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10. Christopher Ludacris ($13M annual)
Christopher Brian Bridges September 11, 1977 American rapper, producer and actor. He started his musical career as a DJ under the pseudonym Chris Lova Lova. The success with the public led to the fact that he became interested in the famous producer Timbaland. Released several successful albums. A lot of filming. Films with his participation are known: "The Heart of the Game", "Max Payne", "Gamers". He is engaged in charity work and popularization of education among young people.
9. Nicki Minaj ($15 million annual income)
In ninth place popular rapper, female Onika Tanya Marazh, December 8, 1982 Already her first album "Pink Friday" hit number two on the Billboard 200 chart. She became the first performer in history, whose seven songs were simultaneously on this chart. This album of hers went platinum. Received a large number of various awards and music awards. Declares a conscious rejection of an overly sexual image, since completely different qualities bring success in life. It also promotes a clothing line, produces cosmetics.
8. Eminem ($15.5 million annual income)
Marshall Bruce Mathers October 17, 1972 american super popular rapper, a little actor and producer. One of the best-selling musicians, he is rightfully considered the star of the rap movement. In 2011, videos with his participation stirred up YouTube! Recognizes the influence on his own style of artists such as Esham and Masta Ace. It is distinguished by a sharp, aggressive style and the corresponding theme of the songs - murder, violence, homophobia, for which it has been repeatedly criticized. In 2002, a semi-biographical film "Eight Mile" was shot about Eminem. The musical accompaniment that was used in it (the composition "Lose Yourself") received an Oscar.
7. Aubrey Drake Graham (Drake)(annual revenue $20 million)
pretty in seventh place rich rapper, Drake. Aubrey Drake Graham was born in 1986. Currently, the Canadian rapper is also doing an excellent job with acting. The debut album "Thank Me Later" declared itself in the best colors. It was sold out before our eyes! The circulation was about 400 thousand copies. The album "Take Care" was also received with a bang, both by strict critics and good-natured critics. Within a week, 631,000 copies were sold. And a little later, he appeared in the forefront of the Billboard 200 chart. He is making attempts to break into the cinema.
6. Bryan Williams ($20 million annual income)
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Better known as Bridman or Baby, is an American rapper from New Orleans. Born February 15, 1969 He was a member of the Big Timers. After the breakup of the group, he began his solo career. Owns the record label Cash Money Records, is the founder of YMCMB, has a bus company. He also made attempts to participate in the oil business.
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5. Lil Wayne ($27 million annual income)
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Dwayne Michael Carter Jr September 27, 1982 A great influence on his work was rapper Brian Williams, who saw his talent and took him under his wing. Success came to Carter with the albums Tha Carter (2004), Tha Carter 2 (2005), The Carter 3 (2008). Recorded joint singles with Madonna and Eminem. Has a large number of awards and music awards. Acting in films.
4. Kayne West ($34 million annual income)
Kanye West, June 8, 1977 Five of his music albums, released from 2004 to 2010, received recognition, numerous awards (14 Grammys) and commercial success. Especially critics highlight "My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy". A teddy bear can be considered a kind of West's amulet. His image appears on every album of the musician. Many of the songs use a religious theme. Recognized as one of the best African-American philanthropists. He has his own charitable foundation that helps children from poor Hispanic and African-American families get an education.
3. Sean Combs ($40 million annual revenue)
Top three top 10 richest rappers And most popular rappers in the world opens Sean John Comes born in 1969. Also known as Puff Diddy, P Diddy, or just Diddy. In 2009, he assembled a team that became known as Diddy-Dirty Money. Forbes and Time magazines recognize him as one of the richest hip-hop artists. Comes is often reproached for being too commercialized in this direction. After all, the singer, among other things, is engaged in the design of stylish things, is the owner of a chain of restaurants, and also invests a lot of money in young performers. He starred in the films "Escape from Vegas", "Carlito's Way 2" and others.
2. Jay-z (annual income $41 million)
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Sean Corey Carter. One of the most famous hip-hop musicians. Most of his compositions are performed impromptu. A large number of his albums (12 pieces!) occupied the first places in the top 200 Billboard, which is a record among all solo artists. A regular participant in numerous public scandals. He is married to the famous American singer Beyoncé.
