Hip-Hop / Rap

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Hip-hop heads,&nbsp;let&#39;s rank the best rap albums of 2018, which may also include the <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/best-rap-songs-2018/ranker-music" target="_blank">best rap songs of 2018</a>. These are only studio albums, but&nbsp;we do have a <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/best-mixtapes-of-2018/ranker-music" target="_blank">list of&nbsp;2018 rap mixtapes</a>&nbsp;if you&#39;re interested in that. From popular hip-hop artists, like Kendrick Lamar, Kanye West, Cardi&nbsp;B, Drake, and Chance the Rapper, this list of new rap albums will keep being updated as highly anticipated albums are released. What is the best hip-hop album of 2018?

Starting the year off, Migos, Rich Brian, Nipsey Hussle, and Lil Skies,&nbsp;all had 2018 album releases. Even the Black Panther soundtrack is featured here!&nbsp;Other top rappers who are releasing their&nbsp;upcoming&nbsp;albums in 2018 include Nas, Lil Wayne, Pusha T, Travis Scott, Post Malone, and Nicki Minaj.

Which new rap albums of 2018 did you like the best? Feel free to add your favorite 2018&nbsp;rap albums that are missing from this list.&nbsp;

The Best Rap Albums Of 2018

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Who do you think are the most famous people and groups in the whole wide world? Vote up the flesh & blood human beings whose names we will chant into the infinite—who, sealed in the collective consciousness, will prove to be immortal.

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Everyone has their own idea of the best rappers today, but that doesn&#39;t necessarily denote the most famous rapper in the world right now in 2021. Sure, the <a href="https://www.ranker.com/crowdranked-list/the-greatest-rappers-of-all-time" target="_blank">best rapper in the world</a> could also be the most famous rapper, but this isn&#39;t always the case. While there&#39;s room for opinion, there are also plenty of qualifying factors to consider. For instance, how&#39;s their most recent album selling? How often are they in the news and media in 2021? How big is their fan base? Of course, you&nbsp;are the fan base. You&#39;re the reason why the media covers them. So, who is the most famous rapper out right now according to you fans?

When it comes to the most popular rappers, Kanye&nbsp;West is certainly going to find himself toward the top of the list. However, plenty of current hip-hop artists and <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/top-new-school-rappers/ranker-music" target="_blank">top new school rappers</a> who may not have his credentials could still be considered just as famous. How about Lil Uzi Vert? He is definitely one of the celebrity rappers. Some American rappers, like&nbsp;Childish Gambino, were celebrities before their music careers. He starred on the popular TV series&nbsp;Community.&nbsp;Is it his TV and movie stardom that puts him in the spotlight? As you can see, choosing the most famous rappers today isn&#39;t going to be easy, but that&#39;s where you fans come in.&nbsp;

Check out the <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/famous-male-rappers/reference" target="_blank">list of famous rappers</a> below and vote up the artists you think have the most fame right now.&nbsp;

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Finally, a definitive list of the best rappers of all time, ranked by fans all over the world. From old school&nbsp;to the current top artists putting out&nbsp;<a href="/list/best-rap-songs-2020/music-lover" target="_blank">today&#39;s biggest hip hop hits</a>, this list counts down rap&#39;s best lyricists and game changers in history. Lil&#39; Wayne, Kendrick Lamar, Jay-Z, Eminem, Andre 3000, and Tupac&nbsp;are among the top hip-hop artists that appear on this amazing countdown. Famous rappers from all cities, dead or alive, and all races, from white and Black to Asian and Hispanic, are all vying to be crowned the greatest rapper ever.

