Jay Z Tops Billboad’s Top 50 Greatest Rappers Of All Time

Billboard/Vibe is ranking the Top 50 Greatest Rappers of All Time as part of their salute to this year’s golden anniversary of hip-hop.

The teams took into account the following criteria, not in any particular order: body of work/achievements (charted singles/albums, gold/platinum certifications), cultural impact/influence (how the artist’s work fostered the genre’s evolution), longevity (years at the mic), lyrics (storytelling skills) and flow (vocal prowess). – Billboard

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

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 Elliot

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

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

Source – Tru News Report