Every year rap is becoming more and more popular in music. We listen to new performers almost every day, but we forget about those who put their whole soul into rap, those who laid the foundation for this direction. In this article, we will talk about the most famous rappers who remain popular to this day, and many rap lovers still listen to their tracks.
Eminem (Marshall Bruce Mathers 3) was born on October 17, 1972 in the USA. He first appeared as part of the Soul Intent group, when he organized a concert with his best friend under the pseudonym Proof and several other members of the team, about which little is known now. And the track program itself is very difficult to find today due to the fact that the group did not have sponsors, and the circulation was extremely small.
Eminem is one of the best rappers in the world. He has sold over 100,000,000 of his albums worldwide and around 107,000,000 of his records. Today it is difficult to find at least one person who has never heard of Eminem.
Hip-hop fans cannot fail to know the name of this famous rapper. Tupac Amaru Shakur was born on June 16, 1971 in the USA. This is one of the great and most influential musicians in the world. Tupac Shakur began recording his tracks in 1987. He made his first debut when he joined the Digital Underground band, who recorded the track for the movie Sheer Trouble.
In 1996, he released an album called "The Don Killuminati: The 7 Day Theory", which became the final one in his life. On September 7, 1996, the rapper was killed. But even today, decades later, it's hard to forget him, because he is one of the greatest rappers in history.
Sean Corey Carter, known as Jay-Z, was born on December 4, 1969 in the USA in Brooklyn. Jay Z began recording tracks in the early 90s. At the start of his career, he performed with rapper The Notorious B.I.G. In 2003, the rapper released a new track "Crazy in Love", which was recorded with a girlfriend.
Today, the rapper is 49 years old, but he does not lose shape and is the co-owner of the NBA basketball club, the creator of the Recover clothing, and the co-owner of the 40/40 Club.
Dwayne Michael Carter Jr., who became known to millions of idols under the pseudonym Lil Wayne, was born on September 27, 1982 in the USA. Even at an early age, a talented artist began to get involved in music, and at the age of 9 he joined the Cash Money label, where he showed himself on a good side. After 5 years, he joins the hip-hop group "Hot Boys" and a year later the group releases the album "Get It How U Live", which brings fame to the whole team.
In 2016, the artist leaves the stage, having received great recognition and respect from many hip-hop artists. Now the artist is 36 years old, but during this time he made a huge contribution to the development of rap and is now an exemplary indicator of how much can be achieved by developing and making efforts to create.
Curtis Jackson, who took the pseudonym 50 Cent during his career, was born on July 6, 1975 in the United States in New York. This is not only a rapper, but also a writer, actor, promoter and producer.
He started rapping in the basement at an early age. A little later, thanks to his friend, he meets Jam Master Jay, who had a label called Jam Master Jay Records. Then Jem showed Curtis how to count bars, create choruses and audio recordings. After completing his collaboration with Jam, he signs an agreement with Columbia Records. In this label, he recorded 36 songs in 2 weeks.
During his career, 50 Cent has sold about 40,000,000 records of his own songs. Now the artist is 43 years old. His path proves that success and glory can be achieved, despite life in the slums, the main thing is patience, work and perseverance.
Calvin Cordozar Broadus Jr., who became a famous rapper under the stage name Snoop Dogg, was born on October 20, 1971. The rapper began his career in 1992 when he met musician Dr. Dre.
Snoop Dogg is one of the most creative and talented performers not only on the West Coast, but throughout the world. Throughout his career, he has sold over 20,000,000 copies of his albums and singles. Snoop Dogg's most famous tracks are "Smoke Weed Everyday", "Ta ra ra ra", "Vego Vego Vego", "Riders On The Storm" and others.
Kanye Omari West was born on June 8, 1977. He is an American rapper, record producer, songwriter and designer. He began his career as a rapper in the early 90s. Then he created backing tracks for local performers. For the first time, the artist was mentioned in the album of the musician Crav “Down to Earth”, for which he created 8 tracks, and West also read a verse in one of the tracks.
The first fame for the rapper came in 2000, when he began collaborating with the artists of the Rock-A-Fella Records label. He worked with hip-hop artist Jay-Z, after which he gained great fame among fans. Kanye West is 41 today. During this time, the sale of his albums exceeded 120,000,000 copies. His tracks are still listened to by millions, and his fame will not subside for many more years.
