  this is a list of hip hop musicians. this list includes artists who have been important to the genre.   == 0&ndash;9 ==  *100s *116 clique *12 gauge *2 chainz *2 live crew *2 pistols *213 *2mex *2nd ii none *3rd bass *3x krazy *40 glocc *415 *43zla *4th avenue jones *50 cent *504 boyz *5th ward boyz *5th ward juvenilez *615 *69 boyz *the 6th letter *7l & esoteric *808 mafia *8ball & mjg *95 south *9th wonder  == a ==  *a+ *a-1 *a-q *ab-soul *a tribe called quest *above the law *abstract rude *ace hood *action bronson *adnan hamidoviÄ *aesop rock *afrika bambaataa *afroman *afu-ra *agallah *ajs nigrutin *akala *akon *alfamega *afro-rican *the alchemist *ali & gipp *ali vegas *tha alkaholiks *all star cashville prince *allfrumtha i *the almighty rso *amg *amadeus *amil *ampichino *andrÃ© 3000 *andre nickatina *andy mineo *angel haze *angie martinez *ant banks *antoinette *apache *apathy *army of the pharaohs *arrested development *artifacts *asap ferg *asap mob *asap nast *asap rocky *asher roth *atmosphere *audio push *audio two *az *azealia banks  == b ==  *bas *b.g. *b.g. knocc out *b-legit *b.o.b *b-real *b-rock and the bizz *baby bash *baby boy da prince *baby d *baby dubb *bad azz *bad copy *bad meets evil *bangladesh *battlecat *beanie sigel *beastie boys *the beat bullies *the beat bully *the beatnuts *beenie man *benny blanco *benzino *beogradski sindikat *big boi *big daddy kane *big ed *big gipp *big hawk *big k.r.i.t. *big kuntry king *big l *big mello *big mike *big moe *big noyd *big pokey *big pun *big reese *big scoob *big sean *big shug *big syke *big tymers *bigg d *birdman *biz markie{{cite web|url= http://www.allmusic.com/explore/genre/rap-top-artists-d1/artists
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