What makes a rapper great? There are a number of differing good definitions and philosophies. Popular rapper J. Cole (who finds himself on the Ultimate List below) cites consistency as the most important attribute, and says it&#39;s important to look both for the big humorous &quot;punch&quot; lines as well as the underlying message of the rapper&#39;s songs. Nas (another iconic MC featured on the list) focuses as well on the meaning of the songs, as well as the scale and ambition of the rapper&#39;s narratives and storytelling. (He has also gone on the record as saying that there is no such thing as the &quot;best rapper&quot; or &quot;Greatest of All Time&quot; aka &quot;GOAT.&quot; Including influential rappers and best-selling artists, this list features successful MCs who are still considered some of the hottest names in the game today.&nbsp;

Numerous different skills and attributes all must come together to make a truly legendary MC. Obviously, a good rapper must display a sense of rhythm and an ability to compliment the beat in unpredictable and exciting ways. A gift for lyricism and vocabulary is similarly essential - you can have the flow of the century, but if the words don&#39;t come together to tell a compelling story or present a unique point of view, it&#39;s still not going to translate into a great hip-hop song. But of course there&#39;s also an intangible element that elevates some modern rappers into the ranks of the greatest of all time. Who are these&nbsp;rap legends&nbsp;who stand heads above the competition? Do you agree with the top 50 biggest rappers ever?&nbsp;You tell us, by voting for your favorites below or ranking your own list of top rappers of all time.

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Looking for girl group members who can spit fire? Here are the best female idol rappers in Kpop right now, ranked by fans everywhere. Not including <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/best-kpop-solo-artists-2019/ranker-music" target="_blank">solo artists</a>, this list of female idol rappers features some of the most talented Kpop artists. Finishing in third place on Unpretty Rapstar, (G)I-DLE&#39;s Soyeon is one of the fastest rappers in K-pop. Other popular <a href="https://www.ranker.com/crowdranked-list/top-ten-most-beautiful-kpop-girls" target="_blank">female idols</a> who rap well include Blackpink&#39;s Jennie, EXID&#39;s LE, Mamamoo&#39;s Hwasa, and AOA&#39;s Jimin, who showed off her impressive skills on the first season of&nbsp;Unpretty Rapstar.

Who are <a class="edS-cl" href="https://www.ranker.com/crowdranked-list/the-greatest-rappers-of-all-time?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">the top rappers</a> from Kpop girl groups? Vote up the female idols who are the best at rapping.

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Hip hop heads, who are the best new school rappers? Making the <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/best-rap-songs-2018/ranker-music" target="_blank">best and newest rap songs of 2018</a>, these <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/best-new-male-artists-2019/ranker-music" target="_blank">rising hiphop kings</a> are all watching the throne. Mainstream rap keeps changing&nbsp;over the years with gangsta rap becoming more underground, while&nbsp;trap music quickly rose&nbsp;in popularity. Regardless of rap&#39;s evolution, the best current rappers still have&nbsp;powerful lyrics, catchy hooks, and good beats. Which modern rapper is currently at the top of the hip hop game?

When it comes to radio hits, Drake is the man. With so many memorable features and popular songs, the Canadian rapper is arguably one of the best rap artists today. Compton&#39;s finest Kendrick Lamar has constantly been regarded as the hottest MC today. Lyrically talented mixed with elements of soul and spoken word poetry, K-Dot is definitely one of the <a href="http://www.ranker.com/crowdranked-list/the-greatest-rappers-of-all-time">best rappers of all time</a>. Other notable rising hip hop artists include Logic, Chance the Rapper, A$AP Rocky, and J. Cole (double platinum with no features).&nbsp;

Vote for who you think are the&nbsp;freshest <a class="edS-cl" href="https://www.ranker.com/list/the-best-young-rappers/ranker-hip-hop?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">new age rappers</a> currently in the hip hop game. Feel free to add any missing rap artists who deserve more recognition.&nbsp;

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The golden age of hip hop is often associated with the East Coast - however, that doesn&#39;t mean that West Coast rappers were slouches. In fact, West Coast rap took the world by storm when it first rose to commercial and critical prominence at the end of the 1980s. Fierce and funky, West Coast rap was defined by lyrics that drew attention to the realities of west side street violence and drugs that not only caught on in the underground, but also achieved widespread acclaim as well. Mostly through the prolific work of California rappers, West Coast rap inspired a new sound and a new generation of West Coast rappers who continue to abide by the ethos set forth by the genre&#39;s initial artists.

