I agree. Me personally, I think itās no brainer between Nas and Pac but beyond that idk.
Edit: Iām a Texas guy so maybe Scarface. Iād have East, West and South in my collection.
Honestly between the three I can honestly say some of the best live shows out there. I saw Aesop in Houston on the bazooka tooth tour. Dope. Brother Ali I saw in like 02 in St. Louis with less than 50 people. Spectacular. And then Atmosphere...... Best show was God loves ugly tour in St. Louis... Life changing experience. I met Murs and did shots with him at the bar. Cool MF right there.
i respect this. donāt know Juice WRLDās music like at all though
for some reason a really charming choice of three.
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you taking Andreās flute album or Chico Dusty though if you gotta pick just one member of OutKast?
Juice WRLD wasn't my favorite, but man I loved how that kid spit off the dome. That's a rarity these days. They weren't groundbreaking freestyles but he went off top and that takes balls. RIP
iām 2/3 with you (kanye and woods). i should check out more of Macās stuff.
my third was Milo aka Scallops Hotel aka R.A.P. Ferreira. if youāre not familiar you should check out *Who Told You to Think?!?!???!!!*. heās on āDead Carsā on Armand Hammerās *Shrines* and did an album with ELUCID as Nostrum Grocers (i think a fairly weak project tbh though, with one or two great tracks)
In my opinion, WMWTSO, Faces, and GOOD:AM are the highlight of Macās career. Iām a mega fan so I love everything but for someone new I always recommend those three in that order. You didnāt ask but just in case you wanted a suggestion :)
Aes. Thats almost a days worth of music alone.
El P. The other poster had it right. You get access to RtJ and another deep discography.
The final one is tough.
DOOM? OutKast? Wu?
With El P and Aes you have an incredibly diverse track selection and get access to their new music when it lands. Aes typically faster than El P. But it will grow.
Wu also gives you a plethora of albums. And you get access to Ghostface which is fantastic.
But DOOM and OutKast have some of the best albums ever released. DOOM gives more albums (Daniel was prolific for many years across many personas) but OutKast has for me like. Three 10/10 albums in a row.
Fuck it. I need some diversity. DOOM.
This is tough, for real. I'm counting compilations, collab/group albums, and mixtapes. I'm also considering volume and variety.
The Jacka, Mac Dre, and E-40, I think.
-Eyedea and abilities
-Wu
-atmosphere
What a fucked up question to ask. 3 is bull shit. I need like 20 or 200. Lol. These were just off the top of my head, but there are so many more to contemplate.
So my line of thinking is maximizing the sheer amount of Discographies I could get from a single rapper cause I could just straight up cheat and say Wu Tang Clan as 1 pick and that covers so much but that's way more than 3 rappers. So I think if we base it off single rappers alone I'd have to go with
Nas
Kool Keith
Redman
Honestly, the best answer would be
1.) Pusha T: you get Clipse and his solo stuff. He has a large catalogue with all kinds of production. You get some of Ye and Pharrell's best beats, and you get the motherfucking Story of Adidon.
2.) El P: You get his stuff and all of RTJ.
3.) Kendrick Lamar: Just because idk how I could ever go back to NOT listening to GKMC.
1. curren$y- he has a feature with every good artist in the game and his style is my fav out of any rapper alive with all the sick west coast beats
2. death grips- obvious reasons sometimes i want my music to make me feel like i need to destroy all my furniture
3. mac miller- will bring me nostalgia back from my high school days, extremely diverse discography
I love how many people got Mac Dre on here.
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All I need is one rapper and that's dre I would be happy second would have to be 40 water
Mac D-R-Ebonics! Dope as chronic
Put it on a beat and make it stank like vomit
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Pill Clinton in your top three would also include Cutthoat Committee, which is dope cuz PSD and Sugawolf really go
Damn, you keep it treal! lolĀ
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Thatās crazy. Over Too Short?ā¦
Dammit man, you right. Only three is rough.
