1. Nas
2. Wu-Tang / Their solo careers
3. OutKast
4. Jay-Z
5. Eminem
6. The Roots
7. Lupe Fiasco
8. Kendrick Lamar
9. 2Pac
10. MF Doom
11. Ice Cube / N.W.A
12. Talib Kweli
13. Pharoahe Monch
14. Kanye West
15. Drake
16. The Notorious B.I.G
17. Mos Def
18. Public Enemy
19. A Tribe Called Quest
20. Rakim
21. Common
22. Chance the Rapper
23. Clipse / Pusha T
24. Lil Wayne
25. T.I
26. Mobb Deep
27. Guru / Gang Starr
28. Del the Funky h*mosapien
29. El-P
30. Scarface / Geto Boys
31. Beastie Boys
32. ScHoolboy Q
33. k**er Mike
34. De La Soul
35. LL Cool J
36. UGK
37. Slick Rick
38. Lauryn Hill / Fugees
39. CunninLynguists
40. Earl Sweatshirt
41. DMX
42. Big L
43. Ja Rule
44. Tech N9ne
45. Blackalicious
46. Big Pun
47. 50 Cent
48. Elzhi
49. Danny Brown
50. Freddie Gibbs