Top Ten Best Rappers of 2010

The Top Ten
1 Eminem Eminem, born Marshall Bruce Mathers III, is an American rapper, actor and music producer born on October 17, 1972 in St. Joseph, Missouri. Eminem has sold over 300 million records making him the bestselling hip-hop artist of all time. In addition to his solo career, he is a member of D12 and (with Royce da 5'9") half of the hip-hop duo Bad Meets Evil. Rolling Stone ranked him 83rd on its list of 100 Greatest Artists of All Time, calling him the King of Hip Hop. Including his work with D12 and Bad Meets Evil, Eminem has had ten number-one albums on the Billboard 200 and 5 number-one singles on the Billboard Hot 100, and 13 worldwide.

Eminem is a rapper with lyrics that are real and most of all make sense. He focuses solely on lyrics like a rapper should do and doesn't rely on controversy to sell records unlike Kanye West. He knows how to keep his lyrics real but still get his record played on the radio unlike Lil Wayne, Drake or the whole young money crew. He is definitely passionate about words and doesn't feel the need to mention weed every 2 lines like Wiz Khalifa. Eminem certainly is the most mature rapper on this list and is definitely deserving of the number 1 spot.

He is one of the few rappers that don't just rhyme words to make a song. Every song rather freestyle or on album is cleverly aimed at anyone that has made the mistake of bringing his name up. He blew away Drake, Kanye and Wayne on forever and even said as much while doing it. Drop the world and no love was no better for Wayne the way M tore up the track. When Wayne called Eminem out to do a song with him and followed it by please please pleease I don't want no beef I can't mess with you should be proof enough that M and Weezy not in same class

Full lil Wayne.. his high weed ass gotta go bakk to jail where he actually sounds smart. That's the only place he'll ever sound smart. Eminen is a true rapper and only he can compete with Tupac. Wayne was better few years ago, but never better than Eminem. Eminem's rap is meaningful and/or makes sense.

1. Eminem for Recovery the best selling album of 2010
2. Weezy F Baby born in a manger
3. Nicki Minaj for some great collaborations with other rappers
4. Kanye West for My Beautiful Dark Fantasy which received critical acclaim
5. Drake for Forever, Over and a decent debut album

2 Drake Aubrey Drake Graham, known professionally as Drake, is a Canadian rapper, singer, songwriter, record producer and actor, born on October 24, 1986 in Toronto, Canada. He started his career on Canadian reality show "Degrassi: The Next Generation".

Drakes verses take time to create, you see dreak is the best rapper to ever rap about love and relationships " fireworks ", 'best I ever had" "July" and "Say something" all talk bout his past relationships and what he's learnt. HE BROUGHT THE BEST METAHPORS 2 THE GAME.. even chris brown is stealing his style in his new songs. !

Drake. Obviously he's the new best rapper alive! No doubt this guy killed it in 2009 that was his year Drake has been nominated for several awards including Grammys, even being selected to perform at the 2010 Grammy award ceremony. Drake has also won several awards, including two Juno Awards in 2010 for Best New Artist, and Rap Recording of the Year. He's the best.

this man is the best. I may be 10 years old but I still know a good rapper when I hear 1. That sucka goes hard. When I heard his song fear and heard his Album Thank me later I was like BAM! He's probaly gonna make it as big as pac or biggy. And REALLY? you put eminem in front of HEARTBREAK DRAKE.

Drake is better than enimem rake has more albums and drake made his own songs drake raps about his life because in over he means he think in 2012 its gonna be over SO BEST RAPPER ALIVE IS DRAKE

3 Lil Wayne Dwayne Michael Carter, Jr. is an American rapper from New Orleans, Louisiana. He was discovered by Brian "Baby" "Birdman" Williams at a very young age, and was signed to Cash Money Records, where he would be one quarter of the rap group Hot Boys. In the years to follow, he would go on to find his own ...read more.

lil wayne is the best! he is the best rapper alive I love all his songz! there amazing he's such a great rapper... I like eminem 2 but lil wayne is the bomb! all his songs mean something. I just can't stop hearing his songs! they say I'm obssed with this guy!

