The albums on this list are all influential works that are still inspiring hip-hop today. I have ranked the albums in order of the dates they were released, not in order of importance (that would just be too hard). So here they are, the most influential rap albums released in the 00...
Kurtis Blow proved to be immediately influential on the then-nascent rap scene. When Rev. Run ofRun-D.M.C.started his career, he billed himself as "The Son of Kurtis Blow" to give him an air of credibility that helped propel the hip-hop trio into the pop culture stratosphere. But ...
In 2019, some of the most influential people were those who work in Hollywood. With more films becoming more overtly political and more famous actors ...
none-more-black refrain “All my friends are dead / Push me to the edge,” became an immediate sensation among the fevered rap nerds on SoundCloud. One month later, after Generation Now had sorted out producer credits, it was
Marshall Bruce Mathers III, Eminem, was born in St. Joseph, Missouri. He is the best selling artist of the 2000s, and often consider by some of his fans as the King of Hip Hop. Considered as one of the most influential musicians of all time, Eminem is a highly regarded rapper. He ...
Known for his eccentric vocal style and fashion, he is considered an influential figure in modern hip hop and trap music, and a pioneer of the mumble rap microgenre. Williams embarked on a musical career in 2011, releasing a series of mixtapes beginning with I Came from Nothing. In 2013,...
They are regarded as the most influential band of all time and were integral to the development of the 1960s counterculture and the recognition of popular... read more Not the first rock band ever, but they created the style of rock that almost all bands from the '60s onward use. They ...
To quote a famous song by rap group Public Enemy: "Don't believe the hype." Even when it...By GreenTony
21 Savageis being honored byTimemagazine as one of the most influential people of 2024. 21 Savage Is One of the Most Influential People of 2024 On Wednesday (April 17),Timepublished its annual list of the 100 Most Influential People of the year, and 21 Savage made the cut.Burna Boy penne...
With his seminal 1992 album “The Chronic,” he showed gangsta rap can be as profound and well-crafted as a Beethoven symphony. While it’d be strange to call him the best rapper in the world, it’s fair to say Dre is probably the most influential personality in hip-hop’s history....