2 Chainz Names Top 5 Dead Or Alive

There is always that debate on who and who are the best rappers in Hip Hop history; and of recent, everybody wants to know who are the top 5 dead or alive. In a recent interview of his, Atlanta rapper, 2 Chainz spoke on which rappers he considers the top 5 dead or alive.





"Scarface, I'm from the South. Geto Boys, Rap-A-Lot, they just had a lot to do with the grooming of young black males coming from where I'm from. You got Nasir Jones who is still relevant, who I think paints the dopest pictures you can paint in hip-hop. I think he's somewhat Picasso with the rap. ... Tupac was probably my favorite of all time. I named a lot of my mixtapes [after him]. Biggie was another ill person. He had a lot of bangers out. His influence and people just followed his lifestyle and some of the things he said back then - people are just now catching onto. Jay Z is one of the best ones doing it. Period. He just kinda shows us that rap is just a stepping stone to other things. So I appreciate his vision and I appreciate his savvy." (Sports Nation)






So that is Scarface, Nas, Tupac, Biggie and Jay Z...in no particular order. Asides from Scarface, I think every rapper lists the other 4 when they are listing who they consider top 5 dead or alive. These lists are becoming redundant...like people just go with who other people mention the most in their lists. I consider Scarface one of the greats, and I am happy 2 Chainz is knowledgeable enough to know that fact. I think more people need to throw in Big Pun into the mix once a while...I think he is super underrated. Throw in Jadakiss...throw in Kool G Rap.