Drake is overrated. Eminem just screams. Lil Wayne has amazing and talented voice and lyrics. Eminem better bow down to the real rap god, because Eminem's just the wannabe rap god.

Lil Wayne best rapper alive enough said you can't compare him to anybody just drake maybe. Should be 1. Lil Wayne 2. Drake 3. everybody else

Lil wayne is the best rapper in our generation. Eminem is catching up though, so is Drake. But right this second, Lil wayne has the stage.

4 Kanye West Ye (born Kanye Omari West; June 8, 1977) is an American rapper, songwriter, record producer and fashion designer. He is regarded as one of the most influential, as well as controversial, artists of the 21st century. ...read more.

We're talkin about 2010 right? So let's see who had the best album. Eminem's Recovery was good but was mostly built on the strength of its collabos. Lil Wayne released a garbage rock album and I Am An Overrated Stupid Human Being. Drake's album had no variety and rapped like he was a high schooler handlin fame for the first time. So that leaves Mr. West, possibly the most hated man on the planet at one time or another. mybeautiful darktwisted fantasy got a 94 on metacritic. I don't know wtf metacritic is but it gave Soulja Girl a 57 or somethin on the DeAndriana Way, so it's a reputable source. oh yeah JayZ's album dropped in 2009.

MY BEATIFUL DARK TWISTED FANTASY WAS A MASTERPIECE FOR KANYE TO SAMPLE ARTIST LIKE BLACK SABBATH (IRON MAN) AND KING CRIMSON AND MOJO MEN AND THE TURTLES WAS AMAZING. THE SEXUAL ARROGANCE HIS MELODIC THEMES BON IVER, WHAT A DARK BEATIFUL TWISTED FANTASY IT WAS HES ON THE LEVEL OF ARTISTIC CREATORS HES THE BEST RAPPER ALIVE HIS LYRICS ARE BANNANAS HE SPEAKS REAL. HERES SOME OF HIS LYRICS, I AM THE DAY ICE CUBE MET MICHAEL JACKSON, SO MUCH HEAD I WOKE UP TO SLEEPY HOLLOW,

Laugh out loud at all the 12 year olds here, lil wayne, gucci mane and drake are some of the worst bubblegum pop crap artists ever to become famous. Drake isn't even a rapper, he's a singer, Lil wayne doesn't rap either, he just mumbles horrible punchlines and metaphors, and I'm not even gonna start on gucci mane.

Kanye and em are the realest artists and best best rapers in the mainstream

I'm just going to bee 100% Honest. Eminem isn't good anymore, Drake is alright but he will be forgotten, and lil Wayne makes really bad music. Kanye has always made good music, even 808s cause it had love lockdown, but it doesn't even matter cause this is list is for 2010's.

5 Wiz Khalifa Cameron Jibril Thomaz, better known by his stage name Wiz Khalifa, is an American rapper, songwriter, and actor. He was born on September 8, 1987.

Big wiz fan as a college dude... But you always gotta admit overall rapping you gotta give it to em. Lil Wayne second is depressing as well as drake so high, but he is really good still!

wiz is for sure number one and anyone can relate to him. TGOD

6 Nas Nasir bin Olu Dara Jones, better known by his stage name Nas, is an American rapper and entrepreneur born on September 14, 1973 in New York City. His album, Illmatic, is considered to be one of the best rap albums of all time. He is also considered to be one of the best rappers of all time.

Listen to some of his new album Distant Relatives, which is one of the best albums of 2010

Great flow, lyrics make sense

Nas is the king of rap

7 Big Sean Sean Michael Leonard Anderson, known professionally as Big Sean, is an American hip hop recording artist from Detroit, Michigan.
8 B.o.B Bobby Ray Simmons, Jr., better known by his stage name B.o.B, is an American recording artist and music producer from Decatur, Georgia.

Very very very very creative.. He can sing and he's shown that he can spit with the best of em.. Put's a lot of emotions in his music and is just genius.

bob and lupe are the best out right now, cudi wiz and others have potential

Most creative rapper, he has the most diverse music of all rappers alive!

Creative, clean, and makes me want to hear more. Big fan.