1.Dr. Dre ($110 million annual)
The winner is Andre Romelle Young. American rapper, producer, actor, beatmaker. It was he who began to actively spread the style of music called ji-funk. Made famous by N.W.A. Later he began to perform alone. It should be noted that his solo career was on the rise. In 1992 he released the album "The chronic", which later became a real bestseller. The track from this album "Let me Ride" won him his first Grammy Music Award. Throughout his singing career, he has repeatedly become a nominee and winner of this award in various categories. Of course, rappers' incomes are not the same as those of or even, but the amounts are all exactly impressive.
Rap is an integral part of hip-hop culture. In style, he occupies an intermediate position between poetry and prose. Rap artists "read" the lyrics of their songs to rhythmic music or beatbox. The ten most famous and best-selling rappers around the world are presented in the ranking list.
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Curtis Blow has been called a "pioneer" in hip hop culture. He is the very pioneer that made rap music popular with the masses. And the talented guys, who are still in the shadows, finally realized that you can also earn a lot of money by performing rap music.
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Lil is a rapper from birth, since in early childhood the future owner of one platinum and two gold records of his albums began cooperation with the Cash Money label. And later he created his own - Young Money Entertainment with the participation of other rap artists.
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The Brooklyn guy, known by the nickname Biggie, became the de facto “discoverer” of hip-hop culture for New York. His first album, Ready to Die, became a real cult of worship for the inhabitants of the Big Apple. Unfortunately, the "King" of the East Bank was shot dead in 1997 in one of the street fights, but still managed to show the world the second record, awarded a diamond certificate and sold 10 million copies around the world. But her release took place after the death of the rap artist.
7 Rakim
This rap artist is considered to be the representatives of the old school of hip-hop, whose powerful influence still captures the minds of the younger generation. Rakim has a unique author's style, the lyrics of his songs are always complex and permeated with religious themes. The special energy of the rapper's voice is able to put the listener into an almost hypnotic state, forcing him to completely "turn on" in the smooth, rather even jazzy, sound of rhymes woven together.
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Lauryn deserves special recognition in hip-hop culture not only because she is the only woman in this ranking. Her specific style of performing songs - in the genre of new sound, won the hearts of many. The rap singer managed to combine in her work several musical directions “softly” and harmoniously - soul, reggae, jazz - together all this creates a uniquely effective sound. Evidence of well-deserved success are 8 Grammy awards, which the performer received before the age of 25.
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Eminem is the only white rapper whose talent and idiosyncratic musical style has taken the world by storm. The well-known print publication Rolling Stone rightly awarded Eminem the 83rd position in the ranking of the 100 greatest artists in the world. The texts of his songs are discussions on social topics, boldly considered by the performer under the prism of black humor. But the musician's talent does not stop at composing "sharp" texts. Eminem writes music himself, owns a radio station and his own music label, and has film experience. For writing the soundtrack for the film "8 Mile", where he played the main role, the rapper was awarded an Oscar.
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Against the background of other rap artists, Snoop Dogg stands out with the manner of performing his songs - smooth, lyrical, somewhere even "lazy". Derisively presenting himself to the public in the form of Gangster-Pimp - a gangster and a pimp, with his favorite phrase "yes, my nigga", Snoop Dogg managed to win universal recognition and love. His albums have sold over 20 million copies worldwide.
3 Jay-Z
The stage name of the rapper has become one of the most sensational in recent times in the arena of the world of music. The songs of his albums rightfully top all musical charts, as they are mainly the product of the performer's pure improvisation. Starting his career in the 90s, today Jay-Z has grown not only to become one of the best-selling and famous rap musicians, but also succeeded in a career as a businessman, opening several fashion clubs and founding his own branded clothing line.
22pac
One of the most influential rap artists in the world of hip-hop is the legendary 2Pac. The image he created has become the standard of how exactly a rapper should look and present himself to the public. Shakur was the first among rap musicians who managed to release a studio album divided into semantic parts, which inspired the next generations of rap artists, presenting similar ideas.
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The great Dr. Dre is the forefather of hip-hop music, the most respected figure for adherents of the G-funk style of the 80s. Dr. Dre is not only a cult rap artist, but also a successful producer of such stars as Eminem, 2Pac, whose albums under the direction of Dre have received the title of multi-platinum. His merits and contribution to the development of rap culture is incredibly great. Dr. Dre has been honored as an honorary author and publisher by the ACAP, the Society of American Composers. In addition to writing his own music, producing and participating in the filming of films, Dr. Dre is also known as a successful and talented beatmaker.
