Friday's Top Ten: 10 Worst Rappers
UPDATE (FEB 2009): This post was first made back in 2005 and since then my opinion has changed quite a bit. Most notably my take on Lil Wayne. In 2005, I thought he was the worst rapper of all time but he has proven to me that he does not belong on this list. So, replacing Lil Wayne as the worst rapper is Vanilla Ice. Lloyd Banks also has been removed from this list and in his place we have Tony Yayo (this after hearing more of his music and crying like a bitch to 50). The jury is still out for Mike Jones so he will make the honorable mention roll until I have time to suffer through more evidence.
I'm going to present a new list of Top 10 every Friday. There are a lot of bad rappers out there but I purged my memory of MC's and I think most of the people I mention would fall on any rap fan's list of worst rappers. But if they didn't, I don't give a damn because to me... these cats suck to the highest of sucktivity.
Top Ten: 10 Worst Rappers of All-Time
1.(3) Vanilla Ice – Hell, everything that needs to be said has already been said about this cat.
2.(-) Tony Yayo – It's bad enough he can't rap. But not being able to rap plus not having the good sense not to kill the goose that lay the golden egg is a crime. Crying over how bad he f---ed up is what got him to number two.
3. (5) Chingy – Marketing is a hell of an art. That is the only reason Chingy sold anything. Luda hooked him up. But they say never kill the goose that lays the golden eggs. Chingy didn’t learn that and for that, he has been exposed as the wack rapper he always was. Moved up the chart after hearing one of his songs on Youtube. The more I experience him, the worse he gets.
4.(-) Marky Mark - I had completely forgotten about this rapper until I say that pile of human feces he called a Max Payne. It's an appropriate title for a movie that gave me heart burn. All this movie did was remind me of just how bad of a rapper he once was.
4.(3) Lil Romeo – Ok, pops put you on the scene but you are garbage. Maybe one day you’ll grow into a respectable rapper. But right now, you suck.
5(4). E40 – The worst the west coast has ever produced (and the west has produced a lot of bad rappers). His voice is annoying and his style is… is… hell, what style? I can’t even think of one good record that I’ve ever heard from him. When I hear one of his songs or see him on TV, I just automatically say, "nigga please" and reach to tune him out.
6. Lil John – God, I can not stand this dude. How the hell did he get a record deal. His most famous line is.. Whhhaaaat!!! I challenge someone to come up with one verse the brother has recited that made you go 'damn, that was tight'. You can't because all that comes to mind with Whhhaaaaat. And the top five rappers should be ashamed of themselves that they rank higher than this bastard. Lets face it, if you have a 'Lil' in front of your name - you suck.
7. Jermaine Dupri – I give the man props on his business skills. But he still sucks as a rapper.
8. Coolio – If it wasn’t’ for the hair and the Lakeside beat, we would have never known you.
10. Young MC – This man represents everything that went wrong when white folks started liking rap. From young MC came rap in television commercials and news anchors ending the telecast saying ‘bust the move.’ He should be number 1 except the (9) rappers before him are just too inept not be where they are. Young MC single-handly brought about the demise of rap as an urban genre. I hope you are happy with yourself.
I have to do a Honorable Mention because I just want to communicate to the following rappers that I have not overlooked the fact that as rappers, ya'll suck as well.
Honorable Mentions: (Mike Jones), Nelly, Tone Loce, DJ Quick, Luke, Mase, Lil Flip, Charlie Baltimore
8:45 AM Coolio just needs to stop.
And I can't stand Lil Romeo's richie rich ass either. I think I could beat him up if I tried hard enough.
2:04 AM That Captain-Save-A-Hoe track from E-40 must've pushed some of your buttons. You sound like one of them types... Did you try to save a hoe and get burned :(
Is that why you got E-40 on your list....?
One Love.
-XYZ
12:57 PM Come on kid, you know E40 is garbage. There is nothing about the cat that says... rapper. If you think E40 is all of that, then come with some something other than insignificant innuendo... I bet you like West Side Connection too.
3:52 PM You went a lil too far when you mentiond Dj Quick.. his lyrics are creative and i like him.. .everyone else you mentioned IS garbage!
4:10 PM what about fat joe?? hes the worst guy ever
7:05 PM DJ Quick didn't make the top ten because I did like his fisrt... but Fat Joe... I'm not sold on hime but he's not top ten bad in my book.
