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Last year there was a brief moment where every tastemaker, pundit and rap fan listed their top 50. It seemed rushed and haphazard to me, so it took me a while to make sure this was not only fair but respectable. $fromoldharlem if you'd like to support

1. Jay Z
2. Kendrick Lamar
3. Nas
4. Posdnuos
5. Black Thought
6. Andre 3000
7. Phonte
8. Redman
9. Lil Wayne
10. Camron
11. Royce Da 5’9
12. Q-Tip
13. Ghostface Killah
14. Busta Rhymes
15. Prodigy
16. Lauryn Hill
17. Snoop Dogg
18. Notorious B.I.G.
19. Mos Def/2Pac
20. Common
21. Joe Budden
22. Rakim
23. T.I.
24. DMX
25. Pusha T
26. Skyzoo
27. Kanye West
28. Scarface
29. Malik B
30. Big Pun
31. Eminem
32. Raekwon
33. KRS-One
34. Ice Cube
35. Phife Dawg
36. Lupe Fiasco
37. Pharoahe Monch
38. Slick Rick
39. MF Doom
40. Beanie Sigel
41. Chuck D
42. Wale
43. Guru
44. LL Cool J
45. Big Daddy Kane
46. Kool G Rap
47. Tyler The Creator
48. Canibus
49. Rick Ross
50. Max B