Out of these hugely critically acclaimed hip-hop acts, which one of them will be THE MOST critically acclaimed when all of their careers are over (i know some of their careers are basically over but still, you never know).

uhm.... Eminem?

OutKast are in fact the MOST critically acclaimed hip hop act of all time, so I'll go with them.

lol @ the Eminem vote.

Definitely between Missy and Outkast. I think I'll give it to Outkast, as I have this sinking feeling that Missy will decline in quality with this next album, if it ever comes out.

Not even close.

OutKast for sure

Will be the most what?


Edit: I see it now.

Probably Jay-Z or Eminem. I'll probably go with Jay since he has more street cred, based on the opinions of that population, which are probably the best authority on who the greatest rappers are.

critically acclaimed. It didn't fit in the title.

Kanye

Public Enemy had more critical acclaim in their prime than Outkast did.

my vote still goes to Kanye though, its close between him and outkast but I think he has more classic albums than Outkast. I find Stankonia and Speakerbox/ Love Below to be inconsistent.

edit: Actually on second thought im going with Outkast

Outkast or Jay.

Outkast.
Then Kanye

Kanye >> >> Outkast>>Jay= Eminem >> Dr. Dre

Oh that's true. Unfortunately no one cares about them.

and LIE.

OutKast and Missy Elliot.
Kanye is close.

Eminem has lost a bit of his acclaim since last decade, so I don't see why he even has any votes.

I think it will be between Kanye and OutKast, but shockingly (though not shockingly), Cruel Summer is somewhat of a critical dud compared to Kanye's other albums. Even though it's not a Kanye album per se, it's still indeed a part of Kanye's discography, and if it's any indication on where his future projects will go, then...

OutKast seems to be one of the more acclaimed artists, but there's no telling how critics will respond to their next albums. Critics have a tendency of "moving on" just like the general public when a major act decides to have a comeback after a long hiatus. Missy and Dr. Dre face the same issue.

next albums? they reformed?

I feel like Outkast will have an easier time "coming back" but that's probably because Big Boi's first album was amazing and his second album (while not a hugely acclaimed album) has gotten good reviews. I'm really worried about Missy....
I don't think Dre will ever release his next album.

I think Kanye peaked critically with MBDTF and a lot of acclaimed for WTT was kind of off the heels of that album. I think we'll need to hear his next solo album before we see where he'll go with the critica though.

What else does Jay and Kast have to do tho.

I mean jay been around since 88 lol (under another rapper, but still)

So I vote kanye

And I think The Roots challenge OutKast for most acclaimed hip hop group. They have consistently put out critically acclaimed albums.