Honourable mentions:
Common
Scarface
Inspectah Deck
Missy Elliott
Rakim
Over five years since his last album with Eric B., and over a decade since he changed the rapping landscape with the one-two punch of Eric B President and My Melody, the God MC was back as a solo artist. This time, he had the likes of ’90s hip hop maestros like DJ Premier, Pete Rock and DJ Clark Kent lacing him with
5. Mase
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4. Busta Rhymes
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3. Ghostface Killah
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Fresh off dropping his debut album, Ironman, the year prior, Ghostface Killah was as lyrically sharp as ever
RZA declared Ghost’s verse on “Impossible” as the greatest Wu-Tang verse of all time.
2. Jay-Z
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1. The Notorious B.I.G.
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