all time in no order
big l, big pun, BIG, jay-z, anddd jadakiss
personal favorite 5
apathy, jadakiss, celph titled, BIG, pun
honorable mentions to big l and nas, but i have to agree with @
God Of War .. illmatic>anything but that is just one album then he did eeeeh ever since.
in terms of new heads from the past few years that are dropping shit on a regular basis
cyhi da prynce, fab, kendrick, j cole, and then combine mac miller and chris webby as one white person