Jay Z Tops Forbes’ Greatest Rappers Of All Time List

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Forbes publication recently released its 50 Greatest Rappers of All Time list, and American rapper Sean Carter, aka Jay-Z, is number one.

The list was created to celebrate the best of the best in the hip hop world. With Jay-Z at the top of the list, he is followed by Kendrick Lamar, Lil Wayne, J.Cole, and Tupac at numbers 2,3,4, and 5. They also added Drake, Kanye West, Nicki Minaj, Nas, and Eminem to complete the top 10.

According to Forbes, Jay-Z is known to be one of the most owering figures in the rap industry today, not only for his musical abilities, but for his business prowess through Roc-A-Fella records as well. With Jay-Z’s career beginning all the way back in 1996, his talent for storytelling, wordplay, and ability to craft lyrical anthems are just some things that qualify him to be crowned number one.

Jay-Z has earned 23 Grammy Awards, which makes him one of the most awarded artist and rappers in history.

Also on the list are Andre 3000, Notorious B.I.G, Missy Elliott, Chuck D, A$AP Rocky, Lil Kim, Tyler the Creator, Snoop Dogg, Ghostface Killah, and Common. Other popular names were 50 Cent, Ice Cube, Juice WRLD, Lauryn Hill, Dr. Dre, Queen Latifah, Busta Rhymes, Future, Childish Gambino, Bad Bunny, Pusha T, Cardi B, and Young Thug.