Top 10 decade defining rap songs of the 2000s youtube. Xxl highlights 10 criticallyacclaimed books that have impacted the way your favorite rappers live, think and view the world. The top rap songs artist of the 2000s was 50 cent, who attained seven numberone singles during the decadein da club, 21 questions. Few in hiphop can claim to have impacted the game as quickly and powerfully as dmx. Cleveland, ohio look what hiphop has become in the 21 st century for. Remember, this list is subjective, so feel free to list your own top 15 in the. Top 100 favourite albums of all time, melody maker, january 2000. Eminem lose yourself heres a spotify playlist to throw on at your next party. His rap style isnt all that different from the untouchable and my homies, the passionate rapping style influenced by 2pac.
Billboard magazine found that, since 2000, rap sales dropped 44%, and declined to 10 % of all music sales, which, while still a commanding figure when compared to other genres, is a significant drop from the % of all music sales where rap music regularly placed. Hot rap songs is a record chart published by the music industry magazine billboard which ranks the most popular hip hop songs in the united states. Author of more than 100 books, he was a former professor in mit. Ludacris is listed or ranked 10 on the list the best rappers of the. Top 10 rappers of the decade charlamagne tha god and. Just a disclaimer, im not in any way saying that these are objectively the best but rather, my personal favorites. In the unlikely event that you care about my alltime personal favorites though reading through this list will likely dissuade you from that position i list my top 10 hiphop books at the end. Join watchmojo as we countdown mcs like biggie, rakim, jayz, eminem. Jan 05, 2014 a few years ago, we published an original article by comic book fan andy smith about the top 10 comics of the 1990s. The best 00s rappers include any and all worthy artists who influenced. The order is based on a weighted voting system that combined the individual rankings of our core. Talib kweli if skills were the only factor on this list, talib would be near the top, but unfortunately he is probably one of the best rappers no one knows about. This list provides a guide to the most important hip hop albums, as determined by their. Nelly is the tragic hiphop figure of the 2000s, largely because his apex coincided with the peaks of two of the greatest rappers to ever do it jayz and eminem, along with the fact that the.
Somewhere along the way in the 2000s, though, he became one of the most improved rappers the form has ever knowna legitimate holder of the title of the best rapper alive. Of these, eight went on to record another hit single that year. Run dmc, public enemy, grandmaster flash and the furious fiveall of these groups changed the face of raphiphop forever. These top 10 must listen to raphip hop albums for each year 20002009 were ranked based on popularity, innovation, and overall quality of music. Best 00s rappers list of top mcs and hip hop stars of the 2000s. Aug 15, 20 the 10 wildest rap beefs of all time as the drakemeek mill tiff rages on, a look back at hiphops craziest, silliest and most tragic feuds. The best books published during the 2000s decade 2000 2009. Fifteen releases from each year included for a total of 150 releases. The sound of lwfc is just unbelievable, its not the most. Whore your top 10 rappers who dropped their debut album in. The 10 best rap biographies, from trick daddys magic city and julia beverlys pimp c book to questloves mo meta blues and scarfaces diary of madman. Nas has remained one of hiphops most important artists and certainly one of the best rappers of the 2000s. Vote for your favourite rap music here and enjoy the best music of eminem, drake, jay z, lil wayne, snoop dog, post malone, travis scott, kendrick lamar, kayne west, dr. By the 2000s, it reached it commercial peak bursting through to mainstream audiences like never before.
Not top 10 2000s rappers but top 10 who debuted in the 2000s so no wayne, em, camron etc my list no order. We didnt see nearly as many classics as we had witnessed in the 90s, but the sales for the albums of the 2000s were mostly through the roof. List of billboard numberone rap singles of the 2000s. Vote on the hip hop rap artist you think should be number one. But before we begin, check out our earlier countdowns, right here. Books denoted with a star are especially recommended. A historian, linguist, social critic and political activist, noam chomsky made it in our list of 10 most influential people of 21st century because of his knowledge in world politics and economics.
Drop it like its hot by snoop dogg featuring pharrell, which originally topped the chart for 10 weeks from november 2004 to january 2005, was the numberone single on the billboard. Listed here you will find the 150 hip hop albums we consider the best of the 2000s decade so from 2000 through 2009. Rolling stone magazine stated that the 80s were a time when it seemed that every new single reinvented the genre. With my list, im trying to pick the 10 people who i think did the best to move rap forward during this decade. The 62 best hiphop music books recommended by mega ran, johnny gill, walter m. New jersey, become queen latifah and make it to the top of the charts. Handpicked by our editors, the list encompasses both the best of the best and the books that did the best job getting teens to read. Like water for chocolate is one of the most musical hip hop albums ever created. Skill on mic, lyrical quality, uniqueness, and public appeal. Jayz the blueprint its impossible to exaggerate the blueprints cultural relevance an album so powerful not even osama bin laden could stop its flight to the top when it arrived on 91101.
