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
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
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?