Recognizing the Most Preferred Hip Hop Artists

By Farah Fan


There has been an explosion of new hip hop artists in the last ten years. This list contains the top 10 most favored performers of the decade. Number one rap artists is Lil Wayne. Lil Wayne has produced over 48 albums and his songs have been on the Hot 100 billboard charts many times. He has also done much collaboration with some of the world's top musicians. Lil Wayne is recognized as, by many, to be the best rapper alive.

Number 2 hip hop musicians is Jay-Z. This 40 year old New Yorker presently has the #1 chart position with his song "Empire State Of Mind" featuring Alicia Keys. Number 3 gangster rap artist of the decade is Eminem. This white artist from the streets of Detroit was regarded as very questionable by many critics. Eminem was discovered by Dr.Dre and his first album Slim Shady LP was awarded the 2000 Grammy award for best hip hop album. His song "My Name Is" was selected for the best gangster rap solo performance at the 2000 Grammy Awards.

Number four rap designer is 50 cent. 50 cent rose to fame after being shot nine times in the city of Queens, New York. This rap artist is one of the most in-demand artists of the decade. He is not just a rapper but a business owner as well. He has his own clothing line and has starred in his hit movie, which was named after his first album, "Get Rich Or Die Tryin". The fifth hip hop musician is T.I. He started his rapping career at age seven and was signed to Arista Records when he was just a young adult. In 2008 His album, "Paper Trail", went double platinum selling over 2,000,000 copies worldwide. He has also played roles in the movies like "ATL" and "American Gangster". T.I. is known to many as "The King Of The South".

Number six rap artist is The Game. The Game was originally signed to Aftermath Entertainment, but soon left after a dispute with 50 cent. The Game's album LAX was debuted at number two on Billboard 200. The Game also starred in movies such as "Street Kings" and "Waist Deep". Rapper Young Jeezy is the number 7 hip hop performer. Young Jeezy is a member of the hip hop group USDA and a former member of Boys N Da Hood. Young Jeezy's first solo album Let's Get It: Thug Motivation 101 debuted at number two selling 172,000 copies in its very first week.

Ludacris is the number eight among all the hip hop performers. Ludacris is the highest-selling southern single hip hop performer of all time averaging over 17 million units sold in the US, and 24 million sold worldwide. He is also the co-founder of Disturbing The Peace label. Number nine hip hop artist is Gucci Mane. Gucci Mane is the CEO of So Icy Entertainment. He has written hit tracks like "Wasted" feat, Plies and "So Icy" feat. Finally, the number ten rap musician is Soulja Boy Tell' Em. Soulja Boy has been selected for many awards such as hit song "Crank That Soulja Boy" in 2008 at the Grammy Awards. He has also been nominated for best new musician at the 2007 BET awards.




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