Top 10 Best Rappers of All Time

Guess who are the best rappers of all time? It is hard to list only the top 10 best rappers in the world, because there are many great rappers out there. We have accurately created the list of the top 10 best rappers based on popularity, net worth, sold copies, video views, etc. Here are the best rappers of all time:

1) Eminem

Marshall Bruce Mathers III, known professionally as Eminem, is an American rapper that has been voted as the best-selling artist of the 2000s in the United States. Eminem has sold more than 172 million albums making him the best hip-hop artist of all time. Here are a few popular Eminem songs:

2) Jay-Z

Shawn Corey Carter, known as Jay-Z, is an American rapper, entrepreneur and investor born December 4, 1969. He is considered one of the most financially successful hip-hop artists in USA. His most famous album is probably “Reasonable Doubt” and he has sold more than 100 million records worldwide.

3) Tupac

Tupac Amaru Shakur, aka 2Pac, was an awesome American rapper born on June 16, 1971 in New York. Tupac sold more than 75 million albums worldwide and has been classified as one of the greatest music artist on on various publications. Tupac was assassinated on September 1996 at the age of only 25.

4) Notorious B.I.G.

Christopher George Latore Wallace, known as The Notorious B.I.G (a.k.a. Biggie Smalls), is ranked as one of the best rappers of all time. The Notorious B.I.G was born in Brooklyn (New York) on May 21, 1972 and at the age of only 24 he was murdered in a drive by shooting in Los Angeles. He sold more than 24 millions albums worldwide.

5) Nas

Nasir bin Olu Dara Jones, better known as Nas, is an American rapper, entrepreneur and MC born September 14, 1973 in Queensbridge, New York. Nas has sold more than 25 million records worldwide since 1994. His album “Illmatic” is considered one of the best rap albums of all time.

6) Dr. Dre

Andre Romelle Young, better known as Dr. Dre, is an American rapper, businessman and record producer born February 18, 1965. In 2014, Dr. Dre was ranked as the second richest American rapper according to The Forbes Five: Hip-Hop’s Wealthiest Artists 2014 with a net worth of approximately $500M. He is the founder of Aftermath Entertainment and Beats Electronics.

7) Drake

Aubrey Drake Graham, known professionally as Drake, is a Canadian rapper, singer, songwriter and actor born October 24, 1986. Drake started his career as an actor but on 2010 he released his first studio album named “Thank Me Later” that sold around 1.8 million copies only in America.

8) Kendrick Lamar

Kendrick Lamar Duckworth, better known as Kendrick Lamar, is an american rapper and songwriter born June 17, 1987 in Compton (California). He has collaborated with many famous hip-hop artists including The Game, Snoop Dogg and Lil Wayne. He gained major recognition in 2010 with the release of the mixtape “Overly Dedicated”.

9) 50-Cent

Curtis James Jackson III, known professionally as 50 Cents, is an American rapper, entrepreneur and actor born July 6, 1975. 50 Cent began to gain recognition with his studio album named “Get Rich or Die Tryin'” and he quickly became one of the world’s best selling rappers. 50 Cent has sold more than around 30 million albums worldwide.

10) Snoop Dogg

Cordozar Calvin Broadus Jr, better known as Snoop Dogg (formerly Snoop Doggy Dogg and Snoop Lion), is an American rapper and actor born October 20, 1971 in Long Beach, California. Snoop Dogg started his career in 1992 (discovered by Dr.Dre) and his first debut album was “Doggystyle” that was released in 1993. Snoop Dogg has sold over 35 million albums worldwide.

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