Prodigy Rates His Top 40 GOAT MC’s

Posted on by Robbie




First we had Kool Moe Dee handing out report cards to rappers, but in 2009 the streets wanna know who Ballpoint Pen P‘s ‘Top 40 Since A Shorty’ is…right?

Thanks to ‘The Jimmy McNulty Of This Rap Shit. And You’re Damn Right I’ll Take A Side Of Scrapple’ from HHC Mag.

UPDATE: Crooked I Responds.

139 thoughts on “Prodigy Rates His Top 40 GOAT MC’s”

  4. i thought he was gonna come wit some ill names..Jeezy?? Wayne?? Missy?? look like a MTV list to me

  5. I’m not saying she’s not an ill spitter but does Remy Ma even have one hit record, never mind 10??

  6. Damn, most of P’s list makes him look a fool as much as the people he criticizes throughout his article.

  7. p’s crazy.in both ways.
    and what does rell differ from
    him. topicwise.p’s funny too.

  8. First Robbie fronts on Crooked, and now Bandana P!!! As for the list … oh well … at least he had a decent Top 5!!!! But I agree with Buddens … P is nothing more than a Rakim Clone minus the lyrics!!!!

  9. quite a few of the MCs on his list are people i would single out for exactly the ish he’s moaning about…

  11. Hmmm?The only thing I can agree on is that there is no “Greatest Rapper Alive”.While we do have great”rappers alive”,everyone will have their opinion of who is best.I don’t think dude is”crazy”or anything,he sounds frustrated(like most of us)that [real] talent is being overlooked.
    And no,by real talent I do not mean-Jeezy etc.,I mean cats like-Joell Ortiz,Jasiri X,Chino XL,Rhymefest and countless others.So I’m not pissed at Prodigy,FUCK VIBE MAGAZINE-WE GOT UNKUT.COM-REAL HIPHOP ALL DAY!!!!!!!

  12. Can you get him to do his top 40 female singer-songwriters from the early 70s next please?

  13. did he once sleep with ramy ma? or was that a rumour?

  14. WTF?

    Wayne is actually not even among the worst on his list. Crooked I easily burns half of those on his list. At the end of the day, dedicated fans and historians are actually better at picking this kind of stuff than those doing it themselves – a forest from the trees scenario. Remember, you have actual baseball players who think Jeter is better than A-Rod, right? Same situation here. As a rapper, it’s possible for P to respect Jeezy for what he’s accomplish. But, as a rap fan, it’s a whole different ball game.

    BTW, P – there are other places to hear music than BET or Hot 97, apparently you’re unaware. The question is, how many entries on a real, comprehensive Top 40 list would P have even heard of? Does P even know who A-Butta is – that’s a legit question.

    At the very least, coming from P, no G Rap or Cormega is fucking criminal!

  15. “As a rapper, it’s possible for P to respect Jeezy for what he’s accomplish. But, as a rap fan, it’s a whole different ball game.”

    i’d say it’s impossible for anyone to respect what jeezy has ‘accomplished’.

    and would a-butta make a top 40 of anything?!!

  16. I’m not saying she’s not an ill spitter but does Remy Ma even have one hit record, never mind 10??
    Comment by ian 03.07.09 @
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    haha same thing i was thinking

  17. “I would personally bitch slap all 920,00o of these voters if given the opportunity”!!!

    GO P!

  18. For being such an underground cat, he sure doesn’t know shit about talented cats. There are a ton of good emcees he left off his list, and a ton of shit he put on there. What about Grandmaster Caz or Melle Mel? I would say they were much better rappers than Lil Kim or Foxy Borwn. Oh wait, he had to include all of the people he worked with so nobody would get offended(G Unit).
    Also, he is a moron for praising 50 Cents albums and shitting on the Game’s. At least the Game’s albums are listenable, which is more than I can so for any maintstream rap these days.

  19. REMY MA even 1/2 hit features with Lean Back (by Fat Joe!)

    SHOUT OUT TO “BEENIE SEAGAL”, the best friend of JOE “BUDDDENS” !

  21. Mase ? Lil’Kim ? Remy Ma ?

    I doubt he really wrote it.

    @digglahhh : G Rap is #5.

