"Ice Cube over Kendrick": List of Top 25 West Coast Rappers of all time sparks online debate

West Coast artists and hitmakers are trending across social media platforms, with the hip-hop community and fans discussing the new "top 25 rappers" list that Adam22's No Jumper Podcast unveiled today.

Fans have taken to social media platforms like X to share their thoughts and opinions on No Jumper's "West Coast rapper's ranking." Many are highlighting their favorite artists and offering a restructured order to the list.

Given the parameters used for ranking these artists are yet to be determined, the list does find Tupac Shakur, Snoop Dogg, and Kendrick Lamar, occupying the top three positions. One individual even highlighted how the Not Like Us rapper should be placed at No. 4 instead, and Ice Cube should be moved up to No. 3.

Cube was an integral member of the Compton-based hip-hop collective N.W.A., alongside Dr. Dre, Eazy-E, Arabian Prince, DJ Yella, and MC Ren, who are credited with popularizing gangster rap worldwide.

Similar fan reactions followed, with individuals seemingly unhappy, and some confused over how certain West Coast artists were ranked and placed on the list.

"Doja over schoolboy is insane" - A surprised fan stated.

"How is the game so high?" - Said another.

"Kurupt at 18 is disrespectful as hell" - Cited a Kurupt fan.

"The game... no way. Ice Cube should be number 1" - An Ice Cube fan chimed in.

"They really put Doja Cat on here? When people think of the west nobody is talking Doja Cat…" - A Doja Cat critic claims.

"The first 5 on the list careers were heavily influenced/ impacted by Dr. Dre. Give the king of cali his respect" - Suggested a Dr. Dre fan.

Although a majority of the reactions highlighted several instances of rappers being incorrectly placed over others, a few fans were seen praising No Jumper's West Coast rapper ranking.

"List is solid there are a few people that aren’t on here that should be and some people on here that should not be, but overall this is a solid list …. Why Messy Marv ain’t on here?" - One individual questioned.

"Hate it or love it This list is solid" - Cited another.

That said, a few individuals were claiming that No Jumper, Adam22, and the Podcast team "intentionally" made this list controversial, to generate engagement and views online.

"No. U made the rankings trash so ppl would engage" - A critic stated.

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Adam22's No Jumper Podcast releases list of "Top 25 West Coast Rappers"

Today (Aug. 21), Adam22's No Jumper unveiled a personally curated list of "25 West Coast rappers ranked," which includes popular artists and musicians like Tyler The Creator, YG, Nipsey Hustle, and more.

The last place on No Jumper's "top rappers" list was given to Vince Staples, who recently released his sixth studio album, Dark Times which went on to peak at No. 69 on Billboard's 200 album chart.

Last week, the Podcast had a live stream titled "The NJ Show #264," where the No Jumper team sat down to discuss a list of topics, which also included them live ranking the greatest West Coast rappers. This discussion possibly led to NJ releasing their viral list online. Check out the full 2-and-a-half-hour episode below:

The complete list of rappers' No Jumper ranked as "All Time" greats has been provided below:

1. Tupac Shakur
2. Snoop Dogg
3. Kendrick Lamar
4. Ice Cube
5. The Game
6. E-40
7. Dr. Dre
8. Eazy-E
9. Too Short
10. Mac Dre
11. Tyler The Creator
12. DJ Quik
13. Drakeo The Ruler
14. Nipsey Hussle
15. YG
16. Roddy Ricch
17. 03 Greedo
18. Kurupt
19. Tyga
20. Doja Cat
21. ScHoolboy Q
22. Suga Free
23. B-Real
24. Mozzy
25. Vince Staples

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More recently, Dr. Dre and Snoop Dogg were found talking with Complex Magazine about the impact Kendrick Lamar has had on West Coast rap.

The duo can be seen praising the release of his No. 1 diss track Not Like Us and the successful "Pop Out" concert, which many believe brought the West together for a special moment.