So, who are the best West Coast rappers? Any respectable West Coast rappers list has to include legends like Tupac Shakur, members of N.W.A., (Ice Cube, Eazy-E and Dr. Dre), Snoop Dogg, Mac Dre, Warren G, Nate Dogg, and more recently, Kendrick Lamar and ScHoolboy Q. No matter how you cut it, West Coast rappers dramatically shaped how pop music sounds, even if that wasn&#39;t initial intention. West Coast rap is a powerful, important genre that remains widely respect in the pantheon of music history.

It&#39;s up to you to determine who this list will recognize as the best West Coast artists. If you notice anyone missing from this list and should be included, feel free to add them. If you know West Coast hip hop, feel free to chime in with your vote.&nbsp;This list answers the questions &quot;who are the best West Coast <a class="edS-cl" href="https://www.ranker.com/list/old-school-hip-hop-bands-and-artists/ranker-music?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">hip hop bands</a> of all time?&quot; and &quot;who is the greatest West Coast rappers ever?&quot;&nbsp;If you know enough about the genre, please vote based on the quality of the band&#39;s music instead of just voting for the most popular west coast hip hop musicians that you might&#39;ve heard of.&nbsp;

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Looking for boy group members with the hottest bars? Here are the best male idol rappers in Kpop right now, ranked by fans everywhere. Not including&nbsp;solo artists, this list of male idol rappers features some of the most talented Kpop artists. Finishing in second&nbsp;place on Show Me the Money 4, WINNER&#39;s Mino is one of the fastest rappers in K-pop. Other popular male idols who rap well include Block B&#39;s Zico, BTS&#39;s RM, Big Bang&#39;s G-Dragon, and iKON&#39;s Bobby, who won&nbsp;Show Me the Money 3.

Who are the top rappers from&nbsp;<a class="edS-cl" href="https://www.ranker.com/list/korean-boy-band-bands-list/reference?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">Kpop boy groups</a>? Vote up the male idols who are the best at rapping.

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2019

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Dropping the <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/best-rap-songs-2019/ranker-music" target="_blank">hottest new music</a>, here are the best rappers of 2019, ranked by fans everywhere. From new rappers, like Blueface and Lil Baby, to some of the <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/top-2010s-rappers/jovaughnbrown" target="_blank">best hip hop artists of the decade</a>, like Kanye West and Kendrick Lamar, all rappers are welcome here as long as they&#39;re&nbsp;among the best modern rappers.

Featuring the most popular rappers right now, like Tyler, the Creator and Travis Scott, this <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/the-best-young-rappers/ranker-hip-hop?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">list of good rappers</a>&nbsp;dominated&nbsp;the 2019 hip hop charts. And, while many&nbsp;of the most famous rappers in this list are American rappers, some are Canadian, British, or even Indonesian.

Who are the top rappers of 2019?&nbsp;Which good female rappers belong in the top 10 rappers of 2019?

Vote up the best rappers of 2019 below, and if you need more good hip hop in your life, <a href="https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6quxm0vwGBruNEGLDKtjMN?si=lGn6qpuQRRK02ZSSiARblA" target="_blank">follow our Best New Rap 2020 playlist on Spotify</a>!

The Best Rappers Of 2019, Ranked

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Dropping the <a href="/list/best-rap-songs-2020/music-lover" target="_blank">hottest new music</a>, here are the best rappers of 2020, ranked by fans everywhere. From new 2020 rappers, like young rising stars&nbsp;Roddy Ricch and Lil Nas X, to some of the best hip hop artists of the decade, like Eminem and Drake, all rappers are welcome here as long as they&#39;re&nbsp;among the best modern rappers releasing new music in 2020.