  22. haha, ballpoint pen P, marvelous Robbie, dukes is on point [ballpoint?] for most of his diary entry, but yeah the list is a little shaky at times, cause i really can’t stand lil wayne, t.i. or young jeezy, i mean young jeezy is just some whisper rapper that has a tag line of heeeeyyyyyy, i mean, is that so original that hes one of P’s top 40? i guess i can’t take a guy that seriously when he spells article as artical and zirconium as zarconia, ignant [ignorant] shit at its finest, dude hits some philosophical fine points with the whips and chains argument though, he is indeed the h.n.i.c.

  23. wow this nigga is really off his rocker!!! holy shit…at least this explains the music P’s been making

  24. ^^take it u not a fan of the new ‘illuminati’ joint he has?!

  25. P is a very sick man who’s getting worse each day. I doubt the New York penal system is doing anything to help the situation. Can you blame the guy for being bitter?

  26. DaSNooZ says:
    Mase ? Lil�Kim ? Remy Ma ?
    I doubt he really wrote it.
    ——–
    Right, like I could make something like this up. SMH.

    Also, HNIC2 is effin’ dope.

  27. I need some garlic on this comment thread to keep the haters away. Anyone thought Prodigy would think like them would rap like Prodigy. Of course he’s not on your target.

    NB: Run DMC is # 1. Makes perfect sense.

    bw

  28. My bad for missing G Rap.

    Why all the hate for Mase? Sure, he’s not a legit top 40 rapper, but there are clearly worse choices here. I mean, it is still a really strange choice for P, as it’s pretty safe to assume P wasn’t throwing Mase’s name out there on the strength of “Drug Wars” and the like. The simple point is that people regularly ignore all of Mase’s dope shit.

    @Blind William – I’m not saying Prodigy’s list should mimic mine. But, if it’s safe to say that somebody who would include Percee P on their list wouldn’t rap like Prodigy, it’s equally safe to make that assumption regarding, say, Missy, right? But, she shows up here, so your point is taken, but also flawed.

  30. his list is pretty fucked up nd… like he doesnt even have a basic knowledge of golden era hip hop… wtf

  31. I agree with everything P wrote,

    Except for the list.

  32. This list obviously wasn’t fully thought of.

    There’s room for B.G, Remy Ma and G-Unit.

    But there’s none for GangStarr, A Tribe called Quest or De La Soul!!?

  34. Fuck Mase Gay Unit and Cool J haha

    U forgot Game Cube and Dogg Pound hater

  36. P is on crack if he thinks CROOKED I aint talented.

    its slaughterhouse all day. best rap group sinse g-units prime.
    slaughterhouse – ROYCE DA 5’9, JOE BUDDENS, CROOKED I, JOEL ORTIZ

  37. as an old skool east coast rapper, i can’t believe he didn’t put Cormega, AZ, or Big L on that list…

  38. iM DISGUSTED BY THIS LIST. And where the fuck is CAMRON?

  40. he’s gettin hard time on jail, I can understand him,
    who nominated crooked I, come on dude

  42. ok Mase? Remy Ma? Lil’ Kim? G-Unit?….Garbage….No Icecube, I don’t understand how cats be leaving that dude out of lists….and Lil’ Wayne….Wayne can rap, but he don’t talk about nothing, plus he mumbles a lot…A LOT!….but this is that man’s list so….that’s him….

  43. Jeff I feel you on AZ that dude is nice….a lot of people be sleeping on that cat….Az can flow with the best of them….

  44. DID he name JAY-Z on his list of great rappers????????????!!!!!!!
    anyone find that wierd???

  45. I feel bad P’s not aware that he himself is a typical dumb rap cat. Remember in school when the teacher made students read out loud and they always got one student who read like a 5 year old? Sure you felt bad for the idiot, but you also felt happy you’re so much smarter. That’s how P’s letter makes me feel.

  46. fuck prodigy hes fuckin wack crooked i is 1000000 times better than prodigy will ever be.

    it says something when lil wayne is on his list and he says “who the fuck picked crooked i” nigga u fuckin wack and your selection is wack all i have to say is that anyone who thinks lil wayne deserves to be on a Top 100 list should be listenin to classical music or fuckin kill themselves

  49. I don’t know why so many of you are surprised by his shitty list. It was just as terrible as I expected.

  50. CROOKED IS GONNA TEAR THIS DUDE A NEW ONE….WOW I CANT WAIT

  51. What were #s 1- 14? Other “greatest” lists? I can’t wait to see those. Grammar P or Syntax P are fitting too. It sounds like he’s about to get on some old high school shit and punching cats in the face just for living once he gets out.

