TOP 10 RAPPERS IN WORLD 2021

 

"Death is not the greatest loss in life. The greatest loss is what dies inside while still alive. Never surrender." - TUPAC SHAKUR

Hey Fellas! This is Karan Negi. It's been more than 10 years since I've been listening to RAP music and understanding the struggle, stories, Beat flows, Bars, rapping style, and music of the different artists around the Globe. I thought, why not I give my opinion to you all which ones are the best rappers amongst 'em all. So here's the list of TOP 10 RAPPERS IN WORLD

*NOTE*-(This is just my opinion. I've not compared them according to their net worth, achievements, contracts, Record labels, Debute albums, etc. If you find this list worthless according to your knowledge it's completely "okay", I'm not forcing Y'all to accept, and mark this list.)

A.(EMINEM):- 

Marshall Bruce Mathers III born on October 17, 1972, in the United States of America. EMINEM is his stage name, often stylized as EMINƎM. He is an American rapper, songwriter, and record producer. He is among the best-selling music artists of all time. He was honored with GRAMMY Award in 2003 for his music video "Without me" along with the greatest Rapper alive award and several others. You can check out the list of awards received by Eminem here

(https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_awards_and_nominations_received_by_Eminem). 

The most successful song of Eminem till now is "LOSE YOURSELF", which is undoubtedly Eminem's most popular and acclaimed song.

Top five songs of EMINEM:

1."LOSE YOURSELF" (https://youtu.be/_Yhyp-_hX2s)

2."NOT AFRAID" (https://youtu.be/j5-yKhDd64s)

3."LOVE THE WAY YOU LIE" (https://youtu.be/uelHwf8o7_U)

4."RAP GOD" (https://youtu.be/XbGs_qK2PQA)

5."SPACEBOUND" (https://youtu.be/JByDbPn6A1o)

B.(CARDY B):- 

Belcalis Marlenis Almánzar born on October 11, 1992, in the Bronx, New York, USA. She is an American Rapper, Songwriter, Actress. CARDI B is her's stage name. Her studio album INVASION OF PRIVACY (2018), debuted as the number one on a billboard and named by Billboard the top female rap album of the 2010s. Cardi B is the only woman to win the award as a solo artist, as well as to be nominated for Album of the Year, along with this, she received Grammy Award, five American Music Awards, eight Billboard Music Awards, and several other awards you can check out on the link given here:

 (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_awards_and_nominations_received_by_Cardi_B) 

The most successful song of CARDI B is "BODAK YELLOW” Cardi B gave her number one spot on the Billboard charts and made her topmost rapper in the United States.

Top five songs of CARDI B:

1."BODAK YELLOW" (https://youtu.be/PEGccV-NOm8)

2."I LIKE IT" (https://youtu.be/xTlNMmZKwpA)

3."MONEY" (https://youtu.be/zUOh09GoQgk)

4."WAP" (https://youtu.be/hsm4poTWjMs)

5."PLEASE ME" (https://youtu.be/3y-O-4IL-PU)

C.(LIL WAYNE):-

 Dwayne Michael Carter Jr. was born on September 27, 1982. LIL WAYNE is his stage name. He is a singer, rapper, record executive, songwriter, and actor. His career started when he got signed by rapper Birdman, joining Cash MoneyRecords as the youngest member of the label. He has sold over more than 15 million albums, including 120 million records worldwide and 37 million digital tracks in the United States, which makes him one of the world's best-selling music artists. In 2009 he was honored with GRAMMY Award for his song "LOLLIPOP" supported by 4 other grammy awards on his back, you can check his other honored received here:

 (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_awards_and_nominations_received_by_Lil_Wayne)

His most successful song is " A MILLI" from his hit album, mixtapes, and singles

Top five songs of LIL WAYNE:

1."MIRROR" (https://youtu.be/OZLUa8JUR18)

2."LOLLIPOP" (https://youtu.be/2IH8tNQAzSs)

3."A MILLI" (https://youtu.be/P19dow9ALYM)

4."GOT MONEY" (https://youtu.be/1ohYsK5Y8Dc)

