I'm glad to see people give him his respect...Big L was a phenomenal rapper....tremendous wordplay and sick ass punchlines....
"ask Beavis I get nothing Butt-head"
but he's not going in my top 5 :classic:
I'd go with
Andre 3000
Ras Kass
Pharoahe Monch
Black Thought (Roots)
Common
Honorable Mention to the 3 dead "big" rappers & pac, and nas