Much like Black Thought you are hard pressed to find a bad verse fro Andre 3000. From the first album Andre has always displayed a lyrical know how seldom seen from artists 4 albums deep. Looked at as the more experimental member of the group he’s living proof that if you stay in your lane and make the music you want to make without compromise no one can do it better than you. As I was recording the mix listening to the production (that he had a hand in) and the verses it became evident that he might be the best emcee alive right now.

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“Roots frontman  Black Thought has held it down for close to 2 decades as one of the most gifted emcee’s with a record deal. Bad album from The Roots? neva happened. The same can be said of his verses. One of the best freestyle emcees… I mean what else do you want? Philly at its finest. There isn’t a an emcee I wouldn’t put him up against. Enjoy”

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If Jay Z isn’t on your Top 5 List, we need to talk, aaaaand you need to get offa them there DRUGS. The impact that this artist has had on Hip Hop is unmatched. Man just listen to the mix!! LOL

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Elimination COMPLETE!!!!
What you see before you is the remaining 5 emcee’s that made the cut and this week you’ll be treated to a music mix that will serve as explanation as to why they made the cut. Up first and in no particular order I give to you   . Go ahead take a listen… Tell me you disagree LOL

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Biggie has been a mainstay on every “Top 5″ list much like Pac because he was cut down in his prime. We dream and fantasize about the career that could have been. But he didn’t have enough releases to fairly be compared to Pac or anyone living for that matter. Biggie is in the top 5 NYC emcee’s sure but thats where it stops. The whole “King of New York” title is what crippled east coast rap. Fans were subjugating to days emcees to an ideal of what BIG could have become. If your “King” is dead and the people don’t move forward to accept a successor there goes the kingdom.  I’m not gonna spend a whole lot of time on BIG because a large majority of hip hop fans especially those that didn’t grow up listening to him would like to argue me down for hours about how much he meant to them and changed their lives.  Go put on ya Dilla t-shirt and kick rocks…

Now anyone that knows me knows full well that I’m a MF DOOM enthusiast. The wordplay, flow and production is in a realm all by itself. The references in the rhymes play out like a family guy episode. A very talented cat who stands as a testament as to what can be accomplished with the proper level of determination. Dude lost his brother followed by their record deal, goes into seclusion and reemerges as a masked villian? I dare you to name someone iller than that. Even still… *head hung low* he didn’t make the top 5. At the end of the day DOOM is an acquired taste, and he’s chosen to keep it that way. Which I think has been very instrumental in developing his cult following. He’s definitely one of the best doing it but just not enough to make the cut.

Eminem has mastered his flow to the point that he can rap on prettymuch anything, including his own production. I love hearing what he’s gonna do to a track, he just needs to work on his content. At this point I can count on him to rap about beating up a girl, arguing with a girl, killing a girl and then beating her up again. Until he returns to the  days of old, I’m gonna hafta hold of on Em.

Lauryn Hill (i’m gonna get crucified for this one…smh) Well besides the fact that she only truly has ONE album, that she didn’t even write (check out the lawsuits) resulting in grammys that she didn’t earn, now coupled with her recent string of awkward and  extortionistic (yep made that one up just now) performances, what is it that makes her hip hop royalty? She’s a really good actress… playing a really good rapper… very well. *shrugs* In the absence of any other female emcee whose material is consistently uplifting, liberating and inspiring we have Lauryn… Thats not enough to make my Top 5 though.

“…Common …Electric Circus… need I reeaaaally say more? LOL Okay but seriously his career can not be tainted with that one album. Especially with Be and Finding Forever in his body of work. Common has one of the dopest live shows all types of energy, he’s successfully traversed into the acting world. And I dare you to test his freestyle, dude is easily one of the best. So all that having been said, why isn’t he in my Top 5. Well he’s good, ut he’s just not better than the cats that made the cut. And I think he’s okay with that. Not necessarily and underachiever but he has let his career slip into cruise control. Kinda like my man Fabolous comfortable with where he is when he could be so much more. I expect a little more from the emcee that gave us I Used To Love H.E.R.”

“Formerly of the The Firm (which was comprised of Nas, Foxy Brown & Nature) Nature released this dis record going at Nas not to long after the group splintered for reasons unknown to most, including myself. This is the first or last time cats that say they grew up with Nas have challenged his hood credibility. For me the funniest part is how he chose to rhyme on a bunch of Nas’ beats. Huh Larry Us… Check it out approved for college radio play “Clean” Version.”