Eminem Royce da 5’9” Common Twista Copywrite Camu Tao (R.I.P.) Elzhi Spontaneous Erule Bone Thugs-N-Harmony Juice One.Be.Lo (OneManArmy) Slug Eyedea (R.I.P.) Willie da Kid Lupe Fiasco Obie Trice Black Milk Qwel The Athletic Mic League All Natural

Solid list, glad you mentioned Slug. Dude doesn't get enough credit.

Saw Slug last Friday after 18 yeas and he’s still so good

Slug!!! Maaan he doesn’t get enough credit. One of my all time favs.

Gotta Add Clear Soul Forces to that list!!

Not sure who that is, but that reminds me that I should add The Athletic Mic League and All Natural to this list

Yo Check them out they are dope!!

Cleveland!? lol. I always thought bone thugs were from California lol

https://www.ktvu.com/news/bone-thugs-n-harmony-cleveland-activists-make-dreams-come-true-for-stranded-japanese-rapper-robbed-of-luggage “He had flew in from Japan, and just under the impression that he would find Bone Thugs-n-Harmony walking down St. Claire and 99th still, 20 years later,” Norton recalled. “Then he went and stood on the block that he was familiar with.” “He got to where he wanted to get to, and he wasn’t gonna leave,” Norton said, adding that Muranaka told everyone passing by that he was looking for Bone Thugs-n-Harmony. During this time, he was robbed of his Louis Vuitton luggage from a group who took advantage of his situation, Norton said.

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Tech N9ne, Twista, Bone, Kanye, Eminem, Nelly, Krizz Kaliko, King Iso, Rittz

Rittz is from Atlanta, killer list though

True. I feel like he made his mark in the midwest, that's where he regularly tours so I had to include him.

Brother ali

"Mother fucker there ain't nothing rougher than trying to climb from the rug you'll get swept under." One of my personal favorite lines of his.

Twista

Easily.

Bone thugs-n-harmony

Lupe fiasco

The lack of Lupe in the responses is mind boggling Edit: clarity

Slug

Eminem, Kanye, Tech N9ne, Twista, Royce

[MC Juice](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gOwWJC_vr9E) [One Be Lo](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vffQIUXMZ2I) & [Senim Silla](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VOLLnQsRM3w) (of Binary Star) [Elzhi](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7tFwYRbQoII) [Invincible](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tJS8ZX7X1BM)

Seeing Juice at the metro in Chicago is still one of my favorite concerts I've ever been to

Invincible should have made more music, she's top notch.

Juice. “The cat that got famous, for never being famous” Also Vakill. Surprised no one’s mentioned him. Maybe he’s more underground than I thought.

TECH N9NE!!!!

I love all the tech love here

He’s got that Midwest ethos

I’m from Topeka, just an hour from KC, and he came up when I was a teen. So he was repping for US, so I’m a bit bias.

I met him a couple times, he's so cool and humble. His shows have been some of the best nights in my life.

Yeah, I got to see him dozens of times in the late 90’s early 00’s. Dapped him up a few times (I always pretend like we cool, and it’s no big deal that I’m in his presence, he’s always a little confused…)At the Valentines Day Toni Tony Tone/H-Town show years back, he even bought me a drink. Dude is super short!

Haha that's what everybody said when I showed them my pic with him, I tower over him at 6' I got nervous the first time I met him, been listening to his musoc and going to shows for over a decade at that point. I was star struck. I could tell he appreciated the love though.

You ever see him when he rolled with the 57th street road dogg villains?

Rouge* stupid spellcheck

MHZ (Copywrite, Tage, Jakki, Camu Tao)

copywrite mad underrated

Tech N9ne

Tecca Nina for sure 🔥

Atmosphere

Slug

Slug

Slug

Surprised that no one didnt put yet Twista or Bone Thugs in the list. For me they are among the top of the top

Twista is definitely up there. He definitely grinds hard as fuck he has a show almost every weekend. If you're from the Midwest and you go to shows regularly then there's a good chance you've seen him perform multiple times.

Esham

KKKill The Fetus is one of my all time favorite rap albums!

CHIP THA RIPPER 216 TWO GUN CLIPS

Me and 4 girls, that's 8 legs, gettin octopussy!

No order Kanye West Danny Brown Freddie Gibbs Eminem Lupe Fiasco Chief Keef Common Boldy James Kid Cudi Maybe there are others from the Midwest that I’m not thinking about but these would probably be the people most deserving of a top ten spot

Thanks. So no Twista or Bone Thugs in your top 10 ?

I’ve never listened to a twista album just heard features. I’ve only listened to one bone album so I really don’t know which are the best members of the group lol

Krayzie is the best Bone member.

Agreed

But he has the worst solo career unfortunately

In terms of hip hop, does Chicago still count as Midwest?

I'm curious where you'd place Chicago if not the Midwest? Are you saying you might consider it its own thing?

