Vanilla Ice.

out of that list i'd go for biggie, although i'm not really sure who i'd choose for the title of best MC if i could pick from anyone.
ghostface
both of the MFs
percee p
biggie
nas (well, illmatic)
chuck d
guru
snoop
gift of gab
thirstin howl III
kool keith
kool g rap
godfather don
scaramanga/sir menelik
ODB

beastie boys known to let the beat.............................................. .................................................. .................................................. ..................................... MMM DROP!

All three Beastie Boys and Dälek, in my opinion

i seen the beastie boys earlier this yr,very awesome, and i seen Razel and jurassic 5. Unfortunetly by the time beasties were on i was on a pill and a half and lots of alcohol, so i only remember them playing 4 songs out of 20

I would have voted Big L (RIP) if he was on the list, instead I voted Biggie.

maybe you should have just had a vote between the beastie boys against jurassic5, as they are the only rappers in the world who aren't sexist homophobes who promote guns, murder and crack use?

The Beatsie Boys were highly sexist in their early days, maybe even homophobic too. Maybe it should be a vote between J5 and black eyed peas.

highly sexist?.can you show us this

They had girls dancing in cages on one of their early tours, in early videos women are treated like objects. They have apologised for their sexist actions since.

oh really, thats ashame. well atleasy they have apologised and are sweet now. They all looked very bob dylan on stage in their blue suits and crazy hair.
Im pretty sure 1200 techniques arnt sexis or homophobic.

Then again they aren't very good, like the majority of australian hip hop.

they arnt very good, but still fun to bop to if your not looking for something amazing. Did you go to good vibes?

I didn't go, I haven't seen a big festival line-up that appeals to me in ages. After the amount of jerks at the 2006 big day out and seeing the people who buy tickets to festivals from my work I'm pretty sure they are not a place I'd like to be.

fair enough, i found good vibes to be fun. went with a group of pals and had a grand time, as lame as it sounds the vibe is good there..most people are on drugs and are just walking around to this constant hip hop or D and B beat.

On the current tip, I'd say Dose One, but I'm really talking "favorite" rather than "best". I don't know what "best" is.

Rakim.

lil flip

Doseone would be my choice, but I'm not separating him from his music, and his music knocks all of the choices above's into a cocked hat.

top three in my humble opinion
1. aesop rock
2. ice t
3. nas