I think that man is such a deviant ( see eyes far too close together) that I truly believe he changed his name to actually sound like a question.
Did he?
Well it seems he most definitely did.

Always saw the devil in that thing.

cypher for the win

What I know, i know because of Krs-One

Definitely

Chuck D

Good shout. I'd also recommend 'Tricks of the Shade' by The Goats.

Front row welcome to the terrordome

Fist pumped chuck and flav

Think we invented it right there 1990 👊

2pac, pick any of his top 20 tracks. (Untill the end of time, hell razor, never had a friend like me, picture me rolling etc.)

2pac was an inspirational leader i think he could have helped around now.

that's easy, charlie 2na

ROOF

I absolutely live and breathe 90s hiphop, so if I could start from the top, I'd probably go with GZA from the Wu-Tang Clan, Mobb Deep and Pete Rock.

SOTL

RIP

Guru

First jazzamatazz album, but step up into the arena under his gangster name with premier is one of my favs

Freddy fox n….

Inspirational - The mighty Mos Def.
For a lift - Anderson .Paak,
but this thread is young.

Big Daddy Kane. Absolute genius. Was your favourite rapper’s favourite rapper. ...but now probably your favourite rapper’s favourite rapper’s favourite rapper. 😂

life started with GENESIS wigga

Just saying Jadakiss “why” is such a banger 😎

Rakim

Schooly D as well

Macka B

A Tribe Called Quest

When I need to be hyped anything from Wu-Tang or it's many members

mos def, crew- tribe called quest

laugh all you want but this da mac

Someone already said Eminem

old school vibez
Eric b and rakim - follow the leader
Ice T - soul on ice

Wu tang for the beats

"Got more soul, than a sock with a hole"

MF DOOM

The wall by Scarface.

In my personal opinion he's the best to do it

Something from the Native Tongues collective. Always sets me straight.

marshal mathers EMINEM FOR ME. HIS FILM 8MILE! INSPIRATIONAL FOR ME

Just diving in because it's a music thread and I'm crazy about music. That said I love all kinds from blues to classical, from jazz to opera, and of course hard rock, synth, pop, soul and everything else - apart from rap. The one music genre that does absolutely nothing for me. Bought the 12" of "The Message" by Grandmaster Flash when it was released and still have it. And that's pretty much where it started and then ended for me...apart from the Fugees doing "Killing Me Softly", but that's all about Lauryn Hill, which is another story.

Cher

citation please

I'd like to add edubble
Idk if anyone knows of him but he was a absolutely great rapper. Shit always added a kick to my step
Sadly passed away from cancer a good few years ago now. Rest in peace 🙏

Drake or lil durk if I hit the roads

RIP. Music and me, is a fantastic album. It brings back memories of burning around the back lanes in my mate’s corsa. “All dogs go to heaven.” Beautiful tribute.

more like an anthology

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! 🤌

JME THE KING 🏆

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.

MFDOOM. obvs.

Dirty dike

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

Rocks FOE
K The Infinite
Mr Chunky

Surprised no one said joe blacks or squeeks some legends there man👊

https://youtu.be/PRETXkUHJzk?si=ptcTwDNGdHjYjqMm

Bob Vylan

Jest,Tommy Evans,braintax,bva,fliptrix,leafdog,verbT,dike,ocean wisdom.farmaG,Chester P,gunshot,hijack,caveman,mystro, phi life cypher,i could go on and on so many missed from any of these lists...

At the moment, for me it's Ren.

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

Lee Scott

Lee Scott the best uk rapper....,you've got to be kidding pal

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!

4sure...
Mystro got the best flow

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 😊

Don’t mind the old man coming to see what uk rappers we have and give them a go.

I’m impressed I’ve heard of some mentioned and have others in my playlists already.

The others I’ll be checking out 🥳

You going way back there bro.

A classic.

Santa Claus Goes Straight To The Ghetto

james brown has a version ;)

awesome, thanks biggz

pump the old school w my girl sweet tee

Have an Eazy Christmas Biggas

ok this is really not in the spirit of xmas, such a sad and dark track :( but what storytelling!

#1 goes to the Reverend

Doggy Dogg Christmas

bigg up, not every g can do g rated

Asda 3 for a quid

Came here for this 👆

Old Skool

Cheers

All I really want, really want for Christmas!

Can't beat a bit of Jordan

merry xmas bitches

must have been exhausting

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

(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

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.

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

RIP ODB 🙏❤️

👐🏻💜💚👐🏻


Ol' Dirty Bastard - Brooklyn Zoo

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.

Completely agree mate - Liquid Swords and Cuban Linx are 👌

RZA is maybe the very greatest producer.

"The nigga don't get mad, I got mad styles of my own
And it's shown when my hands grip the chrome microphone
Verbally, I catch bodies with cordless shotties
Intriguin' MCs, I keep 'em trained like potties
I bomb facts, my sword is an ax to split backs
Visible, like dope fiend tracks
Sky's the limit, niggas are timid
And nobody knows how we move like wolves in sheep clothes
Producin' data, microchips of software
Underground and off-air, the land of the lost
Notorious henchman from the North
Strikin' niggas where the Mason-Dixon line cross" 🔥🔥

GZA's only verse on Linx!

8 Diagrams is another album I love. Keep coming back to it. So my contribution is 'Life Changes' (the absence of Ghostface on the track speaks of the deep divisions within the crew).