Public Enemy

Influential American Hip-Hop Group

IAM

French hip-hop group

A Tribe Called Quest

Influential American Hip-Hop Group

Nas

Influential New York Hip-Hop Artist

The Roots

Influential American Hip-Hop Band

Kendrick Lamar

Grammy-winning American hip-hop artist

Shabazz Palaces

Experimental Hip-Hop Duo

Common

Grammy Award-Winning Hip-Hop Artist and Actor

Dälek

Experimental Hip-Hop Pioneers

Main Source

Influential Golden Age Hip-Hop Group

Run The Jewels

Dynamic Hip-Hop Duo

Atmosphere

American hip-hop duo

Die Fantastischen Vier

German Hip-Hop Pioneers

Umse

German Hip-Hop Artist

Prago Union

Czech Hip-Hop Duo

Little Simz

British hip-hop artist

Logic

American rapper and record producer

Orelsan

French rapper and songwriter

Ferge X Fisherman

La Rumeur

French hip-hop collective

OutKast

Innovative Hip-Hop Duo from Atlanta

De La Soul

Innovative Hip-Hop Trio from New York

Soprano

French rapper and singer

Homeboy Sandman

New York-based alternative hip-hop artist

Suprême NTM

Legendary French Hip-Hop Duo

J. Cole

Grammy-Nominated American Hip-Hop Artist

Samy Deluxe

German hip-hop artist

Gang Starr

Influential East Coast hip-hop duo

Moor Mother

Experimental Poet and Musician

NF

Chart-Topping American Rapper and Songwriter

Keny Arkana

French rapper and activist

Scarecrow

Mello Music Group

Independent Hip-Hop Record Label

Joey Bada$$

New York Hip-Hop Artist

Mos Def

Influential American Hip-Hop Artist and Actor

Ebow

German rapper and spoken word artist

Wu-Tang Clan

Iconic New York Hip-Hop Collective

Beastie Boys

Iconic American Hip-Hop Trio

2Pac

Influential American rapper and hip-hop icon

Aesop Rock

Innovative Underground Hip-Hop Lyricist

Eric B. & Rakim

Pioneering Hip-Hop Duo from the Golden Age

Thievery Corporation

Electronic Music Duo with World Fusion Influences

Erykah Badu

Neo-Soul Icon

Open Mike Eagle

Innovative Indie Hip-Hop Artist

Afrob

German hip hop artist and rapper

Pink Siifu

Experimental Hip-Hop Artist

Boogie Down Productions

Pioneering Hip-Hop Group from the Bronx

Vince Staples

California-based rapper and lyricist

KRS-One

Pioneering Hip-Hop Artist and Activist

P.O.S.

American rapper and hip-hop artist

Quakers

Hip-Hop Collective

Sniper

Da Uzi

French rap artist

Immortal Technique

Peruvian-American political rapper

Mystic

Emerging Indie Pop Group

Eminem

Influential American rapper and record producer

Madness

British ska/pop band

Ice Cube

American rapper and actor

Kanye West

American rapper and producer

Blu

Emerging Indie Pop Artist