Skinnyman should have had a much bigger career than he did. Council Estate of Mind is a great album.

I second JME , also close for second between Kano and Dizzee ( probably showing my age with these choices)

JME BBK! 🤌

Dabbla gets my vote these days. All time... Rodney P, Roots Man, Blade

The Unknown might be my all time favourite UK hip hop album. It's definitely top 3.

I think my favourite album would be Ruthless Rap Assassins 'Killer' album or maybe Horns Of Jericho. That's my era, that's my shit. Derek B, Caveman, Credit To The Nation, London Posse, Overlord X, Daddy Freddy, Duke, Hardnoise etc etc. Also agree that Skinnyman never reached the peaks he should have. late 90s early 2000s he was killing it

Its Hijack for me, mainly for nostalgic reasons.

Too many to name, ghettos definitely up there as goat, but then you got people like potter paper and nines. Skrapz is back and you know he's got some absolute fire for us.

100% potter

Love a bit of rap!

I'd go with Skepta, Payper Potter and Kano.

Great artists in my opinion 👌

JME for me, may not be the best but is Def underated, just listen to Integrity

JME is goated for sure

Fantastic album.

Chester P ☮️

Skepta
Jme
Nines

Ik the video is wiley but these grime songs are the shiiii

Very happy to see a lot of likeminded biggas 💚

ocean wisdom

Devlin & Skinnyman for me.

Dirty dike

Crunchie is the best UK wrapper. It's pops :)

MFDOOM. obvs.

At the moment, for me it's Ren.

Avelino, flowdan and dapz on the map. some underrated ones that deserve a mention

Lee Scott

One of the best (and most underrated) is Mystro/Mysdiggi in my opinion. It's so hard to say who I think is the absolute best because there's so many UK rappers who've mastered their craft (a lot have been mentioned in this topic), but Mysdiggi is criminally underrated and I always share his music where possible. He's got that REAL hip hop sound and he's a lyrical mastermind!

Dave aitch

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NDWgtB_MD24

Best music video ever! Rodney!!

I'm stuck between Ghetts or Potter Payper, probably Ghetts overall is better but Potter is more frequently listenable for me

Potter paper is up there!
I think Meekz , Dave , central cee , Digga are the top

Love this freestyle with Skepta & JME 😊

Canserbero descanse en paz

Tego Calderon

Not a singular rapper but Kneecap are worth a listen.

deadly

bloody love Kneecap!

Get well.

You must be retarded then . They're a bunch of edgy little boys with no clue what they're rhyming about .

Lol, die mad Hun 😘

Garden variety intellect . There is a war coming to this island and I'm certain I'll survive better than you . Die confused and ignorant , you intellectual midget ,

Also, "intellectual midget" tends to have more impact when you don't end a sentence with a comma. Room temperature IQ. 😂

Funny that, I survived just fine up until now. You keep fantasising about your wee "war" though. Shouldn't you be at flute practice in your wee milkman uniform anyway?

I scored 133 on the Stanford Binet . How about you ? War is coming , you silly little girl .
Mohammed is the number one baby name in the UK and white natives will be a minority in 40 years . Meanwhile , Kneecap are cheering on the enemy like useful little idiots . If you don't think this will lead to violence , you must be very naive . Go read up on David Betz and educate yourself .

Away and throw shite at yourself, you daft racist.

I don't hate any race and I would stand with solidarity with any people facing replacement .
Whites are the most racially abused group in Europe now , but you wouldn't know anything about that ,you brainwashed lefty .
Blacks have George Floyd or Chris Kaba in the UK . Whites have the Southport massacre and the industrial scale rape of our children . Which is worse ? It's estimated it could be millions of our children who were raped by Pakistani racists . We don't know because the cover up has yet to be fully exposed . All we know is that there's been a massive cover up spanning decades and those who have been charged got laughable sentences.
We do know that roughly 4% of Rotherhams girls are confirmed to have been raped ,but the true number is likely much higher .
An idiot lefty like yourself won't be able to comprehend these facts because you're too scared of being labeled as racist . The irony is that that's exactly why you're the racist here .
It's not hateful to have an in group preference and care about the future of ones people . It's actually insane not to .
Why do you hate white people ?

The intellectual midget can't be bothered to read a short comment . What a surprise .Willfully ignorant . Typical racist lefty ,

Nah, just no interest in engaging with cunts. Also, you've finished a sentence with a comma again, megamind.

And yet you're still replying . It would be easier for you to just engage , but I suppose you don't have the intellect for it . All you can do is bicker .
That comma was for you . I find your desperate pedantry funny ,

Seems like you’re the one bickering, love. A place for people to share music they like descended into this carry on because people have the bared faced cheek to say they liked a band that you don’t.

Art is subjective and nobody gives a fuck about your Stanford Binet result. I could share my result too, but it has very little to do with the enjoyment creative expression.

I’m surprised that you haven’t figured that out, given your superior intellect.