12:29 PM lloyd banks and wayne aren't the worst, they are far from the best, but not the worst. What about celly cell, marky mark? lol
12:33 PM Oh, I think marky mark is worthy of the list. never heard of celly cell.
5:06 PM WESTCOAST HATER ALERT you cant feel the raps unless you can relate maybe you need to listen to britney spears?
6:44 PM if you're goin' to put rome, you have to put bow. he's older, and he doesn't even write his own lyrics. he aint even that much better.
7:00 AM Fuck any body who said that lil Wayne is wack nigga you wack and Lloyd Bank$ is a lyrical genius and u can understand him if you ears to hear good rap good rap when you hear it. Get at me!!! C.4. stand up.
5:27 AM James, you had to hear me in L.A. I couldn't help but laugh out loud for a long time as I read this post. I was cryin'.
Anyway...I'm on board with you on most of your top 10. Thank you, thank you, thank you for what you said about Chingy! And you are the man for that last sentence you wrote in the paragraph about Lil John.
Now, James, I have to differ with you on Lloyd Banks. I do think Lloyd Banks is at his best when he collaborates with other people. But I do have a special place in my heart for this brotha. Maybe it's his presence. :-) Of course, if you talk to my daughter, she'll agree with you 100%. LOL
I am emailing this to my kids. They will disavow any knowledge of me, but that's another story. :-)
Excellent post and funny comments.
7:09 PM Banks Wack? lol Wayne Wack? wtf is u listenin 2 then? What about M.O.P, Mase, Puffy, Juelz Santana, Cam Ron, and Jim Jones? I like Dipset beats and there old flows but now those motherfuckas is trash. Cam said "i keep heat, cuz in these streets, u hear woo woo whaa whaa Beep Beep" thats not rap its comedy.
6:04 AM Nah, I listen to Common, Mos Def, Jay Z, Beanie... Cam'ron is cool at times but he slips more than he strides. I'm just not feeling a lot of stuff that is coming out right now.
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6:35 AM i wish that you would have replaced dj quik with anyone dipset related. dj quik's music is edgy creative, and contains relative social commentary, which is what i wished gangsta rap would have evolved to. i envourage you to obtain a copy of dj quik's last offering, trauma and judge for yourself
9:26 AM Black,
I havne't listened to DJ Quick since the early '90's. I didn't even know he was still making music. I will check him out.
And you are correct. Dipset does belong on the list because outside of Cam'ron, they are garbage.
11:04 AM MC-ing is an unbelievable performance art. I used to go to Hip-Hop shows with my friends when I was younger. And you hit the nail on the head with all of these clowns.
Personally, I don't even listen to the radio or watch videos anymore. I'd like to believe there's a new young kid out there, who is on the horizon, with serious skills; someone who won't drop a weak album with 2-3 guest on every track. True MCs hold down ALBUMS alone, not just tracks.
When was the last time an MC came out without 5-7 people around him begging us to buy his weak album?
Damn, I miss the art of Hip-Hop.
6:26 PM I stopped listening to hip hop in the mid to late 90's.That is when we started getting a bad influx of wack mc's and you know what I mean by wack.I would like to add everybody who was connected to Master P's "No Limit Posse"Kanye West(dumb dumb)and especially 50 cent.
5:41 AM Dude, Banks may be the best in G Unit but that says more about the wackness of G Unit then it does about his skills. He is bunk
1:35 PM You forgot Lil Flip' The supposed freestyle king...Lil Kim too...Lil Weebie.
Anyone who raps about Material shit Period is Wack. What were they talking about before they got famous?
So basically your Lil prefix goes without saying.
1:53 PM Exactly, Domite. No one has provided any evidence proving my theory otherwise.
9:37 PM I agree with your east coast bias as I rarely listen any rappers not from NYC.
But I have to disagree with your addition of Vanilla Ice on this list. To even label him a rapper is an insult.
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7:25 AM yall better take LIL wayne off yall tripping. that's the proplem get it right!!!!!!!!!!
9:10 AM YOU ALL ARE A BUNCH OF RAPPER HATERS, I DON'T SEE ANY OF YOU ON STAGE. THAT'S WHAT YOU ALL ARE MAD ABOUT. "STOP HATIN"
1:42 PM Dj Quick should not be on that list anybody who listens to his music should no he a legend of great rappers
6:35 PM Anyone listen to Coldplay?
