Are These The Top 5 Producers in Hip Hop History?

djjeffresh · Post by **djjeffresh** » Wed Apr 08, 2009 11:22 pm

in no order

1. Timbaland
2. Dr. Dre
3. DJ Premier
4. Prince Paul
5. RZA

kimani · Post by **kimani** » Wed Apr 08, 2009 11:23 pm

kimani · Post by **kimani** » Wed Apr 08, 2009 11:24 pm

At least sub Pete Rock for Timbaland.

Money Gripp · Post by **Money Gripp** » Wed Apr 08, 2009 11:27 pm

When did Timbaland go from an excellent producer who makes good club-bangers to an all-time great?

I didn't get that memo.

nojiveturkey · Post by **nojiveturkey** » Wed Apr 08, 2009 11:41 pm

OH so this one cat who told me godfather dons beats were whack as fuck must of been telling me the truth.

thebigk · Post by **thebigk** » Thu Apr 09, 2009 12:00 am

djjeffresh wrote:in no order

1. Timbaland
2. Dr. Dre
3. DJ Premier
4. Prince Paul
5. RZA

Timbaland?

RAZAH CUTZ · Post by **RAZAH CUTZ** » Thu Apr 09, 2009 12:23 am

nah....

1. DJ Premier

2. Dr. Dre

3. Pete Rock

4. Large Professor

5. The Rza/DJ Muggs

jvg · Post by **jvg** » Thu Apr 09, 2009 1:59 am

What's the criteria? Influence? Personal preference? Most classic songs produced?

DJ Crimson · Post by **DJ Crimson** » Thu Apr 09, 2009 2:22 am

DJ Battlecat, DJ Quik, Easy Mo Bee, Pete Rock & Warren G....

DJCommunist · Post by **DJCommunist** » Thu Apr 09, 2009 3:04 am

Personal preference is the only criteria I can imagine wouldn't cause a massive argument. My list in no order:

Premo
Pete Rock
Dilla
Madlib
9th Wonder

kimani · Post by **kimani** » Thu Apr 09, 2009 3:08 am

Who said we didn't want a massive argument?

P.S. Terrible list.

DJCommunist · Post by **DJCommunist** » Thu Apr 09, 2009 3:16 am

Kimani, I'll talk to my ears about it and see what I can do. I'll tell them how you feel, ok?

Start the argument then, make a list.

DULLAH · Post by **DULLAH** » Thu Apr 09, 2009 3:17 am

Dr. Dre
Premier
Pete Rock
Bomb Squad/Shocklee
Erick Sermon

Shouts to Dewgarde Bros., Muggs, Mo Bee, Buckwild, RZA, Jay Dilla
I think Extra P is as overrated by backpackers as Timbaland is by radio cats.

Mark 563 · Post by **Mark 563** » Thu Apr 09, 2009 5:17 am

Marley Marl
Pete Rock
DJ Premier
Large Professor
Prince Paul

Although I'd consider switching Paul with Rza, Bomb Squad, Showbiz, Buckwild or Beatnuts on any given day.

step one · Post by **step one** » Thu Apr 09, 2009 6:12 am

Mark 563 wrote:Marley Marl
Pete Rock
DJ Premier
Large Professor
Prince Paul

cant believe the thread got this far before someone mentioned Marley Marl!

Dre, Marley Marl, Primo, Bomb Squad and an interchangeable 5th depending on the weather.

Markshot · Post by **Markshot** » Thu Apr 09, 2009 6:31 am

lord finesse, diamond, showbiz, evil dee.....
it's impossible to make top 5.

ZiekeFons · Post by **ZiekeFons** » Thu Apr 09, 2009 7:08 am

marley marl
dj premier
lord finesse
alchemist
nick wiz

this cant be done!

chillhood · Post by **chillhood** » Thu Apr 09, 2009 7:18 am

Primo, Pete Rock, RZA, Dilla, Madlib
criterias: versatilty, ratio quality/quantity, originality, influence/acknowledgement by peers and personal preference
these 5 guys are pretty much all I like in Hip Hop. pretty much because I also love dark and eerie hip hop beats but I couldn't squeeze in guys like Muggs, El-P or Blueprint. others who fall short are Organized Noize, Dre/Quik/Battlecat, Large Pro, Godfather Don, Beatminerz, Buckwild, K-Def, Easy Mo Bee, ?uestlove, Prince Paul. Marley Marl should be #1 if the sole criteria was influence though

K-Funk · Post by **K-Funk** » Thu Apr 09, 2009 9:07 am

lol @ Timbaland ...g.o.a.t. top5 !?

