hardcore hip-hop

Tupac Shakur

G-funk, West Coast hip-hop

50 Cent

East Coast hip-hop, gangsta rap

Lil Wayne

Southern hip-hop, bounce music

Wu-Tang Clan

East Coast hip-hop, gangsta rap

DMX

Christian hip-hop, East Coast hip-hop

Busta Rhymes

East Coast hip-hop, progressive rap

Nas

East Coast hip-hop, alternative hip-hop

Gucci Mane

Atlanta hip-hop, Southern hip-hop

Ludacris

Atlanta hip-hop, Southern hip-hop

T.I.

Atlanta hip-hop, Southern hip-hop

Fat Joe

East Coast hip-hop, Latin hip-hop

Jeezy

Atlanta hip-hop, Southern hip-hop

Kendrick Lamar

West Coast hip-hop, alternative hip-hop

Ice Cube

G-funk, West Coast hip-hop

The Game

West Coast hip-hop, gangsta rap

Public Enemy

East Coast hip-hop, political hip-hop

Ghostface Killah

East Coast hip-hop, gangsta rap

Bone Thugs-n-Harmony

G-funk, Midwest hip-hop

Dr. Dre

G-funk, West Coast hip-hop

Rick Ross

Southern hip-hop, dirty south

Tech N9ne

G-funk, Midwest hip-hop

2 Chainz

Atlanta hip-hop, Southern hip-hop

XXXTentacion

SoundCloud rap, Southern hip-hop

Run-DMC

East Coast hip-hop, rap rock