First of all, producers that try to rap generally suck, so trying to compile a top 10 list is like trying to make a list of the 10 best photos of Amy Winehouse. Secondly, if you must make this list, don't swizz it up! The only lists Swizz Beats should ever be on is a list of annoying sounds (right above being shot in the ear) and a hit list.
Furthermore, XXL listed Timbaland's atrociously-rapping ass and then proceeded to list gibberish like "To all my ladies in lingerie, never underage, who stay getting paid/Who like to take trips where the sun is shade" and "You try to blame me when I don’t even know the reason/I think it’s just the season, maybe the month, maybe the feeling" as some of his 5 best rhymes.
Mannie Fresh is funny and Pharrell is pretty decent but neither are great rappers. But when you are putting together a top 10 list of like 13 things, you have to scrape the bottom of the barrel a little bit. Accordingly, we have cut that thang down significantly. Here is our list of the Top 5 producers turned rappers:
5. Dr. Dre
4. Pete Rock
3. Black Milk
2. Jay Dee
1. Kanye West
UPDATE #1: XXL just announced their #5 pick... Jermaine Dupri! Hahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha! That man is almost as bad as Swizz!
UPDATE #2: XXL placed RZA at #4, but RZA is not eligible because he is not a producer turned rapper (which is why he doesn't appear on our list). He has been rapping just as long as producing... get your facts straight, XXL!
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