (2) 27. Jalal Mansur Nuriddin/Last Poets (2)[/color] Please select your five top ones from THESE 27. MC's and Rappers Receiving Votes: 50 Cent, Ludacris, Tragedy, Bizzy Bone, DMX, TI, Dice Raw, E-40, Quincy Troupe, Black Thought, Gil Scott-Heron, TONY M., Melle Mel, Chubb Rock, Ice T, Scribe, Savage, Decepitikonz, Lil Kim, MC Lyte, Marek, Talib Kweli, Pharoahe Monch, Doodlebug (Digable Planets), Rappin 4Tay, Lauryn Hill, RZA [Edited 10/22/08 9:45am] no grandmaster melle mel??  | |
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dancerella said: no grandmaster melle mel?? No, unfortunately. Hope you vote next time so we don't forget! Good night, sweet Prince | 7 June 1958 - 21 April 2016
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