ok JonesJrMayweath , you make some good points and i guess it really is just oppinion, I guess sometimes i confuse favourite rapper with greatest rapper and maybeee 1 album is not enough to put someone in the top 5 i can admit.

My view on the 2nd album of biggie is that it was pretty good, had 10 crack commandments, kick in the door, and sky is the limit, but it was not a classic. Still though he gets alot of credit from me because not many people can make a timeless album like "ready to die ", something you can listen to forever and ever. I know all he did talk about was "bitches and clothes" as you put it , but his puns and punchlines were so good, to me it didnt matter what he was talking about , "I Get more butts than ash trays" is one line that comes to mind

top 5 "greatest" is so hard, because its hard to slip into the thinking thinking "older is better" , i mean big Daddy kane was massive to the point he is and still was an icon, but lyrically people like Big L and BIG take him apart imo, so the problem is defining what make a rapper "great"

Just for reference my top 5 favourite rappers in no order are

Big L
Chino XL
Pharoah Monch
Common
Notorious BIG