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A boy named Marshall Bruce Mathers III was born in Missouri in 1972, as they say, into a dysfunctional family. The parents of the future king of hip-hop got married when Marshall's mother was only 15 years old. He was born two years later. And after some time, his father abandoned the family. Moving from place to place, mother and son settled in. The guy has a love for music since childhood. For several years, Marshall and his friends tried to do something worthwhile. Once upon a time the great Dr. Dre heard the track The Slim Shady - and away we go... Eminem has 15 Grammy and Oscar awards for the song Lose yourself, which he wrote in one sitting. The track was written for the autobiography Eight Mile, in which the singer played a rapper named Rabbit. In 2010, the singer recorded several popular duets - with Rihanna, Pink, Nicki Minaj and Kob. Today, Eminem firmly occupies a leading position in the hip-hop industry. In his personal life, Marshall repeated the fate of his mother: at the age of 15, he met 13-year-old Kimberly Scott at school. The young people got married, but the marriage did not last long. The attempt to improve relations failed miserably. The exes have secured joint custody of their only daughter, Hayley.

Interesting fact: Eminem writes all his lyrics in a notebook, by hand. No computer!

Quote:“I say most of the nasty things from the heart, but a lot of my rhymes are just meant to make people laugh. This is a great comedy. Anyone who has even a drop of humor will understand when I’m joking and when I’m serious.”

Tupac Shakur

The rapper was born in New York City in the Harlem neighborhood on June 16, 1971. Tupac's mother, Afeni Shakur, was a member of the Black Panther group and actively fought for the rights of blacks. Tupac didn't know his father. In 1992, the guy moved to Los Angeles, but despite his creativity, he was involved in illegal things. In 1993, a girl accused him of rape. Tupac received a sentence and went to prison, where he recorded the album Me Against The World, which became multi-platinum. While in prison, the rapper married Keisha Morris, but after his release he filed for divorce. In February 1996, Tupac's main creation was released - the double album All Eyez On Me, which became nine times platinum. In September of the same year, Tupac was shot dead under unclear circumstances. His car was shot at 12 times. Tupac is recognized as one of the most successful hip-hop artists of all time. He is the first rapper to receive a monument.

Interesting fact: Before becoming a rapper, Tupac studied ballet.

Quote:“Death is not the greatest loss in life. The greatest loss is that which dies in us while we are still alive. Never give up".

Jay Z

Shawn Cole Carter was born in Brooklyn on December 4, 1969. His father left the family when he was very young (again!). As a teenager, Sean worked in a grocery store. Like all cool rappers, Mr. Carter had problems with the law: he was even shot 6 times. Sean attended the High School of Vocal Performance in Brooklyn and graduated with honors. Started recording in the early 1990s. Jay Z, along with his friends Damon Dash and Kareem Biggs Burke, founded the music company Roc-a-Fella Records. The musician's second album was released in 1997. Literally a year later, the compositions of Beyonce's future husband gained popularity and began to sound from every iron. In September 2001, the singer released his third album entitled The Blueprint. Already in the first week, about 450,000 copies were sold. This album was later recognized as one of the best hip-hop releases in history. 13 Jay Z albums have reached the top of Billboard. This is a record among all solo performers. In addition, the rapper is an excellent businessman and the owner of a multimillion-dollar fortune. By the way, his wife, the beautiful Beyoncé, greatly contributed to this. The couple is considered one of the most influential in show business.

Interesting fact: the singer invested his money in Carol's Daughter cosmetics line.

Quote:“We change people through communication, not through censorship.”

Snoop Dog

The incredible Calvin Cordozar Broadus Jr. was born on October 20, 1971. The musician’s father left his family (what is that?!) almost immediately after his birth. From an early age, Dog sang in the church choir, and also played the piano and composed music. From his mother, the guy received the nickname Snoopy - in honor of the dog from the cartoon. After graduating from school, Kelvin entered California Polytechnic College. However, he ended up in prison for six months. Upon his release, he decided to take up music. After some time, the records reached the table of the famous producer Dr. Dre (yes, we have deja vu too). In 1993, Snoop's first solo album, Doggystyle, was released. It is considered a true rap classic. But not only music is interesting to Snoopy: he loves to flash on the big screen. He has roles in the films “Bones”, “Training Day”, “Black Business” and others. Twelve successful albums and many compositions recorded in duets with other musicians have made Snoop Dogg one of the most popular performers of our time. He also proved himself in business: successful collections of shoes, clothes, cigars and headphones. In Snoopy’s personal life, everything is okay: he is married to his high school girlfriend, with whom he has three children.