5."6 FOOT 7 FOOT" (https://youtu.be/c7tOAGY59uQ)

D.(DRAKE):-

Aubrey Drake Graham[5] born on October 24, 1986, in Toronto, Canada is a Canadian rapper. he is a singer, songwriter, actor, and entrepreneur. In Oct 2015 h became the biggest rapper on the planet after signing Lil Wayne's record label Young Money Entertainment. He was rarely out of the headlines, whether it’s for dating Rihanna or Jennifer Lopez. Drake released his first mixtape, Room for Improvement, in 2006, achieving modest sales of approximately 6,000 copies globally. In 2016 Nov he released "TAKE CARE" which was universally acclaimed, and won the Grammy award (2013) for the best rap album, among several other honors.

Top five songs of DRAKE:

1."IN MY FEELINGS" (https://youtu.be/DRS_PpOrUZ4)

2."GOD's PLAN" (https://youtu.be/VWOc39wC5-8)

3."ONE DANCE" (https://youtu.be/qL7zrWcv6XY)

4."NICE FOR WHAT" (https://youtu.be/U9BwWKXjVaI)

5."TAKE CARE" (https://youtu.be/-zzP29emgpg)

E.(XXXTENTACION):-

Jahseh Dwayne Ricardo Onfroy born on January 23, 1998, in Plantation, Florida. He got murdered at 3:56 p.m on June 18, 2018, when he was leaving the Riva Motorsports motorcycle dealership in Deerfield Beach, Florida, Two armed men approached him while he was sitting in the driver's seat. A brief struggle occurred, and then these armed men reached inside Onfroy's vehicle and stole his small Louis Vuitton bag containing $50,000, and shot him multiple times on his chest and brain. XXX's death was announced by the County Sheriff's Office at exactly 5:30 p.m. Later on Suspect Dedrick Devonshay Williams got arrested and charged for first-degree murder in Florida and was held in the Broward County jail. XXX's song's theme revolves around depression and alienation. He is also one of the Top-20 of all-time best selling artists in terms of digital singles

Top five songs of XXXTENTACION:

1."LOOK AT ME" (https://youtu.be/wJGcwEv7838)

2."CHANGES" (https://youtu.be/f0bbDFRYD_A)

3."SAD" (https://youtu.be/f0bbDFRYD_A)

4."MOONLIGHT" (https://youtu.be/GX8Hg6kWQYI)

5."JOCELYN FLORES" (https://youtu.be/FAucVNRx_mU)

F.(TRAVIS SCOTT):-

Jacques Bermon Webster II born on Apr 30, 1991, known by his stage name Travis Scott, formerly stylized as Travi$ Scott. He is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, and record producer. his music style is described as a mix of traditional rap, lo-fi, hip-hop, and different change in the beat flows. In 2012, Scott signed his first record-label with Epic Records. he released his first project "THE MIXTAPE OWL PHARAOH" in 2013 followed by his second project "DAY BEFORE RADIO" in Aug 2014. Scott is the first artist on the Hot 100 to have three songs debut within a year. He was honored with a Billboard Music Award and a Latin Grammy Award and has been nominated for eight Grammy Awards.

Top five songs of TRAVI$ SCOTT:

1."SICKO MODE" (https://youtu.be/6ONRf7h3Mdk)

2."GOOSEBUMPS" (https://youtu.be/Dst9gZkq1a8)

3."ANTIDOTE" (https://youtu.be/KnZ8h3MRuYg)

4."90210" (https://youtu.be/BuNBLjJzRoo)

5."UPPER ECHELON" (https://youtu.be/X4MSlFq8bNI)

G.(SNOOP DOGG):-

Calvin Cordozar Broadus Jr. born on October 20, 1971, majorly known for his stage name SNOOP DOGG previously known as SNOOP DOGGY DOGG. He is an American Rapper and Media personality. Snoop's debut solo album, Doggystyle debuted at number one on the popular albums chart, the Billboard 200, and on Billboard's Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart, Selling 800,000 copies in its first week. Snoop is known to freestyle some of his lyrics on the spot. Snoop is a one-take artist, but his style was all freestyle. He hadn't written anything down. He just came in and started rapping. The song was "Tha Shiznit" which was all freestyle. At the BottleRock Napa Valley music festival on May 26, 2018, Snoop Dogg set the Guinness World Record for the largest paradise cocktail. In the year 2005, he won the Billboard music award for his single debuted "drop it like it's hot".