Aubrey Drake Graham, who uses the stage name Drake, was born in Canada on October 26, 1986. He begins his career as a performer in 2007, when he signs an agreement with the Young Money Entertainment label. In the process of cooperation, he releases 2 tracks: "Comeback Season" and "So Far Gone".
3 years after that, he released his first album "Thank Me Later", which brought him wide popularity. After a while, he releases more albums: "Take Care" and "Nothing Was the Same".
Drake has released many albums throughout his career. Among them are "Views", "More Life", "Scorpion" and others. Now he is 36 years old. In addition to his career as a rapper, he is a producer, actor and entrepreneur.
Christopher George Lator Wallace, who became popular as The Notorious B.I.G., was born on May 21, 1972 in Brooklyn. Wallace is one of the most popular rappers in history.
He created a career as a rapper in 1992, when, together with Big Deaddy Kane and Mr. C, he created a track that went to Source magazine to participate in the Unsigned Hype contest. 2 years later, Wallace released the album "Ready To Die", which eventually brought great success.
Throughout his career, Wallace released 6 albums, thanks to them he became famous and widely known. On March 9, 1997, the musician was killed by the boss of the Death Row Records label, which Wallace previously belonged to.
The duet of rappers Anar Zeynalov and Timur Odilbekov was formed in 2012. The members of the group are originally from Azerbaijan, known in the circles of fans as Ves and Brutto. The choice of the name of the group is connected with the place of birth, since the city of Baku is located on the Caspian coast.
The first attempts at creativity by musicians were made in the 2000s. The rappers themselves admit that this was done very unprofessionally. The first recordings were made at home, and since there was no opportunity to learn rap in their hometown, then the guys learned all the basics of hit-hop on their own. The talent of the guys was noticed by the Russian rapper Guf after filming a joint video, with which the rappers' musical career took off.
In 2015, the group's album Side A Side B took tenth place among the best-selling albums in Russia. The band members also showed themselves as successful soloists, releasing their own albums "The Ves" and "The Brutto". Decent vocals were demonstrated in joint projects with other famous rappers such as Slim, Kravts, Khatyn, Tipsy Tip.
In March 2017, the group announced the end of their musical career., and in October, Brutto posted a farewell video on Vkontakte.
The singer is from Belarus, having professional music education. He began studying modern music and trying himself as a rap performer at the age of 14, speaking as a member of the short-lived musical group LunClan.
The debut video "Heaven will help us" was released in 2012 and immediately became the leader of the charts. In November 2013, the album "Live in high" was presented. In Minsk, the rapper's concert was held at one of the largest venues in the country, which was attended by about 13,000 people. Channel RAP.RU this album was put on the fifth position. Max Korzh is the owner of numerous prestigious music awards.
In 2014, the musician recorded the solo work "Home", which became the third album in the singer's career. Korzh is married and happily married, he considers family values to be the main ones in life.. A daughter, Emilia, was born in the rapper's family in 2012.
One of the most beloved rappers of youth was born in the Smolensk region. The first poems the musician began to write after the divorce of his parents and according to the rapper, he literally “sick” with the guitar. The musician tried his hand at various musical groups, even trying to organize his own group at the age of 13.
As a student, Noize MC was engaged in solo work, and later created the Protivo Gunz musical group. The rapper successfully participated in various hip-hop competitions, dance and music battles, often becoming the winner.
In 2007, the rapper became the winner of the seventh Hip-Hop.Ru competition, which allowed him to conclude a profitable agreement with Universal Music Group. The first debut work was the album "The Greatest Hits vol.1". In 2013, the group "Protivo Gunz" celebrated its tenth anniversary with a concert - ten years of the group's existence. Noize MC is currently one of the highest paid musicians in Russia.
The musical talent of the rapper of Ukrainian origin manifested itself already in childhood. In the ninth grade, the rapper made his debut performance in front of classmates with a song of his own composition. For a long time, the musician could not choose the direction for creativity - rock or rap. The popularity of the musician was facilitated by the hip-hop parties he held.
The performer is talented not only in music, he is the champion of Ukraine and the winner of Europe in kickboxing. The singer is known as the founder of the non-profit project "Martial Arts Sports School".
