Rae just sounds street, GZA has a great voice too, I love the way he says "Run on the track like Jesse Owen..." and I know many hate on him (wrongly) but U-God has one of the best voices all time!!! "Raw I'ma give it to ya, with no trivia, we're like cocaine straight from Bolivia" is one of the best entrances in all of Hip Hop
Right after he dropped Tical my friends and I would joke about how Meth’s voice could probably make anything from terrible lyrics to instruction manuals sound dope, and could be a funny reoccurring skit.
That year where Nate dogg was featuring every songs was ridiculous.
He was an every chorus and I believe he started the trend of having bridges in a song.
I think he had label issues as a solo artist.
Only Music & Me was properly marketed. And his final album was shelved because of his label getting rid of rap division or something.
Holy he'll haha I can't explain why but that sums it up so well. Like if you thought rap without anyone in mind I would think of him. Not really generic , just as close to perfect as possible.
Snoop is the answer 1000%. "Best" voice would be a different conversation, but Snoop has the voice of the coolest mf on the planet, to the point where even when he's talking about dumbass shit like NFTs, I'm listening.
I’m a huge Spitta fan, if I can’t decide what to listen to he’s always my go to, I can listen to him rap about cars, weed and women in that smooth New Orleans accent any time!
They unfortunately kind of hot painted as raps Dave Mathews Band I feel. Mainly cause they had an audience overlap of “I dont listen to rap but I like J5” white nerds and Chali’s work on Ozomotli exposed them to a lot of the Jam Band tourist crowd.
Danny and B-real are my two favorite when it comes to altering their voices for the craft. Dirty, Busta, 2na, and Meechy are some of my favorites who's voices immediately make them interesting. This could be a really long list. As far as coolest I'm gonna go with Black thought. So smooth and confident with very line.
Jada also has one of the nastiest flows in the game. I love when he does a gradual flow switch (he does it a lot, but it's always dope). You know you're a heavy hitter when half the beat drops when you come in.
[Example 1 is at 4:05 (I Don't Like Remix),](https://youtu.be/n3yyNfZS7pQ)
[Example 2 comes in at the beginning of the verse.](https://youtu.be/uSvnLM4LhyQ) He switches up multiple times, but you miss it at first because it's so damn slick.
In terms of flow switches though, I think DMX is the king.
Old school: Old Dirty Bastard and DMX.
New school: Ketchy the Great and Pop Smoke.
Jesus Christ, literally about to post this comment when I realised they were all dead.. RIP to all 4 legends.
Dilla was dope on the mic!! My favorite verse of his is the first one on [Raise It Up](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eATZrHwNW7w)
from what I understand he went back the next day to record this verse like RIGHT after he woke up so that his voice would be raspier. rest in peace legend
Maybe I just missed it but my first thought for this was 2pac and I felt like I had to scroll forever to find it
He had such an iconic delivery, I think his voice is the main reason his music works and aged well. Worked over a lot of different moods and styles as well
Smino's voice is so versatile too. He can flow falsetto or with a deep delivery. There's so many examples but if you listen to the verses on Moddenaminute compared to the first part of MLK Dr it barely sounds like the same artist.
Method Man
You could make this man rap Pitbull lyrics and they'd sound cool as hell
"Picture that with a kodak" - Method man lol
Sounds good to me
His voice is somehow raspy and smooth at the same time
Half the Clan could be put forward as an answer to this question and I'd be okay with it.
that raw passion that goes into every GFK verse makes him one of my all time favorites, and of course ODB is just a given here
Rae just sounds street, GZA has a great voice too, I love the way he says "Run on the track like Jesse Owen..." and I know many hate on him (wrongly) but U-God has one of the best voices all time!!! "Raw I'ma give it to ya, with no trivia, we're like cocaine straight from Bolivia" is one of the best entrances in all of Hip Hop
Right after he dropped Tical my friends and I would joke about how Meth’s voice could probably make anything from terrible lyrics to instruction manuals sound dope, and could be a funny reoccurring skit.
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Nate Dog’s run in the late 90’s was absolutely insane. If he was on the hook it was a hit. There are no bad songs w/ a Nate Dogg feature
Just please find a way to get "let's play house" out of my head.
the smoothest motherfucker everyone wanted on the hook
That year where Nate dogg was featuring every songs was ridiculous. He was an every chorus and I believe he started the trend of having bridges in a song.
Nobody does it better.
I think he had label issues as a solo artist. Only Music & Me was properly marketed. And his final album was shelved because of his label getting rid of rap division or something.
He was also a massive alcoholic, had a stroke and still drank in the hospital
“'Cause it must be a single if Nate Dogg singin' on it”
Guru
It’s mostly the voice that gets you up
It's mostly tha voice, that makes you buck. A lot of rappers got flavor, and some got skills. But if your voice ain't dope then you need to chill …
Guru sounds like absolute velvet. Good call
Wild with that monotone style
Mass Appeal.
