Gorillaz was a dominant hip hop artist in the 2000s .
Artists such as OutKast , The Black Eyed Peas , T.I. , 50 Cent , Kanye West , Nelly , Nas , Jay-Z , Snoop Dogg , Missy Elliott , M.I.A. , Lil Kim , Young Jeezy , Lil Wayne , The Game and Ludacris were among the dominant mainstream hip hop artists to have represented the hip hop genre for the decade .
2000s in music