East Coast hip-hop

U-God

alternative hip-hop, hardcore hip-hop

DJ Premier

boom bap, hardcore hip-hop

Juelz Santana

gangsta rap, hardcore hip-hop

Prodigy

gangsta rap, hardcore hip-hop

Bobby Shmurda

Brooklyn drill, drill

Bia

hip-hop, pop rap

Chubb Rock

Petey Pablo

Southern hip-hop, crunk

Inspectah Deck

alternative hip-hop, hardcore hip-hop

Smoke DZA

Mase

Christian hip-hop, hip-hop

Freeway

gangsta rap, hardcore hip-hop

Sticky Fingaz

gangsta rap, hardcore hip-hop

Guru

jazz rap

Boogie Down Productions

golden age hip-hop, hardcore hip-hop

R.A. the Rugged Man

gangsta rap, hardcore hip-hop

Sean Price

hardcore hip-hop, hip-hop

Banks & Steelz

Lords of the Underground

Beanie Sigel

gangsta rap, hardcore hip-hop

Havoc

gangsta rap, hardcore hip-hop

Big Pun

Latin hip-hop, boom bap

The Beatnuts

Onyx

gangsta rap, hardcore hip-hop