Complex: 50 Best New York Rappers of All-Time
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Only on the Coli and even the biggest nas Stan’s here don’t even truly believe that
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This how Jay feel about naz
ISO
Pass me the rock nikka
Clicked the link just to see who was behind this foolishness and out of the 13 listed writers there's only 1 black man
A couple of them don't have pics or socials but based on their names they're not black men. At least 5 are young women. No offense to the ladies but we need to be honest and not pretend like women were listening to bars and being well versed in non commercial hip hop. I would take their opinions more seriously if they were older women not 20 somethings. Most of the people making the list are too young.
This guy is the head writer/head of music at Complex:
These lists are worthless when the people making them aren't qualified and have political motives behind their choices. You can't make this list and leave off Dave, Pos, Phife, Roc Marci, AZ, Mega, Deck, Keith Murray, etc.
Kane at 19, G Rap at 30 but Nicki at 7
Where the hell are Conway and Benny? They said New York not just NYC.
There’s some egregious picks like Ice Spice that were made for engagement/wave riding
But Nicki being top 10 shouldn’t be looked at crazy I hate that bytch but objectively what she has done skill wise, longevity wise, critically, commercially and how NY women deify her it’s not out the question. Y’all need to get out y’all bias
Too many rappers in NY to get in your feelings because an underground guy didn’t make it
Like I said before if u playing in the nba and ain’t been an all star in 20 years you not a goat. Nas last 20 years is Udonis Haslem
He around
But ain’t around
Know what I’m saying
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There’s some egregious picks like Ice Spice that were made for engagement/wave riding
But Nicki being top 10 shouldn’t be looked at crazy I hate that bytch but objectively what she has done skill wise, longevity wise, critically, commercially and how NY women deify her it’s not out the question. Y’all need to get out y’all bias
Too many rappers in NY to get in your feelings because an underground guy didn’t make it
Nicki is NOT top 10
They got KRS, Prodigy, Ghost, and Kane under her. That's disrespectful and was clearly only done for the sake of having a female ranked highly.
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ISO
Pass me the rock nikka
What’s the criteria for a list like this?Nicki is NOT top 10
They got KRS, Prodigy, Ghost, and Kane under her. That's disrespectful and was clearly only done for the sake of having a female ranked highly.
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I’m not mad at Jay being #1
I’ll just leave it at that
I’ll just leave it at that
I'm one of these crazy people who actually thinks rappers should be able to rap so let's start there. Rapping ability/skill holds the most weight. Then we can get into the catalogs, longevity, and impact. Sales and commercial status aren't something that should be highly regarded when discussing art and culture. If it needs to be a part of the discussion so be it but it should never trump the artistic side. That's where these lists fall apart. How does Diddy who writes checks not rhymes make a list of best rappers? A man who doesn't rap is one of the best rappers.
Anyone rating Nicki that high is putting commercialism before culture. She's not as skilled as several rappers rated below her. Her catalog isn't as strong as several rappers below her. Prodigy has The Infamous and other classic or near classic works but is below Nicki. Shook Ones is one of the hardest songs ever and an NY staple. He's a better rapper but is below her. How? Being a female and pop culture icon does not warrant her placement. It's strictly political and pandering.
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At the end of the day nikkax just have to accept Big’s 2-3 years was just more resounding than anything that came out of NYC outside of what Jay accomplished over time. It was storybook
Pharoah is 49, she's 50 and no RZA - leader of the Wu on that list.
Scary.
And who cares about Complex then.