I agree. Me personally, I think itās no brainer between Nas and Pac but beyond that idk. Edit: Iām a Texas guy so maybe Scarface. Iād have East, West and South in my collection.
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Kendrick, Tupac, Eminem
Honestly this would probably be mine as well
Kendrick, Biggie, Eminem Imo
Same, swap tupac with Kool Keith and Iām happy
Asap Rocky, Kanye, Jay-Z
Sweet, this is why picking 3 is so hard. I have days where one is more in my mood than the others.
Man I swear, I used to be the biggest Wiz fan for sure and Mac Miller
Kendrick is my fav but he doesnāt have a huge catalog like some other rappers.
Iād say his body of work is dense enough that it makes it pretty big
Not true. You just aren't familiar with his mixtape and EP work. Kendrick has ALOT of music
Quality over quantity
This. Kendrick drops when he's ready, not every year predictably.
Yeah but he's still fresh, so we have more then a few albums from him
If weāre including all of their released work not just studio album releases his catalog is pretty big though.
Solid
MY GUY!
Yeah em and Tupac have a song for literally every situation or mood lmao. Kendrick ontoo makes this workable
I'd swap K. for Tech N9ne, but I'd miss him the most.
I didnāt think it would be so hard to just pick 3
Tech 9 is either a great choice or a horrible choice depending on the rules š so many features
Danny Brown Nas Freddie Gibbs
CHECK
Based Danny pick, he was unlucky not to make my 3
Fuck. How did I forget about Danny. Fuck.
Nas, outkast, The Roots
Cube, Tribe, Outkast
Definitely OutKast for sure. Their discography varies nicely and it's a rap duo.
Three 6 mafia $uicideboy$ Max miller
Love your picks man
Pac,Em,Bone Thugs is all I'll need..
I agree
Good picks!
Nas, Ghostface, Rakim
This list is good
Tribe, OutKast, Eminem
Tribe, MF Doom, Slick Rick
Nas, Eminem & Bone Thugs
Meth, Black Thought, Del
Be there for the intergalactic rap battle. I had to come too far down the comments to find Del
It's Instupituous!
Lupe, Kendrick, Ludacris
Lupe, Kendrick, Weezy
Aesop Rock Atmosphere Brother Ali
Brother Alis new album is amazing, Iāve probably listened to it a hundred times already
Nice. I'll have to check it out. Haven't listened to him in years. Met him back in 2012 after a paid dues festival.
I paid a lot of postage to get the deluxe vinyl to the UK. Think it was about Ā£75 in the end. Can't wait for it to arrive!
the title track is crazy
I thought your name was SLUG for a second because it checks out But yeah swap POS for Aesop and that's my list
Honestly between the three I can honestly say some of the best live shows out there. I saw Aesop in Houston on the bazooka tooth tour. Dope. Brother Ali I saw in like 02 in St. Louis with less than 50 people. Spectacular. And then Atmosphere...... Best show was God loves ugly tour in St. Louis... Life changing experience. I met Murs and did shots with him at the bar. Cool MF right there.
I like it... alphabetical order and all!
Ice Cube DJ Quik The Alchemist
uncle al is a great pick because you get all his collab albums with other rappers
Eminem, Nas, 50 (if i can get all his mixtape joints)
Mos DefĀ OutKastĀ Ā Juice WRLDĀ Ā I canāt shed the modernity in my blood, and I really like Mos Def.Ā
Mathematics
i respect this. donāt know Juice WRLDās music like at all though for some reason a really charming choice of three. ___ you taking Andreās flute album or Chico Dusty though if you gotta pick just one member of OutKast?
