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Snoop Dogg has spoken out against Billboard's list of the top 10 best rappers of all time list for 2015 - slamming it as 'disrespectful' for not featuring Tupac.
The rapper, whose acclaimed lyrics, songs and work with Dr Dre landed him as one of the most respected hip-hop artists of the 90s and has remained at the top of his game to this day, has taken issue with Billboard's list - which Biggy Smalls sits at the top of:
10. Lil Wayne
9. Kendrick Lamar
8. Ghostfaceface Killah
7. Lauryn Hill
6. Andre 3000
5. Nas
4. Rakim
3. Eminem
2. Jay Z
1. Biggie
Our list of the best rappers of all time is a little different, maybe Snoop would be happier with that? Either way, he took to Instagram where he argued: "This is so disrespectful. !! Whoever did this list need a swift kick in the Ass. No. Tupac. Come on cuz 👞. Jus my opinion"
"Death at a young age can often elevate a rapper from modern-day star to bona fide legend," said Billboard of putting Tupac's rival Biggy at the top. "But Notorious B.I.G. already attained the latter status early on his career. His storytelling rhymes mined straight from his experiences in the Brooklyn streets materialized on 1994’s insta-classic Ready to Die, a wild mosaic of vividly visual rhymes delivered with the expertise of a linguistic master.
"By the time his group album with Junior M.A.F.I.A. dropped the following year, and his ambitious sophomore double-disc album Life After Death bowed just six days after his passing in March 1997, he’d already earned his title as the greatest rapper of all time. Unlike everyone else on this list, Biggie never dropped a single bad song, or a single errant bar."
For more Snoop brilliance - you definiately need to check out his awesome interview with Narduar from last month.