It's a political cal band , love . I'm not criticizing their music , but their awful politics .
You are the one "bickering". I'm having a political discussion in the public square .
I was asked about my IQ , so I gave it .
You really are a dumb fuck .

You’re right, i’m a dumb fuck. I’m the one espousing great replacement theories during a music discussion on a forum dedicated to selling a plant that is steeped in non white culture- go take your racist shite and paste it on a Carling forum.

AC-130

Khaki Kid

I’m liking Strange Boy at the minute.

Jun Tzu

INK

You’re welcome mate, had a feeling you’d be a fan of them.

I am, I'm pretty sure the video you linked is the one in my Hip Hop playlist on YT.

Funcrusher Plus is so strong still, about halfway through, timewise.. 🍃🎵🙂‍↕️💨

Might learn his verses and do them in the Bane voice from now on 😷

My ex used to love this guy

My all time favourite has always been Akhenaton. He's got a real solid flow, a slight lisp and some kick ass lyrics.
Saw NTM live a few years ago and those old geezas still got it.

Check out "French The Kid"
Straight fire!

ouid

MC Solar - hands down the best french rapper ever!

Cane here to say this!

As everything this is a matter of taste, I do not consider that my country is really a rap nation but we had some good ones in 90's / 2000's like IAM, Fonky Family La Rumeur, Alibi Montana....
Another example

superbe

French the kid 🙌

Very Old Skool

And again - same era Hip Hop reaches the Gallic shores

B-Side is also on some of Afrika Bambataa's early stuff such as Time Zone's "Wild Style"

She came to Paris at the same time than him

I like section d' assaut. It's like gangsta pop. MC solaar for the old skool

Pour les old schools

Booba! 🇫🇷

I see the obvious MC Solaar mentioned a few times already. How about L'skadrille?

For crew, maybe 357 MP.

It's been a long time since I've delved into that scene, other than listening to Chilla in recent years.

oui!

Old school: NTM, Assassin, triptick, peauple d'herb, IAM...

For their skills: sain supa krew, cut killer

New scholl... C2C

Rockin'squat (or RCKNSQT), former and leader of the the group "assassin". A legend!
Also, IAM, and Fabe (from the "scred connexion" group)

IAM and all the solo projects (Akhenaton/Shurik'n), Orelsan, Caribbean Dandee....

Im always looking for new french rap. I love it...but i dont speak French, so i never know the song names haha

Despo rutti 2000-2009

Kerry James
Shurik'n
Lim
Sefyu

I know a lot of ones , all new school But imo best French rapper is Sofiane. His song Tout le monde...

DJ Badboy is a sure bet 😂

Dinnae Ken…but this is braw…

That shit was so fire ✌🏻

Big Bemz is the best for me right now! 🔥

Solareye / Stanley Odd are worth a look imo

Ned kru (feat wee man) 🤣🤣

Surely it’s Mog or Loki?

https://undergroundscotland.bandcamp.com/album/based-on-a-blue-story

https://misterlokiscotland.bandcamp.com/

Maybe not considered the best, but Soul is insanely good at battle rap imo.

Rap C. Nesbitt

Gotta go with Missy

GZA ft. Ghostface Killah, Killah Priest & RZA - 4th Chamber

Wu tang forever and ever.

Such a shame Method Man wasn't a part of the last tour. Still was epic

Meth seems to be aging like a fine wine, his verse on the latest Czarface track is flames!

When I saw them in Brixton a few years back Meth wasn’t there because he was shooting an episode of CSI 🙄. I’ve seen them live a bunch of times but only saw the full line up once.

(31/1/25)

Its the 31st anniversary of this being released so it's getting added to Wu Corner👐🏻

Wu-Tang Clan - C.R.E.A.M.

Tune

Second album wasn't as critically acclaimed as 36 Chambers but it's aging well 👐🏻


Wu-Tang Clan - As High as Wu-Tang Get

RIP ODB 🙏❤️

👐🏻💜💚👐🏻


Ol' Dirty Bastard - Brooklyn Zoo

Wu-Tang Clan - Tearz

Might be my all time favourite hip hop album. It's certainly in my top 3.

Mine too mate, I've been listening to the extended Wu family a lot this week and figured LB needed the Wu section.

You and the Biggas should add a few of your faves too, share the love.

Wu is for the children after all💜💚

Worst top 3 for me

One from RZAs side project with Frukwan, Poetic and Prince Paul, casually pioneering genres in his spare time.

Gravediggaz ft. Shabazz & Killah Priest - Diary Of A Madman

GZA - Pro Tools - 0% Finance

Great album. Pencil & Paper Plate 2 of my favourites by the Genius.

𝐒𝐎𝐓𝐋

There's a reason he's called the Genius

Ol' Dirty Bastard - Hippa to da Hoppa

This might be my favourite Rza beat of all time.

I think Raekwons Cuban Linx and GZAs Liquid Swords are two of my favourite albums in the Wu catalogue, some of RZAs best work on show.