im going to make my top 10 favorite rappers and an "objective" greatest rappers list.

Favorites, combination of how skilled i think they are and how much i enjoy their music.

Rakim
Posdnous
Del The Funky Homosapien
One Be Lo
Royce Da 5'9
Lupe Fiasco
Gift of Gab
Slick Rick*
KRS-One
Andre 3000

GOAT, impact, originality, quality of music, whatever else.

Nas
Jay-Z
Rakim
2 Pac
The Notorious BIG
Eminem
KRS-One*
Big Daddy Kane
Andre 3000
Drake

*from here and below theres a group of rappers i would swap out for without issue.