100 Greatest Rap/Hip-Hop Artists Of All Time

Criteria: These 100 Rap/Hip-Hop music artists of all time were chosen and ranked based on cultural and musical Influence, Impact, Originality, Popularity. Weighed in that order. All styles of Rap/Hip-Hop are included such as "Hardcore Rap", "Gangsta ap", "Alternative Rap", "Rock Rap", "Underground Rap", "Dirty South Rap" and many more.
Greatest Rap/Hip-Hop Artists
  1. Run-D.M.C.
  2. 2Pac
  3. Public Enemy
  4. Jay-Z
  5. N.W.A
  6. Grandmaster Flash & the Furious Five
  7. The Notorious B.I.G.
  8. Eric B. & Rakim
  9. LL Cool J
10. Nas
11. De La Soul
12. OutKast
13. Eminem
14. Beastie Boys
15. Afrika Bambaataa
16. A Tribe Called Quest
17. Dr. Dre
18. Kanye West
19. Wu-Tang Clan
20. Ice Cube
21. Big Daddy Kane
22. Boogie Down Productions
23. Snoop Dogg
24. Slick Rick
25. Kurtis Blow
26. Kool G Rap
27. Lauryn Hill
28. Lil Wayne
29. The Roots
30. Kendrick Lamar
31. Missy Elliott
32. Salt-N-Pepa
33. Gang Starr
34. Common
35. Cardi B
36. Scarface
37. Queen Latifah
38. Mos Def
39. Nicki Minaj
40. MC Lyte
41. Jungle Brothers
42. Ice-T
43. Busta Rhymes
44. Ghostface Killah
45. UGK
46. The Fugees
47. EPMD
48. Kool Moe Dee
49. Whodini
50. Pete Rock & CL Smooth
51. Raekwon
52. Bone Thugs N Harmony
53. The Sugarhill Gang
54. Cypress Hill
55. Mobb Deep
56. Tyler, the Creator
57. Lil Kim
58. T.I.
59. Cold Crush Brothers
60. Ludacris
61. Naughty By Nature
62. Eazy-E
63. P. Diddy
64. 50 Cent
65. Drake
66. Nelly
67. Heavy D
68. Geto Boys
69. Redman
70. DMX
71. Talib Kweli
72. DJ Jazzy Jeff & the Fresh Prince
73. Digable Planets
74. KRS-One
75. The Pharcyde
76. Method Man
77. Future
78. Lupe Fiasco
79. Digital Underground
80. Arrested Development
81. Kool Keith
82. Goodie MOB
83. Eve
84. Brand Nubian
85. 8Ball & MJG
86. Three 6 Mafia
87. E-40
88. Too $hort
89. Jeezy
90. 21 Savage
91. Dead Prez
92. Del the Funkee Homosapien
93. The D.O.C.
94. Chance the Rapper
95. Ultramagnetic MCs
96. Mystikal
97. J. Cole
98. Schoolly D
99. Fat Boys
100. Big Punisher
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DJ Qwik
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Treacherous Three
Big L
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Last Updated: 2023-07-05
Newly added names are in  Red