The track of Dzhigan, Bogdan Titomir and Timati "Dirty Sluts" has a huge rating on the Internet. In 2009, the singer became the leader on digital platforms in terms of sales. The rapper's joint clips with singers Anna Sedakova, Yulia Savicheva, Zhanna Friske, MakSim are very popular. In 2015 according to Muz-TV, the singer was recognized as the best performer of the year. Dzhigan is the owner of prestigious awards - "Song of the Year", "Golden Gramophone".
The musician's parents moved from Moscow to China in the 90s, so he lived in this country for a long time. The singer received two higher educations - linguistic and economic.
At the age of 19, the musician recorded his first track, after which there was a significant break in the singer's musical work. According to the rapper, during this period of his life he had serious drug problems, and it was music that helped him get rid of addiction, but not for long.
In 2000, Guf made his debut as a member of the Rolexx group. Since that time, the musician's popularity has been growing, and he signs discs as Guf aka Rolexx. The turning point in the rapper's career was 2006, when the composition "Gossip" sounded on almost all radios and discos.
Guf acted as a member of the Centr group, tried himself as a solo artist, participated in joint projects with such rappers as Noggano, Smokey Mo, Dzhigan.
The musician of Jewish origin was born in Russia, and in his childhood he emigrated to Germany with his parents. Problems with knowledge of German and difficult relationships with classmates became the impetus to the beginning of musical creativity.
In 2008, the singer, under the pseudonym Oxxxymiron, began uploading videos with his own participation to the network, which brought him numerous views and first popularity. The rapper became famous for his original metaphors and rhymes, large vocabulary, and the presence of profanity.
In 2009, he became a participant in the HipHop.ru competition, where his tracks were recognized as the best, which caused outrage among the fans of the rapper Chest. For a long time, Oxxxymiron toured the CIS countries with rapper Shock, but because of the scandal, the relationship was broken off.
In 2016, the musician held the Takeover tour and the Back to Europe Tour, which brought him immense popularity. The recording of three musical compositions with rapper Porchy was recognized as successful. Videos of battles on the Internet with the participation of Oxxxymiron are gaining millions of views today.
As a child, L "One was actively involved in sports, playing as part of a basketball team. His sports career was cut short due to a knee injury. According to an artist of Georgian origin, the singer showed interest in modern rap already in childhood.
By the age of 20, the rapper managed to participate in KVN, was a TV presenter, screenwriter. This seemed to him not enough, and he decided to move to Moscow and try his hand there. Together with a friend L "One organized the musical group "Marselle" and concluded in 2007 a lucrative contract with the German label "Phlatline".
Popularity came to the performers after participating in the Battle for Respect battle. In 2008, the album "Mars" was released, and his single "Moscow" held the leading positions in the charts for several weeks.
In 2011, L "One issued a statement about the breakup of the musical group due to disagreements in creativity. In the same year, the rapper signed a contract with BlackStar, and his single "Everyone dances with their elbows" became the hit of the year. Today, L’One is doing joint projects with Timati and Dzhigan, and such celebrities as Revva, Martirosyan, Bondarchuk are filmed in his latest videos.
The artist became interested in hip-hop at the age of 15 after moving to Moscow. When dancing, according to the rapper, he had a great desire to move to the rhythm of the music and overlay her own recitative over it. The desire to develop as a rapper did not stop him finish school with a gold medal, get a higher education as an economist-manager and graduate from graduate school.
The first tracks were written for fun. In 2007, the rapper makes his first professional recordings at the GLSS studio. Fame came to the rapper in 2009 after participating in the Battle for Respect program. The competition was attended by 2,000 participants, and the singer was among the 40 strongest. A huge number of fans were subdued with the release of the album "Remote", the tracks of which were distinguished by harmony and tranquility. The released track "To the Shores" not only occupied the first positions among the clips for a long time, it can be heard while watching the documentary "Fair Game: Hitchhiking".
One of the most versatile personalities in show business in terms of interests. Basta successfully realized himself as a musician, performer of various styles of music, TV and radio host, actor, scriptwriter, director, successful businessman and co-owner of the Gazgolder label.
The first hit "My Game" was written at the age of 18, which the rapper still considers the most important stage in his work to this day. The turning point for the artist's career was 2007, when the second album "Basta 2" and a number of video works were released. A circulation of 50,000 records was sold among the fans in three months.
