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Billboard's 50 Greatest Rappers of All Time

In determining these rankings, the Billboard and Vibe editorial teams opted first to limit the rap arena to North America. So for example, as estimable as his career is, British rapper Slick Rick isn't on this list. We also opted not to include the significant contributions of reggaetón and dancehall MCs on this list, just to keep our pool of nominees a little more focused.
From there, 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).
As is well known, GOAT and similar best-of lists always draw their share of criticism and praise from industry pundits and the public alike. So it took a lot of deliberation and deep discussion to reason our way to what we believe is a well-thought-out, authentic list
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Jay-Z
Jay-Z
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Kendrick Lamar
Kendrick Lamar
3
Nas
Nas
4
Tupac Shakur
Tupac Shakur
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Eminem
Eminem
6
The Notorious B.I.G.
The Notorious B.I.G.
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Lil Wayne
Lil Wayne
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Drake
Drake
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Snoop Dogg
Snoop Dogg
10
Nicki Minaj
Nicki Minaj
11
Kanye West
Kanye West
12
André 3000
André 3000
13
Rakim
Rakim
14
LL Cool J
LL Cool J
15
J. Cole
J. Cole
16
Scarface
Scarface
17
50 Cent
50 Cent
18
Ice Cube
Ice Cube
19
Missy Elliott
Missy Elliott
20
Big Daddy Kane
Big Daddy Kane
21
DMX
DMX
22
Ghostface Killah
Ghostface Killah
23
Kurtis Blow
Kurtis Blow
24
KRS-One
KRS-One
25
Method Man
Method Man
26
Big Pun
Big Pun
27
Q-Tip
Q-Tip
28
Black Thought
Black Thought
29
Pusha T
Pusha T
30
Lauryn Hill
Lauryn Hill
31
Lil Kim
Lil Kim
32
T.I.
T.I.
33
Busta Rhymes
Busta Rhymes
34
Chuck D
Chuck D
35
Future
Future
36
Mos Def
Mos Def
37
Common
Common
38
Gucci Mane
Gucci Mane
39
Ludacris
Ludacris
40
Dr. Dre
Dr. Dre
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