Featuring the most popular <a class="edS-cl" href="https://www.ranker.com/list/most-famous-rappers-right-now/celebrity-lists?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">rappers right now</a>, like Cardi B and Young Thug, this list of good rappers in&nbsp;2020 is dominating hip hop charts. And, while many&nbsp;of the most famous rappers in this list are American rappers, some are Canadian, British, or even Indonesian.

Who are the top rappers today? Which of the hottest rappers right now do you think is the best rapper in the world? Which good female rappers belong in the <a class="edS-cl" href="https://www.ranker.com/crowdranked-list/the-greatest-rappers-of-all-time?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">top 10 rappers</a> of 2020?

Vote up the best rappers of 2020, and add your favorites if they deserve to be on this list.&nbsp;

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If you&#39;re a fan of <a href="http://www.ranker.com/list/best-rap-songs-of-2013/ranker-hip-hop?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">rap music</a>, you should have at minimum a base knowledge in old school rap. If not for old school rappers, it&#39;s highly unlikely that rap would have evolved into the popular artform that it is today. Many of old school rappers are widely respected by the artists repsonsible for <a href="http://www.ranker.com/list/best-rap-songs-2020/music-lover" target="_blank">today&#39;s biggest hip hop hits</a>. For the sake of this list, all of the classic old school hip hop artists featured became popular during the rap&#39;s golden age, which occurred during the 1980s through the mid-1990s. The diversity, innovation and ultimately, the influence of of these old school rappers cannot be stated enough.

So, who are the best old school rappers? If you know old school rap, you know that the likes of Run DMC, De La Soul, Eric B &amp; Rakim, Gang Starr, Grandmaster Flash and the Beastie Boys. These names are widely recognized as some of the best old school rappers. If not for the contributions of these artists, old school rap, and thus, good rap music would cease to exist. &nbsp;Who are your favorite old school rap artists?

That said, it&#39;s to you to determine the best old school rap. If you are familiar with old school rap and old school rappers, feel free to chime in with your vote. If you notice someone isn&#39;t on this list and should be, feel free to add them.&nbsp;This list answers the questions &quot;who are the best old school <a href="http://www.ranker.com/list/abstract-hip-hop-bands-and-artists/reference?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">hip hop bands</a> of all time?&quot; and &quot;who is the greatest old school hip hop musician ever?&quot;&nbsp;If you know enough about the genre, please vote based on the quality of the band&#39;s music instead of just voting for the most popular old school hip hop bands that you might&#39;ve heard of.

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Featuring the <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/best-rap-songs-2019/ranker-music" target="_blank">biggest rap hits of 2019</a>, the best hip hop albums of 2019 includes debut albums, <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/best-hip-hop-collaborations-2019/ranker-music" target="_blank">collaborative albums</a>, and highly anticipated releases. From popular rappers, like Future, Cardi B, Migos, and more, which best rap albums deserve to be ranked on the top ten of 2019?&nbsp;

Vote up the best 2019 rap albums, and add your favorites if they are missing from&nbsp;this list. For more recent music, check out the <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/best-rap-mixtapes-2019/ranker-music" target="_blank">best rap mixtapes of&nbsp;2019</a> and the <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/best-rap-albums-2018/ranker-music" target="_blank">best hip hop albums of 2018</a>.&nbsp;If you need even more good rap music, you can hop over to&nbsp;our rankings of&nbsp;<a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/top-2010s-rap-albums/jovaughnbrown" target="_blank">greatest rap albums of the decade</a>.

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The Best of the 2010s

Here are the best rappers of the decade, ranked by fans everywhere.&nbsp;From Kendrick Lamar&nbsp;and Nicki Minaj&nbsp;to Drake&nbsp;and Cardi B, this list of the top 2010s rappers&nbsp;includes popular&nbsp;artists, underrated rappers, and hip hop legends. The 2010s decade was filled with so many good hip hop acts, but which artists stood out from the rest?&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;

Vote up the best rappers of the 2010s, and add your favorites if they deserve to be on this list.&nbsp;

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Hip-hop had been around briefly in the 1980s, but blew up in the &#39;90s. The decade was an eclectic one for music, with styles and trends being born&nbsp;and dying off in the blink of an eye. The same decade that saw Vanilla Ice and MC Hammer break through to pop success would also have gangster rap go mainstream and lay the groundwork for the major players in the hip-hop industry for decades to come. With the huge variety of characters interacting with each other, some wild facts were bound to pop up.

