As we continue to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Hip-Hop let’s hop back into the Billboard Top 50 Greatest Rappers of All Time list, and see who’s been added to this latest segment.
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Each week 10 rappers will are unveiled from the list from 50 all the way to 1. The first week revealed icons like Rick Ross, Queen Latifah, and E-40 on the list ranking 50-41. The following week Billboard revealed numbers 40 through 31, which included Ludacris, T.I., and Future. And this week were down to numbers 30 through 21 on Billboards list, featuring the likes of Pusha T, Method Man, DMX, and more.
While they are sure that the list will spark much criticism and deliberation, Billboard is confident that this, “is a well-thought-out, authentic list that reflects Hip-Hop’s foundational pioneers, evolutionary trailblazers and contemporary mainstays.”
Starting from top to bottom here are the latest additions to Billboard’s Top 50 Greatest Rappers of All Time:
21. DMX
22. Ghostface Killah
23. Kurtis Blow
24. KRS-One
25. Method Man
26. Big Pun
27. Q-Tip
28. Black Thought
29. Pusha T
30. Lauryn Hill
31. Lil Kim
32. T.I.
33. Busta Rhymes
34. Chuck D (Public Enemy)
35. Future
36. Yasin Bey (Mos Def)
37. Common
38. Gucci Mane
39. Ludacris
40. Dr. Dre
41. E-40
42. Redman
43. Bun B
44. Queen Latifah
45. Ice-T
46. Jadakiss
47. MC Lyte
48. Melle Mel
49. Rev-Run (Run DMC)
50. Rick Ross
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