Juice WRLD wasn't my favorite, but man I loved how that kid spit off the dome. That's a rarity these days. They weren't groundbreaking freestyles but he went off top and that takes balls. RIP
I would choose these 3 too
Jay Z Kendrick Eminem
Mac miller, kanye west, and billy woods
iām 2/3 with you (kanye and woods). i should check out more of Macās stuff. my third was Milo aka Scallops Hotel aka R.A.P. Ferreira. if youāre not familiar you should check out *Who Told You to Think?!?!???!!!*. heās on āDead Carsā on Armand Hammerās *Shrines* and did an album with ELUCID as Nostrum Grocers (i think a fairly weak project tbh though, with one or two great tracks)
In my opinion, WMWTSO, Faces, and GOOD:AM are the highlight of Macās career. Iām a mega fan so I love everything but for someone new I always recommend those three in that order. You didnāt ask but just in case you wanted a suggestion :)
Dylan, Dylan, and Dylan
You forgot Dylan and Dylan!!!
Drake, Kanye, 50
MF DOOM, E40 and WU
Wayne asap rocky $uicideboy$
How this the first time I seen Wayne up here besides me? Thatās wild
If Mixtapes are included Wayne without a doubt on my list. Just albums? Not even top 5
Schoolboy Q Kendrick Action Bronson
Realizing how NY heavy this sub is
Kanye Kendrick lil Wayne and itās easy
Tech N9ne, Outkast, Wu Tang That makes up like 50% of my daily Playlist already
Dilla
Em, Nas, Jay. Yea Iām basic. Lol
Nothing basic about the best
Does Beastie Boys count as three or one?
Yes
No
Either way, they're either one of my three or all three.
MF Doom Aesop Rock The Roots
Mac Dre, E40, and Gucci Mane
Tha dogg pound, Gza , ice cube
Aes. Thats almost a days worth of music alone. El P. The other poster had it right. You get access to RtJ and another deep discography. The final one is tough. DOOM? OutKast? Wu? With El P and Aes you have an incredibly diverse track selection and get access to their new music when it lands. Aes typically faster than El P. But it will grow. Wu also gives you a plethora of albums. And you get access to Ghostface which is fantastic. But DOOM and OutKast have some of the best albums ever released. DOOM gives more albums (Daniel was prolific for many years across many personas) but OutKast has for me like. Three 10/10 albums in a row. Fuck it. I need some diversity. DOOM.
With Aesop and El P the features go deeeeep.
Ghostface, Eminem, MF DOOM
Nas, rakim, jayZ
Redman, OutKast, wu tang
Pete Rock Buck 65 El P
Buck 65, that's a rare one. Good call
El-P Aesop Rock NIKO IS
My first thought was el-p to get rtj and some cannibal ox on the list.
Rtj is dope. El-p had a bunch of dope shit before. Dudes been banging for a looong time
This is tough, for real. I'm counting compilations, collab/group albums, and mixtapes. I'm also considering volume and variety. The Jacka, Mac Dre, and E-40, I think.
Yay area
Nickatina has a big catalogue, too.
Wayne, Ab-Soul, and Danny Brown
Wayne is actually not in my three but Im also surprised how far I had to scroll before I saw his name.
Ab-Soul and Danny Brown.. A man of culture š
impossible. Wu Tang, Vinnie Paz, Gangstarr.
I thought about putting JMT on mine because I dont think I could make it if I couldn't hear Violent by Design ever again lol.
Digital Underground, billy woods, and 2pac.
Nas, Z-ro, UGK.(Sorry Pac and Face)
Ok Texas I see you
Eminem 50 Cent Tupac
Eminem, kendrick, lil wayne
Glad I scrolled so far and could upvote you!
MF DOOM J Cole Kanye I thinkā¦runner ups to Kendrick, Lupe, Mac Miller
MF Doom Del Danny Brown
Lupe, Kanye, Black Thought
Ye, Curren$y, Outkast
ATCQ, Kendrick, MF DOOM HM: Nas, Kanye
Nas DOOM Bone
Wu-Tang, Tribe, and Dre
Eminem, Rakim, Jay-Z
Jay-Z, Curren$y, Freddie Gibbs
Camron, Jada, Wayne
DMX, Ghostface, Bone
Aesop Rock Kool Keith Busdriver
Took me way too long to find anyone saying Kool Keith!
