January 25, 2007
Top 50 Greatest Producers In Hip Hop and Rap
One of the foundations/elements of Hip Hop & Rap music is the debate. Because of this, I just can’t wait see what fisticuffs this latest list will spark. Here for your reading enjoyment is my personal list of the Top 50 Greatest Producers In Hip Hop. I already know that a few West Coast heads are going to have a few heated words for me, but that’s ok, the hostilities are welcomed. The first 10 producers are presented in order, with the remaining 40 there to round out the list.
Enjoy!
1. DJ Premier
2. J Dilla
3. Pete Rock
4. RZA
5. Timbaland
6. Dr. Dre
7. Q-Tip
8. Large Professor
9. Havoc
10. Diamond
11. Showbiz
12. Beatnuts
13. The Neptunes
14. Ski
15. Buckwild
16. Prince Paul
17. Da Beatminers
18. The Alchemist
19. Eric Sermon
20. Madlib
21. Marley Marl
22. DJ Muggs
23. DJ Spinna
24. Eric B.
25. DJ Scratch
26. Minnesota
27. SD50’s (Stimulated Dummies)
28. Lee Stone
29. Kanye West
30. 9th Wonder
31. Hank Shocklee & The Bomb Squad
32. Organized Noize
33. Just Blaze
34. D.R. Period
35. Hi Tek
36. Lord Finesse
37. O Gee
38. NOID
39. E Swift
40. Herbie Luv Bug
41. Peanut Butter Wolf
42. EZ LP
43. Scott Storch
44. Dan the Automator
45. MF Doom
46. Easy Moe Bee
47. DJ Quick
48. DR Period
49. Salaam Remi
50. DJ Jazzy Jeff
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14 Comments on Top 50 Greatest Producers In Hip Hop and Rap »
January 26, 2007
GentleWhoadie9000 @ 10:05 am:
Top ten, pretty much unassailable, although I am not as high on J-Dilla as most. He probably would have been number 15 or so. I also would have put Easy Mo Bee higher.
Some big omissions:
Sheila Robinson (Sugar Hill house producer)
Pharoahe Monch
Afrika Bambaattaa
El-P
What, no Chris Webber???
Rob @ 11:51 pm:
Dilla over Dre? Thats ridonkulous.
February 2, 2007
RJ @ 4:16 pm:
Dilla over Dre everyday…and i’m from L.A., born & raised
Madlib should be top 5…move Timbo down
Count Bass D (so underrated it fucking kills me)
J. Rawls
?uestlove
Jneiro Jarel
Organized Konfusion
Ayatollah
Waajeed
S1 (from SFP)
Trackezoids (OneBeLo, Decompoze & Majestik Legend)
Ced-Gee
Paul C
Nujabes
Rick Rubin
DJ Shadow
Chief Xcel
RJD2
Joe Money aka Usef Dinero
Wyclef Jean
Oddissee
Kutmasta Kurt
Lyrics Born
Thes One
Amp Live
if you Ski there you have to have Clark Kent
February 3, 2007
ian @ 9:06 pm:
I agree with Rob…
Dilla > Dre = RIDONKOLOUS and I say that as a Dilla fan.
Marley not in the Top 10 (if not really the top 5) = DOUBLE RIDONKOLOUS !!
February 5, 2007
Marshall Oliver @ 5:55 pm:
Why o why is Rick Rubin not on this list??? Go find an old Def Jam record and flip it over, nuff said!!!
PS, move Timbo down a little, he is amzing but he is not that high on the list!!
February 15, 2007
dj rybe one @ 11:43 pm:
sick jacken (of the psycho realm)….needs to make that list
March 23, 2008
Pill Green Hills @ 1:51 pm:
I have to say it: Dj Premier is OVERRATED. He uses the same drums for MOST of his songs, it just gets boring. I love his stuff though, but he’s not the best. All those guys like DJ Spinna/Kanye/Automator/Hi-tek behind Marley Marl? No no.
April 13, 2008
Roman Pirie @ 2:21 am:
Matter of opinion really.
Marley Marl is very important IMO.
Prince Paul on 3 ft high is crazy.
Laurence Goodman produced ‘Three times dope’ they were pretty good beats back in 89.
April 23, 2008
RowanB @ 2:00 pm:
Whoever made this list must be crazy or still wet behind the ears… Wheres T-ray at for a start he should be top ten and dilla shouldn’t even be on there… also beatnuts unquestionably deserved a top10 position
June 8, 2008
Thomas @ 2:01 pm:
Crazy list! Where is DJ Polo?
June 18, 2008
www.myspace.com/caddy007 @ 6:54 am:
Yoo this list is soooooooooooooooooooo wrong… why kanye not in the top ten?
August 7, 2008
JANGZ @ 4:33 am:
Clark Kent NEEDS to be there and Warren G.
Big g @ 6:40 am:
marley marl is is top 5! salaam remi is top 15!
Where’s marco polo and stoupe the enemy of mankind!
Yo what about illmind!
August 28, 2008
Mal @ 1:49 pm:
DJ Premier is not overrated. I personally prefer Pete Rock’s production style…but Primo’s cuts are always wicked and he mastered the ability to adapt to any artist seamlessly and that is what makes him a cut above all challengers. So he uses the same base drums…remove his scratches and sampling of an emcee’s previous work, multiple samples of differing MCs to make the ‘DJ chorus’ and guess what…….watered down hip-hop. Don’t get me wrong Pete Rock is ill, Stoupe is ill (don’t see him there and he kills Jedi Mind Tricks albums), J Dilla is dope (and he deserves his position…anyone that doesn’t realise this doesn’t know how much he has produced…listen The Roots- Dynamite). I could mention so many others that have made great contributions.