Raised in compton, california, lamar embarked on his musical career as a teenager under the stage name kdot, releasing a mixtape that garnered local attention and led to his signing with indie record label. About us publications advertise contact us books jobs. But of course theres also an intangible element that elevates some rappers into the ranks of the greatest of all time. By the end of the 2000s, 89 singles had topped the rap songs chart, with the final numberone hit being empire state of mind by jayz featuring alicia keys. What are, in your opinion, the best 10 albums of the 2000s. For the new year, i asked the team of comicbookbin writers to think seriously about what were the most important comics of the 2000s. Nov 15, 2009 but he wasnt one of the 10 most important rappers of the decade. Dutch hip hop or nederhop, is hip hop music created by musicians in the netherlands and flanders. Made in america is the fruit of michael eric dysons decade of. Weve covered the 10 best lyricists and the 10 greatest hiphop acts and now we. A decade for these achievements is defined as ten year periods from years ending in 0 through years ending in 9.
Top 10 current rappers who truly is the king of the rap game. As he told afh in early 19, the reward of being an open book is way more. List of hip hop albums considered to be influential wikipedia. From gucci mane to jayz, some of our favorite rappers have written memoirs. Top 10 most influential rappers of the 00s textonly version. Seventyone artists achieved their first top 10 single in 1990, either as a lead or featured artist. From beyonce and lady gaga to radiohead and kanye west, the best songs from the first decade of 21st century. Discover unique things to do, places to eat, and sights to see in the best destinations around the world with bring me. Dec 11, 2009 for much of the 2000s, usher raymond iv was the unstoppable force in popular music. The top 10 rappers of this decade 2010 present follow.
Top 150 hip hop albums of the 2000s hip hop golden age. This is a listing of billboard hot 100 chart achievements by decade. While the 1990s are inarguably considered the golden era of hiphop and the 2000s were the biggest boom period for the genre, the 2010s have seen the most innovative explosion of. It was a 10year span where artists and songs were discovered new places. Create your own list of music and share it with the world. Because in no other genre a singer can express their feelings as well a rapper can do. Last week on the books of face, i was pulled into an. Whore your top 10 rappers who dropped their debut album. Although far from a nobody, talib does not hold the mainstream popularity of jayz or lil wayne. Well, here are the albums that proved the news of its death was greatly exaggerated.
The 52 best rap music books recommended by mega ran, johnny gill, seth. Lance scott walker and photographer peter beste spent a decade documenting houstons scene. Adamski, beats international, the farm, happy mondays, mantronix, michael bolton, paul gazza gascoigne and ya kid k. List of billboard hot 100 chart achievements by decade.
Introduced by the magazine as the hot rap singles chart in march 1989, the chart was initially based solely on reports from a panel of selected record stores of weekly singles sales. The art and science of the hiphop mc by paul edwards, on the come up by angie thomas, the autobiogra. Who are these rappers who stand heads above the competition. Here are ambrosia for heads top 25 rap albums of the decade. Jayz and eminem, two of the greatest rappers of all time, perform together.
These lyrical geniuses make up some of the greatest minds in rap. If skills were the only factor on this list, talib would be near the top, but unfortunately he is probably one of the best rappers no one knows about. It is getting more radio airtime than ever before and album sales are the highest theyve ever been. Source in the early 2000s before becoming the magazines editorinchief in 2003 the first woman ever to sit at the top of the mags masthead. Eminem has sold over 300 million records making him the bestselling hiphop artist of all time. Book cover of laban carrick hill when the beat was born. His production skills launched some of rap s best records and inspired countless soul beat knockoffs. The top ten best rappers of all time 1 eminem eminem, born marshall bruce mathers iii, is an american rapper, actor and music producer born on october 17, 1972 in st. Kanye west the college dropout, gorillaz demon days, mgmt oracular spectacular, transdub massiv negril to kingston city, portishead third, guilty simpson ode to the ghetto, eminem the marshall mathers lp, amy winehouse back to black. The bet top 10 rappers of the 21st century list was recently unveiled after serious deliberation by a hip hop panel. Celebrate a gamechanging decade hiphop with afh top 25 rap. The dog catapulted to the top of raps food chain with two backtoback blockbuster albums, its dark.
From jayz and cardi b to nas and the late great nipsey hussle, this was a tough list to put together. This decade continued with the diversification of styles in hip hop, such as crunk, snap and alternative, and saw an increase in its mainstream popularity around the world. The top 100 hip hop albums of 2000 rate your music. Top 10 most influential people of 21st century wonderslist. Youre a slave to a page in my rhyme book, he declared over a. List of billboard numberone rap singles of the 2000s wikipedia. So maybe 50 cent didnt exactly hold up as one of the best rappers. Jayz made the ultimate affirmation of his place in hip. Top 10 best rappers greatest rap artists thetoptens.
