Idk, people always be hatin on others for having him in their top 5 but even though he's not very lyrically talented, he has a timeless flow/style and I'll never get tired of him and Dre.

Nobody ever picks Snoop through genuine opinion

@@JaxRiley I don’t hate anyone. I’m just confident that Jay and Nas is better than Eminem. No hate. I don’t even know him to hate him. Be careful with your words please.

Or he was jus motivated by his music? I guess only people from Cali can understand, I grew up on all of Snoop albums literally .

@@tiffanymantovani9500 Wasn't even talking to you 😂 and I was talking about Snoop.. I agree with you about Nas being better than Em tho, his lyrics just hit harder - although Em has a wider vocabulary and better production behind his songs, so it's pretty close for me. As for Jay, I like his beats a little more than his rapping, and I do like a lot of his songs, but he ain't even in my top 10

U gay?

@@boymaica387 bio female and straight

lmao

​@@boymaica387 who cares 💀

@@Maskon2Fite I’m gay

He wack

@@Mr144ipullup you don't know Hip Hop

​@@MOEWETTA23you wack lol. Snoop has no lyrics at all. He just rapping about bitches and smoking.

@@ABlockBeats so like 95% of hip hop artists? do you know Hip Hop at all?

@@ABlockBeatsyou just confirmed that you only know like 2 snoop songs 😅

🎯🎯🎯🎯

Nah, this whole thing exposes stans and elitists. This turned into the pettiest rap beef, tryna reclaim black culture from light skins lmao I fw both artists, and pretty much every era, so 🤷 guess I'm half retarded according to yall lmao

...to be anywhere around that list, you only doing karaoke if you ain't writing your verses. It makes no sense.

drake a pop performer he ain’t no artist like dot. ignorance is bliss from kendrick is one of his hardest songs lyrically imo

@@rebornvirgin 🎯🎯🎯🎯🎯🎯

Fuck that single fuck that album burn that hard drive *burn that shit

Family ties

🤭

Tonight

Hell yeah my nigga

Look up “Nardwuar vs Kendrick Lamar” interview and skip to 9:45 listen to how he says “woooooooow, thaaats craaAAAazzy” fucking hilarious

@@bob3007 ong.

Except for when he’s rapping and it sounds like he’s on helium

Pause.

Sus af

PAUSE

😂😂😂

🤨

Get bro on CBeebies bedtime stories - have all the MILFS simping for him like that one guy from a while back

I'll do it for a grand

it's in his DNA

It's is LOYALTY to the OGs

That’s why we LOVE the goat

cuz he not a corny

chill out bro, just cus kendrick made you think about it HE IS NOT YOUR SAVIOR

And NFTs, and going on Impaulsive, and appearing anywhere just for a bag, did I mention NFTs?

You mustve forgot about juicy j

california girls is fire

Nd doggyland rhymes

Shit I’ve bought a Snoop record, but never a Tupac record.

Ur top 5 is better than Kendrick's 😂

​@@greyfox4838there's no objectively good list, these are just opinions

​@@Kiwitherat545kanye,kendrick,nas,MF DOOM

@@JoannFrantz-hp7el that's 4

@@Kiwitherat545 ik ms lauryn hill 5th

Dielon!😂

You’re too close man

Okay Dave Chappelle I spit hot 🔥🤣🔥🤣🔥

Y'all think I don't wanna choke a legend?

I always make this reference on people's top 5's.

Shmokin’ on those top 5’s tonight

@@ScottFioreAP i am the omega

Fr

Kendrick the goat

@@Khayto_ don’t address me unless it’s with 4 letters

Jay z put Eminem in his top 5

Literally everyone puts Eminem on their list lmao

Eminem is the best rapper to touch the mic

@@gregcampbell3052 LOOOOOOOOOL

@@martyrx3436 what’s funny?😐

Not bad

how did you forget about lil xan

What about Tech N9ne

​@@gaberay2632there are too many for a top 5

​@@berserkintime FOR REAL

Why do people glaze Nas so much. Nobody knows him outside of US

​@@yormeaceko7101because he has had a huge influence. His influence just never spread outside of America really. But it was the same with Biggie. Pac and Biggie were arguably on the same level in terms of rap(not sales. Pac was winning that shit). But Pac still had a bigger influence just because he was basically know worldwide. Biggie and Nas never really left the western hemisphere, but that doesn't make them inferior.

