i can somewhat tell how old everyone is by who their favorite rappers are...hahahaha

foolish kids...your favorite rapper being soulja boy..wtf!
1. slick rick-possibly the sickest storyteller of rap EVER.
2. andre 3000- somewhat follows the slick rick story telling, but a really amazing lyricist.
3. tupac- poet and rapper, love his style. set the west coast bar really high
4. common- talks about real life, none of that "a milli" or "bust it baby" bull
5. erik b & rakim- your favorite rapper's favorite rapper..done deal. founding fathers of rap
6. tribe called quest- yes i'm going to bunch them for sake of space on this list. hip hop gods of our times
7. nas- embodies the hip hop blood definitely..dope lyricist, dope performer
8. jay z- what more can i say (haha lame joke :\)
9. lupe fiasco- bringing the truth back in hip hop, the message behind the Cool is crazy, definitely loved his mixtapes too :) AND I LOVE HIS LIVE PERFORMANCE! saw him when he was touring with the roots, real entertaining and keeps the crowd liveeee
10. biggie- loved his point of view of the hard knock life..(ex. gimme the loot)