Rapper Jay-Z is set to perform in the Live 8 concert in Philadelphia. (Newsday File Photo/Bruce Gilbert) |
We asked readers at NYNewsday.com and Newsday.com for their favorite 25 rappers. Here's the tally:
1. Jay-Z
2. The Notorious B.I.G.
3. Nas
4. 2Pac
5. LL Cool J
6. Eminem
7. DMX
8. (tie) Rakim
Wu-Tang Clan
10. 50 Cent
11. Snoop Dogg
12. Method Man
13. Ludacris
14. Kanye West
15. Run-D.M.C.
16. Dr. Dre
17. Slick Rick
18. Big Pun
19. KRS-One
20. OutKast
21. Redman
22. Busta Rhymes
23. Big Daddy Kane
24. Mos Def
25. A Tribe Called Quest
1. Jay-Z
2. The Notorious B.I.G.
3. Nas
4. 2Pac
5. LL Cool J
6. Eminem
7. DMX
8. (tie) Rakim
Wu-Tang Clan
10. 50 Cent
11. Snoop Dogg
12. Method Man
13. Ludacris
14. Kanye West
15. Run-D.M.C.
16. Dr. Dre
17. Slick Rick
18. Big Pun
19. KRS-One
20. OutKast
21. Redman
22. Busta Rhymes
23. Big Daddy Kane
24. Mos Def
25. A Tribe Called Quest
