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* Music/HeavyD, One of the few New Jack Swing artists who could fully cross over between the R&B and hardcore hip hop crowds at will.
* Music/LupeFiasco - Called by Jay-Z as a "breath of fresh air in modern hip hop".

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* Music/HeavyD, One of the few New Jack Swing artists who could fully cross over between the R&B and hardcore hip hop crowds at will.
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* Music/LupeFiasco - Called "a "breath of fresh air in modern hip hop" by Jay-Z.

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** 1988: Music/TheGreatAdventuresOfSlickRick

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* Mike Shinoda of Music/LinkinPark and Music/FortMinor

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** ''[[Music/TupacalypseNow 2Pacalypse Now]]'' (1991)
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** ~~''[[Music/TupacalypseNow 2Pacalypse Now]]''~~ ''Music/TupacalypseNow'' (1991)
** ~~''[[Music/Strictly4MyNiggaz Strictly 4 My N.I.G.G.A.Z...]]'' (1993)~~''Music/Strictly4MyNiggaz'' (1993)
** ''Music/MeAgainstTheWorld'' (1995)

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** ''[[Music/Strictly4MyNiggaz Strictly 4 My N.I.G.G.A.Z...]]'' (1993)

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** ''[[Music/TupacalypseNow 2Pacalypse Now]]'' (1991)

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** ''Music/LifeAfterDeath'' (1997)

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** ~~''Music/ReadyToDie''~~''Music/ReadyToDie'' (1994)

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** ''Music/TheEminemShow'' (2002)

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** ''Music/TheMarshallMathersLP'' (2000)

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** ''Music/TheSlimShadyLP'' (1999)

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* Music/KoolMoeDee, one of the founding hip hop pioneers, and a early member of the New Jack Swing era in 1986.

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** ''Music/PaidInFull'' (1987)

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* Music/ProfessorGreen

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''Individuals or bands performing hip-hop or rap music.''