9 Jay Z Shawn Corey Carter, known by his stage name JAY-Z, is an American rapper, record producer, entrepreneur and investor born on December 4, 1969 in Brooklyn, New York. He is best known for his albums Reasonable Doubt, The Blueprint, and The Black Album. He is considered to be one of the best rappers of all time.

One of the most talented MCs of all time with a great discography

10 Gucci Mane Radric Delantic Davis, known professionally as Gucci Mane, is an American rapper who has released 12 studio albums and over 70 mixtapes. In 2007, he founded his own label, 1017 Records. He helped to pioneer the hip hop subgenre of trap music alongside fellow Atlanta-based rappers T.I. and Young Jeezy. ...read more.

HE MAKE SONG THAT MOTOVATE THE STREETS TO GET MONEY. ALSO HE MAKE A MIX TAPE EVERY WEEK. YABO LOW KEY YES YABO. MOBILE ALA IN THE HOUSE AND NO IT AINT NO HORSES DOWN HERE JUST 28INCHES FEETZ FOR THE IDIOTZ

Gucci is just Gucci, from drug dealing to southern top star he did it, his chosen beats kill all the other rappers beats plus he got the best flow from all the current rappers theirs no comparing... BUR!

Gucci mane is one of the realest rapper/trapper today. His lyrics is relevant to a whole region of people plus he killing the mixtape, jewlery, and whip game. Skeeurrt!

gucci has to be one of thebest rappers alive. he went from being a drug dealer with some dope freestyles to being on top of the game. in my opinion, gucci is #1

The Contenders
11 Rick Ross William Leonard Roberts II, better known by his stage name Rick Ross, is an American rapper and entrepreneur.
12 J. Cole Jermaine Lamarr Cole, better known by his stage name J. Cole, is an American hip hop recording artist and record producer.

Best RAPPER of this generation. He is this generations version of Tupac straight up

The best lyricist of the decade, come on, he's at least in the top 5 on the list.

How are you gonna let BOB be above this man, come on son

Why is he here? He is seriously better than Rick Ross!

13 Ice Cube O'Shea Jackson, born June 15, 1969 in Baldwin Hills, CA, known by his stage name Ice Cube, is an American rapper, record producer, actor, and filmmaker. He began his career as a member of the hip-hop group C.I.A and later joined the seminal gangster rap group N.W.A. After leaving N.W.A in December 1989, he built a successful solo career in music and films.
14 French Montana Karim Kharbouch, better known by his stage name French Montana, is an American rapper. Born in Morocco, he immigrated to the United States with his family when he was 13 years old.
15 Tyga Micheal Ray Stevenson, known by his stage name Tyga, is an American hip hop recording artist. In 2011, Tyga signed a recording contract with Young Money Entertainment, Cash Money Records and Republic Records.

I like rack city by him

He s the best

16 Lil Boosie Torrence Hatch, born November 14, 1982, is an American rapper from Baton Rouge, Louisiana. He released his first independent album 'Youngest of the Camp' in 2000, followed by "For My Thugs" in 2002. He released two collaboration albums with Webbie, Ghetto Stories in 2003 and Gangsta Musik in 2004. In 2006, he released his first major label album, (third solo studio album overall), 'Bad Azz', which is regarded as a classic album and his best work to date. 'Superbad: the Return of Boosie Bad Azz followed in 2009, which was his most commercial album to date. Then came 'Incarcerated' in 2010, which was released while he was actually incarcerated. He was released from prison in 2014, and released ...read more.

Boosie is the best of the best! And the realist rapper alive. The reason why he should be number 1 is because he real and raps about real life and his struggle. Boosie the next tupac! No doubt about it.

17 Hopsin Marcus Jamal Hopson, better known by his stage name Hopsin, is an American rapper, record producer, director and actor from Los Angeles, California. Hopsin was born on July 18, 1985. His first album was called Emurge but he's best known for his album titled Raw.

How is this not higher. Raw dropped this year and that album is amazing.

