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Kendrick Lamar

Kendrick Lamar remains a benchmark for lyrical excellence and thematic depth in contemporary rap. His albums are often c...

Modern Storytelling Album Art Concept Album

9.8 Brilliant

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Lil Wayne

Lil Wayne is a highly influential American rapper who achieved widespread recognition during the late 1990s and 2000s. H...

Flow Solo Lyrical 2000S

9.3 Excellent

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Tyler, the Creator

Tyler the Creator continues to defy genre conventions with his experimental and innovative approach to hip-hop. His prod...

Solo Experimental Hip Hop Producer

8.6 Great

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GZA

GZA is a highly respected New York rapper known for his complex lyricism and profound delivery within the hip-hop genre....

New York Lyrical Hip Hop 1990S

8.6 Great

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Freddie Gibbs

Freddie Gibbs, formerly Mykal Watts, is a prominent hip-hop artist recognized for his deeply introspective lyrics. He de...

Lyrical Hip Hop Rap 2010S

8.3 Great

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Big Pun

Christopher "Big Pun" Arnold Scott was a prominent hip-hop artist known for his intensely lyrical style and powerful del...

Lyrical Hip Hop 1990S Rap

8.3 Great

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A$AP Rocky

Rakim Athelaston Mayers, known as A$AP Rocky, is a prominent figure in hip-hop music. He gained recognition for his uniq...

Fashion Hip Hop Rap 2010S

8.2 Great

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Anderson .Paak

Anderson .Paak is a versatile artist blending hip-hop with elements of funk, soul, and R&B. His distinctive style incorp...

Hip Hop Funk Soul Rap

8.2 Great

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Earl Sweatshirt

Earl Sweatshirt is a prominent American hip-hop artist recognized for his intensely personal and abstract lyricism. His...

Abstract Hip Hop Rap Los Angeles

8.2 Great

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Danny Brown

Danny Brown is a prominent figure in experimental hip-hop. Born in Detroit, he’s recognized for his intensely personal a...

Experimental Hip Hop Rap Underground

8.2 Great

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Mac Miller

Malcolm James McCormick, known professionally as Mac Miller, was a prolific and innovative American rapper, singer, song...

Introspective Hip Hop Rap 2010S

8.1 Great

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Chance the Rapper

Marshall “Chance” Thomas is a Chicago-born rapper and songwriter who rose to prominence through independent releases and...

Independent Chicago Hip Hop Rap

7.9 Good

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Nipsey Hussle

Terrance F. Herring Jr., known professionally as Nipsey Hussle, was a prominent Crenshaw, Los Angeles-based rapper, comm...

Entrepreneur Hip Hop Los Angeles West Coast

7.9 Good

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Lupe Fiasco

Lupe Fiasco is a critically acclaimed American rapper and songwriter known for his complex lyricism, intricate rhyme sch...

Chicago Lyrical 2000S Hip Hop

7.8 Good

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Schoolboy Q

Kendrick Lamar Quinones, known professionally as Schoolboy Q, is a prominent American rapper recognized for his gritty,...

Hip Hop Rap West Coast 2010S

7.7 Good

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Joey Bada$$

Joey Bada$$ is an American hip-hop artist and actor who gained prominence as a founding member of the Brooklyn-based col...

Hip Hop Rap Brooklyn 2010S

7.5 Good

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Warren G

Warren G, born Garren Davis, rose to prominence in the early 1990s with his G-Funk style of hip-hop, characterized by sm...

90S Hip Hop Producer West Coast

7.5 Good

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Westside Gunn

Westside Gunn, born Syke Price, is a prolific Buffalo, New York-based rapper and designer known for his distinctive Cona...

Buffalo Hip Hop Rap 2010S

7.4 Good

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Jay Rock

Jay Rock, born Lamar Jamison, rose to prominence as a member of Top Dawg Entertainment’s critically acclaimed roster alo...

Gritty Hip Hop West Coast 2010S

7.2 Good

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Wale

Wale, born Malek Ali, rose to prominence in the mid-2000s with his complex lyricism and introspective flow, blending ele...

Lyrical Hip Hop Mainstream 2010S

7.1 Good