Interesting fact: Snoop Dogg is a fan of the vampire series True Blood. He even dreamed of starring in it. But the creator - Alan Ball - refused him this. Out of grief, the musician recorded the song Oh Sookie, dedicated to the main character of the series.

Quote:“I can only say two things about my past: I always remember it and I never regret it.”

Dr. Dre

God-given producer and simply cool musician Andre Romell Young was born in Los Angeles on February 18, 1965. At the time of the birth of the baby, the mother was only 16 and the father was only 17. The parents soon divorced. The future tycoon studied very poorly, and his work somehow didn’t work out. That's when he started DJing in California clubs. At the age of 17, Andre founded World Class Wreckin’ Cru, and a little later the NWA group Niggaz With Attitude appeared. NWA's first album, Straight Outta Compton, with the track Fuck Tha Police, caused a lot of controversy. In addition, the group began to be pursued by the FBI, which brought them even more authority among fans. Through Warren G, his half-brother, Dre met aspiring rapper Snoop Dogg and began working with him. Dr. Dre's resounding success as a producer came in 1998, when he “discovered” Eminem. Since 2001, Dre has been primarily involved in producing albums for other musicians. Andre’s personal life was difficult: his eldest son was born when the producer was 16 years old, he had not seen him for more than 20 years. The second son died of an overdose. The third son from the singer Miguel became a bone of contention. The singer demanded huge alimony through the court. And only in 1996, Dre seemed to have found happiness: he married a girl named Nicole Tret. The couple has two children.

Interesting fact: Dr. Dre never used steroids: he achieved such an athletic physique only through training. He started training after the death of his second son; he threw all the negativity into sports.

Quote:“No matter how hard you work to get up, there will always be a stubborn person willing to take you down.”

Drake

Canadian handsome man and Rihanna's on-off boyfriend Aubrey Drake Graham was born on October 29, 1986 in Toronto. His father is a musician and his mother is a teacher. His parents divorced when the boy was five. Aubrey began his career in the TV series Degrassi. The Next Generation,” but soon switched to music. The musician released his first hit, Best I Ever Had, in 2009, and just a year later he presented his debut album, Thank Me Later, which gained enormous popularity. Drake has sold more than 5 million copies of his albums worldwide. Today, Drake continues to write music and perform concerts. He also works as a producer under the pseudonym C. Papi and writes songs for other musicians: Alicia Keys, Rita Ora and Jamie Foxx. Lately, Drake has often appeared behind the scenes, voicing characters in popular cartoons.

Interesting fact: in one interview, Drake admitted that, but she always perceived him as a younger brother.

Quote:"I'm cheerful, but calculating."

Kanye West

The husband of the most famous pop... excuse me, reality star Kim Kardashian, singer Kanye Omari West, was born in Atlanta on June 8, 1977. His parents separated when he was three years old, and the boy moved with his mother to Chicago. The parents of the future hooligan are bright representatives of the middle class, his father is a photographer, and his mother is an English teacher. Kanye, influenced by his mother, went to the University of Chicago, but his love for music won out. At first, the young musician composed compositions for famous Chicago artists. Over the years, his songs have been performed by Jay Z, Alicia Keys, John Legend, Janet Jackson and many others. In the fall of 2002, West was in a car accident while returning home from a recording studio. He suffered a broken jaw and miraculously survived. He described all his experiences in songs, which he dedicated to God and his incredible salvation. He didn’t want to give them to another singer; they contained his story. And Kanye released his debut disc, The College Dropout. The album received platinum status three times. After this, records and new singles began to be released literally one after another. Today, the rapper is considered one of the most famous and popular musicians in his genre. As for personal life, then

Interesting fact: West was once arrested on suspicion of stealing several printers from his office.

Quote:“I’m the type of rock star who needs a girl, you know?”

Rap music is distinguished by its diversity. The presentation of the 10 best rappers becomes direct proof that every representative of the music world deserves fame and is ready to distinguish himself with special creativity and regularly delight his fans with impeccable music. So, who are already called the greatest rappers of the 21st century?

From the very beginning, the artist has been conducting his musical activities under the pseudonym The Notorious B.I.G.

The first album became the basis for the artist’s successful development in the music world. It is the collection ReadytoDie allowed us to show potential and lay the foundation for further advancement to fame and recognition. From the very beginning, one could have guessed how rapid and surprising the rapper’s development would be, and what a stunning success it would be.

Unfortunately, my musical career did not develop as long as I would have liked. Already in 1997, the rapper was killed during a street shooting. 2 weeks after the tragic event, the music album Life After Death was presented. Ten million copies sold earned it a diamond certificate.

