Eminem (1990-Present)
Eminem started out in Detroit in the underground. Dr. Dre started Eminem's career. He released his debut album "Infinite" in 1996. He rose to the mainstream when his next album "The Slim Shady LP" came out. Rolling stone considers him the "King Of Hip Hop". Eminem's style is loose and controversial. During his music career he has been sued multiple times due to his lyrics. Eminem has reached diamond on 2 albums. "The Marshall Mathers LP" and "The Eminem Show". Personally I think Eminem's music went downhill after The Eminem Show. Eminem was struggling with a prescription drug problem until he sobered up in 2008. He then released 3 more albums after he came out of rehab to make a total of 10 albums.
Ab-Soul (2003-Present)
"Skin disfigured from boils and blisters, Unidentifiable by my little sister"
-Ab-Soul
-Ab-Soul
Ab-Soul is a west coast rapper who is apart of Top Dawg Entertainment. Top Dawg Entertainment is made of Kendrick Lamar, Schoolboy Q, Jay Rock, Black Hippy, and Isaiah Rashad. Ab-Soul is a relatively newer artist making his first album in 2011 and he features in many songs that much of TDE is on.
MF Doom (1997-Present)
Doom was born in London, England but was raised in Long Island, New York. He has been apart of the underground community for a long time. He has gone by many names which include Danger Doom, JJ Doom, and Madvillain. In my opinion "Madvillainy" is the best album by far.
Kenye West (1996-Present)
Kanye is definitely one of the most well known rappers of this time. The reason why he is popular is because he consistently puts out music that isn't half bad unlike many popular rappers who fall off after a couple albums. Personally i only like the music off his earlier albums like "The College Dropout", "Late Registration", and "Graduation" In my opinion his music changed and fell off after this.
Kendrick Lamar (2003-Present)
Kendrick is personally one of my favorite rappers of all time. He quality music reminds me of the 90's rap. Kendrick born in Compton, California, which he raps about many times, started his career under the name of "K.Dot" and many a few mixtapes. He then later changed his name to his birth name of Kendrick Lamar and signed with Top Dawg Entertainment. He made 4 mixtapes under the name K.Dot and one mixtape under the name Kendrick Lamar which is "Overly Dedicated". He then made 2 albums which are called "Section 80", and "Good Kid, M.A.A.D City". Personally i like all of his music that he made under the name Kendrick Lamar. GKMC is one of the best albums ive heard because it is not only great music but it also tells a story of his childhood growing up in the ghetto of Compton. After this album was released Kendrick is now considered one of the best in the game right now. He is my favorite rapper right now and i hope he continues making good music.