Top Ten California Rappers

The Top Ten
1 Tupac Tupac Amaru Shakur, also known as 2Pac, was an American rapper and actor born on June 16, 1971 in East Harlem, New York. Tupac sold over 75 million records worldwide and has been referred to in multiple major publications such as Rolling Stone as one of the greatest music artists of all time. 2Pac was assassinated on September 1996 at the age of 25. ...read more.

Made history from the day he was born. A leader for many more to come, and inspiration to young men to get what's most important in life in order and that is their life, to succeed and accomplish their dreams, above all that money and greed and beef, love your mother she's the only one God blessed you with.

He not only was a great rapper with excellent flow, he also is the most influential rapper ever. He delved where other rappers were to afraid to go, putting all of his emotions into his songs, not hiding anything from anybody. 'Tis a shame that he is gone from the game.

Oh so Tupac is not even on the top 5 for best West Coast rappers, but is number one for California? Okay. But honestly, nobody represented California as much as Tupac did. It doesn't even matter that he was born in NY - California created him. And says it so many times himself.

Pac created the book of hip/hop next to Biggie, he made history with his words. No one will ever reach the level of succes as he achieved, R.I.P the best rapper in the world.

2 Dr. Dre Andre Romelle Young (born February 18, 1965), known professionally as Dr. Dre, is an American rapper, record producer, and entrepreneur. He is the founder and CEO of Aftermath Entertainment and Beats Electronics, and previously co-founded, co-owned, and was the president of Death Row Records. Dr. Dre ...read more.

Him, Snoop Dogg, and Mike Shinoda (from Linkin Park & Fort Minor) are the best from the west coast. Dre is also the best producer.

I voted 4 dr dre because he's is amazing him in my world is the best producer ever!

Dr dre always killed it he the most gangster rapper to ever come out of cali

3 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, ...read more.

The people on this website have problems.Eazy-E ranked 1?You've got to be kiding me.Ice Cube ghostwrote for that overrated clown and ice cube had WAY better records im talkin classics like death certificate,Amerikkkas most wanted,the predator,and Straight outta Compton with NWA and Bow Down with westside connection he also wrote Straight outta Compton with The D.O.C eazy didnt write a lyric in his life.

How is he not better than Easy-E! You would never say that stuff if he had not died, anyways Ice Cube wrote Easy-E's music when they were in N.W.A., he wrote almost all of Straight outta Compton

Definitely the best rapper from N.W.A, he is the lyrical genius that created the legendary songs, in a combination of the beat of Dr. Dre, LOVE HIM!
Should be under Pac and over Dre.

Straight up so cal thug. Did him and stood for more then anyone in rap history

4 Snoop Dogg Cordozar Calvin Broadus, Jr., (born October 20, 1971) known professionally as Snoop Dogg, is an American rapper, actor, record producer, and television personality from Long Beach, California.

Made gangsta rap mainstream and repped his roots harder than any rapper ever! With a smooth funky flow snoop sees success on a international level.

Best phuckn rapper 3ver. Changed the face of rap, and longest serving rapper to date. Chilled, laid back, laconic voice helps emphasise the violent lyrics. Greatest, coolest man to have lived.

Rap music sucks but from an outside view he is the biggest name in the genre so must be top 3!

Definitely worthy of this spot. All the while we do it Doggystyle

5 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 ...read more.

People use to all ways claim that hip hops dead but now that Kendrick revived the west coast's hip hop scene, people don't want to give him any credit

Not the best as yet, but definitely amongst the top ten.
Not only is he Tupac reincarnated, but he's better.

King Kendrick will be better than everyone on this list by the end of his career.

When he stays in the game for at least 15 years longer, he will be GOAT

6 Eazy-E Eric Lynn Wright better known by his stage name "Eazy-E", was an American rapper who performed solo and in the hip hop group N.W.A. He is affectionately called "The Godfather of Gangsta Rap". He was born to Richard and Kathie Wright in Compton, California. On March 26, 1995 Eazy-E dies from complications ...read more.

RIP Eazy E was a Real Compton city G... Godfather of G rap; made a bitch of Dre and his humour was so underrated. Little big man - even has a day in compton named after him...

He's so cute and he is best rapper of all time

He is real G of Compton n a great rapper of all time anyway rip Eazy-E

He makes better music then 2pac

7 The Game Jayceon Terrell Taylor, better known by his stage name The Game, is an American rapper and actor. He was born on November 29, 1979 in Los Angeles, California. Game spent most of his childhood in foster care (up until high school) even though he knew all of his brothers and sisters. Since 2002, Game has been on Shady/Aftermath Records. With fellow gangsta rapper 50 Cent, Game managed to make hits such as "How We Do" and "Hate It Or Love It".