The &#39;90s were a fun time for kids growing up and starting to develop&nbsp;their own tastes in music. It was a very significant time for hip-hop, especially if people knew where to look. And thinking back&nbsp;to what was popular, there may have been a few mistakes as well. Either way, the stories and facts behind the artists are sure to open some eyes.&nbsp;

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Ever since he dropped his debut album in 1993, Snoop Dogg, AKA&nbsp;Snoop Doggy Dog and, briefly, Snoop Lion, has been a permanent fixture in pop culture, whether it be getting high on countless talk shows or hanging out with <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/martha-stewart-snoop-dogg-friendship-timeline/donn-saylor" target="_blank">Martha Stewart</a>&nbsp;after the two started a cooking show together.

Because of this, there&#39;s a plethora of funny and awesome Snoop Dogg quotes out there from various Snoop Dogg interviews, so we thought we&#39;d gather a bunch of them in one place to enjoy. Vote up your favorites, and add a healthy dose of Dogg to your day!

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From new artists to some of the greatest hip hop artists of all time, here are the best rappers from the San Francisco Bay Area. Including&nbsp;both solo artists, like Tupac and G-Eazy,&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href="https://www.ranker.com/crowdranked-list/overall-best-hip-hop-crew?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">hip hop groups</a>, like The Federation and The Heartbreak Gang, this list of the most popular Bay Area rappers features rap artists who were born or raised in Northern California as well as Oakland rappers and <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/san-jose-bands-and-musical-artists-from-here/reference?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">San Jose rappers</a>.&nbsp;Thanks to E-40 and Keak da Sneak, NorCal rappers popularized the&nbsp;hyphy movement. Who&nbsp;are the top Bay Area rappers of all-time?

Vote up the&nbsp;<a href="https://www.ranker.com/crowdranked-list/the-greatest-rappers-of-all-time?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">best hip hop artists</a>&nbsp;from the Bay reppin&#39; the West Coast.&nbsp;

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2010s: A Decade in Review

2010s Music

Here are the&nbsp;best rap albums&nbsp;of the decade, ranked by fans everywhere.&nbsp;Featuring popular hip hop music from some of the biggest rappers today, this list of the top 2010s rap albums&nbsp;includes Grammy winners, underrated mixtapes, and several experimental albums.&nbsp;From Kanye West&#39;s&nbsp;2010 Grammy-winning&nbsp;album&nbsp;My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy&nbsp;to Kendrick Lamar&#39;s 2017 Pulitzer Prize-winning&nbsp;album&nbsp;Damn,&nbsp;the 2010s decade was filled with so many <a class="edS-cl" href="https://www.ranker.com/crowdranked-list/best-hip-hop-albums?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">good rap albums</a>.&nbsp;&nbsp;

Vote up the best rap albums of the 2010s, and add your favorites if they deserve to be on this list.&nbsp;

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Music for Your '90s Playlists

