Hip Hop Artist List

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Artist First RecordFan Vote
Fatback Band 1973
DJ Kool Herc 1975Hall of Famer
Busy Bee 1980
DJ Hollywood 1980Hall of Famer
Funky 4 + 1 1980
The Cold Crush Brothers 1981
Fab 5 Freddy 1981
Afrika Bambaataa 1982Hall of Famer
Beastie Boys 1982Hall of Famer
Fearless Four 1982
Double Dee and Steinski 1983
Doug E. Fresh 1984
The Fat Boys 1984
The Force M.D.s 1984
2 Live Crew 1986Hall of Famer
Def Jam Records 1986Hall of Famer
Eric B. & Rakim 1986
Audio Two 1987
Boogie Down Productions 1987
Dana Dane 1987
DJ Jazzy Jeff & the Fresh Prince 1987
EPMD 1987
Big Daddy Kane 1988Hall of Famer
Biz Markie 1988
Chubb Rock 1988
Craig Mack 1988
De La Soul 1988Hall of Famer
Eazy-E 1988Hall of Famer
Everlast 1988
Brand Nubian 1989
The D.O.C. 1989
DJ Magic Mike 1989
A Tribe Called Quest 1990Hall of Famer
Digital Underground 1990
DJ Premier 1990
Dream Warriors 1990
Basehead 1991
Black Sheep 1991
Boyz II Men 1991
Boyz N the Hood 1991Hall of Famer
Cypress Hill 1991Hall of Famer
Del Tha Funkee Homosapien 1991
DJ Quik 1991
E-40 1991
Arrested Development 1992
Body Count 1992
Common 1992
Da Lench Mob 1992
Das EFX 1992
Disposable Heroes of Hiphoprisy 1992
Dr. Dre 1992
8Ball & MJG 1993
Big L 1993
Black Moon 1993
Blackstreet 1993
Born Jamericans 1993
Coolio 1993
Digable Planets 1993
DJ Shadow 1993
DMX 1993
Erick Sermon 1993
Fat Joe 1993
Aaliyah 1994
Bahamadia 1994
Blackalicious 1994
Bone Thugs 'N Harmony 1994
Company Flow 1994
Da Brat 1994
DJ Screw 1994
Edan 1994
Fugees 1994
Faith Evans 1995
Busta Rhymes 1996
Do or Die 1996
Eminem 1996
Aesop Rock 1997
Asheru and Blue Black of the Unspoken Heard 1997
Big Punisher 1997
Boot Camp Clik 1997
Erykah Badu 1997
Army of the Pharaohs 1998
Black Eyed Peas 1998
Daz Dillinger 1998
50 Cent 1999
Buckshot 1999
Clipse 1999
D.I.T.C. 1999
Eve 1999
Bow Wow 2000
Dead Prez 2000
Deltron 3030 2000
Dilated Peoples 2000
Alicia Keys 2001
Bubba Sparxxx 2001
CunninLynguists 2001
D12 2001
El-P 2001
Fabolous 2001
Chingy 2003
Dizzee Rascal 2003
Akon 2004
Ciara 2004
Danger Mouse 2004
Bibio 2005
Bun B 2005
Chamillionaire 2005
Chris Brown 2005
B.o.B 2007
Drake 2007
Flo Rida 2007
Ace Hood 2008
Big Boi 2008
Colby O'Donis 2008
Cory Gunz 2008

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