2:57 AM I do disagree with a lot of those, lloyd banks was a very good rapper before he started mumbling, and lil wayne is def not one of the worst, nor is dj quik, however i think ur list is missin d4l, dem franchise boys, and possibly young jeezy and kanye
4:17 PM LIL WAYNE?!?! Come on now? Are you serious? He's gotta be one of the best cats in the game right now! I mean, seriously, name 3 rappers out right now better than Lil Wayne... can't do it can you? Nope. Have you heard his freestyles on the mixtapes? He's SICK!
10:20 AM Oh y'all can just get off Lil Weezy baby and stop hatin'
10:48 PM Hey James, I have got to disagree with your honorable mention. How can you put Nelly on it?
Original and funny not to mention some real hotties on the videos.
Just a white guy over 40's opinion.
Vanilla Ice? Cmon man, Ice Ice Baby you kow you liked it when it dropped.
5:26 PM i dont know what is wrong with you because there rapping and your not are you "jelous" or something. or are you just hattin.?
2:30 PM little wheezy for sure is one if not the wackest rapper i have ever heard but let's not forget e-40 that dude is horrible . who the hell understands all that san fransico shit he be talkin? there are a few that i din't see up there too like -BABY,ANYBODY FROM THE SOUTH THESE DAYS,WEBBIE,AND ANBODY WITH THE NAME YOUNG. THEY ARE ONE HIT WONDERS AND WHEN IT 'S ALL SAID AND DONE WE'LL SEE "WHAT'S GOIN DOWN" IS THEIR CARREERS
6:21 AM You are hilarious, refreshing and on the money! What's really funny is the people who are commenting and can't spell. While you are sucking lil wayne's ass you need to write that mofo and ask him to send your ass some hooked on phonics you illiterate fools. As for the negative comments about the guy who wrote the list it's called an opinion you jackasses. Now put the blunts down, wipe that cat butter out the corner of your eyes and start reading.
9:22 AM i think that ll cool j is a good singer and hoes be hatin bacause he has a body and hes good looking. and i like remy ma she a good as rapper and lil kim
3:46 AM What happened to them days when you listen to good rap and you proud to be black, and you wanna get up and go.Most rappers these days are whack whack whack.I still think lil wayne is alright n should be given some respect for his work.We need to step up da game.
9:50 AM ATTENTION ATTENTION EVERYONE!!!
This person who posted this top ten list is a clown, plain and simple.
Let me break it down to all yall that don't know...I analyze music! If you even sit down and listen to LIL' WAYNE'S lyrics you wouldn't put him on the top ten "worst" rappers...now don't get it twisted he isn't the best but far from the worst...listen to music don't hear it....next we have LIL' ROMEO...he's a kid...he doesn't even count yet but more than likely he'll have a few good songs like his father MASTER P and go behind the scenes producing of some sort. Now VANILLA ICE....um...and next we have E40...there is a saying "people are scared of what they don't understand" you just don't understand his flava, he's no "ill mc" but he's a damn good entertainer and if you "listen" to his lyrics he'll have you laughing and might inspire you in a few of his songs, i personally like the song "Happy To Be Here" off his latest album...check it out...Next is CHINGY, bad name first off, but i gave him a chance, bought his first album..it was ok...second album was less than ok and the third well they say "third times a charm" well with me that's the "third" strike and he's out! LIL' JOHN...WHAT? he isn't trying to be an "ill mc" he is just trying to entertain, get you crunk which i feel he does bottom line...next...JERMAINE DUPRI..that lucky guy is doing JANET...what is the world coming to?..but him and your boy DIDDY fall under the same umbrella....terrible, so i agree with that one..next...COOLIO..why are you wasting your time dissing him? You should make a new list of current "10 worst rappers" cause no one cares about him...next..LLOYD BANKS...here is a quote "he's ok but he's not real"...but top ten worst...nah...next...YOUNG MC...well on the fact that i like to analyze before i speak about something, i'm gonna pass because i really don't know much about the guy...for real you need to sit down and do a little more analyzing and come up with another list...here i'll help you with a few that i'm surprised you left out...
1. WEBSTAR & YOUNG B
chicken noodle soup?? are you serious..if that gets air play i'm coming out with "new england clam chowder" as the beef record to chicken noodle soup...who drinks soda with soup? most people i know when they are eating soup they are sick and either have orange juice, hot tea or thera-flu on the side.
2. KEVIN FEDERLINE
he's trying too hard to be black it's sickening...marshall mathers is and will be the only creditable white rapper period, yeah he fascinates about being black but he doesn't try as hard as most.