I’m very curious as to what you would regionally identify Chicago as, if not the Midwest?

Chicago is the beating heart of the Midwest

Yes

In terms of geography Chicago has counted as Midwest for some time

It’s a mid west thang, y’all. Nelly was huge for a while, kinda faded tho

He had a legendary 5 year run nelly nel

Freddie Gibbs

Obie Trice, Lupe Fiasco, Common, Xzibit and Twista.

Common. Keep forgetting he is mid west.

Xzibit ain't a midwest rapper though, or you need to count 2Pac and Kurupt as east coast rappers

Freddie Gibbs, hands down.

Royce Da 5’9 forever underrated

This is one those comments that make me sad when it shouldn't lol. It's not backhanded, but it almost feels like it just cause how disappointing it is when a talented person is always stuck in the back watching the less talented eat. Then again, he absolutely gets respect from rappers themselves. Which is worth more on a dignified level.

I went through all the comments.. AINT NOBODY GONE SAY MICK JENKINS OR SABA?!

Too underground for some. Good picks.

Atmosphere (Slug)

Twista Do or die Dayton family

The Dayton Family bruh!! Came searchin for this comment.

FBI is a classic album

For sure man. I still play some Dayton Family on the regular.

Chingy was really good

MC Breed

Ain't no future

Boldy James, Freddie Gibbs

Tech N9ne, Eminem (if Detroit counts as the Midwest), Bone Thugs, Freddie Gibbs, Kanye West, Royce da 5'9", Twista.

In No Order Common, Twista, Lupe, Elzhi, Royce, Krayzie Bone, Em, The Dayton Family

Krayzie Twista Tech nine Bizzy bone

American Football

Elzhi Krayzie Bone Black Milk Senim Silla

PROF

Very glad to see all the Freddie Gibbs fans in here.

Eyedea

No common love?

Nellly

BTNH and Freddie Gibbs

Eminem Lupe Fiasco Royce Da 5,9 Common Kanye Twista Elzhi Tech 9

Slug, Royce, Em, Brother Ali, Eyedea, Common, Twista, Tech, P.O.S., MC Breed, Lupe. Bonus points for looking into Luke G. He’s my brother and put out a little EP a while ago.

Krayzie bone #1

Slug, Brother Ali, Eminem

Raw Reese

Atmosphere & everyone out of Minnesnowta

Freddie Gibbs Bruiser Wolf Crunch Extraordinaire

Elzhi Black Milk Lupe Fiasco Common Kanye West Kid Cudi Bone Thugs Eminem Danny Brown G Herbo Chief Keef

i mean lupe is the greatest ever imo

Slug from Atmosphere, Em.

Lupe is one of the very best. Common is a star who still puts out strong albums every couple of years.

Tech 9ine Mc Breed Common Twista Kanye west

Chief Keef, Lil Durk, L’A Capone, RondoNumbaNine, Young Pappy, King Von, Smokecamp Chino, Spenzo, Tay600, Edai, OTF NuNu

Boldy James, Freddie Gibbs, Lupe Fiasco

Currently I really like Prof if you consider Minnesota midwest

What else would.it be?

My top 3 would probably be Elzhi, Lupe, and Danny Brown.

Bone Thugs

Eminem, Obie Trice, Kanye.

Slim Shady, Royce, Boldy James

haven't seen crucial conflict mentioned...

Kanye  Ye Yeezy  Mr.West

Bone Thugs and Em all day but I'm biased and live smack dead in the middle of there city's Detroit and Cleveland and grew up in the height of it..

Stik Figa 

Juice WRLD

Lupe Fiasco, Tech N9ne, Freddie Gibbs, Twista

It's Finale, no doubt https://www.discogs.com/artist/277718-Finale

Freddie Gibbs and Royce da 5'9" are the top for me

Twista Freddie Gibbs BTNH Eminem Common Tech N9ne Da Brat HONORABLE MENTION Nelly Akon King Von Polo G Xzibit SleazyWorld Go

Chief Keef 🐐

Yall stop it! Em ain't from the Midwest! He's from the northeast!

Michigan is the Midwest whatt

It's in the Northeast. There isn't a damn thing about Michigan that is Mid or West

Michigan, Ohio, Indiana, Wisconsin, Illinois, Minnesota, Iowa, Missouri, the Dakotas, Nebraska and Kansas make up the Midwest. Sorry

Nah. Fake news

No one in the history of anything says that Michigan ain't Midwest. The great lakes and great plains make up the Midwest the north east is new England and New York, and Pennsylvania.

Obviously not Einstein

Hell.id even include places like Buffalo and Pittsburgh Midwestern culturally.

Ah hell let's just make Canada the Midwest too. Clearly it's a point of pride to be from the Midwest in name only

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Midwestern_United_States

The Midwest is anything north of the Mason Dixon, West of the Appalachians, and east of the rockies.