Today, the rapper has experience of participating in six films, continues to work as a rap artist, and writes scripts for films. Released in April 2017 new clip of the rapper "Samsara", dedicated to the values of the family (be sure to watch and listen to it at the end of this rating). The video featured famous rock musicians and used real childhood photos of the rapper and his friends.
Timati received recognition after the fourth season of Star Factory, where he performed as a member of the Gang group. Since 2006, the singer has realized himself as a solo artist and became the founder of the Black Star Inc production center. Today is associated with the name Timati not only music, but the singer's designer clothes, the Black Star Burger eatery chain, the Russian film Heat, Odnoklassniki: invite luck, and even the Seize the Moment cartoon.
There are many scandals and reproaches from other musicians around the name of Timati. The performer is blamed for borrowing music from Western colleagues, accusing the singer of plagiarism. Despite such accusations, the singer's albums beat all expected records and not only in Russia. For example, the composition "Welcome to Saint-Tropez" displaced the legendary Lady Gaga from the first position in the international iTunes.
Today Timati continues his career as a rap artist, assisting young talents. In March 2017, the singer made a statement about his desire to create his own football team.
2018 is coming to an end and it's time to sum it up. In past publications, we reviewed who, in our opinion, and what tracks are. In the same article, we will analyze the success of foreign rap artists and identify the top 10 among them. We warn you right away that the author's opinion may differ from your personal one, but for this we have comments in which everyone can write their top 10.
As for the criteria for measuring success, they will mainly relate to the quality of music itself. Of course, we will not bypass the number of sales and listening of albums and singles (after all, in our time this is also an extremely important indicator), but we will put the musical component at the head.
10. Jay Rock
The oldest and very first of the TDE signatories this year definitely jumped above his head. Jay has released good albums before, but he hasn't been able to really get out of the shadow of Kendrick Lamar and Schoolboy Q. The release of "Redemption" was the best work of the Los Angeles rapper to date. The excellent singles “Win”, “King`s Dead” (both Grammy nominated) and “OSOM” stick firmly in the memory and are accompanied by a very cool video sequence. After the release of the record, Jay Rock actively toured and promoted. Jay's success is directly related to the wise policy of the major Interscope and his native label Top Dawg Entertainment, which provided the rapper with a “window” between the releases of other top musicians, allowing him to collect maximum attention to his person. It should be noted that the artist recently announced that he is working on new material and is not going to stop there. Look forward to.
9.6lack
The young talent from Atlanta can rightfully take 2018 as an asset. 6lack (pronounced “black”) released an album called “East Atlanta Love Letter” in September and successfully passed the so-called “second album” test. The guy not only raps, but also sings well and writes beats himself. His hits "OTW", "Switch" and "Nonchalant" propelled the artist from the budding ranks to the elite of American urban music. This is confirmed by joint tracks with Ty Dolla Sign, J. Cole and Future. Also, 2018 became very important in terms of the rapper's personal life - his first daughter was born, who somehow flaunts on the album cover along with the newly-made father. We have no doubt that great achievements await this artist in the future.
8 Joyner Lucas
Another representative of the younger generation, who is already demonstrating all the makings in order to move the titans of rap from their homes. Joyner shot with the song "I`m Not A Racist", which in the era of Trump and the active development of social controversy on the subject of racism, has become very relevant. In addition, the Massachusetts native attracted attention with his excellent reading technique and witty texts. But the real breakthrough for him was participation in the Eminem album “Kamikaze”. The song "Lucky You" is one of the best in the playlist, and Lucas himself gives out lines no worse than Marshall, which, you see, happens extremely rarely. Now the rapper is signed to Atlantic Records, actively performing and preparing several projects at once: one solo, the other with R&B singer Chris Brown. It should also be noted that Joyner Lucas recently had a beef with Canadian Tory Lanez. The artists managed to record several freestyles directed against each other. According to most critics and journalists, the American won. To all the successes of Lucas, it is worth adding that “I`m Not A Racist” and “Lucky You” were nominated for Grammy 2019.
