Aceyalone makes a strong candidate for best in the west?

The answer is yes. There's an extremely small list of rappers who can compare to Aceyalone. Constantly switching his style up, creative, diverse content, consistent, massive pedigree...he's a complete MC who checks every box.

BQ: #3

BQ: Shoe-in top 20, might even crack 10. Maybe I'll start making an official list in the next couple weeks.

I will always consider Tupac as the best for the west, just because nostalgia of growing up listening to him.

Ice Cube a second. When he went solo, wheeew, he just let go and went in.

BQ: I'd most likely put him in my top 10 WC list, around the middle.

BQ2: I have found that I cannot make a top 100 list because my OCD gets the best of me, when factoring in flows, deliveries, mic prescence, lyrics, etc

suddenly, 3 days later I'm questioning who I am and if I even exist, start crying, drink chocolate milk and go to sleep after staying up for 3 days trying to decipher lyrics and if they're double or triple entendres or just a plain line with a single, straight forward meaning.

I don't even think I could make a top 10, nonetheless a top 100.

Of course he does. Like what Cognautic said, he has the complete package. He is my GOAT rapper from the west actually.

BQ1: #1

BQ2: I think he is in the #12-13 range overall