My List (this is the best hip hop):
Gang Starr
A Tribe Called Quest
The Roots
De La Soul
Aesop Rock
Atmosphere
Nas
Eric B. & Rakim
Wu-Tang Clan
Mos Def
MF Doom
Pharoahe Monch
Black Star
Big L
Common
Deltron 3030
Del tha Funkee Homosapien
KRS-One
Pete Rock & C.L. Smooth
Raekwon
Q-Tip
Talib Kweli
Tupac
Eminem
Digable Planets
Jedi Mind Tricks
People Under The Stairs
Necro
Ill Bill
La Coka Nostra
+ others
Gang Starr
A Tribe Called Quest
The Roots
De La Soul
Aesop Rock
Atmosphere
Nas
Eric B. & Rakim
Wu-Tang Clan
Mos Def
MF Doom
Pharoahe Monch
Black Star
Big L
Common
Deltron 3030
Del tha Funkee Homosapien
KRS-One
Pete Rock & C.L. Smooth
Raekwon
Q-Tip
Talib Kweli
Tupac
Eminem
Digable Planets
Jedi Mind Tricks
People Under The Stairs
Necro
Ill Bill
La Coka Nostra
+ others