Top five songs of SNOOP DOGG:

1."DROP IT LIKE IT'S HOT" (https://youtu.be/GtUVQei3nX4)

2."WHO AM I" (https://youtu.be/2soGJXQAQec)

3."THE SHIZNIT" (https://youtu.be/fjebEZmRDcg)

4."I WANNA LOVE YOU" (https://youtu.be/GJzF7H2e3Tw)

5."CALIFORNIA GURLS" (https://youtu.be/F57P9C4SAW4)

H.(TORY LANEZ):- 

Tory Lanez is a Canadian Rapper who got famous with his first proper album, I TOLD YOU(2016) included the singles, "Say It" and "Luv", which peaked at number 23 and 19 on the Billboard Hot 100 respectively. In 2020 he released his studio album LUV ME NOW, Although being surrounded with controversies over fields to other rappers Lanez amazed us with his huge fan following.

Top five songs of TORY LANEZ:

1."SAY IT" (https://youtu.be/xUq1rZ7mmns)

2."LUV" (https://youtu.be/P9rFeGAdX0A)

3." BROKE IN A MINUTE" (https://youtu.be/rTVjstuyuJU)

4."THE TAKE" (https://youtu.be/1QQTT5tktH4)

5." HIGH" (https://youtu.be/HEp392y7cqw) 

I.(JOYNER LUCAS):- 

Joyner Lucas is a rapper, singer, lyricist, actor, and producer from Massachusetts. His music video I'm Not Racist is a phenomenal hit on Youtube, it also got nominated for 2019 Grammy Award.  Lucas has also become popular for re-mixing famous hip-hop songs like "Gucci Gang" "Bank Account" "DNA" and many others. His album ADHD crossed over 1.5 billion views on youtube, it has over 760 million streams on Spotify, ADHD charted #1 album on iTunes Hip Hop and Top 10 on the Billboard Top 200 (US) with a #4 Top Rap Albums (US) and #2 Independent Albums (US), including Top 10 in Australia, Canada, New Zealand.

Top five songs of JOYNER LUCAS:

1."I'M NOT RACIST" (https://youtu.be/43gm3CJePn0)

2."ISIS" (https://youtu.be/hTDb0ebFh8E)

3."WILL" (https://youtu.be/KlJd_bI7DVo)

4."DEVIL'S WORK" (https://youtu.be/_WrMzFlLk7Q)

5."I DON'T DIE" (https://youtu.be/xzHJ2aZR6e4)

J.(LOGIC):-

 Logic has a long list of hit songs and albums including the number one album "Confessions of a  dangerous mind" the album also contains the hit track "HOMICIDE" Feat-Eminem. Logic has also released a novel titled Supermarket which became a new york times bestseller and also a soundtrack by the same name. Till now, Logic released six studio albums and received two Grammy Award nominations.

Top five songs of LOGIC:

1."HOMICIDE" (https://youtu.be/mfqsEpjEtrw)

2."1-800-273-8255" (https://youtu.be/cycUHgg0zzU)

3."EVERYDAY" (https://youtu.be/UCdMwyIy3ks)

4."44 MORE" (https://youtu.be/4EVFKrmXFmA)

5."TAKE IT BACK" (https://youtu.be/wH4kzAb4l0E)

(SO HERE'S THE LIST OF TOP 10 RAPPERS IN WORLD I FOUND OUT TO BE IMPRESSIVE. I KNOW, I MISSED SOME OF THE BADASS RAPPERS OF ALL TIME LIKE- 2PAC, BIGGIE, EAZY-E, JAY-Z, KANYE WEST, BIG PUN, ETC; BUT DON'T WORRY I'LL COME UP WITH MY SECOND LIST OF BEST RAPPERS OF ALL TIME AND TRY TO COVER THEM ALL.

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