Commemorating the 50th anniversary of Hip-Hop, the Recording Academy released their list of 50 artists who they believe have had made the most impact on the genre.
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"As the world celebrates the 50th anniversary of hip-hop this year, GRAMMY.com is honoring some of the genre's most impactful artists, producers and creators in our inaugural 50 Artists Who Changed Rap list. Through this wide-spanning list, we are paying tribute to the pioneers, originators and futurists who have shaped hip-hop culture, pushed the artistic boundaries of rap over the past five decades, and continued to evolve the sound into the future," the site reads.
Now obviously they didn't want too much smoke as the Academy made it very clear that the list is not ranked, but instead it will serve "as a survey of some of the most influential and impactful artists who have shaped rap music and hip-hop culture over the past 50 years."
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Check out their '50 Artists Who Changed Rap' list below.
2 Live Crew
2 Pac
50 Cent
A Tribe Called Quest
Big Daddy Kane
Chief Keef
De La Soul
DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince
DJ Kool Herc
DJ Screw
Doug E. Fresh & Slick Rick
Dr. Dre
Drake
E-40
Eminem
Eric B. & Rakim
Future
Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five
Ice - T
J Dilla
Jay - Z
Jermaine Dupri
Kanye West
Kendrick Lamar
Kurtis Blow
Ms. Lauryn Hill
Lil' Kim
Lil Uzi Vert
Lil Wayne
LL Cool J
Mac Dre
Master P
MC Sha-Rock
MF DOOM
Missy Elliot
N.W.A
Nas
The Neptunes
Nicki Minaj
The Notorious B.I.G.
OutKast
Public Enemy
The Roots
Roxanne Shanté
Run-D.M.C.
Scarface
Snoop Dogg
Soulja Boy
Timbaland
Wu-Tang Clan
Aside from the 50, they also included an honorable mentions list, see below:
Beastie Boys
Big L
Big Pun
Busta Rhymes
Cardi B
DJ Premier
DJ Quik
DMX
Fugees
Geto Boys
Grandmaster Caz
The Hot Boys
Hype Williams
Ice Cube
J. Cole
Juvenile
Kid Cudi
KRS-One
MC Lyte
Nelly
Prince Paul
Queen Latifah
Redman
Salt-N-Pepa
Schoolly D
Three 6 Mafia
Twista
UGK
Ultramagnetic MCs
Wiz Khalifa
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