Complex: 50 Best New York Rappers of All-Time

[King Poetic]

Nicki, ice spice, cardi b, diddy alone makes that shyt laughable

 

[ISO]

Pop Smoke would’ve reached another level by his 3rd or 4th album. As it stands currently with 1 and a half albums, y’all need to have a real convo about his actual ability and not just his impact on 16 year olds dancing to terrible drill beats.

None of this matters he has murals here

There’s 4 projects out those drill beats are only terrible to you flabs and he had gone beyond the drill genre

As far as his ability he has an All-Time rap voice and a style unique to only him

 

[ISO]

That itty bitty joint was diamond in the hood

They wanna put females with ghostwriters above her

Does it matter or not?

I feel if every woman in NYC was polled they’d select Nicki as the goat no question by a good margin

 

[Devil Plisken…CMS]

Biz Markie only has one memorable song?

 

[Deflatedhoopdreams]

How is Joe Budden not on this list??

He’s from Jersey. If it was 100 mile radius of NY he would be in there.

 

[Deflatedhoopdreams]

Biz Markie only has one memorable song?

Anyone under 30. Probably,yes

 

[hex]

Anyone under 30. Probably,yes

Why would someone under 30 be discussing an all time list, when by your own admission they aren't even familiar with one of the artists on the list?

Fred.

 

[Street Knowledge]

Now that I think about it, what was the last list of any kind that had Nas Ahead of Jay Z? NY rappers, all time rappers in general etc

Once again the list got the most important one right

That’s all that matter

My goat number 1 on like 99% of these lists

That got to tell y’all he the king dawg if nothing else

 

[melraH]

These list are made to create discord and arguments online leading to comments and more clicks
I knew what time it was when Ice spice was in there

 

[bk120]

Nicki?

If they needed a chick...I'd put foxy or kim

MC Lyte

 

[Tommy Sheppard]

Max B???
Buckshot Shorty????
Cappadonna????
JR Writer????
Roc Mar????

jr writer

 

[Devil Plisken…CMS]

Anyone under 30. Probably,yes

The likelihood that anyone under 30 is familiar with his big hit is slim as well in that case. For the purposes of this exercise put together by a music outlet we’ll assume that people are aware of Biz Markie’s big “records”

 

[EastsideRio]

Once again the list got the most important one right

That’s all that matter

My goat number 1 on like 99% of these lists

That got to tell y’all he the king dawg if nothing else

Jay had an amazing run but is only considered #1 because of his business ventures outside of rap. Nas clearly is a better artist. Biggie had better songs and Rakim will rap circles around dude.

 

[Cladyclad]

Jay had an amazing run but is only considered #1 because of his business ventures outside of rap. Nas clearly is a better artist. Biggie had better songs and Rakim will rap circles around dude.

He don’t make the list don’t get mad at him
he just make the hits like a factory

yall just need to face it jay the goat

big and pac run was too short

eminem is a cac with more bad than good albums

lil Wayne albums are mid except 2

drake got the hits and numbers but he got ghostwriters

rakim last great album came out 10 years before ice spice was born

nas ain’t had no impact the last 20 years


no business venture can make him goat

his comp got glaring flaws he dont

 

[EastsideRio]

He don’t make the list don’t get mad at him
he just make the hits like a factory

yall just need to face it jay the goat

big and pac run was too short

eminem is a cac with more bad than good albums

lil Wayne albums are mid except 2

drake got the hits and numbers but he got ghostwriters

rakim last great album came out 10 years before ice spice was born

nas ain’t had no impact the last 20 years


no business venture can make him goat

his comp got glaring flaws he dont

Nobody would hold Jay to that status today if he wasn’t the business man that he is, stop it dog.