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My Thoughts: The Good, The Bad, and the Elite rappers

Wassup yall. This is another My Thoughts blog. I might step on some toes with this blog post but im just gonna keep it 100 on this one. here is a list and breakdown of several rappers that are grouped into 3 categories: The good rappers, the bad rappers, and the elite rappers. No these aren't in order, but I put them in the categories that I feel they belong too.





The Good
Aite let's start with some good rappers in 2014. They are consistent and noteworthy.


  • Kendrick Lamar-He is one rapper that will likely be Elite before all is said and done. He is a great lyricist with a lot of creativity. One of the things about him that I really like is he has no GIMMICK. 50 was shot, Kanye had the accident....but with K Dot its just raw rappin.
  • Drake-I didn't like Drake when he first came out, but by mid 2010 I became a fan of Drake's. He is a singing rapper, who in my opinion is very similar to Ja Rule, but of course hes a better lyricist.
  • Kid Cudi-One of my favorite rappers. He is incredibly talented yet his subject matter limits him. This has been made clear over his past 2 solo albums. Hopefully KC will drop another dope album but will that put him in Elite Status?
  • Pusha T-No argument who is the better of the CLipse. Pusha has really stepped it up with his 2013 album.
  • Game-He may be one of my favorite rappers but its like he is going through a drought right now. However he has never released a bad album.
  • J.Cole-I think Cole is like Nas and Jay put together.....with a lil Game in there somewhere lol. Cole is a beast, and may be Elite one day.
  • T.I.-The king of the south is ALMOST ELITE, but not quite. He doesn't really have enough near classic albums to make the list but he will be there one day. Paper Trail and King: nuff said.
  • Ludacris-Once my favorite rapper, Luda has kinda fallen off in the last.....few years. I know he will return to supremacy though.
  • Tech N9ne-A new favorite of mine, Tech is a really good rapper....but he relies on horrorcore a lot which well....is his style.
  • Young Jeezy-As with Luda, he needs to drop another album but the snowman goes hard.

The Bad
These rappers aren't horrible but I feel they are not great for rap music today.
  • French Montana-I almost forgot about Mr. Montana. His debut was horrible. The album was actually unlistenable but I got through it somehow. Arguably the worst rapper still in mainstream today.
  • 2 Chainz- I like 2 CHAINZZZ but I gotta admit hes just taking someone's spot(?) I like most of his songs I just don't feel that he is whats good for rap.
  • Lil Wayne-Lil Wayne should be in the elite column but hes fallen off big time. He obviously doenst give a s*** so hes bad for rap right now.
  • Wiz Khalifa-I kinda like Wiz, then again I kinda don't. lol
  • Future-No Comment
  • Gucci Mane-An ok rapper who needs collabos to survive.
  • Juicy J- I kinda like his flow and swag but his lyricism leaves a lot to be desired!
The Elite
The following rappers are the best of today and arguably in the top 10 rappers all time.


  • Jay-z-What else can I say about the god-MC? Jay is almost un-comparable. But he seems to get bored with his own excellence. These days he doesn't rap like he as anything to prove. Hes kinda like the Bill Russell of rap since hes so successful. MCHG was decent but a lil disappointing.
  • Nas-Longevity, Storytelling....Nas is one of the greats of all time. I don't know what he will do next but he actually has nothing to prove IMO. His last 2 albums were excellent(Life is Good & Distant Relatives).
  • Eminem-The whjte boi is in my opinion, the best rapper overall today. I could be wrong but u know im not. Eminem makes hits and usually has hit albums. I really don't know what else to say about him other than nobody really is this talented and introspective(Cept maybe Pac)
  • Kanye West-Mr. West is one of the most Polarizing figures in rap if not the most. Kanye is willing to say what u wont say and make that beat that u thought didn't exist. All his albums are good, but most are great. From College Dropout to Yeezus. Stop hating this man is elite now.
  • Common-An elite rapper that isn't as popular as he used to be. Common has always found a way to make generally positive music and he earned my respect in 2007.
  • Talib Kweli-Another conscious MC. U cannot (let me repeat) U CANNOT overlook Talib's discography or skillz. One of the better rappers period.
  • Raekwon-A talented storyteller and gangster rapper SUPREME.
  • Ice Cube-Hes not making classics anymore but that doesn't take away from Cube's longevity In this rap music.
  • Lupe-Don't squint, Lupe is an Elite rapper....why? well 3/4 of his albums are great and lyrically only Eminem..and maybe K.Dot are worthy to be in a contest with this guy. Great creativity also.
  • Ghostface Killah-GK has a lot of good albums but his longevity cant be ignored.
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