Top 10 Rappers of Today
Rap artists are constantly busy weighing themselves against each other to determine who the best among them is. These rappers are today very prosperous and famous. They make lots of money and they go beyond the periphery of just rapping into other business activities. Rappers can be rated as per their popularity or their earnings. However, to find the best rappers, we need to take into account both the aspects to come to a fair conclusion. In this article, I would like to enlist the top 10 rappers of today.
1. Lil Wayne: The real name of Lil Wayne is Dwayne Michael Carter Jr. He was born on September 27, 1979 in New Orleans, LA, US. He is popular for creating some cool classic rap tunes.
2. T.I.: After few setbacks T.I. bounced back this year with a very much surprise. ‘Paper Trail’, one of the best albums of 2008 was from this artist and created a rage around the rap music fans.
3. Kanye West: Kanye West was born in june8, 1977 in Atlanta, GS, US. He is an American record producer and has also won several Grammy awards. ‘The college Dropout’ was his debut album which was released in 2004. He is known to be experimental with his rhymes and always comes up with new innovative rhymes.
4. Jay-Z: Shawn Corey Carter (Jay-Z) was born on December 4, 1969 in Brooklyn, NY, US. For the first time, he started releasing his records in the late 1980’s. Due to some reasons he could not drop an album in ’08 and that left his fans disappointed.
5. Young Jeezy: The rap game is not aloof from the real gangsters, but no one can do it the way Young Jeezy does. None of his albums have ever flopped.
6. Andre 3000: This rapper has the reputation of being very stylish and is highly popular and respected among rap music lovers. However, some people find that he has a bizarre taste in clothing.
7. Nas: His real name is Nasir bin Olu Dara Jones and he was born on September 14, 1973 in Long Island, New York, US. His debut album was Illmatic, considered to be one of the greatest hip-hop music of all time. He has always been known as a top class rapper creating some tunes of the best quality. He has been in this rap industry for almost 20 years and is still going great guns.
8. Bun B: He is one of the coldest flows in the rap music industry. Unfortunately, his talents have always been underrated.
9. Snoop Dogg: The real name of Snoop Dogg is Cordozar Calvin Broadus and he was born on October 20, 1971 in Long beach, CA, US. He came up with his debut album ‘Doggystyle’, which was a great success and made him popular in the rap industry. He is known to have his own style that cannot be compared to any other rapper in the industry.
10. Lupe Fiasco: This artist comes up with some beautiful lyrics, which are meaningful. He says it all in one song what other rap artists say on a whole album.
The above list of the top 10 rappers of today describes the various popular rap artists in this industry. Undoubtedly, the rap industry is dominated by the Americans, but its popularity throughout the world cannot be ignored.