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Anthony Fantano's 55 Best Rappers of All Time

On Oct. 24, 2020, Anthony Fantano of The Needle Drop uploaded to YouTube a list of the 55 rappers he considered to be the best of all time. How many can you name?
Considers factors such as lyricism, flow, style, catalog, and impact on the genre
This is a non-ranked list; answers are organized alphabetically by first name
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2Pac
Aesop Rock
André 3000
Big Boi
Big Daddy Kane
Billy Woods
Black Thought
Bun B
Busta Rhymes
Chuck D
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Danny Brown
Daveed Diggs
Del tha Funkee Homosapien
Dizzee Rascal
Drake
El-P
Eminem
Erick Sermon
Freddie Gibbs
Gangsta Boo
Ghostface Killah
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GZA
Ice Cube
Jay-Z
Juicy J
Kanye West
Kendrick Lamar
KRS-One
Lauryn Hill
Lil B
Lil' Kim
Lil Wayne
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LL Cool J
Lupe Fiasco
M.I.A.
MC Ride
MF DOOM
Missy Elliott
Nas
Nicki Minaj
The Notorious B.I.G.
Ol' Dirty Bastard
Pharoahe Monch
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Pusha T
Q-Tip
Queen Latifah
Raekwon
Rakim
Scarface
Slick Rick
Snoop Dogg
T.I.
Tyler, the Creator
Yasiin Bey
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Level 63
Jun 23, 2025
anthony is a silly man, youd think from his album ratings that Denzel and JID would be here, and drake would never even come close
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Level 67
Jul 1, 2025
He made this list a couple years before The Forever Story dropped so JID really wouldn't have been in the conversation yet, and I imagine Denzel was a near-miss. Drake's placement largely comes down to his multiple classic projects (Take Care, Nothing Was the Same, IYRTITL), his dominance as a hitmaker, and his influence over the genre as a whole. Fantano throws love Drake's way every now and then; he named Hotline Bling as one of the 100 best songs of the 2010s. Obviously Drake doesn't have the sharpest pen, but as Fantano stated, he's valuing more things than just pengame. I think it's a fair placement, especially pre-Kendrick beef
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Level 15
Nov 22, 2025
I was gonna put like half of the rappers i didn't get but i didn't just cause i thought he wouldn't have put them in💔 Like seriously billy woods in 2020?