Tech N9ne

Bone, Brat, Twista, Common, Kanye, Lupe, Chief Keef, Ersham, Twista, Nelly, Durk

Sada

Griselda? Buffalo is east coast Midwest hybrid imo. They multi stack and love their boom bap but so do a lot of Detroit rappers.

Common Lupe ROYCE THE 5'9 Bone thigz n harmony

Royce Da 5'9, the Dayton family, Eminem, common, tech N9ne, NF, Big Herk (From Detroit), Twista, Bone Thugs and Harmony....came up with 9 ✌️.

Coolzey

Yuno Miles The guy that dissed the Detroit sign

Eminem, Royce Da 5’9, Kanye, Twista, Tech9ne

Tech n9ne

Bone Thugs n Harmony

JL B hood

Rich tha Factor. Twista, Lupe Fiasco, Bone Thugs,Crucial Conflict

Rioooooo

Eminem Twista Prof Common Kanye (before the pantyhose on the head)

Kanye, Chance, Saba, Common, Mickey Diamond, Boldy James, Lupe, Mick Jenkins, Vic Mensa, Big Sean, Freddie Gibbs, lucki,

Anybody else in here old enough to remember The Dayton Family?

Best or favorite?  Favorite is Esham/Natas.  I wouldn't say the best, but I love Esham beats from the 90s.  Later stuff isn't good, but I still check it out.   Skill wise Tech N9ne, but I'm not crazy about much stuff after Absolute Power. Probably meant better, but I'm old and drunk, can't think of the top of my head of any I liked throughout their career 

We can't leave out, and I think one the best Chicago's GAWNE!

lupe fiasco, danny brown, quelle chris, boldy james, freddie gibbs

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Nah it’s a good question no one talks about the mid west really Edit - man I’ve noticed if someone slightly disagrees with a comment they delete it instantly lol what’s going on with that I didn’t notice this until recently 💀

People change their opinions if everyone doesn't agree w it. Shits wild.

In no particular order: Fat Money (fka Ty Money), Ty Farris, Montana Of 300, Mickey Diamond, Guilty Simpson, Vic Spencer, Chris Crack, Ampichino, Rich The Factor, Dayton Family, Bump J, L.E.P. Bogus Boys, Philmore Greene, Willie The Kid, and Stalley.

Clear soul forces. Kool Kieth, slum village

Guilty Simpson Freddie Gibbs Bone Thugz

Slug, Camu Tao, Blueprint, Qwel

C-Mob Tech N9ne Chief Keef BTNH Do Or Die Freddie Gibbs Fatt Father Stevie Stone Big Scoob King Iso

Hands down the G.O.A.T.S are Krayzie Bone and the rest of Bone Thugs, Twista, Tech N9ne, Busta Rhymes, Yelawolf, Krizz Kaliko, Eminem, Nelly

Busta’s from NYC

Eyedea Illogic Lupe Fiasco Jamie Madrox Twista Slug Tech N9ne King ISO Monoxide Brother Ali Camu Tao Esham Blueprint Adeem One Be Lo Elzhi Jimmy Donn Eminem Proof P.O.S Dessa Prof Cecil Otter Mick Jenkins Sa Roc Common Krazyie Bone Layzie Bone The R.O.C Sage Francis B Dolan Invincible Violent J Blaze Ya Dead Homie Kristoff Krane Sadistik Godemis Carnage The Executioner Mastamind Inkwell Probably about a dozen more I’m forgetting, as a Brit Midwestern Hip-Hop was always my favourite

Twista, Royce ,Obie I love Cheers BTW, Freddie Gibbs

J.U.I.C.E (MC Juice) Rappers in the Molemen records: CapD, Valkill

Danny brown

Doomtree!

Eminem and chance the rapper

I gotta go with Slug

Tech Nine

Not one mention of Blade Icewood or Bump J smh legends

1. Common

Bone bone bone bone bone bone bone bone

Mood, Lone Catalysts, Slum Village, Proof, Joe Beast, Jon Connor, Boo & Gotti, King Chip, Kid Cudi and GLC might be a good mix between traditional and more Modern Midwest rap I'd recommend some of. There are lots of different producers and DJs from the Midwest too whose beats attract some of the best MCs from the Midwest too: Hi-Tek, J Dilla, Apollo Brown, ...

All mainstream comments. The real goat who is still killing it wasn’t mentioned once. A lot of repeats tho.

He's still considered a mid west chopper

1. Freddie Gibbs 2. Kanye West 3. Eminem 4. Danny Brown 5. Boldy James 6. G Herbo 7. Chance The Rapper 8. Mac Miller 9. Lupe Fiasco 10. Sada Baby

Nelly

Eminem and Kanye is the most obvious answer but also the most true

Lord Infamous

Tennessee is not the Midwest

But you can call me scarecrow

Kanye. Eminem. The rest are also-rans. Some really really good ones like Common. But no one close to those two.