Prodigy has been doing a lot of writing since he went to prison, but don’t look for the material to wind up on his next album. In another letter written by one half of Mobb Deep, Prodigy tackles the issue of the greatest rapper of all time and names his 40 favorite rappers.

He begins the three page opus by stating that he doesn’t believe there is a such thing as a “best rapper.”

“There are too many great rappers,”Prodigy writes. “There is no greatest rapper ever.”

Prodigy then goes on to take a not so subliminal shot at Hell Rell and Rick Ross.

“You got people who actually think Hell Rell is a good rapper. There’s people who get the chills when they hear Rick Ross, like he’s something special.”

In Prodigy;s letter he says, "I was just reading Vibe's magazine "best Rapper Alive 2008" article and that is the perfect example of the type of fools we have in this world, in this day, in this time. Vibe said that 920,000 people voted for it. I would personally bitch slap all these of 920,000 voters if given the opportunity. Who in the fuck picked Crooked I? Flo Rida? and Rich Boy? How did Vibe approve of this..."

The conclusion of the letter finds Prodigy naming his 40 favorites—in no particular order of course. LL Cool J, Kool G Rap, and Rakim all make the list. In addition, Prodigy also places Three 6 Mafia, TI, and Kanye West on his list as well.

That is why, Knowhiphop.com produced its own BEST RAPPER ALIVE Blog.