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100 Greatest Rap/Hip-Hop Artists

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 Rap", "Alternative Rap", "Rock Rap", "Underground Rap", "Dirty South Rap" and many more.

Edited By: DDD Rap Forum
Last Updated: 2025-07-10
Newly added names are in  Red 
  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. Travis Scott
56. Mobb Deep
57. Tyler, the Creator
58. Lil Kim
59. T.I.
60. Cold Crush Brothers
61. Ludacris
62. Naughty By Nature
63. Eazy-E
64. P. Diddy
65. 50 Cent
66. Drake
67. Nelly
68. Heavy D
69. Geto Boys
70. Redman
71. DMX
72. Talib Kweli
73. DJ Jazzy Jeff & the Fresh Prince
74. Digable Planets
75. KRS-One
76. The Pharcyde
77. Method Man
78. Future
79. Lupe Fiasco
80. Digital Underground
81. Arrested Development
82. Kool Keith
83. Goodie MOB
84. Eve
85. Brand Nubian
86. 8Ball & MJG
87. Three 6 Mafia
88. E-40
89. Too $hort
90. Jeezy
91. 21 Savage
92. Dead Prez
93. Del the Funkee Homosapien
94. The D.O.C.
95. Chance the Rapper
96. J. Cole
97. Ultramagnetic MCs
98. Mystikal
99. Schoolly D
100. Schoolboy Q
Rapper 2 Pac
2 Pac


Rapper Grandmaster Flash
Grandmaster Flash


Rapper The Notorious B.I.G.
The Notorious B.I.G.


Rapper Dr. Dre
Dr. Dre


Rapper Snoop Dogg
Snoop Dogg


Rapper Kendrick Lamar
Kendrick Lamar

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Jean Grae
Ras Kass
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Da Brat
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