Top 10 best selling rappers in the world.
Eminem (Eminem), Marshall Bruce Mathers III (b. October 17, 1972), better known by his stage names Eminem and Slim Shady, Grammy award winner. A native of St. Joseph, Missouri, he spent his youth in Detroit. Over 75 million copies of his albums have been sold worldwide, making Eminem one of the best-selling musicians of the early 2000s and one of the most popular rappers of all time.
Jay-Z (Jay Z), Jay-Z is the stage name of rapper Shawn Corey Carter, one of the most influential and wealthy figures in modern hip-hop music. As of 2007, eight of his albums have topped the Billboard Top 200.
50 Cent (Fifty Cent), Curtis James Jackson III (born July 6, 1975), better known by his stage name 50 Cent, is an American rapper. Fame came to him with the release of the albums Get Rich or Die Tryin' and The Massacre. 50 Cent achieved multi-platinum success with both albums, selling over 21 million copies worldwide.
Nelly (Nellie), Nelli (Nelly) Cornell Haynes (born November 2, 1976), better known as Nellie, is an American rapper and actor. He began his career with the rap group St.lunatics in 1996 and signed with Universal Records in 2000. He has released five successful solo studio albums and several mega singles.
Outkast (Outcast), OutKast is a duo of American rappers Andre Benjamin (under the pseudonym Dr? and Andr? 3000) and Antwan Patton (under the pseudonym Big Boi), which represents the Atlanta school of hip-hop, mixed with G-funk and classic southern soul. Winners of six Grammy awards, Outkast turned the hip-hop movement of the southern states of the USA from aggressive angry shouts to melodic arrangements, carefully crafted lyrics and an overall optimistic-humorous mood.
Snoop Dogg (Snoop Dogg), Snoop Dogg (real name Calvin Broadus) is an American rapper, producer and actor. Snoop is best known as an MC in the West Coast hip hop scene and one of Dr. Dre.
, Earl Simmons (known by his pseudonym DMX) is a hip-hop artist, born December 18, 1970 in Baltimore, Maryland. His father left the family when Earl was young and he was raised in a boarding school in Yonkers, New York. He spent most of his youth in prison. DMX started his career in Yonkers where he was an MC along with his friends Lox and DJ Clue. His pseudonym was taken from the name of the drum machine "Oberheim DMX", later he deciphered as "Dark Man X".
Notorious B.I.G., The Notorious B.I.G. - (May 21, 1972, Brooklyn, New York - March 9, 1997, Los Angeles, California) is the most famous pseudonym of American rapper Christopher George Latore Wallace. He also performed under the pseudonyms Biggie Smalls, Frank White.
Kanye West (Kani West), Kanye Omari West is an American music producer and rapper, multiple Grammy award winner. He released his debut album The College Dropout in 2004, his second album Late Registration in 2005, his third album Graduation in 2007 and his fourth album 808s & Heartbreak in 2008.
Ludacris (Ludacris), Ludacris began his musical career as a DJ at a radio station in Atlanta under the name Chris Lova Lova. Thanks to his work on the radio, the famous hip-hop producer Timbaland found out about him and offered to cooperate. Ludacris' first recording was the track "Phat Rabbit" from Timbaland's 1998 album Tim's Bio: Life from da Bassment. Shortly thereafter, Ludacris released his first album, Incognegro.
The world-famous edition of Billboard, which regularly publishes ratings of the richest and most successful people, has made the top of the best rappers in the world in the history of hip-hop.
The top "rappers of the world", according to the publication, looks like this:
The list of "rappers of the world" would be completely impossible without this guy. Christopher George Lator Wallace, better known as The Notorious B.I.G., Biggie or Biggie Smalls, was born in Brooklyn, New York. His first album, Ready to Die, entered the list of the most iconic: it was from him that the dominance of hip-hop culture in New York began, and the city itself eventually began to be called the mecca and birthplace of hip-hop.
The artist was the leader of the East Coast, who opposed the West Coast in the person of its leader Tupac Shakur. In 1997 The Notorious B.I.G. was shot dead in a street shooting. 16 days after the death, the world saw the second record of the artist - Life After Death, which subsequently received a diamond certificate, indicating that the circulation sold more than 10 million copies.