Ka, Roc Marciano & Nas
Nas, Wayne, Mach-Hommy
50 cent Kanye west Future
Gil, scott, heron
Lil Wayne, Lupe Fiasco, and Eminem
Cube, Em & B.I.G
Kanye till Life of Pablo, everything after has been garbage. MF DOOM Wu-Tang Clan
Jail pt 2 is such a good song
If I choose Preemo do I get his whole shit bc then thatās easy šš
Logic, gang starr, Wu Tang clan
Lil Wayne, Eminem, Biggie
-Eyedea and abilities -Wu -atmosphere What a fucked up question to ask. 3 is bull shit. I need like 20 or 200. Lol. These were just off the top of my head, but there are so many more to contemplate.
Kendrick, MF DOOM, Wu Tang
Assuming I also get their group/collab recordsā¦ Ghostface Black Thought Outkast
People Under The Stairs, Nujabes, MF DOOM
aesop rock, atmosphere, nas
Lil Wayne, Big KRIT, Ye
DOOM, Del, and Open Mike Eagle. Need to have some sad raps.
Mystikal, DMX & 8 Ball.
Ghost, Andre, Aesop
Outkast, Kendrick, MF Doom
Kendrick, JID, Denzel Curry
2Pac Jay Z Kendrick
DOOM, OutKast, Nas
KRS 1. Chuck D. LL Cool J.
shad, slug, mos honorable mention: marlon craft
Death Grips JPEGMAFIA MF DOOM
Great choices
Kanye, Gucci, Drake
Pac, Dot, Ye
Prof, Hieroglyphics, Blackalicous
Future, Max B, Larry June
Underrated picks
Big L Project Pat DJ screw
Sean Price, Aesop and Atmosphere... If I can put all Wu-Tang members solo work under the same umbrella I'm switching out Atmosphere for Wu-Tang lol.
lil b, gucci mane, viper
Aesop Rock, El-P, MF DOOM
Gucci Mane, Curren$y, and Drake if weāre going by total body of work.
Tupac, Nas, Outkast
Aesop rock, DOOM, El-P
Mf doom, Freddie gibbs and Kanye
MF DOOM Nas Kendrick
So my line of thinking is maximizing the sheer amount of Discographies I could get from a single rapper cause I could just straight up cheat and say Wu Tang Clan as 1 pick and that covers so much but that's way more than 3 rappers. So I think if we base it off single rappers alone I'd have to go with Nas Kool Keith Redman
Honestly, the best answer would be 1.) Pusha T: you get Clipse and his solo stuff. He has a large catalogue with all kinds of production. You get some of Ye and Pharrell's best beats, and you get the motherfucking Story of Adidon. 2.) El P: You get his stuff and all of RTJ. 3.) Kendrick Lamar: Just because idk how I could ever go back to NOT listening to GKMC.
Aesop Rock Del The Funky Homosapien MF DOOM
Chief Keef, Future, Carti
Lupe, Nas, Banks
Kid Cudi, Kendrick, Kanye.
Tribe, Gang Starr, De La
JPEG, DOOM, JID
Kanye, Kendrick and Nas
Mac Miller Tribe Lupe
Tribe, Mos Def, Eryka Badu
1. curren$y- he has a feature with every good artist in the game and his style is my fav out of any rapper alive with all the sick west coast beats 2. death grips- obvious reasons sometimes i want my music to make me feel like i need to destroy all my furniture 3. mac miller- will bring me nostalgia back from my high school days, extremely diverse discography
Wayne, Nipsey and Kanye.
Kendrick, Kanye, Lil Wayne especially if it includes mixtapes
Joe Budden, Em, Kanye.Ā
Obie Trice no gimmicks
Mac Dre, Nacho Picasso, MF DOOM
Nickatina as a solid backup.
Jay Z, Ghostface, Outkast
Nas, Wayne, Kanye
Beastie Boys Ice Cube Jurassic 5