Jay Z

Jay Z has been very active in the music world for a couple of decades. During this time, 13 albums managed to be in the leading places in the ratings compiled with the help of Billboard.

The rapper first announced himself at the end of the 20th century and immediately entered the TOP of artists. Many listeners are fascinated by the manner of performance, which is based only on impromptu, thanks to which it is always possible to surprise admirers.

Jay Z is successful not only in music, but also in business. Despite this fact, rap-related activities still remain a priority.

In Rolling Stone magazine, Eminem is ranked 83rd among the 100 greatest artists in the world. This position indicates amazing glory. Moreover, Eminem has successfully sold more than one hundred million copies of albums in various countries around the world.

Eminem is successfully engaged not only in rap music, but also in other types of active activities:

• Development of the radio station.
• Music label management.
• Filming.

Eminem's activities contribute to successful progress in the right direction and achieving special heights.

Rakim

Rakim's musical creativity reflects the ideology that he has been passionate about since childhood. The rapper has internalized a disdain for white people, which is why he is a racist. Despite this circumstance, many appreciated the work of the artist, who is different from many rap artists.

The lyrics of Rakim's songs are related to Islamism and are of a religious nature. Moreover, the artist is confident that thanks to the help of Allah, he was able to avoid fights and theft, which could have led to serious consequences.

In his work, Rakim moves away from improvisational performance. At the same time, the rapper has a unique style, which is based on jazz notes, slowness and smoothness, and rhymes. Rakim delights his fans with compositions that have a hypnotic effect.

Rakim presented seven records, four of them written together with Eic B. Many albums were included in the TOP 500 of the best.

Nas

Nas has successfully found a surprising number of admirers, all of whom are willing to attest to the artist's special potential. In addition, his music album Illmatic is the greatest in the musical history of hip-hop, with total sales exceeding twenty-five million copies. Such a successful career began to develop thanks to Columbia Records.

Nas had been in conflict for a long time with Jay Z, who claimed that Nas's work was fake and did not deserve any attention. However, in 2005, the feud between the two reputable artists was ended. After this, Nas began collaborating with the music label Def Jam Records, which is owned by Jay Z.

Andre is actively involved in creative life. He represents the famous rap group OutKast, which has existed since the early 1990s. In addition, Andre is an actor, a representative of his personal clothing line, and a music producer.

The greatest popularity was achieved thanks to the composition Ms. Jackson, included on the million-selling Stankonia compilation.

Snoop Dogg is one of the greatest rappers of the 21st century. The musician reached the best heights thanks to his friend Dr. Dre. The main difference is the calm performance of the songs, characterized by lyrical notes.

In 1993, Snoop Dogg's first solo album, or more precisely DoggyStyle, premiered. This album is a true rap classic.

2Pac

2Pac became famous throughout the world thanks to his unique creativity. He was a West Coast guy. Unfortunately, 2Pac's life ended tragically. The artist lived only 25 years. According to rumors, the murder was ordered by Notorious B.I.G, who represented East Coast rap. Despite this fact, 2Pac entered not only the TOP 100, but also the TOP 10 best singers and rap performers.

During his lifetime, the rapper sold 75 million albums, which continue to amaze people.

Curtis Jackson is a prominent figure in the rap world. Moreover, 50 cent became famous as a writer, actor, and producer.

Curtis was born in South Jamaica and grew up poor. At the age of 12, Curtis began selling cocaine, but the sale of drugs was suspended for the sake of his musical activities. The heyday of popularity came in 2002. After this, Curtis found his permanent admirers.

The artist was interested in musical activities from early childhood, and at the age of 9 he was already a representative of the famous Cash Money label. Lil Wayne later created his own label, Young Money. Such stages of development contributed to the achievement of the set goal and the opening of amazing opportunities for further development in the world of rap.

The first music collection is called Tha Block Is Hot. It was certified platinum. The next two albums, released under the names Lights Out and 500 Degreez, went gold. Thanks to the sixth album, Tha Carter III, it was possible to strengthen its position in the arena and sell a million copies of the collection in just a week of sales. It is important to note that Tha Carter III was recognized as the best at the 51st Grammy Awards.

Every famous rapper has significant achievements, thanks to which he opens up excellent facets of the music world. The presented rappers are only the basis of immense rap, which can be incendiary and melodic. Modern trends in music allow us to expect that the TOP artists will change over time, but the best representatives have already made their names in history.

