Hip-Hop

r/hiphopheads Essentials List

Category denotes the time the artist(s) first rose to prominence. THIS ISN'T IDEAL SORTING - FIX IT

80s

 * NWA
 * Run-DMC
 * Beastie Boys

90s

 * Tupac Shakur
 * The Notorious B.I.G.
 * Dr. Dre & Snoop Dogg
 * Ice Cube
 * Eminem
 * Wu-Tang Clan
 * Method Man & Redman
 * GZA
 * Nas
 * Big L
 * Outkast
 * The Pharcyde
 * Lauryn Hill (Fugees)
 * Hieroglyphics
 * Del the Funky Homosapien
 * Souls of Mischief

00s

 * Kanye West
 * Rhymesayers
 * Aesop Rock
 * Atmosphere
 * Eyedea & Abilities
 * Face Candy
 * Anticon
 * Deep Puddle Dynamics
 * Doseone (13 & God)
 * Tobacco
 * Nujabes
 * People Under the Stairs
 * Binary Star
 * Genelec & Memphis Reigns
 * Food For Animals

10s

 * Death Grips
 * Odd Future
 * Earl Sweatshirt
 * Tyler, the Creator
 * Vince Staples
 * Frank Ocean
 * Run the Jewels
 * Tom Scott (Home Brew, Average Rap Band, Avantdale Bowling Club)
 * J-Zone

Unsorted

 * Australian:
 * Hilltop Hoods
 * Bliss N Eso
 * Seth Sentry
 * South African:
 * Watkin Tudor Jones
 * Moodphase5ive
 * Big Pun
 * CunninLynguists
 * MF Doom
 * Goodie Mob
 * The Roots
 * Sage Francis
 * Jazz Liberatorz
 * Jamie T
 * Fort Minor
 * Massive Attack
 * Handsome Boy Modelling School