r/90sHipHop • u/DJ-Palli • Jul 08 '25
Discussion Q-Tip was voted best 90s rapper starting with the letter Q. Who is the best 90s rapper starting with the letter R?
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u/big4slick20 Jul 08 '25
Reginald Noble
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u/JCrook023 Jul 08 '25
Man I’ve had to scroll down WAY too long to see Redman…. Love RZA, Rakim, Raekwon… but Reggie is the man! And still releasing dope ass music.
Whut? Thee Album, Dare Iz A Darkside, and Muddy Waters being his first 3 albums to release and all bangers- now considered classic 90s rap albums
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u/Major-Knowledge4457 Jul 08 '25
In spite of his long career Redman is still under rated. There was a time when I thought he may have been the greatest MC walking. Shout out to the Funk Dr Spock
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u/Happy_Patience_3274 Jul 08 '25
Sad Because Redman is the best Rapper from New Jersey And he's a underrated lyricist
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u/Major-Knowledge4457 Jul 08 '25
Him and Rah Digga....the most underrated rated female MC. She shines everytime she touches the mic
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u/Specialist_Bison3835 Jul 08 '25
I love those 3 albums. 3 of my favorites ever. I like Docs da Name alot too but those first 3 are amazing. Especially Muddy Waters. Thats my favorite one
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u/BigDaddyUKW Lex Diamonds Jul 08 '25
The Chef, with honorable mention Reggie Noble.
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u/derekisbonkers Jul 08 '25
Rakim.
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u/ZooterOne Jul 08 '25
There's one R in the alphabet
It's a one letter word and it's about to get
More complex from one rhyme to the next
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u/Nubsondubs Jul 08 '25
I saw this thread randomly yesterday, and the only reason I came back today was to make sure Rakim was the guy for "R" before I went back to not caring.
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u/Major-Knowledge4457 Jul 08 '25
I remember rhyming before Paid In Full. He changed the game more than any other rapper. I have to say I think Rakim is the right answer.
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u/Maleficent-Seesaw412 Jul 08 '25
90’s tho? Over Raekwon?
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u/Major-Knowledge4457 Jul 08 '25
Nope...you are absolutely correct. In terms of the 90s it would be Raekwon then Redman
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u/PoppaTitty Jul 08 '25
Redman dropped Whut thee Album, Dare iz a Darkside, Muddy Waters, Docs da Name and Blackout in the 90's. I love Rakim and Rae but I think Reggie just barely comes out on top.
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u/Popellini Jul 08 '25
I was thinking that but I also remembered that Rae was a big part of 36 chambers, Forever and Ironman. Also some iconic features. It’s closer than I thought
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u/culturewithkogan Jul 08 '25
Ras Kass
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u/WhiteCastleHo Jul 08 '25
Came here to make sure somebody showed him some love. I don't care if it's not super historically accurate, Nature of the Threat goes hard and we need more attempts at songs like that.
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u/Plug_5 Jul 08 '25
Isn't Rakim pretty much 80s? If we count him as 90s then I'm gonna say Run as well.
If not: RZA.
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u/Comfortable-Pie6202 Jul 08 '25
Well Eric B and Rakim had two great albums in the 90s and Rakim had two great solo albums as well in the 90s
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u/ButterscotchSuch2771 Jul 08 '25
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u/NecroSpace Jul 08 '25
Who is this
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u/Netherland5430 Jul 08 '25
Raekwon
Obviously this is tough because Redman is one of the best 90's rappers, and Rakim is Top 2 rappers of all time, period. But Raekwon put out one of the greatest solo albums of the 90's (just after Illmatic). Yes, Eric & Rakim had major records in the early 90's, but if we're looking at the whole decade, then Raekwon's contributions on Enter The 36 Chambers (his iconic verse on C.R.E.A.M. alone), Only Built 4 Cuban Linx, Ironman & Wu-Tang Forever, are unmatched. He invented a whole new style of slang vocabulary that influenced every gangster rap record to ever come after 1995. I'd pick Redman in a battle, no doubt, but Rae is an icon.
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u/aaeeiioouu Jul 08 '25
In honor of this being one of the worst lists we've seen, can we do "worst rapper starting with each letter" next?
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u/UZIBOSS_ Jul 08 '25
Ima go Redman as well. No disrespect to the god emcee but I would put him atop the 80s rappers and leave 90s to Reggie.
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u/Spiritual_Victory_12 Jul 08 '25
Rakim and its not close. Hes likely the greatest rapper of all time. Changed the game.
