Complex: The 20 Best Rappers in Their 20s (Right Now)
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if thats the future of rap we're in trouble....soo glad joey badass didn't make the list, but action bronson is pretty awful
btw macklemore is top on that list
1. Joey Bada$$ isn't in his 20s..
2. Foh with Wacklemore deserving to be at the top of the list..
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? Mac Miller!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!!? Mannnnnn ? Complex! ? Em .....? Em!!!!!!!!!!
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Stopped readin at Montana better than Krit.
I aint even gettin mad its Complex what do you expect
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He wack as ? . No wonder I missed him -
KRIT is the best rapper on that list BY FAR. Meek Mill should be much higher.
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French Montana being on that list kills its credibility
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DMTxCannabis wrote: »http://www.complex.com/music/2013/06/best-rappers-in-their-20s/They say rap is a young man’s game. Brash, loud, rebellious, puerile, it’s never been your grandparent’s music. While the sentiment becomes less true, perhaps, as hip-hop enters middle age and many of the genre’s most exciting acts—from superstars like Kanye West to rising rappers like Danny Brown to resurrected stars like Juicy J—are well over 30, rap culture is intrinsically tied to that new ? .
So looking at the crop of young MCs is crucial when assessing the overall health of hip-hop. As 2Pac said, “Say there ain't no hope for the youth and the truth is, it ain't no hope for the future.” With that in mind, we are happy to report, hip-hop’s future looks bright, even as the genre matures. Rap’s young generation is a diverse crop of artists hailing from all regions and all types of socio-economic backgrounds—making music that’s entertaining and vital.
Even as debates rage about who’s the best MC, rap fans often forget to define their terms. Before you can declare the best rapper of 2013, you might need to expand your definition of what a “rapper” is, as hip-hop extends its tentacles and expands its palate. Blame Kanye, probably, but the new generation is helping hip-hop evolve in ways previously unthinkable, as it continues to mutate the DNA of pop culture as a whole. With the splintering “niche-fication” of everything brought about by the Internet, rap has more room for ever for eccentricity and now boasts—for better or worse—a scattershot consciousness, and partisans tend to write off whatever they don’t like as not being “real.”
That’s why listing the best rappers isn’t as straightforward as it seems. Simply put: This is more an analysis of how well rappers in their 20s are cultivating their talent and fulfilling their potential than it is a ranking of pure skill. It’s a temporary thing, too, as any rapper on this list (well, except for No. 1, of course) could shoot up by dropping the right album, single, or even a dynamite guest verse. And of course, the perch at the top spots is precarious.
An important thing to keep in mind is that there are a number of talented rappers too young to make this list: Joey Bada$$, Earl Sweartshirt, Casey Veggies, and Chief Keef. And there are a number of rappers too old too make this list: Lupe Fiasco, Lil Wayne, Nicki Minaj, Curren$y, and many others.
So, without further ado, here are The 20 Best Rappers In Their 20s (Right Now).
20: Kevin Gates
19: Big KRIT
18: French Montana
17: Ab-Soul
16: Action Bronson
15: Wiz Khalifa
14: Tyler, the Creator
13: Mackelmore
12: Wale
11: Meek Mill
10: Kid Cudi
9: Future
8: Chance the Rapper
7: Mac Miller
6: ScHoolboy Q
5: A$AP Rocky
4: Big Sean
3: J. Cole
2: Drake
1: Kendrick LamarDon't shoot the messenger..
Why the ? is cake on the Wayne pic if he's in his 30s?
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Smfh @ K.R.I.T being #19. Lol @ French and Wiz Khalifa. The rest of it I'm ok with even though some names need to be flipped. Co-sign Chance the Rapper being that ? , best project of the year along with "King Remembered in Time" so far...
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DMTxCannabis wrote: »http://www.complex.com/music/2013/06/best-rappers-in-their-20s/They say rap is a young man’s game. Brash, loud, rebellious, puerile, it’s never been your grandparent’s music. While the sentiment becomes less true, perhaps, as hip-hop enters middle age and many of the genre’s most exciting acts—from superstars like Kanye West to rising rappers like Danny Brown to resurrected stars like Juicy J—are well over 30, rap culture is intrinsically tied to that new ? .
So looking at the crop of young MCs is crucial when assessing the overall health of hip-hop. As 2Pac said, “Say there ain't no hope for the youth and the truth is, it ain't no hope for the future.” With that in mind, we are happy to report, hip-hop’s future looks bright, even as the genre matures. Rap’s young generation is a diverse crop of artists hailing from all regions and all types of socio-economic backgrounds—making music that’s entertaining and vital.
Even as debates rage about who’s the best MC, rap fans often forget to define their terms. Before you can declare the best rapper of 2013, you might need to expand your definition of what a “rapper” is, as hip-hop extends its tentacles and expands its palate. Blame Kanye, probably, but the new generation is helping hip-hop evolve in ways previously unthinkable, as it continues to mutate the DNA of pop culture as a whole. With the splintering “niche-fication” of everything brought about by the Internet, rap has more room for ever for eccentricity and now boasts—for better or worse—a scattershot consciousness, and partisans tend to write off whatever they don’t like as not being “real.”
That’s why listing the best rappers isn’t as straightforward as it seems. Simply put: This is more an analysis of how well rappers in their 20s are cultivating their talent and fulfilling their potential than it is a ranking of pure skill. It’s a temporary thing, too, as any rapper on this list (well, except for No. 1, of course) could shoot up by dropping the right album, single, or even a dynamite guest verse. And of course, the perch at the top spots is precarious.
An important thing to keep in mind is that there are a number of talented rappers too young to make this list: Joey Bada$$, Earl Sweartshirt, Casey Veggies, and Chief Keef. And there are a number of rappers too old too make this list: Lupe Fiasco, Lil Wayne, Nicki Minaj, Curren$y, and many others.
So, without further ado, here are The 20 Best Rappers In Their 20s (Right Now).
20: Kevin Gates
19: Big KRIT
18: French Montana
17: Ab-Soul
16: Action Bronson
15: Wiz Khalifa
14: Tyler, the Creator
13: Mackelmore
12: Wale
11: Meek Mill
10: Kid Cudi
9: Future
8: Chance the Rapper
7: Mac Miller
6: ScHoolboy Q
5: A$AP Rocky
4: Big Sean
3: J. Cole
2: Drake
1: Kendrick LamarDon't shoot the messenger..
Why the ? is cake on the Wayne pic if he's in his 30s?
Bad title. -
How many currently active rappers are out with buzz? They may have the order ? up but this is pretty much it weather ? like it or not.
Edit: Big Sean ain't on the list....Kevin Gates should be replaced. -
theBlackbeard wrote: »How many currently active rappers are out with buzz? They may have the order ? up but this is pretty much it weather ? like it or not.
Edit: Big Sean ain't on the list....Kevin Gates should be replaced.
Better EDIT again Big Sean is number 4 -
theBlackbeard wrote: »How many currently active rappers are out with buzz? They may have the order ? up but this is pretty much it weather ? like it or not.
Edit: Big Sean ain't on the list....Kevin Gates should be replaced.
Better EDIT again Big Sean is number 4
.....and I wear glasses
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No jay rock
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Macklemore is dope, anyone hating needs to listen to something other than Thrift Shop, and Can't Hold Us. Dude is about to have a plat album 100% on his own label, no big machine behind him... Like let's say YELAWOLF LOL. Dude is this generations Eminem.
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Travi$ Scott should be on the list.
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Where's Jay Rock?