The best '90s rappers and rap groups brought us some of the <a class="edS-cl" href="https://www.ranker.com/list/best-rap-songs-of-all-time/ranker-hip-hop?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">best rap songs of all time</a> with artists like Tupac Shakur, Dr. Dre, and the Notorious B.I.G. dominating the decade. Often described as the &quot;golden age&quot; of hip hop and rap, the 1990s introduced many rappers and rap groups that would go on to become <a href="http://www.ranker.com/list/the-greatest-rappers-of-all-time/first-l" target="_blank">the best rappers of all time</a>.During the beginning of the decade, prominent acts and rappers like Ice Cube, LL Cool J, and Public Enemy led the charts as their fame, first established in the 1980s, continued. Each brought something new and interesting to the rap world, such as Ice Cube's 1991 release of &quot;Death Certificate,&quot; which dealt with real-world issues like racism, Los Angeles gangs, and drugs. As the decade continued, one of the <a class="edS-cl" href="https://www.ranker.com/crowdranked-list/best-hip-hop-albums?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">best rap albums of all time</a> came along in 1992. Dr. Dre's &quot;The Chronic&quot; made the now-legendary producer and rapper's name, along with the name of another up-and-coming rapper, Snoop Dogg, known around the world. Snoop and Dre represented the West Coast of the United States and alongside the late Tupac Shakur and the rest of the Death Row family, these rappers dominated the genre for the next several years. But there was another coast ready to battle for that top spot on the charts.Enter the Bad Boy family from the East Coast with top names like Sean &quot;Puff Daddy&quot; Combs and Christopher &quot;The Notorious B.I.G.&quot; Wallace. These two sides were crucial in the East Coast-West Coast rap rivalry that not only produced some of the top rap music of the decade but also ultimately ended the lives of 2Pac and Biggie, as both were tragically murdered.All of these rappers and their music influenced and ushered in a new generation of rappers, the <a href="http://www.ranker.com/list/best-_00s-rappers/whatevayoulike " target="_blank">best rappers of the 2000s</a>, and put up a good fight for the best decade for rap music ever. Which 90s rapper is your favorite? Vote for the ones you like the best below or add your favorite to the list!

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Who Run the World?

Responsible for some of the&nbsp;<a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/best-rap-songs-2020/music-lover" target="_blank">hottest tracks of 2020</a>,&nbsp;these women rappers and MCs know how to handle a mic. Since the early days of hip-hop, women took&nbsp;part in crafting the genre&#39;s overall tone and sound. Though hip-hop music is commonly associated with a glorification of male-exclusive camaraderie, women MCs help to break that mold, off-setting more men-centric attitudes with a steely, seen-it-all perspective of their own. Some women rappers&nbsp;make up a part of a successful rap group, such as Digable Planets or Salt-N-Pepa. But just as often, the best female rappers&nbsp;pursue their own solo rap careers, sometimes with the assistance or stewardship of an established&nbsp;rap act. (For example, Bahamadia got an early boost in the &#39;90s from Gang Starr&#39;s Guru. Lil&#39; Kim, as well, was mentored in the rap game by none other than the late Biggie Smalls himself.)

Who are the best women rappers out there? As of today, more and more women hip-hop acts generate&nbsp;just as much buzz for new releases as men. So much so, in fact, that acts like Cardi B are now scoring the top-charting singles around. Girl power, indeed.

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The Greatest Women Rappers of All Time

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2000s Music

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The best &#39;00s rappers include any and all worthy artists who influenced hip-hop music between 2000 and 2010. This decade brought with it some of the most talented rappers the music world has ever seen, including the likes of Lil&#39; Wayne, Rock Ross, Nas, and Nelly. (Head over to the <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/top-20-new-school-rappers/ranker-music" target="_blank">best new school rappers</a> if you&#39;re looking for Kendrick Lamar, Drake, and other great 2010s rappers). Some rappers on this list were also fantastic in the 90s, but continued to be extremely relevant during subsequent years and remained top artists of 2000s&nbsp;hip hop. Agree with the choices on this best &#39;00s rappers list? Vote them up! Obviously, you can also vote down those artists you don&#39;t think deserve to be listed.&nbsp;If you have a particular favorite rapper from the &#39;00s that isn&#39;t on this list, by all means, add away!

