For this The Best Hip Hop Albums Of 2020 list we have listened to hundreds of projects - well over 500 to be more precise. 2020 was a bad, bad year in a lot of ways, but it was a GREAT year for Hip Hop. Sure, there's still plenty of terrible rap music out there, but it's becoming easier and easier to ignore the output of mumblers and trappers because of the breadth and depth in quality No solo artists allowed - these are the best rap groups of 2020, ranked by fans everywhere. Only including artists releasing new music, this list of 2020 rap groups includes new hip hop collectives, like Ghetto Sage (Noname, Smino, and Saba) and YBN, and some of the greatest hip hop groups of all time, like Migos and Run the Jewels. J. Cole ($27 million) Birdman ($25 million, tie) Doja Cat ($25 million, tie) Tech N9ne ($25 million, tie) Jay-Z and Kanye West were the highest paid hip-hop artists of 2021, according to a list A mixture of hip-hop and R&B with a street edge, Marmar Oso is one of a kind artist, representing a new wave in R&B music. With the smash hit "Ruthless" and the release of four albums, Good Intentions (2022), Marvin's Room (2020), Love Don't Cost a Thing (2020), and Oso Different (2019), there is a large enough sample size to come to Hailing from Compton, he carries on the city's rich musical legacy while forging his own path in the industry. 17. Lil' Eazy. As the son of legendary rapper Eazy-E, this artist has faced the challenge of carving out his own identity within the world of hip-hop while honoring his father's legacy. List of the Top New Zealand Hip Hop Artists. With the global dominance of hip hop, New Zealand rappers have embraced this genre for quite some time now. As early as the late 1980s, traces of New Zealand hip hop began to emerge. Despite rugby, outdoor activities, and indigenous Maori culture being more popular in the country, hip hop has Megan Thee Stallion took home three awards — hip-hop artist of the year, best collaboration (For "Savage" with Beyonce) and hustler of the year. City Girls, 2 Chainz, Big Sean, Lil Baby and 12 Black artists shaping country music's future. Matthew Leimkuehler Dave Paulson Nashville Tennessean. Published 3:01 AM PDT Sep. 23, 2021 Updated 11:55 AM PST Jan. 12, 2022. These Black They go on an insane feature run, and the 4PF boss has been rapping his ass off on other people's tracks in 2021. Lil Baby dumped 14 features throughout the year with artists such as Joyner Soon after, she was nominated for Best New Hip Hop Artist at the 2020 BET Hip Hop Awards and landed a coveted spot on the cover of XXL's annual Freshman Class issue. "When I got that call, I swore my manager was pranking me," Mulatto says of being approached to appear in the "WAP" video. "My mind could not register the fact that dj9iKb.