The best rapper alive-- I SAID ALIVE!!! MALE & FEMALE?

I JUST WANT TO KNOW WHO IS THE BEST RAPPER ALIVE? THAT MEANS NO TUPAC OR BIGGIE..... WHO HOLDS THE CROWN AS THE KING OR QUEEN AND WHY?

I'm gonna have to give this one to Rakim...there is a lot of rappers who wouldn't be any where without him. My favorites are Eminem, Nas, Black Thought, Pharoah Monch, Common...just to name a few.

Best female rapper probably still is Lauryn Hill.

Im sorry i think that the best female rapper would be MC Lyte

and as for Male rapper.....im a Juelz santana fan and think that Drake has the potential to shock the world.

yea I agree with zay...lauryn hill for the female cuz shes on another level, she talks about things that matter. im tired of these female rappers talking how they suck dick, how much money you gotta have , and how much money they got.

as far as the male I don't know...I think jay-z is overratted, I don't too much about the old-school male rappers I have a favorite but I wouldn't he's the best...make that two...ludacris and fabolous...they both can get creative & I think a lot of people sleep on fabolous.

Eve stands out to me...i love her delivery and she got something to say, verstaility...male rappers..ima do current T.I, Common, Nas, Talib Kweli...Im a fan of story telling

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Eve stands out to me...i love her delivery and she got something to say, verstaility...male rappers..ima do current T.I, Common, Nas, Talib Kweli...Im a fan of story telling

you what...i retract my previous statement...guys like Talib are unspoken heroes of hip hop....not like the average, but better than the rest...

and as from TI...that is my dude...real nigga and always got something deep to say...just like Luda as well

OMG! how could I forget about T.I....I just can't his ugly ass wife!

Males: Mos Def, Talib Kweli, Common, Rakim, Em, T.I., Luda, KRS-One, Drake has the potential to be the greatest... Lupe Fiasco (that nigga ghost write for Jay-Z and nem), Nas and Outkast ( I just luv their style).
Females: Eve, Kim (she was taught by the greatest), Da Brat (she is so ill to me and she isn't even relevant right now), Lauryn Hill is the Queen, Mc Lyte is the living legend, even Missy is dope.... although she is biting Kim's style as far as her appearance and whatnot, I like Nikki Minaj's delivery and style of flow--it's simply different...

I can't stand nikki minaj..she talks about nothing...her voice is annoying...her facial expressions are annoying & shes thinks shes a barbie doll! female rappers nowadays don't talk about anything...eve was cool..missy was cool.

That's why I said she copied Lil Kim-- she stole her whole Black Barbie thing--- but I just like her delivery--it's different.... her words are shit but the way she delivers the shit doesn't make it smell so bad to me ---