There are many stars in the world who are ready to show off their wealth. There are also rappers among them. Relatively recently, genres such as rap and R&B did not represent competition to others. But these days they have become in demand and highly paid. The TOP 10 Best and Richest Rappers in the World of 2019 contains the best and richest rap artists:

10 Akon - $80 million

9 LL Cool J - $100 million

LL Cool J amassed his 100 million because of his amazing rapping abilities. LLCool J also released his own clothing line called “Todd Smith” and starred in several films. and founded two labels: "P.O.G." and "Platinum Harvest".

8 Snoop Dogg - $135 million

Snoop Dogg is undoubtedly one of the most popular rappers in the world. He starred in several films, including the Russian "Odnoklassniki.ru: CLICK for luck." Working tirelessly, Dogg earned himself a good salary, estimated at $135 million.

7 Lil Wayne - $140 million

Wayne is unique and hardworking. By painstakingly working on his albums and recording compositions with other artists, he brought himself worldwide fame and $140 million.

6 Ice Cube - $140 million

Ice Cube is a respected man among rap artists. His real name is O'Shea Jackson. Ice was born on June 15, 1969 in Los Angeles. Films with his participation brought Jackson a very substantial amount. Ice Cube's current net worth: $140 million.

5 Eminem - $160 million

This performer needs no introduction. Eminem is known for his songs about violence and cruelty, which, oddly enough, brought him enormous popularity. The brilliant rapper, songwriter and actor earned $160 million and number five.

4 Master Pi - $350 million

Master P is a successful and world-famous personality involved in rapping, directing and acting. The average value of his assets is $350 million.

3 Jay-Z - $560 million

The husband of pop singer Beyoncé and multiple Grammy winner has long secured worldwide fame. Working for many years, Jay earned $560 million and third place in the top.

2 P Diddy - $700 million

P Diddy is a popular rapper, actor and director. He tried his hand at design, and was very successful. His net worth is estimated at $700 million.

1 Dr. Dre - $800 million

The best and richest rap artist in the world. He began his performing career as a member of the group World Class Wreckin' Cru. He gained wide popularity as a member of the rap group N.W.A. And in 1992 he released his first solo album. It is Dr. Dre introduced the world to Snoop Dogg, and also produced Eminem, Tupac and 50 Cent. He is the winner of several Grammy awards. Without a doubt, he is a successful businessman, having sold half of his companies Aftermath Entertainment and Beats Electronics in 2011.

Top 10 best-selling rappers in the world.
Eminem, Marshall Bruce Mathers III (born October 17, 1972), better known by his stage names Eminem and Slim Shady, is a Grammy Award winner. A native of St. Joseph, Missouri, he spent his youth in Detroit. His albums have sold over 75 million copies 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 reached the top of the Billboard Top 200.

50 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 (Nelly) Nelly Cornell Haynes (born November 2, 1976), better known as Nelly, is an American rapper and actor. He began his career with the rap group St.lunatics in 1996 and signed a contract with Universal Records in 2000. He has released five successful solo studio albums and several mega-singles.

Outkast, OutKast is a duo of American rappers Andre Benjamin (under the pseudonyms Dr? and Andr? 3000) and Antwan Patton (under the pseudonym Big Boi), who represent the Atlanta school of hip-hop, mixed with G-funk and classic southern soul. Winners of six Grammy Awards, Outkast pivoted the Southern hip-hop movement from aggressive, angry shouting to melodic arrangements, carefully crafted lyrics and an overall optimistic and humorous attitude.

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.'s most talented protégés. Dre.

Earl Simmons (known by his stage name DMX) is a hip-hop artist born on December 18, 1970 in Baltimore, Maryland. His father abandoned 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 began his career in Yonkers, where he MCed alongside his friends Lox and DJ Clue. His nickname was taken from the name of the drum machine "Oberheim DMX", which he later 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) the most famous pseudonym of American rapper Christopher George Latore Wallace. He also performed under the pseudonyms Biggie Smalls and Frank White.

Kanye West, Kanye Omari West is an American music producer and rapper and 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, 808s & Heartbreak, in 2008.

Ludacris (Ludacris), Ludacris began his music 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 collaborate. The first recording featuring Ludacris was the track "Phat Rabbit" from Timbaland's 1998 album Tim's Bio: Life from da Bassment. Soon after, Ludacris released his first album, Incognegro.

Music, the existence of which almost no one knew for 30 years, today sounds from headphones, stereo speakers, windows of houses and car interiors. Among the first performers our listeners loved were the duo Kris Kross, and today everyone has heard such names as 50 Cent or Snoop Dogg. You can listen to your favorite mp3 collection online or download it to any gadget - the choice is yours. Our music portal gives you the right to choose. Here you can find high-quality music from foreign artists working on the development of rap culture.

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