5. Common (potential to be #1 if he keeps getting better) tied with Snoop
4. Jay-Z (say what you want but the Camel puts out some wicked classics from time to time)
3. Scarface (the REAL King of the South)/Eminem (yea, I put a white boy in the mix...)
2. BIG (rest in piece... the real King of Brooklyn)
1. Rakim (every rhyme is a classic)

Guru, Kool G Rap and Nas would be in my top 10 but not the top 5.