im an emcee and producer, been doing my own shit since 2001 but made my first mixtape in 2004/5
sony acid, cubase, FL7/8,
don't know bout top 10 but who im listening to a lot is T.I, lil weezy and jay-z
okay in no particular order,
01 biggie-ready to die
02 biggie-life after death
03 method man-tical
04 method man-judgement day
05 big L-lifestyle of the poor and dangerous
06 raekwon-only built for cuban link's
07 eminem-the marshall mathers LP
08 jay-z-reasonable doubt
09 wu tang clan-enter the 39 chambers
10 cypress hill-black sunday
there's a ton more i didn't mention tribe called quest, talib kweli, canibus, big pun, busta rhymes, etc...
my biggest influences ae the like's of biggie smalls, method man, big L, big pun, eminem, redman, shit the list goes on im not just a rapper im a fan
hip hop from my angle
im an emcee/producer