In an official announcement Billboard in collaboration with Vibe released an exclusive list of the 50 greatest rappers of all time on Wednesday, February 8, 2023; the list contained some of the biggest names in hip hop since its inception in the early days.
Here is the full list below:
50. Rick Ross
49. Rev. Run (Run-DMC)
48. Melle Mel
47. MC Lyte
46. Jadakiss
45. Ice-T
44. Queen Latifah
43. Bun B
42. Redman
41. E-40
40. Dr. Dre
39. Ludacris
38. Gucci Mane
37. Common
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36. Yasin Bey (formerly Mos Def)
35. Future
34. Chuck D (Public Enemy)
33. Busta Rhymes
32. T.I.
31. Lil Kim
30. Lauryn Hill
29. Pusha T
28. Black Thought
27. Q-Tip
26. Big Pun
25. Method Man
24. KRS-One
23. Kurtis Blow
22. Ghostface Killah
21. DMX
20. Big Daddy Kane
19. Missy Elliott
18. Ice Cube
17. 50 Cent
16. Scarface
15. J. Cole
14. LL Cool J
13. Rakim
12. André 3000
11. Kanye West (Ye)
10. Nicki Minaj
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9. Snoop Dogg
8. Drake
7. Lil Wayne
6. The Notorious B.I.G.
5. Eminem
4. Tupac
3. Nas
2. Kendrick Lamar
1. Jay-Z
Check out the full list here.
