Hip Hop History

50. Rick Ross

50 Greatest Rappers of All Time: Billboard and Vibe are counting down the best MCs ever in honor of hip-hop's 50th anniversary.

49. Rev. Run (Run-DMC)

48. Melle Mel

47. MC Lyte  

46. Jadakiss

45. Ice-T

44. Queen Latifah

43. Bun B

42. Redman

41. E-40

40. Dr. Dre

39. Ludacris

38. Gucci Mane

37. Common

36. Yasin Bey (formerly Mos Def)

35. Future

34. Chuck D (Public Enemy)

33. Busta Rhymes

32. T.I.

31. Lil Kim

30. Lauryn Hill

29. Pusha T

28. Black Thought

27. Q-Tip

26. Big Pun

25. Method Man

50 Greatest Rappers of All Time: Billboard and Vibe are counting down the best MCs ever in honor of hip-hop's 50th anniversary.

24. KRS-One

23. Kurtis Blow

22. Ghostface Killah

21. DMX

20. Big Daddy Kane

19. Missy Elliott

18. Ice Cube

17. 50 Cent

16. Scarface

15. J. Cole

14. LL Cool J

13. Rakim

12. André 3000

11. Kanye West (Ye)

10. Nicki Minaj

9. Snoop Dogg

8. Drake

7. Lil Wayne

6. The Notorious B.I.G.

5. Eminem

4. Tupac

3. Nas

2. Kendrick Lamar

1. Jay-Z

50 Greatest Rappers of All Time: Billboard and Vibe are counting down the best MCs ever in honor of hip-hop's 50th anniversary.