The Best Rapper Alive, Each Year

Can you guess Complex's best rapper alive each year, since 1979?

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Year	Rapper
1979	Grandmaster Caz
1980	Kurtis Blow
1981	Kool Moe Dee
1982	Melle Mel
1983	Run
1984	Run
1985	LL Cool J
1986	KRS-One
1987	Rakim
1988	Slick Rick
1989	Big Daddy Kane
1990	Ice Cube
1991	Q-Tip
1992	Redman
1993	Snoop Doggy Dogg

Year	Rapper
1994	Nas
1995	The Notorious B.I.G.
1996	2Pac
1997	The Notorious B.I.G.
1998	DMX
1999	Jay-Z
2000	Eminem
2001	Jay-Z
2002	Eminem
2003	50 Cent
2004	T.I.
2005	Jeezy
2006	Lil Wayne
2007	Kanye West
2008	Lil Wayne

Year	Rapper
2009	Jay-Z
2010	Kanye West
2011	Drake
2012	Drake
2013	Kendrick Lamar
2014	Nicki Minaj
2015	Drake
2016	Chance the Rapper
2017	Kendrick Lamar
2018	Pusha T
2019	DaBaby
2020	Lil Baby
2021	Tyler, the Creator
2022	21 Savage

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6 Comments

Level 71

Sep 1, 2024

No Yuno Miles??

Level 77

May 18, 2025

I love this comment

Level 52

Nov 2, 2024

Good List, but a few misses. Here's Mine:

1979-1989 - Don't Know

1990 - Ice Cube

1991 - Q-Tip

1992 - Redman

1993 - Snoop Dogg

1994 - Nas

1995 - Biggie

1996 - 2Pac

1997 - Biggie

1998 - DMX

1999 - Dr Dre

2000 - Eminem

2001 - Jay-Z

2002 - Eminem

2003 - 50 Cent

2004 - MF Doom

2005 - Common

2006 - Lupe Fiasco

2007 - Ye

2008 - Wayne

2009 - Mos Def

2010 - Ye

2011 - A$AP Rocky

2012 - Drake

2013 - Kendrick

2014 - J. Cole

2015 - Kendrick

2016 - Chance

2017 - Kendrick

2018 - Pusha T

2019 - Tyler, The Creator

2020 - Freddie Gibbs

2021 - Tyler, The Creator

2022 - Kendrick

2023 - Travis Scott

2024 - Future

Level 64

Feb 24, 2025

Solid list. Here's mine:

1990: Ice Cube

1991: Q-Tip

1992: Dr. Dre

1993: Snoop

1994: Nas

1995: Biggie

1996: Tupac

1997: Biggie

1998: DMX

1999: Jay-Z

2000: Eminem

2001: Jay-Z

2002: Eminem

2003: 50

2004: MF Doom

2005: Kanye

2006: Lupe Fiasco

2007: Kanye

2008: Wayne

2009: Jay-Z

2010: Kanye

2011: Drake

2012: Kendrick

2013: ASAP Rocky

2014: Cole

2015: Kendrick

2016: Chance

2017: Kendrick

2018: Pusha T

2019: Tyler

2020: Nas

2021: Tyler

2022: 21 Savage

2023: Travis

2024: Kendrick

2025: Kendrick (so far)

Level 77

May 18, 2025

Just pulled up my list, I agree with 1990-1997, I have Big Pun for 1998 but DMX is also valid, I had Mos Def 1999, agree with everything 2000-2012 (thanks for also including Lupe), 2013 I had Drake but Rocky makes sense too, 2014 I had Freddie Gibbs but I'm biased, 2015 agree, 2016 as much as I hate to put Drake again I have him there right now mostly cuz I just haven't heard enough Chance, after that I have yet to really compile but I do have Future for 2024 no doubt

Level 77

May 18, 2025

35, got some of the earlier ones like Kurtis Blow and Kool Moe Dee