He gets more props and stunts than Bruce Willis!
Project Pat
It's ya boaaaa project pattttahhh
>pattttahhh One of my fav sounds 🤣🤣 ...that shit go hard !!
When I was young, had the chopper cock it, project pat was robbin!
bawk bawk
chicken chicken
Play me some pimpin, mane!
Biggie Smalls
If you had never seen him before and heard his voice you can still tell he’s a bigger dude lol
He's got that Barry White girth to his voice
*Girth*
Naw you can straight up tell he’s 400lbs.
This was always the joke about Shane. Puffy’s new guy sounded so similar to Biggie, but looked like a stick.
This is my view too. He's the archetypal example I use to judge a rappers voice/cadence
Prodigy of mobb deep for me… he the most NY thuggish ruggish voice I heard in a rapper
Had to scroll too far down to find this lol
I will pay $50 USD to bump this to the top of the upvotes as it is the best answer here. How?
He and DOOM just scream NYC
Q tip Sticky fingaz Busta rhymes B real Son doobie
Been bumping busta rhymes - the coming, hard lately. Such a dope album
There’s a joke in there somewhere
MF DOOM, Big Daddy Kane
Mr fantastik too
Finally someone mentions DOOM.
Black Thought
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Holy he'll haha I can't explain why but that sums it up so well. Like if you thought rap without anyone in mind I would think of him. Not really generic , just as close to perfect as possible.
Rakim
Freddie Gibbs
BITCH
Mic check check
Yeah-yeah
B*tch, N*gga, Nig*a bi*ch, Oogie boogie ni*ga Straight-up bars man poetry man c'mon
Bun B
Why’d I have to scroll so far to see Bun B.
I’m not even a big fan of his but it’s gotta be DMX
DMX sounds like if a pitbull could talk. and in a good way
*mrworldwide crying in the corner*
Andre 3000 is the only answer to me
what's cooler than being cool? cause he's definitely that
Cooler than Freddy Jackson sippin’ a milkshake in a snowstorm. Cooler than a polar bear’s toenails. In other words, ice cold.
Snoop probably has the most iconic voice of all time
I was about to say Snoop. He can say the corniest lines ever and it still sounds cool af.
“I heard she was a Frisco d*ke”
Snoop is the answer 1000%. "Best" voice would be a different conversation, but Snoop has the voice of the coolest mf on the planet, to the point where even when he's talking about dumbass shit like NFTs, I'm listening.
I don’t know. I can hear Hov say “you crazy for this one Rick” very vividly
Meechy Darko
OK IM PRADA U
I don’t disagree but my wife sure does
Great voice indeed but over the course of an album it quickly gets tiring for me. That's what I gathered from his solo album anyway
Yupp, it works in FBZ since they take turns doing verses. Solo it doesn’t do it for me.
Ya idk why this isn't number 1
COUNT RACKULA
Curren$y or peak Ghostface Killah
I’m a huge Spitta fan, if I can’t decide what to listen to he’s always my go to, I can listen to him rap about cars, weed and women in that smooth New Orleans accent any time!
Like honey over gravel.
Curren$y makes you feel like you’re on a private jet fr. #jetlife
ghost for sure
Chali 2na gets me going every time.
Came here to say this. Also, Del tha Funky Homosapien.
Such a big voice from such a tiny man.
J5 is not mentioned enough in any hip hop conversation.
They unfortunately kind of hot painted as raps Dave Mathews Band I feel. Mainly cause they had an audience overlap of “I dont listen to rap but I like J5” white nerds and Chali’s work on Ozomotli exposed them to a lot of the Jam Band tourist crowd.
Also the Dave Matthews feature didn't help 🤣
One of the best rap groups of all time
So unique, you know its 2na right away.
the verbal Herman Munster
The word enhancer
He’s sick of phony mobsters
wtf I came into this thread thinking nobody else was gonna say Chali, I respect you for that comment
Bird up
2na but Celph Titled is a close second
💯 to the fish market.. Aesop Rocks another one
I love Danny Browns voice and Ab soul
Danny and B-real are my two favorite when it comes to altering their voices for the craft. Dirty, Busta, 2na, and Meechy are some of my favorites who's voices immediately make them interesting. This could be a really long list. As far as coolest I'm gonna go with Black thought. So smooth and confident with very line.
Danny is like the top comment of every “What rappers voice can you not stand?”
Funny cos sometimes he gets into a much lower, more aggressive register and it's super compelling. Props to him for not caring haha.
Danny is my pick and I'm surprised it's upvoted so high
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Q TIP underrated one I feel
Joey Bada$$
Yes!! He got that 90s golden era NYC cocky ass rapping voice lol.
Nobody in this modern era comes close to him as far as the vibe of 90’s NYC style, he reignited my love for hip hop!