He stole parts of his style and vocab from Mac Dre. No one ever gives Mac Dre the respect he deserves.

I think Snoop is overrated. I think he only has a few good songs. He's one of them cats that shines far brighter as a feature on other people's songs.

@@Shocker99 he is overrated. Snoop’s only seriously beloved album is Doggystyle. Everything else is more so the love of features and singles. Dude’s a pop culture icon, but I’m pretty sure he has more features than any other rapper. Top 3 featured, at least.

He's top 10 just not top 5

@@snipestharapper439 top 20

No DOOM?

no pac?

@@trickzord1897 no

best list

@@ayrtonsharra4831 DOOM is one of the best of all time in my opinion

Facts xD

That's true, but top3/top5 is how we generate opinions on who's the greatest amongst the greats.

@@Mind_State_Of_ART don’t you worry the opinions will never go away

@@Mind_State_Of_ART It gets really old when all of the top fives are Pac/Nas/Biggie/Jay Z/Eminem tho

@@curranfrank2854 why do you say that. Although I do agree there are rappers that are just as good some potentially even better. They accomplished a lot for when they were in there peak.

Do you just have an affiliation for guys named Ken

@@spicemelange92 🤦‍♂️

My top 5 are DRAKE DRAKE DRAKE DRAKE DRAKE 😴😴😴😴😴😴

@@spicemelange92 you didn't get any of it, did you? 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

@@dg9444 lmaoo that video always gets me 😂

Not at all

@@novathestar3242if you believe in cause and affect, then your statement is completely contradictory to your own belief.

@@novathestar3242 Lmao bad take

Not sayin Lil Wayne is crazy❗️

Lil Wayne is THE 🐐

@user-mj5vx8xj8t wayne easilly top 10.

@@joseabreu-nn5cuLil Wayne has about as much talent as your dad’s shitty pole dancing skills. 😅

speakin fax 🔥🔥

He first entered the game thru being all over the Chronic. Dre put him on completely. It built massive hype for Doggystyle, everyone was anticipating it. Shit is a killer album but yea Snoop really was in the right place at the right time. I’m not too much of a fan of his discography(or his NFT bs) but mad respect to doggystyle that shit is legendary

Murder was the case was deep....

Fo sho

@@static_at_home_8885 we know you're a hater just gtf out of here pAN

I was just about to post this.

As Nas once said to Jay.Z, " How much of Biggies rhymes is gonna come out your fat lips" 😂Might as well replace Jay.Z for Rakim 😎🔥💯

Then it wouldn’t be his top 5 it will be yours

Facts ​@@deandremclaine8427

@@deandremclaine8427right, people dumb af and think the world revolves around them

You can hear all of them including em in his style

snoop sound like him a lot, but to be fair it's not as much about the influence of him its about them both being from LA

@@nuckfigg3r I can hear it in his lyricism and voice. They both sound similar.

He just Cali...sound like a Cali niggah

That "I explain in 8 bars" is similar to eminem's Mariah Carey diss song

Eh, Kendricks an intelligent guy. He knows how trashy it looks to name yourself. He also knows he is legit on the Mount Rushmore of hip hop. He just has to pretend he don't know that. This dude is ridiculously accomplished and not even 40.

No one puts themselves in their top 5 because it would look fucking ridiculous

@@toesauce1665 Ye definitely would.

@@carlostix That’s cause ye is ye and it wouldn’t be wrong either

@@toesauce1665 how are you saying this as an Eminem fan? He literally said he’s the best rapper oat multiple times

He said Eminem, no? Eminem has gotten old. You can’t keep doing the exact same lyrical miracle shit for 20+ years and expect people to not get bored. He had 3 amazing albums, the rest is all mediocre or bad.

@@MochiLofi. I can tell from your comment you aren’t that deep into Em. He is definitely more than just a ”lyrical miracle”, his every album has a different style and theme and most of his songs have a story or real life topic which he is rapping about. If you have only heard his mainstream songs I can see where you are coming from, but that opinion is misinformed.

