Boroughs of NYC - Best Rappers?

Bronx got Fat Joe, Remy Ma, Big Pun, Camp Lo, Kool Keith, Swizz Beatz, Cory Gunz, KRS-One, *CL Smooth, *Slick Rick, & *Canibus (*barely).

Brooklyn put out Sean Price, Saigon, Big Daddy Kane, Busta Rhymes, GZA, Talib Kweli, Mos Def, Fabolous, Papoose, Joell Ortiz, O.C., AZ, Ill Bill, GangStarr, Phife Dawg, M.O.P., Pumpkinhead, Masta Ace, Keith Murray, Jay-Z, The Notorious B.I.G., Rise, Foxy Brown, Maino, Necro, Sticky Fingaz, Junior M.A.F.I.A., Killah Priest, MC Lyte, Memphis Bleek, & Lil Mama.

Queens gave us Cormega, Stack Bundles, A Tribe Called Quest, Grafh, 50 Cent, Black Sheep,…

Mine, being based on the most beats that I like from that particular producer and my tastes alone, goes something like:

1. The Runners
2. Swizz Beatz
3. Dr. Dre
4. Timbaland
5. Kanye West
6. Just Blaze
7. Polow Da Don
8. Scott Storch
9. Pharrell/The Neptunes
10. Cool & Dre
11. DJ Premier
12. Mannie Fresh
13. David Banner
14. J.R. Rotem
15. Heatmakerz
16. Don Cannon
17. J Dilla
18. Pete Rock
19. Nitti
20. The Alchemist

Next Favorites:

Lil Jon
Jazze Pha
Daz Dillinger
Neo Da Matrix
9th Wonder
Nottz
DJ Hi-Tek
Trackmasters
Rick Rock
DJ…

No skippin’ here folks. Any embarrassing songs here are too deep in my roots to delete, so deal with the garbage.

Why are you taking a shuffle quiz?
Song: Welcome to the South (Featuring Pimp C) - Chamillionaire
Comment: Cuzz I’m a ‘millionaire Pimp welcoming you to the South!
Link: Welcome to the South

What's currently in your fridge?
Song: You Don’t Know – Jay-Z
Comment: Apparently I Don’t Know..
Link: You Don't Know

Your biggest nightmare?
Song: Me Money (Feat Lil’ Flip) – Young Jeezy
Comment: (Ugh) Just last week I had a horrible one about me money doing…

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"FEBRUARY 5–A 19-year-old man was arrested Sunday night for singing the lyrics to a profane rap song as he walked on a Florida street. Christopher Holder was nabbed after a woman complained to police that her two children (ages 5 and 14) heard Holder repeatedly reciting the words "mother fucker," according to a Hernando County Sheriff's Office report. When questioned by deputies, Holder "immediately began arguing that he did nothing wrong," and explained that he was merely covering a song by Louisiana rapper Lil' Boosie, whose most recent album, "Bad Azz," includes cuts like "My Nigga" and "Fuck You."…

In my opinion, there are only a few select artists in the rap game who can release albums with no features, and the industry wouldn't care. Rappers who can go a whole album solo, with no help or saving grace from another rapper on a single track on the album. Other artists can't do this for 1 of 3 reasons:
1. They have a mildly-annoying to REALLY-annoying voice, and no one wants to hear that for a whole album
(Examples: Lil Boosie, Young Jeezy, Freeway, etc.)
2. They aren't really legendary lyricists, and can't waste a lifetime of lyrics on…