The 2000s was the era where the phrase hiphop is dead was first uttered. Ranking the 30 best rap albums of the 2000s soul in stereo. Instrumental ep mixtape releases must have received a score of at least 4. Rap has been evolving in the most unpredictable ways we could have never imagined.
So a few years removed, we take a look back at the decade that was from 2000 to 2009 and name the 10 best rappers of the 2000s. As we narrowed our list of the decades best rappers to just 10 selections, it became clear just how strong this era has been. Buzzfeed as is something for everyone interested in hair, makeup, style, and. Best hip hop or rap books so i am looking to read a new book and i was wanting to inform myself more about the hip hop and rap industry as a whole, really learning about the whole process an average listener wouldnt necessarily know. Hiphoprap best new school rapers, best rap songs 2019, most popular rap songs 2019 hip hop heads, who are the best rappers of the new. There is little question that today is the best time for rap music. For the 10th and final post of the semester, i will stick with the theme of 10 and list my personal top 10 rappers of all time. Many legendary rappers like tupac, kanyewest are not on the list. Explore the bets top 10 rappers of the 21st century list by sound. Who yall think were the top 10 rappers of the 2000 decade. The best of the late career scarface albums, not only did he show the rap world that he was still relevant but also one of the greatest rappers of that era. As the 2000s started, many of us thought that rap had seen its glory days and made as much sales impact as it possibly could. You tell us, by voting for your favorites below or making your own list of top rappers. Dec 18, 2009 the hiphopdx staff couldnt decide which jayz album more deserved to be in the top 10 perhaps they both do, so we opted to say both.
Ja rule exerted an ironfisted rule over the radio waves in the late 1990s and early 2000s. Lil waynes commercial success speaks for itself just ask elvis, whom weezy surpassed three years ago as the artist with the most billboard hot 100 hits of all time. At the end of the day logic is one of the few rappers who has radio appeal, underground appeal, club appeal and mainstream appeal. Some of these albums have received general critical acclaim and have enjoyed commercial success, some were completely ignored and slept on by the media, critics and the general hip hop audience alike. Hot rap songs is a record chart published by the music industry magazine billboard which.
Events the real hot 100 billboard 200 festivals podcasts chart beat events hot 100 billboard 200 chart search boxscore chart beat touring. Yet in surveying the vast output of rap music over the past 20 years, narrowing down a list of 50 truly great hiphop albums worth highlighting proves to be a more challenging task than some might. Famous rappers and their 20thcentury literary counterparts. In the 2000s we saw a new breed of artists emerging and they went on to change the whole rap game and its direction forever. College rule lined music writing journal gift for rappers and music lovers songwriters journal by alpha press dec 3, 2019. The blueprint launched just blaze and kanye west into the spotlight, made nas relevant again, and solidified jays place as a contender for the crown. The top 10 rappers of this decade 2010present genius. Below weve put together a list in descending order of the top 15 rappers of the 1980s. With a common sense still ready to expand his music and a production team of jay dee. Best rapper of the 2000s stop the breaks independent. Sep, 2019 stankonia 2000 the first rap masterpiece of the century was an epic that covered all of hiphops bases horndog gfunk on we luv deez hoez and ill call b4 i cum, raunchy boombap on.
But it was during the 2000s where jayz really began to dominate the game. The top ten best rappers of the 2010s 1 kendrick lamar kendrick lamar duckworth born june 17, 1987 is an american rapper and songwriter. The 100 best albums of the 21st century music the guardian. Rap was born in the united states in the decade of the 70s. The first song to reach number one on hot rap singles during the. Book cover of fernando orejuela rap and hip hop culture. The 10 wildest rap beefs of all time rolling stone. Rap is one of the favorite music genre and best rappers are one of the most arguably famous figures.
Lamar has quickly become one of the most decorated rappers of the decade with. Popular rap books showing 150 of 189 decoded hardcover by. Top 10 for teens these are the young adult books that have captured the imaginations of teens for the last 10 years. Top 10 rappers of the decade charlamagne tha god and andrew schulz. Click here to see this thread with all of the graphics, features, and links. Unlike the list from the 1990s, the task was more difficult. Hear the haters tell it, and the rappers of the 2000s didnt compare to the rappers. Kmc forums misc music discussion top 10 most influential rappers of the 00s. These top 10 must listen to raphip hop albums for each year 20102019 were ranked based on impact, influence and popularity. Run dmc, public enemy, grandmaster flash and the furious fiveall of these groups changed the face of rap hiphop forever. And his everyman rap style and evolution into crazed rock star made him rap s most polarizing figure.