Combo7 · Post by **Combo7** » Thu Apr 09, 2009 9:21 am

Well, Timbaland is a far more appropriate choice for top five than fuckin 9th Wonder, jeez...

godmc · Post by **godmc** » Thu Apr 09, 2009 9:37 am

no such thing as a top five, but maybe a top ten; and this top ten would not include timbaland.

Verge · Post by **Verge** » Thu Apr 09, 2009 10:11 am

I knew before opening the thread that I was gonna not agree on something. But Timbaland?!
But I'll give credit to people for trying. I can't do it. No way.
We're talking different eras, different catalogs...
And when it comes down to it, usually, everyone is just gonna list their favorites.
That's the problem with lists, nobody can ever agree because everyone has a different taste.

I can't even list my top 5 favorites. Like godmc said, maybe 10.

chillhood · Post by **chillhood** » Thu Apr 09, 2009 10:30 am

chillhood wrote:Primo, Pete Rock, RZA, Dilla, Madlib
criterias: versatilty, ratio quality/quantity, originality, influence/acknowledgement by peers and personal preference
these 5 guys are pretty much all I like in Hip Hop. pretty much because I also love dark and eerie hip hop beats but I couldn't squeeze in guys like Muggs, El-P or Blueprint. others who fall short are Organized Noize, Dre/Quik/Battlecat, Large Pro, Godfather Don, Beatminerz, Buckwild, K-Def, Easy Mo Bee, ?uestlove, Prince Paul. Marley Marl should be #1 if the sole criteria was influence though

forgot to mention Kankick, Showbiz and Miss Muldrow

step one · Post by **step one** » Thu Apr 09, 2009 11:07 am

godmc wrote:no such thing as a top five, but maybe a top ten; and the top fifty would not include timbaland.

fixed

drizzle · Post by **drizzle** » Thu Apr 09, 2009 11:48 am

funniest thread on the board today

cenzi · Post by **cenzi** » Thu Apr 09, 2009 1:00 pm

djjeffresh wrote:in no order

1. Timbaland
2. Dr. Dre
3. DJ Premier
4. Prince Paul
5. RZA

yeah, but Timbo? wow. NO.

Pete Rock and Dilla (I don't like either) had more influence on them.

But I would like to add Shock G... because that homie was doing all the sample splicing WAAAAY before anyone else.... He influenced hiphop with his Humpty breakbeat, even Dre used it for Deep Cover...

Yohan · Post by **Yohan** » Thu Apr 09, 2009 1:16 pm

My personal top 5:

DJ Premier
Dr. Dre
Pete Rock
Marley Marl

Prince Paul/RZA/Dilla/Large Pro/Buckwild/(maybe Havoc) for the 5th slot.

Also props to Just Blaze and Kanye West (pre-faggot era), 2 of the best 'new' producers.

Reason · Post by **Reason** » Thu Apr 09, 2009 1:45 pm

what if we did it by decade

nojiveturkey · Post by **nojiveturkey** » Thu Apr 09, 2009 1:46 pm

my top 5. never got into dilla

dj premier
buckwild
pete rock
Erick Sermon
nick wiz

WiCkEd22 · Post by **WiCkEd22** » Thu Apr 09, 2009 1:52 pm

djjeffresh wrote:in no order

1. Timbaland
2. Dr. Dre
3. DJ Premier
4. Prince Paul
5. RZA

Are you fuckin INSANE?!! Timbaland??? *shaking head*

Any list without MARLEY MARL is invalid, period!

I can really only do a Top 3... Marley Marl, Pete Rock, and DJ Premier. #'s 4 and 5 are just too damn hard to pick cuz it could be a toss up between like 10 different producers.

As for Dr. Dre, he has a TEAM of producers who contribute and then Dre tweaks this or that and then stamps his name on it. Kinda lame if you ask me. I mean, Dre is a genius, but the whole team of producers thing kinda just takes away from his so-called greatness.

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