My top 10 favorite rappers

Links are to youtube or vimeo (*cough* Jay Z on Tidal *cough*).
They're mostly NSFW lyrically.

In no particular numerical order, except via tiers:

S
1. Biggie
2. Gift of Gab
3. Q-Tip and Phife Dawg
4. Rakim

S-
5. Nas
6. Killer Mike
7. Jay-Z
8. Nelly
9. André 3000

A
10. Tupac
11. Nicki Minaj
12. Lil Wayne

Bonus, honorable mention
13. Boots Riley
14. Eminem

I'll recognize the unquestionable brilliance of others such as Mike Shinoda too.

This list brought to you because I just watched Lin-Manuel Miranda do his top 5.

The criterion was personal preference via lyricism mostly. I concede my taste is maybe confusing and ordered unconventionally.