Rap music skyrocketed to popularity in the 2000s, with artists like Eminem leading the way, as the genre went totally mainstream. In addition, the &#39;00s saw a whole slew of cross-over rap artists charting, including the likes of OutKast and Gnarls Barkley. Some of the biggest selling albums of this decade were rap albums, including Jay-Z&#39;s Blueprint&nbsp;albums, Nelly&#39;s Country Grammer,&nbsp;and 2000&#39;s The Marshall Mathers LP&nbsp;by Eminem (produced by Dr. Dre). Diddy, formerly known as Puff Daddy in the 90s (and formally known as Sean Combs), released the album The Saga Continues... as &quot;P. Diddy&quot; in 2001 and, after changing his stage name (again) to just &quot;Diddy,&quot; he released the wildly popular album Press Play&nbsp;in 2006. And, while Ludacris released his first album in the 90s, his major label debut came in 2000 with Back for the First Time.&nbsp;He followed that up with 2001&#39;s Word of Mouf&nbsp;-- thus, earning a spot on this list of the best rappers of the 2000s.

And of course, no discussion of the best &#39;00 rappers would be complete without a mention of Kanye West. West produced for others during the 90s and early 2000s, but in 2004, with the release of his debut album, The College Dropout,&nbsp;Kanye became a huge commercial success. The College Dropout&nbsp;established West as one of the most talented rappers/hip hop artists of the decade.

Yes, it&#39;s easy to put together a list of the best &#39;00s rappers with names like Eminem, Kanye West and Jay-Z, but digging a little deeper produces some outstanding artists like Talib Kweli and Jadakiss. Who do you think are the best artists of 2000s&nbsp;hip hop? Cast your votes below and be sure to add any rappers who may be missing.

Lil Wayne

The Best Rappers Of The 2000s

Best '00s Rappers | List of Top MCs and Hip Hop Stars of the 2000s

Are you the "hip hop expert" on your trivia team? Here is your secret weapon: lists of fascinating facts and obscure trivia about your favorite rappers and hip hop artists.

Rap Level: Expert

Lists about fashion for everyone from the oh-so-stylish to the adorably clueless.

Who Are You Wearing?

Fashion

The best dressed rappers are the top names in rap and his hop music who are consistently looking sharp when they&#39;re on the red carpet, being photographed for magazines or performing in their videos. These rappers are rich and famous, but also have some of the best style in all of music today. Just like each of these rappers has their own unique sense of style, we&#39;re all entitled to our own opinion of which rapper is the best dressed of them all. Vote for the rapper&#39;s style you like best or add that rapper below!

While his style is not for everyone, according to Complex magazine, Kanye West leads all other rappers on the best dressed list. The publication, in conjunction with Nah Right, put 64 of the most dapper rappers through a bracket-style competition to determine which was the most stylish. Defeating several other very chic rappers along the way, Kanye West was victorious.

Like Kanye, many of the other elite rappers among the best dressed don&#39;t just make <a class="edS-cl" href="https://www.ranker.com/list/best-rap-songs-2020/music-lover" target="_blank">great rap songs</a>, but also make their own clothing with clothing lines nearly as successful as their music. Jay-Z&#39;s Rocawear and Diddy&#39;s Sean John are two of the most well known clothing lines and wildly successful as fans of both rappers get the chance to dress like their favorites by purchasing the clothes designed by their icons.

Who are the best dressed rappers? Mainstream celebrities, rappers included, are constantly under the scrutinizing eyes of paparazzi, critics and fans but these stylish rappers have consistently earned praise for their fabulous fashion choices. It shouldn&#39;t be a surprise that these are also some of the <a href="http://www.ranker.com/list/wealthiest-rapper-ceos-and-entrepreneurs/whatevayoulike">richest rappers</a> in the world. Wealth, fame and dashing style, sounds like a perfect combination to me. These good looking rappers have their outfit game on lock. Whose looks are your favorite? Vote below!