@@Settiis for real

@@MochiLofi. shut up kid stop taking bout em if you're not even 18yo

​@@MochiLofi.slim, marshal and em is 3 different person

Big fax and bars

U and me both bro

The issue is y'all don't listen to what Jay actually spits. Y'all stupid or something. Kendrick put him in his list for a reason. Em named him as his #2 after Redman in Till I collapse. Big actually told Lil Cease Hov was better than him. J Cole has him and Nas first. Every rapper knows. Nas wouldn't say but Nas Jays best competitor. Stop skimming through music

@@Dmaj089 yadda yadda yadda yap yap yap Nas > Jay.

@@CrispyChrisss I give Nas lyrical density. Other than other in no category does he beat Jay. Also he has illmatic and it was written. Jay has RD, Vol 1,2,3, Blueprint, Black album, American Gangster. Better beats. 24 Grammies. More sales. More everything. He is Just better than everybody there for some reason

Nas great but jayz can get on any track with these young mc and They can relate to him on they song nas to but not like jayz ok

@@MartyanisCampbellwrong

​@MartyanisCampbell that alone doesn't make Jay a better rapper. Nas is a far better lyricist and so is Kendricm. You'd think he'd go with the lyricist since that's what he does

​@@MartyanisCampbellNas is arguably the greatest rapper of all time

They from the west coast that’s why

So true Snoop got one of if not the greatest flows in hip hop Biggie Is up there too with how he lands on the beat

@@Swimthenatator no he doesn’t 😂 snoop dog don’t need to be on the same list as Eminem and jay z

@@randyjam9925 i never said in terms of output I said Flow Snoop Dogg has a good voice and nice inflections

@@Swimthenatatorsnoop’s voice is just so iconic. It’s a shame that he really shines when he’s featuring, rather than being consistently great in his own stuff. My favorite tracks with snoop aren’t even his singles. The next episode, institutionalized, young wild and free

Mase did it better imo. Way better rhymes and flows than Snoop, but snoop had more steez and style

Theres a leak produced by Pharrel

💯💯💯💯💯

Andre’s makin yoga music now

It’s over

Lolllll

Yep. Because writing it down separates him from every one else….

fr i love kendrick but him writing something down is such an irrelevant detail. meatriding to the third power here lmao.

@@kv684 lol I think it was him making a connection between needing to visualize your thoughts tangibly and being a rapper who still uses a pen. So many rappers act like they write nothing done. It was nice to see he needs that to fully form his thoughts. As an artist I thought the same thing as the person who commented.

Can't other artists write?

​@@kv684 "meat riding" it's just an interpretation of his actions. Like relax

One of the best songs ever

Gott agree.

Somethin you can study and cry to at the same time lmfao was always a tear jerker for me 😭

and best lyrics ever too

That song and Hii Power is what made me respect his music

His list probably changes a lot, like most of our lists do

How does Kendrick not throw andre 3000 in his top 5. They are all geminis. Kendrick, Pac, Biggie, 3stacks. All geminis.

@@jej495 are you a girl?

@@jobvanhetkaar8848 I think it’s cause Kendrick always mentions he’s a Gemini in his songs they said that

@@rambles7087 im a gemini. My top 5 rappers just ended up being all geminis. 3000, Kendrick, Biggie, Pac, Kanye.

Id replace black thought with Biggie but other than that you list is spot on!

No biggie detected, opinion discarded

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Damn you like that lyrical shit

L old head everyone you named is horrible or unknown

@@jeremyyoumbi2736 the greatest rapper w/o a chain

all caps when u spell the man name 🔥🔥🔥 rip fucken lost a legend

May he Rest In Peace... that being said, he couldn’t touch anyone but snoop on that list. Including the man making the list.

