I have to start by saying I hate to answer the question "who's your favorite emcee?".  Its always hard to find a straight answer.  I end up running off 5 or 6 names, then I think for bit...then rattle off 7 more.  Over a lifetime of listening to Hip Hop I've had so many different fav emcees its hard to pick one. When I was 8 it was Slick Rick, then 12 it was Rakim, 14 Q-Tip & CL Smooth, 16 Red Hot Lover Tone and the list goes on.

Now, the grown ass man adult version of Wil has to say it's Phonte Coleman.

Since day one back in '03 when my cousin sat me down and played "The Listening" to just last week riding the F Train bumping "Charity Starts At Home", Phonte makes me laugh, think and nod my head all at the same time. So on this day 11-1-11 and this Episode 38 Hour 2 Phonte holds the #1 spot....but we also gotta throw an index finger up for Ghostface starting us off right. One.

 

Playlist:

One - Ghostface Killah

 

Skills 101 - Reks

 

Hand That Rocks The Cradle - Akrobatik

 

Rock The Beat - EDO.G

 

Dope Skill (Feat. Carl Kavorkian) - Viktor Vaughn

 

The Crowd  - Elzhi

 

Hungry feat. Rapper Big Pooh & Black Milk - Apollo Brown

 

Megaphone (Qwel & Maker Rarity) - Qwel & Maker

 

We Go Off (feat. Pharoahe Monch) - Phonte

 

Blackout (Hitfarmers Remix feat. Jean Grae) - Brooklyn Academy

 

Pep Rally - Von Pea

 

Random Call - Random Axe

 

Travelin' - Versis

 

Piranhas (feat. Sene & Sundown) - 9th Wonder

 

Sendin My Love - Phonte

 

How HIgh - J. Cole

 

Zonin' (Blaow) - Actual Proof

 

Made To Love (feat. Von Pea) - Vicious Cycle