7. Drake
Drizzy had a notable rollercoaster ride this year in terms of career successes/failures, but in the end still managed to bring 2018 to his credit. First, let's talk about failures. Pusha T smashed Drake to smithereens with his diss “The Story Of Adidon”, in which he revealed to the world what the Canadian hitmaker had been hiding for several years: Drake has an illegitimate son from a former porn actress, with whom he practically does not maintain any relationship. This news thundered instantly and the whole world learned about Drizzy, not the most pleasant truth. Since there was nowhere to go, Drake went for broke and admitted defeat. But later he took advantage of it. The album "Scorpion", on which the rapper speaks openly about an illegitimate child, started at number one on the Billboard Top R&B & Hip-Hop Albums and other charts around the world. "Scorpion" was certified platinum, and the songs "Nice For What", "In My Feelings" and "God`s Plan" settled in music lovers' playlists for a long time. One gets the impression that no matter how things go for Drake, it is almost impossible to move him from the annual top.
6. Royce Da 5'9
The second half of the year passed quite calmly for the Detroit MC Royce Da 5`9, and apart from the guest participation on the Eminem album, nothing was remembered. But what was the first one! First in March, Royce and DJ Premier released the long-awaited sequel to PRhyme, which received rave reviews from critics and listeners alike. The release easily enters the top of the best records of 2018. Well, that was just the beginning. In May, Ryan Montgomery (the rapper's real name) hit the ground running with Book Of Ryan, a highly personal album that many consider to be the best in the rapper's long discography. Royce is an example of an adult and skilled musician who found his way after many years of searching. Listening to him, one gets the impression that every year he only gets better. We are waiting for new songs and hope that Eminem's colleague is not going to lower the bar below the set level.
5.XXXTentacion
XXXTentacion's life ended tragically on June 18, 2018. A young rapper at the peak of his fame was shot dead in his own car. Naturally, after this event, attention to the person of Ax increased tremendously and he was proclaimed a “martyr”, “new Tupac”, etc. Be that as it may, one must agree that among the representatives of the “new school” the music of this guy stood apart. In March 2018, the second album of the artist “?” was released, which received public recognition. Single "SAD!" and has become one of the most popular songs on streaming services. Do not say that and “?” and "SAD!" after the death, they began to rapidly rise in various charts and overtake the competitors of the already deceased rapper. In 2018, Ax also had a fall: they were mainly related to legal proceedings regarding domestic violence against his ex-girlfriend. Since his appearance on the world stage, XXXTentacion's personality has always been controversial and every rap fan has his own impression of the artist, but there is no denying the fact that the influence of his music on the younger generation has been enormous. May he stay with us for a short time.
4 Travis Scott
Travis Scott today combines in his work all the components of a modern mainstream rap artist necessary for success: a melodic sing-song manner of reading, bass humming instrumentals, a playboy image, connections with the most popular players in rap and, in addition, cooperation with world-famous fashion houses . A sort of Kanye West and Asap Rocky rolled into one. Travis' talent is that he can write hits. His album "Astroworld" though not a big innovation, but consists of hit songs, any of which could pass for a single. The most popular was "Sicko Mode" with Drake. She, like the entire album, is nominated for a Grammy 2019 and is likely to receive her award. Also, we must not forget that in 2018 “Astroworld” became one of the best-selling albums of the year, having received platinum from the RIAA. Watching the growing popularity of Travis, one gets the impression that even greater success awaits him ahead - primarily in commercial terms.
3. J. Cole
In 2018, J. Cole scored several big victories in the professional field. The most important was the conceptual work on drug addiction and the problems associated with it. Cole, as always, shook up the world of hip-hop, forcing us to look at the state of affairs in the industry and society from a different angle. In addition, the head of Dreamville is one of the few contemporary artists (Kendrick Lamar comes to mind) who manages to make conscious music and still sell it well. “KOD” set 24-hour streaming records on Apple Music and Spotify, debuted at #1 on the Billboard 200, and made Cole the first artist in history to have 3 singles top 10 on the Billboard Hot at the same time. 100. The record went platinum.
In addition to “KOD”, in 2018 Cole can rightfully be called the “king of collabs”. Almost any song that Jay appeared on automatically became a single. Just look at our list: “OSOM” with Jay Rock and “Boblo Boat” with Royce Da 5`9 are some of the best songs on the albums. In addition, Jermaine has cool collaborations with wards Cozz, Bas and J.I.D., as well as with 6lack and Wale. And this is after he announced that he would no longer work with other artists. In general, in a year when J.Cole is actively working on new music, his competitors have a hard time.
