Who’s had the most impressive post-40 run in hip-hop?

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Who’s Having the Best Rap Career After 40?

These 40 MCs prove relevance is a state of mind

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Ranking the greatest 40 MCs over 40 requires some rigid boundaries and criteria.

We’re omitting any material released by an artist prior to turning 40, while rewarding output, impact, craftsmanship, and evolution. http://read.medium.com/kAeP9Tw 
Who’s Having the Best Rap Career After 40?

These 40 MCs prove relevance is a state of mind

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Read our in-depth analyses of each artist to see why they earned their spot on the list.

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Who’s Having the Best Rap Career After 40?

These 40 MCs prove relevance is a state of mind

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40. Puff Daddy
Age: 50
Projects Released After 40: Three (one solo; two collaborative)
Best Project Released After 40: Last Train to Paris (with Dirty Money) http://read.medium.com/kAeP9Tw 
39: Too Short
Age: 54
Projects Released After 40: 11 (9 solo; two collaborative)
Best Project Released After 40: Blow The Whistle
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38. Busta Rhymes
Age: 48
Projects Released After 40: Five (two solo; three collaborative)
Best Project Released After 40: Year of the Dragon (with Q-Tip) http://read.medium.com/kAeP9Tw 
37. Juicy J
Age: 45
Projects Released After 40: One
Best Project Released After 40: Rubba Band Business: The Album http://read.medium.com/kAeP9Tw 
36. Jeezy
Age: 42
Projects Released After 40: Two
Best Project Released After 40: TM104: The Legend of the Snowman http://read.medium.com/kAeP9Tw 
35. Cam’ron
Age: 44
Projects Released After 40: Three (two solo; one collaborative)
Best Project Released After 40: Purple Haze 2
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34. MF Doom
Age: 49
Projects Released After 40: Four (zero solo; four collaborative)
Best Project Released After 40: Key to the Kuffs (with Jneiro Jarel)
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33. Roc Marciano
Age: 42
Projects Released After 40: Five
Best Project Released After 40: Pimpstrumentals
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32. Inspectah Deck
Age: 49
Projects Released After 40: Five (one solo; four collaborative)
Best Project Released After 40: Czarface Meets Ghostface (with Czarface and Ghostface Killah)
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31. Missy Elliott
Age: 49
Projects Released After 40: One
Best Project Released After 40: Iconology
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30. André 3000
Age: 45
Projects Released After 40: Zero
Greatest Music Moment After 40: Appearing on Frank Ocean’s “Solo (Reprise)”
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29. Kanye West
Age: 42
Projects Released After 40: Four (two solo; two collaborative)
Best Project Released After 40: Jesus Is King
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28. Method Man
Age: 49
Projects Released After 40: Five (two solo; three collaborative)
Best Project Released After 40: A Better Tomorrow (with Wu-Tang Clan)
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27. Bun B
Age: 47
Projects Released After 40: Three
Best Project Released After 40: TrillStatik
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26. Jim Jones
Age: 43
Projects Released After 40: Three (two solo; one collaborative)
Best Project Released After 40: Diplomatic Ties (with Cam’ron and Juelz Santana)
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25. Big Boi
Age: 45
Projects Released After 40: Two (one solo; one collaborative)
Best Project Released After 40: Boomiverse
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24. Nas
Age: 46
Projects Released After 40: Two
Best Project Released After 40: The Lost Tapes 2 http://read.medium.com/kAeP9Tw 
23. Fabolous
Age: 42
Projects Released After 40: Two (one solo; one collaborative)
Best Project Released After 40: Summertime Shootout 3: Coldest Summer Ever
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22. Jay Electronica
Age: 43
Projects Released After 40: One (zero solo; one collaborative)
Best Project Released After 40: A Written Testimony
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21. Q-Tip
Age: 50
Projects Released After 40: Two (zero solo; two collaborative)
Best Project Released After 40: We Got It from Here… Thank You 4 Your Service (with A Tribe called Quest)
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20. E-40
Age: 52
Projects Released After 40: 22 (19 solo; three collaborative)
Best Project Released After 40: Revenue Retrievin’: Night Shift
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19. Snoop Dogg
Age: 48
Projects Released After 40: 18 (13 solo; five collaborative)
Best Project Released After 40: Bush
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18. Phonte
Age: 41
Projects Released After 40: Two (one solo; one collaborative)
Best Project Released After 40: May The Lord Watch (with Little Brother)
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17. Jadakiss
Age: 45
Projects Released After 40: Five (three solo, two collaborative)
Best Project Released After 40: Ignatius
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16. DJ Quik
Age: 50
Projects Released After 40: Three (two solo; one collaborative)
Best Project Released After 40: The Book of David
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15. Ishmael Butler
Age: 51
Projects Released After 40: Seven (zero solo; seven collaborative)
Best Project Released After 40: The Don of Diamond Dreams (with Shabazz Palaces)
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14. Fat Joe
Age: 49
Projects Released After 40: Four (two solo; two collaborative)
Best Project Released After 40: Family Ties (with Dre)
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13. Raekwon
Age: 50
Projects Released After 40: 11 (10 solo; one collaborative)
Best Project Released After 40: The Wild
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12. Common
Age: 48
Projects Released After 40: Four (three solo; one collaborative)
Best Project Released After 40: Nobody’s Smiling
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11. 2 Chainz
Age: 42
Projects Released After 40: Three (two solo; one collaborative)
Best Project Released After 40: Rap or Go to the League
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10. El-P
Age: 45
Projects Released After 40: Three (zero solo; three collaborative)
Best Project Released After 40: Run the Jewels 3 (with Run The Jewels)
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9. Styles P
Age: 45
Projects Released After 40: 12 (eight solo; four collaborative)
Best Project Released After 40: Presence
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8. Rick Ross
Age: 44
Projects Released After 40: Two
Best Project Released After 40: Rather You Than Me
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7. Eminem
Age: 47
Projects Released After 40: Five
Best Project Released After 40: Music To Be Murdered By
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6. Ghostface Killah
Age: 50
Projects Released After 40: 10 (eight solo; two collaborative)
Best Project Released After 40: The Brown Tape
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5. Killer Mike
Age: 44
Projects Released After 40: Two (zero solo; three collaborative)
Best Project Released After 40: Run the Jewels 3 (with Run The Jewels)
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4. Black Thought
Age: 48
Projects Released After 40: Five (two solo; three collaborative)
Best Project Released After 40: Undun (with The Roots)
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3. Pusha-T
Age: 43
Projects Released After 40: One
Best Project Released After 40: Daytona
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Royce Da 5’9”
Age: 43
Projects Released After 40: Three (two solo; one collaborative)
Best Project Released After 40: Book of Ryan
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1. Jay-Z
Age: 50
Projects Released After 40: Five (two solo; three collaborative)
Best Project Released After 40: 4:44
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