  53. I’d have to agree w/80% of the list. P has been around for a while and atleast he can turn a blind eye to his industry beefs when making the list. Personally i’d remove Remy, BG, and 3 6 Mafia and add Ice Cube, Big L, Redman, Mac Dre, and Onyx. I feel him tho, he’s naming original talent who have changed the game. 2 fingers…

  54. the list is kind of off but he hit the Main ones
    check out the real Hip Hop greats on http://the biznizz.wordpress.com

  57. yea what are we talking about record sales or some sick ass rappers if thats the case then y not include somone like crooked i records sales are irrelevant

  58. You know, this letter started promisingly with Prodigy talking some real shit, about whips & chains and all that (although that shit has been around almost since the beginning of hip hop, but nowadays it’s just way more dominant). Then, it took a turn for lot worse after the first ~15 names on the G.O.A.T. list were dropped. Umm.. Lil Kim, seriously? Foxy Brown?? Really? Remy Ma?!?! OK, WHAT THE FUCK. You lost me there homie. Is that your GOAT list or your jumpoffs?

    All further credibility (if there was any left at this point) this statement had was lost when dude name-dropped Crooked I, basically hinting he’s a wack MC. Seriously, lay off the pipe P. Now, Crooked I may not be the best rapper ever, but he damn sure is way more skilled and dope than some of the names you dropped son. Flo Rida and Rich Boy, those are shit, but mentioning Crooked I in the same sentence makes P look like he don’t even know what the fuck he’s talking about.

    Also, after the promising first half of the letter, you basically contradicted yourself in the end, by first criticizing the artificial gliz and glam of the business and then ending your letter admitting you only included people with 10 hit songs or more. And even that don’t make sense – one third of the people on your list don’t even have 10 hit records (unless you count someone featuring on someone elses track/unofficial remix/mixtape stuff a “hit record”)! Sorry P, I like you but this time YOU FAIL on so many levels it isn’t even funny.

  59. Prodigy has been so wack for so long that people forget that he was one of the nicest mcs during probally the greatest era of hip hop. When I listen to hell on earth I cant believe how far P has fallen. There was a time when prodigy was top ten after hnic it was all down hill.

  60. Also, sorry to say but you’re just a SHILL for this P, inserting all your buddies there (and now that I think about it, the reason you dissed Crooked I is probably because he’s associated with Joe Budden, who you have beef with. Same reason with mentioning Game, who feuds with your boss 50 Cent). Again, this list is pure bullshit to salute your friends and yourself next to the great legends, and I like you a little less for it.

    PS. Don’t slap the 920,000, unless you really really really like it in the pen. The “european slave masters” will have your ass sitting for a long time.

  61. P may have a few spelling mistakes, but he writes and spells better than half of the damn internet. Hilarious rant. Did he write it from the bing?

  62. Look at all these bitchass haters being so overly emotional about the man’s list. Ya’ll crying so hard about the your top 10s that you’re failing to discuss the REAL shit he just talked about. WAKE THE FUCK UP. Such a number of fans are suckers. So easy to trick, that’s how the same ppl who Hate lil wayne’s guts, dont realize that by speaking on how much you hate him you just played into his game and gave him the promo of his life, fuckin idiots. I personally think wayne is sick, but when he said he says he’s the greatest, that’s his own opinion…only a fuckin Bitchass coward would feel they have to follow a man’s opinion or not follow it in order to be “cool”.
    Wake the fuck up…smh

  63. Fuck all u haters eminems is the best and that’s that and let p do what he wants he’s got more money than all u faggots… word p fuck the haters

  65. Hey bitch how does it feel to get your shit pushed in? Crooked I on his worst day is better than you on your best day.

  66. Look at the dumbass letter, that’s why he’s in jail…

  69. U right son, Rugged Man shoudl be on that ;ist, Slug too….

    P probably never wrote that letter and if he did, who really igves a fuck….Mobb Deep is totally irrevelant right now…

  70. wait, is he saying that white people are responsible for black people wasting money on cars and necklaces?

