JAY-Z was just named the greatest rapper of all time by Billboard and VIBE, Billboard started releasing their list of Top 50 Greatest Rappers of All Time just last month in order to celebrate Hip Hop’s 50th anniversary this year.
On Wednesday, February 8th, both Billboard and VIBE released their final 10 selections for Greatest Rappers of All Time. Nicki Minaj, Drake, Snoop Dogg, Lil Wayne and The Notorious B.I.G.,Eminem, 2Pac, Nas, and Kendrick Lamar were all within the top 10. While JAY-Z took the number one spot, as the greatest rapper of all time.
The decision caused many to talk on social media, but not everybody could agree on who should be listed where.
In other news, JAY-Z recently performed at the Grammys because he “owed” it to Hip-Hop, despite his bad relationship with the Recording Academy.He performed “God Did” along with Khaled, Lil Wayne, Rick Ross, John Legend and Fridayy.
JAY-Z stated on the subject, “I thought about it, I was in my head and I just broke down and said, ‘You know, it’s a four-minute verse.’ Again, for the culture, for Hip Hop, we got to do that, This ain’t your traditional song. … It’s not your traditional structure of what you think a song that would be nominated for Song of the Year would sound like. It’s not what you expect. And for the culture and for Hip Hop, we got to do that.”
He added on, “We owe that. This thing that changed our lives. We got to do that. A four-minute verse performed at the Grammys. We owe it to the culture, and it ain’t even a burden. It’s a blessing. It’s easy and fun.”
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