Juelz Santana

The Best Dressed Rappers

Best Dressed Rappers: List of Most Fashionable Hip Hop Artists

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Lose Yourself

Suga

J-Hope

Hitman Holla

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Eminem

Ol' Dirty Bastard

Is Lil Dicky the funniest rapper in the game right now? With the release of his new album Professional Rapper, we decided we should rank the funniest rappers of all time. From Eminem to Ludacris, these rappers have the funniest lyrics that are both clever and on point, causing us to laugh while we bob our heads to beat. Vote for the funny rappers that make you laugh the hardest, and downvote any that you don't really think are funny.Among the funniest rappers of all time are underground heroes like mc chris, a nerdcore rapper who raps about video games, Star Wars and smoking weed. His funnier songs include &quot;Older Crowd&quot; and &quot;Smackababy&quot;, a track that is literally about smacking babies. This list features new funny rappers like Lil Dicky, and classic rappers like ODB and Method Man.If your favorite funny hip hop artist isn't included on the poll already, you can add them to the list. Just make sure whoever you add has funny lyrics that might include puns and wordplay.

Schoolboy Q

The Funniest Rappers of All Time

Funniest Rappers | Hip Hop Artists With Funny Lyrics

Anime Chris

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Who&#39;s your favorite battle rapper? These battle rappers have competed in some of what are arguably the best rap battles ever. Battle rapping is a genre unto itself and it deserves to be recognized. Sure, some of the best rappers have serious skill when it comes to rap battles, but even they may not be able to stand up against the battle MCs to follow. In short, these hip hop artists know how to come up with quick and clever lines, and they&#39;re considered the best to do it.

Who&#39;s the best battle rapper in your opinion? Who are the top battle rappers of all time? Aside from Eminem, you think any white battle rappers are among the top 5 battle rappers? Vote up your picks from the list below and vote down any rappers if you feel they aren&#39;t quite as good.&nbsp;

The Best Battle Rappers

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The number of Asian rappers has grown exponentially over the last few decades, and they&#39;re making some of the <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/best-korean-hip-hop-songs-2019/ranker-music" target="_blank">best Korean rap songs of 2019</a>.&nbsp;Luckily for us &ndash;Asian hip hop artists, and many <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/all-88rising-members-ranked/ranker-music" target="_blank">popular 88rising artists</a>,&nbsp;are some of the best rappers in the game today.&nbsp;In America, Asian rappers have been virtually ignored by record companies and radio stations even as rap has become a global form of expression spawning unique Japanese, Korean, and Chinese hip hop scenes. However, rappers from Asia were not content to remain silent and &ndash;&nbsp;with the advent of the internet &ndash; took matters into their own hands. (Dumbfoundead, for example, is a Korean American rapper with a huge YouTube following and has been seen on several best lists.)&nbsp;

Thanks to their drive, know-how, and knack for self-promotion, a thriving Asian hip hop culture currently exists. Here are some of the best in Asian Rap. Who is your favorite? Who is the best Asian rapper?

Tiger JK

The Best Asian Rappers of All Time

Best Asian Rappers | List of the Top Hip Hop Artists from Asia

Ranking the top songs in every musical genre, from alternative to zydeco. 

The Best Songs in Every Genre

Ranking the top rap and hip hop songs about every subject, from church to weed.

Rap Songs About Everything

Calling all hip hop heads, we&#39;re ranking the greatest rap songs&nbsp;ever. From old school classics and&nbsp;2000s&nbsp;gangsta throwbacks to hype tracks and some of the <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/best-rap-songs-2020/music-lover" target="_blank">most popular rap songs today</a>, this list of good rap songs includes famous chart-topping singles everyone&nbsp;knows and underrated tracks only real fans will know.&nbsp;It&#39;s hard to keep track of the names of your favorite rap songs, so this essential hip hop playlist should come in handy. Whether you&#39;re looking for the hardest tracks, new and current songs hot on the charts right now, or lyrical hits, this list features a bunch of fire songs that will make anyone get lit.&nbsp;

Vote up the best raps based on lyrics, the beat, catchy hooks, cool instrumentals, and everything else that goes into making a legendary hit. Do you agree with our top 100 rap songs? How about the top 10?&nbsp;If not, add your favorites and get those votes in!&nbsp;