@@renegade8164 maybe DOOM can't make top 5. Zev Love X on the other hand...Definitely top 4. Viktor Vaughn top 10 so that adds about .5 to the top 5 so Geedorah would place third if we're rounding here. Yeah DOOM is your favorite rappers' favorite rapper...so He's chilling

@@AntwoneAntJackson Zev*

DMX?😢

This the objective list

Nas no

@@christiandejezus3913 nas definite yes

He disrespected the man he copy on his mixtape 😂

Boys disrespecting the goat 🐐 Mf im I’ll ❤

Damn right😢

@@lateksipumppu I’m jus sayin he sad cause he’s not in the conversation

@@lateksipumppuif Wayne ain’t in the conversation there is no conversation

Exactly why I feel he lyin on that five I know Wayne his fav

He probably said Snoop outta respect but Wayne usually takes that spot

Tech

@@Frost4Real lol Kendrick is from Compton bruv of course Snoop will be his favorite ahead of Wayne

@@Frost4Real and Kendrick also said Snoop made him love rap

Bruhhhhh you funny af

🤣

He is to humble for your list

Thats a crazy asss list,and somehow it feels perfect

Get doom out of there eww

@@SoldMyKidneyForItzyTickets my 5th one always changes as its just nearly impossible to list but i just put down the first that came to my head

@@cjr3005 Black Thought, DMX, Biggie, Techn9ne, Ice Cube, Locksmith all rotate as my 5th favorite.

If Jay z ain't in your top , your list is invalid!

I do ! Where the fuck is Nas ?

@@suckafish2754 just out of curiosity, who would you replace for Nas?

@@juicebox9300 snoop no question ! That is about representing where they’re from not true lyrical ability

@@suckafish2754 I agree but you gotta sdmit that Snoop has made many timeless bangers

@@suckafish2754 its his opinion its not about the level of skill, its about which style appeals to Kendrick personally

That's a very good one

Not bad, not bad.

Not bad. No Weezy? He’s top 5 for me

Fair

thought is a W

That's a regular voice bruh

@@Nirvana5 nah it’s so smooth

@@patrickohennesy6539you okay?

It’s a good list tbf

Like Kendrick Lamar cares about “being safe”. Like it’s impossible he happens to pick 5 of the most iconic artists in hip-hop history as his Top 5 and mean it. I’m close to his age, grew up in the same era, and that is a totally valid list. Honestly, it’s pretty much exactly what I would’ve imagined, save for maybe Snoop. Would’ve been cool for him to go with an unorthodox pick like Kurupt or maybe a Pharoahe Monch, but I can dig it.

Let’s be honest, he’s not gonna name any underground/lesser known rappers like Guru, MF Doom, Raekwon, Treach, etc. all his notable mentions are gonna be bigger than he is.

But if yu listen to his music yu know he tellin the truth. Yu can catch the influence all these have had on his music over the years

@@nicpayne8258 I hate how these lists are always a popularity contest. MF DOOM is objectively a better *ARTIST* than anyone in this list including Kendrick himself. My list would be DOOM, Ye, Kendrick, Black Thought, and Andre 3000. Basing top 5 lists on anything but creativity and skill is pointless

I agree. And this subject be so touchy people forget when the person ask who’s your top 5 or your favorite that’s your opinion

True

This is literally out of respect

He was talking about the most influential rappers. They totally ripped this out of context

@@maurits9761 oh I thought it was lyrical ability

@@maurits9761 he has said that Jay is his favourite rapper though and it’s not a bad take to have Jay over Nas, they’re both top 3 imo

I mean they’re both top 3 and personally I’m taking Hov over Nas.

@X yeah snoop is the one to ditch from that list. And nas at his peak was way better than jay imo but he didn‘t have jays consistency even though he‘s put out some great stuff recently

frr

y’all disrespect snoop too much. and you forget kendrick grew up in compton in the 90s when snoop was really hot.

@@neighborhoodka but nas I feel should still replace snoop

This is kendricks top 5 based on Who has influenced him

This is out of context. Is from his influences. For sure will be in his Top10 even though is low is his influences

B to the r the o the o k l to the yn is where i stay

love mos def

I would say kanye Is a top 10 artista Not Rapper. Every single one kendrick named Is a Better rapper, but Kanye the better artist. U get me?

his songs are great but lyrical he’s more of a celeb I feel like and less of a “rapper”

@@lucaalexander317 I get it, but imo kanye still should be top 5, a lot of rappers arent insane with their technical abilities but they're still considered "goats" so for that reason I'd say kanye still a top 5 rapper

Kayne was only good when he buttoned up his polo like a white kid in a private school

Because ye is more than just a rapper, his strength is his artistry I'm sure he's in plenty of people's top 5 greatest legends lists

Yeah no shit Sherlock Holmes