there's alot of greats alive...i mean Eminem of course, Andre 3K, some up and coming folks that's going to shake the RAP world to it's core and bring back hip hop...Jay-Z (i know i'm about to get flack for naming him), Nas (although i'm not a big fan i respect flows) Cassidy is a very well slept on rapper IMHO, his lyrical metaphors and punch lines exceed that of many...not to mention Cam'ron, alot of people sleep on him calling his flow 'bubble gum rap' but if you ask me it's fukin ingenious...if you separate the seemingly simple rap and listen to what he's saying and he's able to 'construct it' to a seemingly overly simplified lyric..mind blowing. his earlier work is way easier for those of this generation, or any generation, but the boy is nice

i think Em could go in the top 5 alive...top 10 dead or alive