Jay Z
Sean Corey Carter is one of the most successful rappers in the world. His 13 records topped the Billboard charts. If not for the even more stunning success of The Beatles, Jay Z would have broken the absolute record for the number of albums to top the chart.
The artist began his career in the distant 1990s, at that time he performed with The Notorious B.I.G. It is noteworthy that Jay Z's style of performance is based on pure impromptu. He appeared in memorable duets with Mariah Carey and current wife Beyoncé. At the moment, the artist, in addition to music, is engaged in business - he is a co-owner of several clubs and releases his own clothing line.
Marshall Bruce Mathers is an artist without whom any top rapper would be impossible. This is one of the most sought-after and best-selling artists in the world, including Rolling Stone magazine assigned him an honorable 83rd line in the list of the 100 greatest artists in the world. The same publication awarded Eminem the title of King of Hip-Hop, and for good reason: the artist has sold more than 100 million copies of his releases worldwide.
In addition to music, Eminem is also active in other activities. He has his own radio station, owns a music label, acts in films and became the first rapper in the world to win an Oscar for best track for a film ("8 Mile" - approx. ed.).
Rakim
William Michael Griffin Jr. in his work reflects the ideology that he was passionate about from an early age. It belonged to the Nation of Islam, whose main activity was racist attitudes towards white people and the state as a whole. The lyrics of Rakim's songs somehow refer to the theme of the Islamic religion, and Allah, according to the artist himself, saved him from rash actions - fights and theft.
In his work, Rakim departs from the improvisation technique popular in the 1980s. His authorial style, numerous rhymes and their innovative application made him one of the first performers whose compositions sounded smooth and slow. While his co-stars were full of energy, this top rap artist's voice sounded jazzy, almost hypnotic. Rakim has released 7 albums (4 of them with Eric B). His album Paid in Full was included in the ranking of the 500 greatest albums according to Rolling Stone.
Nasir bin Olu Dara Jones is considered the most successful and outstanding artist of the hip-hop genre, the world community even awarded his album Illmatic the title of the greatest in history. The artist's releases have sold over 25 million copies worldwide. Nas owes his successful career to Columbia Records, signing to which he had the opportunity to appear on the soundtrack of the Oliver Stone film Zebrahead. The artist's talent was noticed and highly appreciated by the public, after which the successful ascent of the star and the presence in the ratings of the best rappers in the world began.
It is noteworthy that Nas for a long time had a conflict with another world-famous star - Jay Z, who claimed that Nasir's work was fake. However, in 2005, celebrities announced a truce, and Nas signed a multi-million dollar contract with Def Jam Records, managed by the same Jay Z.
Andre Lawrence Benjamin actively manifests himself in various creative roles: he performs as part of the popular rapper group OutKast, which he founded in 1991, plays in films, is a music producer and designer of his own clothing line - Benjamin Bixby.
Music critics spoke warmly about the work of the band, but the track Ms. Jackson from the Stankonia album.
The only woman who has been honored to be represented in this ranking of the best rappers.
Lauryn Noel Hill performs in the neo-soul genre and her work is a resounding success. This was confirmed by the fact that by the age of 25, the girl became the owner of the prestigious Grammy Award 8 times.
The artist began her career as part of the popular group The Fugees, which later broke up, and the members took up solo projects. Lauryn's debut album The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill brought the performer positive reviews from critics. In their opinion, the artist's performance style softened the boundaries between such musical genres as soul, reggae and hip-hop.
It was thanks to this album that Lauryn Hill was nominated for 10 categories for the first time in the history of the Grammy Awards and won five of them.
Denis Coles is known as a member of the popular Wu-Tang Clan. The overwhelming success of the group gave the green light to all of its members, who began to release solo projects with varying degrees of popularity.
Ironman was the title of Ghostface Killah's first solo album. The record received critical acclaim, followed by equally successful releases by Supreme Clientele and Fishscale. In 2006, the performer was awarded the title of the best MC of all time according to MTV and got into the top rappers of the prestigious Billboard edition.
Kendrick Lamar Duckworth is a successful hip-hop artist whose collaborations with such eminent artists as Busta Rhymes, Snoop Dogg, Lil Wayne have been highly appreciated by both the public and critics. The latter, by the way, call him the new King of the West Coast, which justifies his presence in the list of "rappers of the world."
The most successful record was the third album called To Pimp a Butterfly. The release was such a big success that it was ranked first on the list of the best albums of 2015 by such global publications as The New York Times and Rolling Stone. In addition, the artist managed to receive 7 Grammy statuettes throughout his career.