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[[index]]
* Music/TwoLiveCrew - {{Trope Codifier}}s for DirtyRap.
* [[Music/{{Threepac}} 3PAC]] - Satirical rapper.
* Music/FiftyCent[[note]]Also see Music/{{Eminem}}[[/note]]
* Music/AboveTheLaw [[note]]Also see Music/{{Cold 187um}}[[/note]]
* Music/AesopRock - Hip hop artist known for his highly elaborate lyrics.
* Music/AnybodyKilla
* [[Music/AsapRocky A$AP Rocky]]
* Music/ATribeCalledQuest
** ''Music/TheLowEndTheory'' (1991)
* Music/AxeMurderBoyz
* Music/AzealiaBanks
* Music/BeastieBoys - One of the first TokenWhite groups in hip-hop, best known for their NeoclassicalPunkZydecoRockabilly[=/=]GenreRoulette material and very good {{Sampling}}.
** ''Music/LicensedToIll'' (1986)
** ''Music/PaulsBoutique'' (1989)
* Music/BigHoodoo
* Music/BigKRIT
* Music/BigPun
* Music/BigSean
* Music/TheBlackEyedPeas
* Music/BlazeYaDeadHomie
* Music/BlissNEso
* Music/BoneThugsNHarmony
* Music/{{Boondox}}
* Music/BrothaLynchHung
* Music/BustaRhymes - [[MotorMouth Incredibly fast]], {{Large Ham}}my rapper.
* Music/CaptainMurphy - AlterEgoActing of electronic musician Flying Lotus.
* Music/ChiefKeef
* Music/ChildishGambino
* Music/ChrisWebby
* Music/{{Cold 187um}}
* Music/CypressHill - Black and Hispanic rap gang with lyrics about [[TheStoner marijuana]], [[DamnItFeelsGoodToBeAGangster cartoonishly over-the-top depictions of urban deprivation and violence]] and [[BreadEggsBreadedEggs cartoonishly over-the-top depictions of urban deprivation and violence while on marijuana]].
* Music/DannyBrown
* Music/DasRacist
* Music/DaytonFamily
* Music/DeathGrips
* Creator/{{Del Tha Funkee Homosapien}}
* Music/{{Diafrix}}
* Music/{{Dice}}
* Music/DieAntwoord - The face of true-bred African rap.
* Music/{{DMX}}
* Music/{{Drake}}
* Music/{{Eminem}} - TokenWhite rapper
* Music/{{EPMD}}
* Music/EricBAndRakim
* Music/{{Esham}}[[note]]Also see Music/{{Natas}}[[/note]]
* Music/HeavyD, One of the few New Jack Swing artists who could fully cross over between the R&B and hardcore hip hop crowds at will.
* Music/LupeFiasco - Called by Jay-Z as a "breath of fresh air in modern hip hop".
* Music/FloRida
* Creator/JamieFoxx
* Music/TheFugees
** ''Music/TheScore (1996)''
* Music/TheHistorianHimself
* Creator/TheGame
* Music/GangStarr
* Music/GetoBoys
** Music/{{Scarface}}
* Music/GrandmasterFlashAndTheFuriousFive
** '' Music/TheMessage'' (1982)
* Music/{{Gravediggaz}}
* Music/LaurynHill
** ''Music/TheMiseducationOfLaurynHill'' (1998)
* Music/HouseOfKrazees[[note]]Also see Music/{{ROC}}, Music/{{Twiztid}}[[/note]]
* Music/HouseOfPain
* Music/{{Hopsin}}
* Music/IceT[[note]]Also see Music/BodyCount[[/note]]
* Music/IggyAzalea - TokenWhite ''[[TheSmurfettePrinciple female]]'' rapper
* Music/ImmortalTechnique
* Music/InsaneClownPosse
* Music/JCole
* Music/JayRock
* Music/JayZ[[note]]Also see Music/LinkinPark, Music/KanyeWest[[/note]] - Known in the '90s as a rising force of hip hop, is now one of the genre's frontrunners.
* Music/{{Jumpsteady}}[[note]]Also see Music/InsaneClownPosse, Music/{{Myzery}}[[/note]]
* Music/KendrickLamar
** ''Music/GoodKidMAADCity'' (2012)
* Music/KidCudi
* [[{{Music/KittyPryde}} Kitty]]
* Music/KingGordy
* Music/KoolKeith
* [[Music/KRSOne KRS-One]]
* Music/LilB
* Music/LilJon - '''THE''' LargeHam of hip hop.
* Music/LilKim
* Music/LilUglyMane
* Music/LilWayne
* Music/LLCoolJ
* Music/{{Macklemore}} - Acclaimed comedy/conscious rap artist who skyrocketed to fame with his song "Thrift Shop".
* Music/MacMiller
* Music/MasterP
* Music/MCFrontalot - one of the TropeMakers of Nerdcore
* Music/MCHammer
* Music/MeekMill
* Music/{{MFDOOM}}
* Music/{{MIA}}
** ''Music/{{Arular}}'' (2005)
** ''Music/{{Kala}}'' (2007)
* Music/MissyElliott
* Music/MrBTheGentlemanRhymer
* Music/MrMuthafuckinExquire
* Music/{{Myzery}}
* Music/{{Nas}}
* Music/{{Natas}}
* Music/{{Natasja}}
* Music/{{Necro}}
* Music/NickiMinaj
* Music/TheNotoriousBIG - The face of East Coast hip hop. Now dead, unfortunately.
* Music/{{Nujabes}}
* Music/{{NWA}} - {{Trope Codifier}}s of GangstaRap.
*** ''Music/StraightOuttaCompton'' (1988)
* Music/EazyE
* Music/IceCube
* Music/{{OFWGKTA}} - The quintessential modern hip hop crew.
* Music/{{Pitbull}}
* Music/ProfessorElemental
* Music/PsychopathicRydas
* Music/PublicEnemy
** '' Music/ItTakesANationOfMillionsToHoldUsBack (1988)'' .
** ''Music/FearOfABlackPlanet'' (1990)
* Music/QueenLatifah
* Music/RickRoss
* Music/{{ROC}}[[note]]Also see Music/HouseOfKrazees[[/note]]
* Music/RunDMC
** ''[[Music/RunDMCAlbum Run-D.M.C.]]'' (1984)
** ''Music/KingOfRock'' (1985)
** ''Music/RaisingHell'' (1986).
* Music/SchoollyD
** ''Music/SchoollyDAlbum'' (1985)
** ''Music/SaturdayNightTheAlbum'' (1986)
* Music/SirMixALot - the one who did [[StuffyOldSongsAboutTheButtocks that song about big butts]].
* Music/SlickRick - The TropeCodifier for narrative storytelling in hip hop, as well as the UrExample of the DirtyRap style [[note]]He debuted a few years before 2 Live Crew did)[[/note]]
* Creator/WillSmith
* Music/SnoopDogg
* Music/SouljaBoy
* Music/StarBomb
* Music/TheSugarhillGang
* Music/TupacShakur - Highly heralded West Coast hip hop artist. Now dead, but still living in the hearts of many a rap fan.
* Music/TDCruze
* Music/{{TechN9ne}}
* Music/TPain
* Music/ThreeSixMafia
* Music/TinieTempah
* Music/{{Tonedeff}}
* [[Music/TooShort Too $hort]]
* Music/{{Torae}}
* Music/{{Twiztid}}[[note]]Also see Music/{{ROC}}, Music/HouseOfKrazees[[/note]]
* Music/{{UGK}}
* Music/UrbanDanceSquad
* Music/VanillaIce - TokenWhite
* Music/KanyeWest
** ''Music/MyBeautifulDarkTwistedFantasy'' (2004)
* Music/WakaFlockaFlame
* Music/WuTangClan
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