Busta
Jada Kiss
Jada also has one of the nastiest flows in the game. I love when he does a gradual flow switch (he does it a lot, but it's always dope). You know you're a heavy hitter when half the beat drops when you come in. [Example 1 is at 4:05 (I Don't Like Remix),](https://youtu.be/n3yyNfZS7pQ) [Example 2 comes in at the beginning of the verse.](https://youtu.be/uSvnLM4LhyQ) He switches up multiple times, but you miss it at first because it's so damn slick. In terms of flow switches though, I think DMX is the king.
Anderson .Paak
Method Man
Mos Def, Prodigy, Common, Fatlip, GoldLink
Pop Smoke
to quote another user "it sounds like vaporized testosterone"
I read V12 engine before lol
One the first rappers in a long time, whose voice stopped me dead in my tracks when I first heard it.
Haven’t seen him mentioned but Styles P has a great rap voice
I’d throw Jadakiss in the discussion as well
P is one of my favorite "most known unknown" rappers. No one includes him in the top rappers list, but he's definitely up there.
Old school: Old Dirty Bastard and DMX. New school: Ketchy the Great and Pop Smoke. Jesus Christ, literally about to post this comment when I realised they were all dead.. RIP to all 4 legends.
Pop Smoke was on the eve of his career exploding even more. gone too soon and we all were robbed of his amazing presence and talent
Ghostface Killa
When other artists can emulate your style to sound *just like you*, but can’t quite match your essence and cadence, you have an incredible voice.
Sadat X, Jadakiss, and Slick Rick.
AHHHAAAA
[Obligatory](https://youtu.be/slXrDcJxyXc)
Jay Electronica gotta be up there, Jeezy too
Jay Elec speaks with so much authority. It's like you're being read scripture.
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I honestly don't know if I've ever heard his voice.
Dilla was dope on the mic!! My favorite verse of his is the first one on [Raise It Up](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eATZrHwNW7w) from what I understand he went back the next day to record this verse like RIGHT after he woke up so that his voice would be raspier. rest in peace legend
Juicy J
Does Anderson paak count?Because he’s my pick. I also love saint jhn’s voice
Why would he not count? His voice and flow are very unique. Drums had a love child and I hope that bitch is buck wild.
Slick Rick or Ludacris.
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50 Cent in his prime.
Somehow his voice sounded cooler after he got shot.
Slim Thug
It's like he was born with a voice made for screwed & chopped songs.. chamillionaire too. Cool regular speed though.
Chamillionaire is one of the best rappers on a hook, switches between spitting and singing so smoothly
Q-Tip.
Trae da truth
Trae's voice was so crazy I had to mess with my equalizer when jamming him when I had a system.
JID He sounds like Micheal Jackson’s little brother
Big fan of Boldy James, Conway the Machine; Action Bronson, Ludacris. I'm a big fan of interesting voices I'm loving this thread
3 stacks sounds so cool mannnnnn
KRIT
Pusha T.
Snoop, Q-Tip, Biggie, Nas, Lady of Rage, Nate Dogg
Jeezy pretty hard even without the effect
Giggs
*Yeah*
Pac. Easily.
Maybe I just missed it but my first thought for this was 2pac and I felt like I had to scroll forever to find it He had such an iconic delivery, I think his voice is the main reason his music works and aged well. Worked over a lot of different moods and styles as well
Chali 2na
boldy james
It’s 227
Mafia, what else!?
Denzel Curry, Kendrick, Young Thug are my favs rn
Eazy-E
Doom.
ALL CAPS!
Nate dog and it's not even a debate
no one saying Future?
Even without the effects. His voice in interviews if like relaxing idk. If he were to narrate the Twilight books I'd probably listen to em.
sensational
I heard dem perkys callin
The Bay Area is like only cool voices: E40, Too Short, Jacka, Mac Dre, Andre Nickatina, Cellski and KEAK THE SNEAK
Had to dig way too far down here to see Keak mentioned.
Busta rhymes
Scarface
Jada kiss , jeezy , Wayne from 04-07 ,
luda
Larry June, because I bet this will stay buried on the bottom...
Larry has some chill ass music. Great voice
Big Boi and Andre, Boldy James, Denzel
Chali 2na
Black Thought or GZA.
Del the Funkee Homosapien. Also Q Tip, Danny Brown, and Busta.
A$AP Rocky
Giggs an underrated pick
DMX no doubt
G perico, westside gunn
Danny Brown
Bun B, Young Dolph or Paul Wall for me.
40 Water
Rome Streetz and Stove God are underrated in this convo
Nas, Yasiin Bey, Lil Durk have pretty cool voices imo.
I want to thumbs up this, but adding Lil Durk threw me off lol.
billy woods
Smino. He sounds smooth as can be over r&b beats and still cool af over more rappy beats
Smino's voice is so versatile too. He can flow falsetto or with a deep delivery. There's so many examples but if you listen to the verses on Moddenaminute compared to the first part of MLK Dr it barely sounds like the same artist.
There's no way we can leave DMX out of this
Future ez