2. Pusha T
One of the biggest names in overseas hip-hop in 2018 was Pusha T. The current head of G.O.O.D Music joined forces with his former boss Kanye West to release the 7-track album DAYTONA, called by some the “masterpiece” and “album of the year.” Like it or not, it's up to you personally, but the release really deserves attention. By and large, “DAYTONA” is one of the few bright spots in the impenetrable darkness that enveloped Kanye’s persona in 2018. Here he did his best. Pusha himself was also at his best, delivering his best songs since The Clipse.
A separate item is the beef with Drake, which we have already mentioned. The push was stronger and almost everyone admits it. More recently, the prolific rapper has been scouting for new talent with 1800 Seconds. It looks like the Virginia Beach artist has found his way into today's showbiz world and continues to make strides towards new heights.
1. Eminem
We give the palm for the title of the best rapper of 2018 to Eminem. After his underwhelming last year's album "Revival", Em, like a phoenix rising from the ashes, managed to reclaim his reputation with "Kamikaze". With this release, he declared war on the entire industry: young rappers, journalists, social networks, his old enemies and listeners who criticized him earlier. And, you know, the cocky veteran beat them all. He stunned the critics with his witty arguments, defeated Machine Gun Kelly in the beef without noticing the latter's disses, put Joe Budden in his place, who allowed himself unflattering remarks about the maestro. Em was even nominated for a Grammy, which, by the way, he criticized. Of the recent achievements of Marshall, one cannot fail to note another freestyle, which will be quite difficult to surpass, because it lasts more than 11 minutes. All in all, Eminem has proven once again that he is one of the greatest MCs in the history of hip-hop and is ready to fight for this title with anyone.
Rap is a relatively young musical direction, but it is firmly rooted in modern culture, having generated dozens of heroes, and is not going to disappear anywhere. It's hard to choose a few of the best singers and bands in the hip-hop scene, but we still dare to present the top ten rappers, which included our contemporaries and representatives of the old school, who stood at the origins of rap.
Ice Cube is considered to be one of the greatest rappers of all time who started out as a member of N.W.A., writing most of its songs, and then continued his career as a solo artist. AmeriKKKa's Most Wanted's first solo album was an instant hit, setting the bar below which he never sank.
Of course, the top ten rappers could not do without Snoop Dogg. The musician was helped to rise to the top of the hip-hop scene by his good friend Dr. Dre. It stands out against the background of other benchmarks with a rather calm lyrical style of song performance.
A representative of the old school rap that became a symbol of the 80s hip-hop scene, and his song Mama Said Knock You Out became a true classic. LL Cool J turned out to be not only a talented rapper, but also a good actor, TV presenter and businessman owning his own clothing brand, co-owner of several record labels.
7. Kurtis Blow (Curtis Blow)
Curtis Blow was the pioneer who made rap music popular and proved that it was possible to make money from it. It was he who became the godfather of the old school turnip. If you do not agree, take and listen to The Breaks.
6. Rakim (Rakim)
Rakim is a representative of the old school, who at one point became famous after recording the mega hit Paid in Full, which immediately hit the top ten most popular songs on radio stations. It was his clear articulation and complex texts, which he brought to the ideal for weeks, that had a strong influence on the modern generation of rappers.
This is not one person, but a group that stood at the origins of hip-hop, determined the modern look of rap, which boldly combined different styles. They were the first to take the risk of releasing an album with songs that immediately became a hit. It was they who helped to return to the Aerosmith scene by recording the song Walk This Way with them in 1986. The real old school, which returned back to the stage, again collects entire halls, winding them up.
4. Eminem (Eminem)
The only white man in the top 10 rappers in the world. He was helped to get on the big stage by Dr. Dre, and then talent did everything, texts on topics that are sick for society and Eminem's unique style of performing texts.
3. The Notorious B.I. G.
Notorious B.I. G., also known as Biggie, was the turnip king of the east coast. An early death did not allow him to become number one in the world of rap, but still this is one of the legends of the hip-hop world. During mourning, several hundred radio stations across America honored his memory with 30 seconds of silence.
2. Jay-Z
The new turnip king of the east coast, who has come out from the bottom and made a fortune of half a billion dollars. His manner and style of performance is unique for which he is loved by millions of people around the world.
I think you have already guessed who is considered the number one rapper in the world, the king of the west coast 2Pac. He was killed young at 25, rumored to have been commissioned by Notorious B.I. G. is the king of east coast rap, but still ranked in the top 100 artists of all time, selling over 75 million albums in his lifetime alone.