  73. cmon man everyone knows STYLES P IS THE HARDEST. Remy Ma?

    Gangstarr is better and more classic than well over half that list

  74. How come he didn’t put Mobb Deep in there??? 95-99 they dropped classics….

  75. the people who suck on his list are:
    Ludacris
    Naughty by Nature
    Missy
    TI
    Lil Wayne
    3 six mafia
    BG
    Mase
    Snoop Dog
    Tupac
    Outkast
    Eminem
    Outcast
    UGK
    G-unit
    Beanie Seigal
    Jadakiss
    DMX
    Jay Z
    Kanye West
    Young Jeezy
    Remy Ma
    Foxy Brown
    Lil’ Kim

    shoulda been a top twenty
    I’m kinda feelin’ Hell Rell though…
    @Keezy come off that Slug shit you fucking mark, this isn’t Mobb Deep this is Handguns P, he’s current and relevant as fuck, go listen to HNIC2, have you yet? It might could be time for you to put the big boy rap pants on… you need to find out that “Illuminati wants your mind, soul and your body..” P can give you that knowledge, and within a week you’ll be paranoid as fuck and fully dunned out, tim-booted up, going to Queensbridge on GoogleEarth, droppin’ backwoods tobacco all up in the cracks and crevices of your keyboard like the rest of us hardrock cyber losers, do it for us man, hell, do it for P, he’s the one that’s been locked up for our sins…

  76. Man, what a bitch. Hating on Crooked, and then naming a ton of rappers who don’t even deserve to be on that list. Obviously doesn’t listen to his lyrics.

  79. THIS FOOL GOT PEOPLE WHO DONT EVEN RIGHT THEY OWN SHIT ON THIS LIST ARE YOU KIDDIN ME!!
    AND STOOLTHROWA IS A GROOPIE,HES IN JAIL CUZ HE WAS SLIPPIN HOMIE…I AGREE ONLY WIT THE FACT THAT THERE IS NO”GREATEST” JUST A FEW GREATS AND A WHOLE LOTTA “OK’S”.
    OH YEAH MOBB SLEEP AINT GOT NO 10 FUCKIN HITS EITHER,MAYBE 2 OR 3 AT BEST

  80. Wow. I was wit P all the way until he said “who the fuck put Crooked I on the best rapper list?!” He lost all steam in the letter after saying that. Crooked will rap sircles around that little nigga. Pre or post jail. nigga please

  81. Ruga Rell 1st dude name out his mou.. I mean, ballpoint. Get a Hell Rell mixtape and then judge for yourself. He’s not the not the re-incarnation of Lamont Coleman or no sh*t like that but he’s better than most of NYC’s thug rappers!

  82. lol@the letter and the comments…def a tribute to ignorance!!

  83. Does anybody else see BG’s name on this list?? I’m just tryin to make sure I’m not the only one.

  84. prodigy is just bored cause he has all that time on his hands. he must didnt hear those hiphopweeklys or how crooked be killing the slaughterhouse joints. I didnt agree with some of the rappers in the best rapper alive bracket either. but I voted for crooked to upset the game in round 1. bottom line crooked is a monnster on the mic!!! hes easliy top 10 in the game right now. prodigy need to worry about not dropping the soap, lol

  85. lol at niggas hating on wayne … if he was from new york u would have been on his dick…

    foreal g-unit??? which one of them?? is he including tony yayo?? hahaha
    i fucks with g-unit but yayo is the wackest nigga on earth…

    keep hating on wayne bitches… in my book he’s number 15..because i don’t judge him in 2 or 3 songs or songs made for fun.. the nigga makes 4 songs per day… if he ain’t talented i don’t know who the fuck is…

  87. ^^^ any rapper who outshines jadakiss is automatically a great rapper i believe.. let them hate, like you said if he’s from new york they’ll be on his dick..

  89. alot of da above comments are a bunch of rants of ignorant people who just hate prodigy for who he is but the man has actually set his beefs aside and acknowledged da fact dat rappers like Jay Z, NaS (who has beefed with before) and put them on his list which is a big thing coming from someone who you all like to slander about being a big hater against rapper’s with more success then him

  92. @ Blends…P has his moments but honestly with all the artists putting out dope material nowadays, both old & new, I lost interst in the dude…I’m a check for the Illuminati joint though…good lookin

  93. I already commented, but for the people picking out numbers on the list. If you read the note he says that the list is in no particular order.