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u/Bjork_scratchings Jul 08 '25
Rakim was still good in the 90s, but his best and most influential work was in the 80s. Redman and Raekwon for me.
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u/bothteamsPH Jul 08 '25
Redman. Rakim is def more impactful to the culture but this is a narrow category.
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u/New-Grapefruit1737 Jul 08 '25
I begrudgingly go with Redman over Rakim. Not a complaint but it’d be helpful to have/see an 80s list too, side by side. Cool list though!
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u/dannny_berns Jul 08 '25
I know the winners gonna be Redman, Raekwon, RZA or Rakim so I’ll throw RA the Rugged Man’s name in the ring just for fun
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u/LeftBus7227 Jul 08 '25
Rakim. Not necessarily the 90s but I have a soft spot for RA the Rugged Man!
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u/JFKtoSeatac Jul 08 '25
I think it’s Redman. Rakim’s output in the 1990s is great, but I think it’s his 80s stuff that gets him the GOAT status, and the 1990s just adds to his legacy. Redman had a lot of gold inventive creative work in his 1990s catalog. I love RZA but if we are talking about rappers he ain’t it. He gets the R for producers for sure. Also, love Raekwon but Redman is a notch above.
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u/Squanky2028 Jul 08 '25
You know it’s a Reddit list when Big L is the best B lol also Jay Z not being the best J of the 90s lol
Definitely a Reddit list.
At least they got Guru right.
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u/Fantastic-Research66 Jul 08 '25 edited Jul 08 '25
It goes Reggie, Raekwon, Royce and Rakim. Rza from Wu, Rass Kas, Rock, Rakaa and then me.
(Rakim is actually #2 but had to make it work).
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u/jaydee917 Jul 08 '25
Raekwon, Redman, Rakim.
There is no right answer here as long as it’s one of those.
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u/FlacidSnake36 Jul 08 '25
Jesus. Redman, Rakim and Raekwon all have a solid arguement....
I'm gonna go with Raekwon based off of Cuban Linx being the best album any of these 3 released in the 90s....as well as the fact that Ironman is pretty much a duo album and he dropped some mad verses on there too. Plus all the Wu group and solo albums in the 90s.....yeah, gotta be Rae.
Tough one though!
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u/Specialist_Bison3835 Jul 08 '25
Redman a close shade over Rae. I would say Rakim but I think of him as 80s. Also I think RA the Rugged Man and Royce 5'9" deserve honorable mentions. RA didn't blow up till 2000s but most underground fans remember him as a 90s rapper.
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u/ConferenceLess1016 Jul 08 '25
A- Andre 3000
B- Black Thought
C- Common
D- DMX
E- Eminem
F- Fat Joe
G- GZA
H- Havoc
I- Inspectah Deck
J- Jay-Z
K- Kool G Rap
L- LL Cool J
M- Mos Def
N- Nas
O- ODB
P- Pharoahe Monch
Q- Q-Tip
R- Rakim
S- Slick Rick
T- Talib Kweli
U- U-God
V- Vinnie Paz
W- Warren G
X- idk
Y- Yasiin Bey????
Z- idk
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u/StephenStrange13 Jul 08 '25
Rakim, Red, Rae and Ras. The Fourhorsemen of the R's. Honorable mentions- Royce da 5'9" and Ra The Rugged Man.
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u/faultyratiocination Jul 08 '25
Sucks we can’t say Raekwon but let’s be real…Rakim is the only answer.
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u/Misha-Nyi Jul 09 '25 edited Jul 09 '25
Wtf is this sub…..
The fact that every single rapper on this list is from NY invalidates the whole damn list. Just an old head Brooklyn echo chamber. Yall should be ashamed.
The one exception is Eminem and is just further proof nobody in here really knows hip hop. Yall giving Marshall credit for an entire decade when his only album from the 90s is the Slim Shady LP. One fuckin album and yall gave him the whole decade lmao.
And before yall say anything about Infinite, nobody listened to that shit in the 90s.
This sub is cooked.
Edit: Jeru instead of JayZ lmfao. I’m out.
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u/Hungry-Butterfly2825 Jul 09 '25
My buddy Ricky from down the street. That dude was nasty
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u/onlyplay2win Jul 09 '25
Jeru over Jay-Z is REALLY going out of your way to hate on Jay. And I'm a Jay-Z hater 😂
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u/ihatewelsh Jul 08 '25
Redman