Our top 10 richest rappers in Russia will provide information about such rap artists, whose annual income is in the millions.
The group was created in 2002 in Omsk by Anton Zavyalov and Andrey Pozdnukhov and was named Ezekiel 25:17. The name was later simplified to "25/17". Its composition changed periodically. During their career, the group has created 5 albums, 8 mini-albums, 4 mixtapes, 6 live albums. Information about exact income is not publicly available.
Full name Sergei Vasilyevich Parkhomenko. While studying in Germany, he meets rapper Azad and records a track with him. Upon returning to his homeland, he begins to build his musical career. And already in 2004, Seryoga appeared on the M1 music channel. Popularity came to him after the hit "Black Boomer". There is no information about the exact income in the public domain.
Full name Alexey Sergeevich Dolmatov. In 2000, the Rolexx group was created, the members of which were Roma and Lesha. Alexey then took on the creative pseudonym Guf. In 2004, Guf, together with Princip, created the Centr group, from which Alexei left in 2009 and created a new label, ZM Nation. Since 2014, he has been working with ex-members of the Centr group. There is no information about the annual income, it is only known that the fee for 1 concert averages 1-1.7 million rubles.
Full name Maxim Anatolyevich Korzh. Max posted his first song on the social network VKontakte, gathering quite a lot of fans. The song was played even by radio stations. After that, Max began to actively engage in musical activities and toss his songs to club DJs. In 2012, Max recorded his first album and signed a contract with the Respect Production label. In 2014, a concert tour was held, which brought together an audience of many thousands. In the same year, Max became the winner of the Muz-TV 2014 Award in the Album of the Year nomination. Annual income - 36 million rubles.
Full name Bakhtiyar Mammadov. As soon as he took up solo work, he immediately took the stage name Jah Khalib. Popularity came to him through social networks, where his tracks were posted. In 2016, his solo album was released. In 2017, in the Breakthrough of the Year nomination, he became the laureate of the Muz-TV 2017 Prize. Annual income is 57.6 million rubles.
Full name Ivan Aleksandrovich Alekseev. In 2000, he was a member of the Levers of Machines group. In the same year, taking the pseudonym Noize MC, Ivan, together with his classmate Adik, formed the rap duet "Face2Face". In 2000, he leaves the group and is engaged in solo work. In 2003 he created the rock band "Protivo Gunz". In 2006, Ivan signed a contract with the rap label Respect Production and began his solo career. And in 2007 - a contract between Ivan, Respect Production and Universal Music Group, which makes him an artist of the label with an international name. In 2008 this contract was terminated. Ivan is currently performing with the group "Protivo Gunz". Annual income - 72 million rubles.
Full name Miron Yanovich Fedorov. In 2001, he released several tracks under the pseudonym Mif and participated in the first independent battle Hip-Hop.ru. Then he arranged for himself a “vacation” for 7 years. In 2008, he was noticed by the German label Optik Russia, thanks to which Miron gained popularity. In 2010, he left Optik Russia. In 2011, Miron designed and created the independent label Vagabund. In 2017, he became the director of the Booking Machine concert agency. Annual income - 116 million rubles.
In 2005, two guys from Yakutia - Nel and L'One - created a rap group. And in 2012, this group broke up. From this year, L'One begins solo work. In 2016, his solo album is released. Annual income - 119 million rubles.
Full name Vasily Mikhailovich Vakulenko. Known in the world of show business under the pseudonyms Basta Oink, Basta Bastillio, Basta, Noggano, N1NT3NDO (Nintendo). Since 1997, he has been a member of the Psycholyric group, which in 1999 was renamed the United Caste. In 2002, Basta, together with Yuri Volos, came to Moscow and, with the support of Bogdan Titomir, ended up in the Gazgolder creative association. Since 2007, he has been a co-owner of the Gazgolder label. Released 4 solo albums. Annual income - 189 million rubles.
Full name Timur Ildarovich Yunusov. In 1998, he founded the VIP77 group, which broke up in 2004. In the same 2004, he participated in the Star Factory 4 project. In 2006, the debut solo album "Black Star" was released, and in 2007 he gave his first solo concert. From 2009 to 2016 he organized 4 concert tours and gave 6 big concerts. Annual income - 201 million rubles.
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