  94. Lol that dude stoolthrowa says 20 people shouldn’t be on that list, then says he’s kinda feeling Hell Rell. HAHAHA every one of those 20 he mentioned is BETTER than Hell Rell. ahahahaha

  96. i rocked w/ him the whole way until he disrespected crooked I like that. Crooked’s gonna get him apparently

  97. Martin Luther King Jr had the letter from a Birmingham jail written on ass paper since he refused to take a shit while he was incarcerated.

    Prodigy’s notebook paper should be used to wipe MLK’s ass.

  98. haha agreed with everything accept for the list. He’s really as dumb as the nigga’s he describes.. dumbfuck. where busta, snoop, cube, a tribe called quest, j5, the roots at ? those guys should be on there… i know some of the upper called r groups but that dont matter shit, atleast name drop 1 of those rappers… like Q-tip en Chali 2na. Mobb deep fell of after joining g-unit BIG TIME

  99. This is a great list, (ordered series of names). G-unit is my favorite (favoured rapper, but not even a rapper!)

  101. This has gotten way out of hand. You dorks need to settle down.

  102. Agreed! It’s just one mans oPinion. When’s Robbie’s G.O.A.T. top 40 gonna’ get published?
    That’d be a list to see, then ya’ll can beef.

  103. your list is wack no Grand Master Melle Mel …No Jean Grea….yes Lauren Hill is buggin but….how come no mention… MASE? For real? wow!! List dont mean shit but come on dude MELLE MEl Kurtis Blow Roxanne Shante,Chino xl Sean Price,Rhymefest !!!your list needs a redo

  106. Wait, and aren’t these “European slave masters” the ones who dictate what is and isn’t a hit record anyway?! LOL!

    Just put the pen down, P…seriously.

  107. I’m from Chicago,lived in Texas, and now stay in Atlanta,(in the military). I would have had Scarface on that list instead of some of those rappers.

  108. Did u really just speak on Crooked like that? I ain’t buyin none of your shit! ” I LOVE NY but da niggaz that represent yall ain’t shit NY actin like a bitch NY” – Kurupt

  110. @Stoolthrowa…
    Go to the nearest bridge and do a backflip off of it. Are you fuckin’ kidding me with your list of the people who you think suck? Yeah, there are a few that sucks on your list, but UGK, Eminem, Outkast, Jay-Z, Jada, Luda…are you crazy? You probably have SouljaBoy’s Kiss Me Thru The Phone as your ringtone. Get the fuck out of here!

  112. Wow, I am so glad Keith Murray punched him in the face.

  113. fuck P is weak man.. lookk at these cats hes named.. maybe 10 r good… fuck prodigy… CROOKED I is the future, u best get that in ur head, C.O.B BITCH.. fuck the mobb u fell off P. u aint shit no more..

  114. Who is Souljaboy?
    I don’t have a ringtone, my “mobile” hangs up on top of a box the size of a pull out car stereo and I ain’t talkin about one where the face just comes off, I’m sayin the whole shit pulls out, you ever seen that shit?… but go ahead and keep lovin’ your rap duke… it’s your decision in a free world…

  117. Wow! At one time, 1993-2003, P/Mobb Deep was part of The Elite!
    He/They was/were untouchable! That’s all I can say on that! Wow!

  118. i like that he put three six mafia on there

    they are/were the best group from the south

    alot of ny mc’s wouldnt have put them on there, but i think they deserve credit, their 90’s albums were sick

  122. Fuck me Prodigy really has lost his fucking mind sittin up in the pen. Sounds like an old bitter ass past-it if you ask me!! Aint nobody wanna hear what that sell out ass nicca sayin while he gettin bullied up in the state pen.

