Artist↕ | Era↕ | Country↕ | Known For↕ | Label↕ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Tupac Shakur | 1990s | USA | All Eyez on Me, Changes, Dear Mama | Death Row |
The Notorious B.I.G. | 1990s | USA | Ready to Die, Juicy, Big Poppa | Bad Boy |
Jay-Z | 1990s–present | USA | Reasonable Doubt, The Blueprint, 99 Problems | Roc-A-Fella |
Nas | 1990s–present | USA | Illmatic, N.Y. State of Mind, One Mic | Columbia |
Eminem | 2000s–present | USA | The Marshall Mathers LP, Lose Yourself, Stan | Aftermath/Shady |
Kanye West | 2000s–present | USA | The College Dropout, My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy | GOOD Music/Def Jam |
Kendrick Lamar | 2010s–present | USA | good kid m.A.A.d city, DAMN., HUMBLE. | TDE/pgLang |
Lil Wayne | 2000s–present | USA | Tha Carter III, Lollipop, A Milli | Cash Money/Young Money |
Drake | 2010s–present | Canada | Take Care, Hotline Bling, God's Plan | OVO/Republic |
Snoop Dogg | 1990s–present | USA | Doggystyle, Drop It Like It's Hot, Gin and Juice | Death Row |
Ice Cube | 1990s–present | USA | AmeriKKKa's Most Wanted, It Was a Good Day, NWA | Priority/Lench Mob |
OutKast | 1990s–2000s | USA | Stankonia, Hey Ya!, Aquemini | LaFace |
Wu-Tang Clan | 1990s–present | USA | Enter the Wu-Tang, C.R.E.A.M., 36 Chambers | Loud/RCA |
J. Cole | 2010s–present | USA | 2014 Forest Hills Drive, No Role Modelz | Dreamville/Interscope |
Travis Scott | 2010s–present | USA | Astroworld, SICKO MODE, goosebumps | Cactus Jack/Epic |
Nicki Minaj | 2010s–present | Trinidad/USA | Pink Friday, Super Bass, Anaconda | Young Money/Republic |
50 Cent | 2000s–present | USA | Get Rich or Die Tryin', In Da Club, Candy Shop | Aftermath/Shady/Interscope |
A Tribe Called Quest | 1990s | USA | The Low End Theory, Can I Kick It? | Jive |
MF DOOM | 2000s | UK/USA | Madvillainy, ALL CAPS, rhyme schemes | Stones Throw |
Missy Elliott | 2000s–present | USA | Supa Dupa Fly, Work It, Get Ur Freak On | Goldmind/Elektra |
Lauryn Hill | 1990s | USA | The Miseducation, Doo Wop, Fugees | Ruffhouse/Columbia |
Tyler, the Creator | 2010s–present | USA | IGOR, Flower Boy, See You Again | Columbia |
Lil Uzi Vert | 2010s–present | USA | XO Tour Llif3, Eternal Atake | Atlantic/Generation Now |
21 Savage | 2010s–present | UK/USA | a]lot, Bank Account, Savage Mode | Slaughter Gang/Epic |
Future | 2010s–present | USA | DS2, Mask Off, March Madness | Freebandz/Epic |
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