3. JIBBS
know i will admit, i don't know much about him but his first single didn't help, i mean how many more songs can you make about your bling?..talkin bout his chain hangs low...well, hood mentality just means that makes it easier for me to snatch it off your neck when you come around...i sure hope he steps his game up with the next single..
4. LIL' FIZZ
his fizz wasn't even fizzin' when B2K were still a group, his first single gave me nothing, but he's young so i hope the young brotha gets some knowledge from someone and steps his game up...
Now that was four to consider, i'm not gonna say they would be on my top ten "worst rappers" but they would be considered....there are many more out there but that is all i could think of at this point and time...you can holla back at me at anytime to discuss whatever, hit me at lyric.reyale@yahoo.com or hit me on myspace...lyric reyale is the name and analyzing lyrics and writing r&b lyrics is my game. Peace!
p.s. you must know how to understand and recognize the difference between a "mc", a "entertainer" and a "b.s. artist".
2:41 PM I think its funny how you criticize all these rappers but yet all you do is make top ten lists on the internet while alot of them have been on the Top 10 List on Billboard....Who are you too judge them? I'll tell you who you are...A nobody...Lets hear some of your skills? At least their doing something with their lives other than pety Internet Top 10 lists...
2:44 PM y in the world would lil wayne be at the top.....hes one of the best rappers of all timw
1:16 PM where is young jeezy amongst this? Hes came out with 2 albums and already formed a habit of repetitive rhymes, fake style and uncalled for beefing and calling names.(like the incident "Who is nas to say hip-hop is dead) shit.) nas is a king of hip-hop jeezy is a want to be pac.
3:51 PM "Anonymous said...
I think its funny how you criticize all these rappers but yet all you do is make top ten lists on the internet while alot of them have been on the Top 10 List on Billboard...."
We all know that some of the WORST songs ever made have appeared on BILLBOARD charts; simply not enought to spell T-A-L-E-N-T !!!
"Who are you too judge them? I'll tell you who you are...A nobody..."
Now look who's judging!!!
"Lets hear some of your skills?"
The debate is NOT about his/her skills...it is the opinion of one individual.
Now WHO needs to do something with their life???
10:03 PM e-40 sucks but dont diss the west when the east puts out rappers like loyd and mase. shout out to brotha lynch and the sgv. dj quiks cool too
7:28 AM Young Jeezy. Anybody with young in front of their name.
9:24 AM Also anybody with yung in front of their name.
Yung Joc, Yung Berg
8:42 AM I like Young MC and Vanilla Ice, because it brings back the variety in Rap, not like today rappers. I'm old school all the way. At least my parents could listen to some of the rap back in my day.
12:23 PM soulja boy #1 on that list no doubt!
5:27 AM E-40 says the most amazing shit if you stop being lame and just listen to the man. He is one of the best rappers alive.
5:28 AM E-40 says the most amazing shit if you stop being lame and just listen to the man. He is one of the best rappers alive.
4:54 PM Lil Sci is good. If you like mos def and common you should check him out. And his name is the only one i could think of to break the "Lil" theory.
5:34 PM 50 cent needs to b on dis list n nick cannon and jay z....lil wayne dont belong on dis list!!!!
11:03 AM fyn the list is funny find something to do playa
10:41 AM I remember your original post quite well and what you said about Lil Wayne. :-) What a difference a few years makes when it comes to this hip-hop artist.
9:17 PM Anyone who throws up today's rappers...is just ignorant of the artform. Wayne is the worst rapper alive. Why? Not only does he NOT write him own rhymes, but he stills whole verses from R & B pop singers (Aliyah), and the rhymes that he does write..are simple and lousy. Saying "yeah" 3 or 4 times in a line ain't rhyming. Until real rap comes back, I'll keep pulling out my dusty-ass c.d.s
3:25 PM Lil Wayne is a wack rapper! He is successful though I couldn't tell you why. He is better than Drake so perhaps by comparison he is the most listenable on the airwaves right now. Entertaining/creative lyrics with terrible delivery outside of being a guest appearance.
10:50 PM O Im the same guy who made the last comment and what is the point of defending these rappers as if they were your best friends, they don't give a fuck about you or me and we are all just a bunch of losers who don't have a life you looked at this list, decided that they needed to comment and it made us happier as we got into a fight over text because then we wouldn't have to show our faces because we all love making asshole remarks on the internet. The only difference between me and many of these people is that i posted at 2 in the morning when there is nothing to do, while many of you posted in the daytime when you could be having lives. Shameful lmao