  123. Some of you guys gotta be kidding… you gotta consider who the person is with the list, and that it’s in his own opinion. So as far as some of the people he left out, you gotta take under consideration that some of them are likely not on his radar. I mean, it’s Prodigy of Mobb Deep. Do you seriously think he’s ever listened to A-Butta or Jurassic 5? And yeah, Caz and Melle Mel are considered all-time greats, and I’m sure he knows who they are, but chances are he didn’t grow up listening to them enough to know their material like that… I don’t know what’s good with the Missy inclusion, but most of the list is alright. Just because it’s not packed with every “real hip-hop” artist ever doesn’t mean he’s lost his mind or anything.

  124. woaaahh… harooon, a lot of question marks on your comment dawg… so KRS-One, wu-tang, outkast, eminem, scarface, chuck D, big pun, naughty by nature aren’t worthy of a top 40 selection? … a lot of question marks about your pour choice of words for that comment or lack of knowledge for real hip-hop, those artists right there would be compiled in the top 15, you idiot…i’m telling you that you don’t like real hip hop just for that comment, god damn

  125. P.S….. where the fuck is Big L and gangstarr ?? wake up, P..

  128. This nigga is so dumb i do likes mobb deep but them niggaz is wack once they hooked up wit gunit. gunit is a fucking joke buck was the only thing they had goin 4 them then they kick him out. p is retard he only put artist 50 would approve of he fucked with lox and game b4 they had beef wit gunit. now he acting like a bitch he was good but now moob deep jus wack and he put pac on there who hated mobb deep wit a passion. and this nigga goin hate on game cuz of 50 fuck 50 he wack get rich and stop tryin.

  130. Where’s Lupe fiasco, Mos Def,Jedi mind Tricks(Love them) Talib Kweli.shit wheres Common… The Game is not a bad rapper i liked the Lax album it had some good songs on there. and Hell rell is not a bad rapper… Im counting Down when Shyne gets out of Prison Cant Wait… I like Prodigy Music from the 1991 to 2000 after that im tired of defending this dude as a good being a good rapper but prodigy has falling off.He On some crazy shit(European slave and pyramids ) I still got love for Havoc

  131. this is one punk stuped and desperete FUCK, run behind bars to run his broke as mouth,shut a FUCk B,u finished, the world used to ride for u punks but now u just PATTETIC.
    one lov
    the fan U lost for being a coward

  132. He had to be fuckin Remy to put her in this bitch, where’s her 10 hits or better? cmon P! Young Jeezy over AZ? the fuck? where the fuck is AZ!

  133. Prodigy HNIC hold ya head thun, This Lee from Camden NJ, What up baby, BIG NOYD WHAT UP NIGGA, QB ALL DAY 41ST SIDE OF LIFE…………. A YO P, NIGGAS DONT UNDERSTAND WHEN YOU OUT IN STREET YOU GOT YA COKE YA GUN YA BLUNT AND YA MOBB DEPP ON 40 YO WORD UP, BUCK’EM IN DA FACE AND LET THEM ROTT IN COP HELL…..

  134. Y’know if people looked at this from a different angle it would be different. If you judged it on Best Material from an artist you’d probably realize that Wayne is one of the most lyrically gifted artists out there right now, and up there with those before him. If you judged it on average quality of material, Wayne is one of the wackest niccas on the planet.
    Rick Ross should be in that list purely for Deeper Than Rap and in all fairness way too many new guys for the “greatest of all time”, almost half are questionable.
    Particularly Missy Elliot, the woman is talentless.
    Nevertheless otherwise strong picks, and you can’t be a great MC if you just have all the talent in the world and about 400 fans. People who listen to underground shit need to stop bragging about it. its not a good look.
    peace

  135. listen back packers just cause someone aint o.d. lyrical don’t mean they’re not nice. jeezy got delivery, energy, adlibs, hooks, the whole nine. stop hatin.

  137. P was (is) a dope rapper, a lot of rapper deserve to be on the list:
    BUT WHAT DA FUCK, how can you even mention: G-Unit and stuff like that and forget about
    Redman
    Busta Rhymes
    Styles P
    MOP
    B-Real
    Onyx
    Too short

    This list is a joke

  138. Prodigy listed his favs who got the most records and is keeping hip-hop alive. but we all know he aint listed his favorite rappers who got the most talent. so dont go judging P and shyt, cuz the nigga is a legend his self, na mean?

  139. i cannot get my head over how big L is not mentioned to say prodigy was about back then, way behind his time, definitely one of the most gifted. also where the f%^k is redman & nate dogg?

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