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Top 50 Rappers, Kool Moe Dee's Best Rappers Of All Time.

The best rapper of all time, who is the greatest MC?
This question will be answered by the legendary rapper Kool Moe Dee. #hiphopuniverse #hiphoprankings

This list is taken from Kool Moe Dee's book "THere's A GOD On The MiC". There’s a God on the Mic: The True 50 Greatest MCs is a 2003 book by the old school hip hop MC Kool Moe Dee, where he ranks what he believes to be the Top 50 greatest MCs of all time, giving a breakdown of each artist. The book also features a foreword from Chuck D and includes full color photos from hip hop photographer Ernie Paniccioli.

Who is Kool Moe Dee you ask? Mohandas Dewese (born August 8, 1962), better known by his stage name Kool Moe Dee, is an American hip hop MC prominent in the late 1970s through the early 1990s. He was one of the first rappers to earn a Grammy Award and was the first rapper to perform at the Grammys. He was part of the first major Hip-Hop battle, he battled MC Busy Bee and made History. He also battled LL Cool J in a long and even musical battle. The discussion about the winner of this battle is still not finished. Many people think that Kool Moe Dee overpowered LL when it comes to Lyrics. His presence and role in the golden era of rap makes him an icon and a irreplaceable legend.

Kool Moe Dee breaks MCing down into several different elements in order to effectively judge the skills of the artists – this includes originality, concepts, versatility, vocabulary, substance, flow, flavor, freestyle, vocal presence, live performance, poetic value, body of work, industry impact, social impact, longevity, lyrics, and battle skills.

The list includes artists from a wide range of eras and regions, including old school hip hop legends such as Grandmaster Caz, Melle Mel, and Kool Moe Dee himself, Golden age hip hop MCs such as Rakim, Kool G Rap, Big Daddy Kane, KRS-One, Slick Rick, Chuck D, Pharoahe Monch, MC Shan, Scarface, Snoop Dogg, and Ice Cube, and more recent MCs such as Mystikal, Big Pun, Ras Kass, and Lil' Kim.

The book also includes other MCs on several additional lists scattered throughout the book, such as “11 Best Kept Lyrical Secrets” and “10 Best Hip-Hop Pop Kings” - Kool Moe Dee also explains ten of his thirteen “battle laws” in the book.

You can buy the book here: https://www.amazon.com/gp/offer-listing/1560255331/ref=sr_1_1_olp/162-6861567-7403549?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1486042430&sr=8-1&keywords=There%27s+a+God+on+the+Mic

Rap legend Kool Moe Dee gave his top 50 MCs in his book There’s a God on the Mic: The True 50 Greatest MCs.

As well as obvious picks such as Rakim and Melle Mel, he also included some unusual choices like putting Will Smith in the list higher than Pharoahe Monch and Craig Mack higher than Jeru The Damaja.

He also included himself in the list at no. 5.

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