The game is the second coming of Pac.. He gets a lot of hate though. He the truth! Has helped ya boy, Clyde Carson, Kendrick lamar

The "lame" game is the fakest rapper to ever rep California ganster rap. He simply has catchy punchlines that people like but poorly represents the state.

He is the only real gangster from the west-coast left.. sadly..

8 N.W.A N.W.A was an American hip hop group from Compton, CA. They were among the earliest and most significant popularizers and controversial figures of the gangsta rap subgenre, and are widely considered one of the seminal groups in the history of hip hop music.

How the hell can NWA be lower than the people in it!? They were amazing together and did very little as individuals. NWA is one of the main reasons rap became so big. Tupac should still be number 1 as the best and most influential/inspirational rapper ever but NWA should be number 2 and snoop should be number 3. After that its very close but Dr. Dre, Nate dogg, and the Game should be the next 3. And at the rate Kid Ink is going he will for sure be right up there with these guys.

ice cube dj yella dr dre eazy e all in 1 group

They should be higher than the game

Amazing, but they need the dogg

9 Nate Dogg Nathaniel Dwayne Hale, better known by his stage name Nate Dogg, was an American rapper, singer, and actor. He was known as one of the pioneers of West Coast hip hop. He was noted for his membership in rap trio 213 and his solo career in which he collaborated with Dr. Dre, Eminem, Warren G, Tupac Shakur, ...read more.

helped eminem and snoop dogg get good

There's no way nate should be at 11

10 MC Ren Lorenzo Jerald Patterson, better known by his stage name MC Ren, is an American rapper from Compton, California. He is the founder and owner of the record label Villain Entertainment. His moniker is derived from the middle letters in his first name.
The Contenders
11 DJ Quik

Best ever says trevor

12 Nipsey Hussle

2pac of my generation

13 E-40 Earl Stevens better known by his stage name E-40, is an American rapper, entrepreneur, and investor from Vallejo, California.

Ok he doesn't belong in the top 10 all time, but he's a legend in his own right

40 water is top ten all day

14 Too Short Todd Anthony Shaw, better known by the stage name Too Short, is an American rapper, record producer, and actor.

Too $hort was a straight up gangster
He wasn't like some other rappers
He rapped about his pure life
Not the greatest rapper, but his vicious lyrics make the best of him

15 YG

Please, this fool is a wannabe thug. He's the reason rap is the way it is today

YG is a true one

YG has the bass

get it YG

16 Westcoast Connection
17 Xzibit Alvin Nathaniel Joiner (born September 18, 1974), better known by his stage name Xzibit (pronounced "exhibit"), is an American rapper, actor, songwriter, television presenter, and radio personality.

Love that real g talk

18 Coolio Artis Leon Ivey Jr. (August 1, 1963 - September 28, 2022), known professionally as Coolio, was an American musician, rapper, chef, actor, and record producer. Coolio achieved mainstream success in the mid to late 1990s with his albums It Takes a Thief, Gangsta's Paradise, and My Soul.
19 Warren G
20 MC Eiht

Pioneer on the west coast.Top ten no doubt and was sure as hell better than eazy-e and nate dogg who is more of a singer than rapper.

21 Bohemia

The legend is world's first Punjabi Rapper. He is first of a type.

22 Mac Dre Andre Louis Hicks, better known by his stage name Mac Dre, was an American rapper and record producer, founder of Thizz Entertainment record label.

Mac Dre is one of the most original and talented rappers to ever live he kept all the way one hundred at and had love from everyone

Underrated beast. Been releasing good clean quality music since the 80s and is still today one of my favorite rappers

Been putting out quality music since 1989, leader of the hyphy movement, destined to go worldwide til his life was cut short... Man just Google the dude!

How is he this low? He better them dre,snoop, and the game combined! He always kept it real and dropped bomb ass verses

23 Kurupt

One of the best flow rappers ever combined with great lyrics. Deserves a top 15

One of my favorite lyricists from the west coast.

24 G-Eazy Gerald Earl Gillum, better known by his stage name G-Eazy, is an American rapper, songwriter and record producer from Oakland, California.
25 Vince Staples Vincent Jamal Staples is an American rapper from Long Beach, California. He is part of the hip hop trio Cutthroat Boyz alongside fellow Californian rappers A$ton Matthews and Joey Fatts.
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