It doesn't getter better then this ill mind

Now THIS is rap. It isn't dead after all

18 Yo Gotti Mario Mims, better known by his stage name Yo Gotti, is an American rapper. In 1996, Gotti released his debut album Youngsta's On a Come Up under the alias Lil Yo.
19 Snoop Dog

Drop it like its hot, drop it like its hot,

20 Tech N9ne Aaron Dontez Yates, (born November 8, 1971), better known by his stage name Tech N9ne, is an American rapper. In 1999, Yates and business partner Travis O'Guin founded the record label Strange Music. He has sold over two million albums and has had his music featured in film, television, and video games. ...read more.
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22 50 Cent Curtis James Jackson III, better known by his stage name 50 Cent, is an American rapper, actor, entrepreneur, investor, record, film, and television producer.

50 you the best.. I loveu fifty.. you masive... 50 you ma favorite you are MY GOODDD I lovee.. you are the reason I'm alive ggggg unit... 50 cent is e HERO

23 Lupe Fiasco Wasalu Muhammad Jaco (born February 16, 1982), better known by his stage name Lupe Fiasco, is an American rapper, record producer, and entrepreneur. He rose to fame in 2006 following the success of his debut album, Lupe Fiasco's Food & Liquor. He also performs as the frontman of rock band Japanese Cartoon ...read more.

He makes the show go on. His raps means something. Eminem is great but he is not the best rapper ever though. I'm not saying he's worst than lupe but he doesn't need to be.1 on every list on this website. Lupe= for kids in the ghetto, that's good. 50 cent, I saw his interview with oprah and he seems like a nice great guy, even my mom likes him, but his rapping equals bash, cut, steal, shoot, kill, and every cuss and insulting word created constantly. Nicki minaj acts like she belongs in a mental hospital and says b! Tch a lot and ho. Tyler the creator= jokes about rape, incest and homosexuals, that's terrible.P. diddy=um, well, this guy just sucks at rapping. Usher= doesn't even rap. Tech n9ne= a show off and my friend is always talking about how great he is. Snoop dogg =awesome rapper but shooting people wit dr dre and cussing a lot and saying the n word like 90% of all these rappers on this list, really? J. Cole= good storyteller but say the n word 70% of the time. Tyga= I like him ...more

24 Wale Olubowale Victor Akintimehin, better known by his stage name Wale, is an American recording artist, record producer and actor.
25 Kendrick Lamar Kendrick Lamar Duckworth (born June 17, 1987) is an American rapper and songwriter. Raised in Compton, California, Lamar embarked on his musical career as a teenager under the stage name K-Dot, releasing a mixtape that garnered local attention and led to his signing with indie record label Top Dawg Entertainment (TDE).

Nobody on this list is NEAR Kendrick's level except Nas and Eminem. Rick Ross has no flow and his lyrics are mediocre. Lil Wayne is about as bad as drake but he does have a few good 1 liners. Drake is good at story telling but can only rhyme the last words of lines. He has no compound or internal rhymes. Kanye has a few good lyrical songs but a lot of them are like drakes with the mediocre rhyming. Gucci just shouldn't be on the list. Big Sean's only good lyrical song is I do it. Jay-z is a biter like Wayne except they can't prove he bites even though he does. Jeezy can't rhyme but can story tell... Same with j cole. I ain't on Kendrick's dick but he averages 5 times more rhymes per song than anybody on the list except Eminem who is a word smith. Nas doesn't even rhyme as much but they are more unique. Kendrick's storytelling is great because it's complex and deep af

Kendrick lamar should be number 1 on this list, because he is capable of implementing deep and complex metaphors, that most the greats aren't even able to do, not to mention, he's studied the greats like Tupac, snoop dogg, and dr dre, and even if he doesn't end up being number 1, he should still be above lil Wayne

Kendrick Should Be #1 If Tupac And Biggie Had A Baby It Would Be Kendrick And his life is so inspirational and he's gone through more than any of these "Rich N***as" Like Lil Wayne that irritates everyone in there right mind and drake tries to make like his life is hard when he grew up in a mansion and is insanely annoying with his emotion over girls and eminent is great but I just think Kendrick should take first place

Kendrick is #1 eminent is great but he takes first place have you heard "sing about me, dying of thirst" dang that got me spazzing

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