Dwayne Michael Carter Jr is considered one of the best-selling hip-hop artists. The artist began to get involved in music from early childhood and at the age of 9 he became a member of the Cash Money label. Later, Lil Wayne, in collaboration with other artists, created his own label, Young Money.
The artist's first album, Tha Block Is Hot, received platinum status, the next two (Lights Out and 500 Degreez) went gold. The artist's sixth album, Tha Carter III, solidified his position in the music arena and brought even more resounding success in the form of 1 million copies sold in the first week of sales. The same album was the best at the 51st Grammy Awards.
This is how the creators of the Billboard rating see the top rappers of all time. Interestingly, the list was criticized by hip-hop fans. For example, they were outraged by the fact that there was no place in it for the most iconic representative of the genre - Tupac Shakur.
We provoke the wrath of the gods, making up the top popularity of Russian rappers based on social networks.
How to understand which rapper is cooler? By the ability to weave rhymes or by a killer flow? Or maybe by the number of bullet holes in the body or the Grammy on the shelf? Or take touring or iTunes sales? Perhaps here everyone will have their own measures of coolness, fame and popularity. But measuring how much a rapper is loved by his fans is not so difficult - it's 2016 in the yard, and relatively objective popularity figures are right in front of him - in the musicians' social networks.
Enlisting the help of our friend from the public Imho Analytics, we tried to rank the popularity of Russian rappers based on social networks. Why social networks? Because they have long become as commonplace as an aluminum pan in the kitchen or a smartphone in your pocket. Even neighbor grandmothers have accounts in classmates, and only DMX is still unable to use a computer. And even despite the possibility of cheating, the numbers from social networks are more stable and generalized data than, for example, music sales figures or the density of the tour schedule.
How did we count?
We deduced the average number of musicians' followers on Twitter, Instagram and VKontakte. many listeners are subscribed to their favorite musicians on several social networks at once, and we did not want to inflate the numbers due to duplicate information.
And now let's go.
As you can see, the last ten turned out to be quite diverse - here you have a veteran Pencil, and youngsters like Basota, and connoisseurs of punk Anacondaz. Unexpectedly, Lupercal closes the top, which has been on the radar all this year, and in the fall he took part in the revolution of the game, releasing the release "House of a Thousand Drafts". Pharaoh was supposed to be somewhere nearby, who was also well-known throughout the past year, but the Dead Dynasty association has a common VK account, so he did not pass the contest mechanics.
Here we have an even more motley dozen. Her parody projects Khleb and Big Russian Boss close, the sweet-voiced Tati is next to her label colleague and hero of the year, Scryptonite, and Kravets and Joniboy dilute the patriotism of Misha Mavashi and Harry Topor with romance.
In the middle of the list, strong rap fighters are concentrated - confidently and without surprises. ST starts the top ten, and Slim closes it, which goes almost head to head with his Centr colleague Ptah - 125 thousand subscribers against 128. In the middle of the list is the namedropping master Janix, Smokey Mo, Rem Digga, The Chemodan Clan, MC Doni, Tony Raut and hit rock 25/17.
Perhaps the most controversial and interesting ten, because of which the editors argued the most. Is it possible to add Dolphin to this list from old memory? How close to rap are Dorn or Jah Khalib with Bianca? Also pay attention to the 14th position - the Ukrainian rapper Yarmak turned out to have a strong and large community of fans.
If the artists of the Gazgolder label are evenly distributed according to the rating, then the representatives of Black Star aimed at the top ten. There are four of them at once - Mot, Christina C, L "One and Timati. Plus Djigan, who left the ranks of the Blackstar mafia. At the same time, Timati took the first place with an impressive margin from Basta, and Oksimiron, who flickered literally everywhere, only closes the top ten.
What you need to know before you start swearing in the comments?
1. The data are taken for the end of December and the first days of January of this year. Over the past time, the artists managed to gain a thousand or two additional subscribers, but due to the holidays, the activity was not the highest and these figures did not affect the final results.
2. Groups like Kasta, Kaspiysky Gruz, TGK and others were counted by the total indicators and individual subscribers in the musicians' accounts.
3. The sum of subscribers and individual data on social networks were rounded separately, so when summing up the data, the final picture may differ upwards or downwards by a thousand, but this does not affect the final places.
