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srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f2/Crop_3.jpg/330px-Crop_3.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f2/Crop_3.jpg/440px-Crop_3.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2477" data-file-height="1660" /></a><figcaption>Atlanta rapper <a href="/wiki/Ludacris" title="Ludacris">Ludacris</a></figcaption></figure> <p>Although the <a href="/wiki/Music_of_Atlanta" title="Music of Atlanta">music scene of Atlanta</a> is rich and varied, the city's production of hip-hop music has been especially noteworthy, acclaimed, and commercially successful. In 2009, <i><a href="/wiki/The_New_York_Times" title="The New York Times">The New York Times</a></i> called <a href="/wiki/Atlanta" title="Atlanta">Atlanta</a> "hip-hop's center of gravity",<sup id="cite_ref-nyt_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-nyt-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and the city is home to many famous <a href="/wiki/Hip_hop_music" class="mw-redirect" title="Hip hop music">hip hop</a>, <a href="/wiki/Rhythm_and_blues" title="Rhythm and blues">R&B</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Neo_soul" title="Neo soul">neo soul</a><sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> musicians. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Atlanta_hip-hop&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:T.I._at_Bumbershoot.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8d/T.I._at_Bumbershoot.jpg/170px-T.I._at_Bumbershoot.jpg" decoding="async" width="170" height="256" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8d/T.I._at_Bumbershoot.jpg/255px-T.I._at_Bumbershoot.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8d/T.I._at_Bumbershoot.jpg/340px-T.I._at_Bumbershoot.jpg 2x" data-file-width="430" data-file-height="648" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/T.I." title="T.I.">T.I.</a></figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Gucci_Mane_performing_at_the_Williamsburg_Waterfront_3.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1b/Gucci_Mane_performing_at_the_Williamsburg_Waterfront_3.jpg/170px-Gucci_Mane_performing_at_the_Williamsburg_Waterfront_3.jpg" decoding="async" width="170" height="256" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1b/Gucci_Mane_performing_at_the_Williamsburg_Waterfront_3.jpg/255px-Gucci_Mane_performing_at_the_Williamsburg_Waterfront_3.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1b/Gucci_Mane_performing_at_the_Williamsburg_Waterfront_3.jpg/340px-Gucci_Mane_performing_at_the_Williamsburg_Waterfront_3.jpg 2x" data-file-width="680" data-file-height="1024" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Gucci_Mane" title="Gucci Mane">Gucci Mane</a></figcaption></figure> <p>In the 1980s and early 1990s Atlanta's hip hop scene was characterized by a local variant of <a href="/wiki/Miami_bass" title="Miami bass">Miami's electro-driven bass music</a>, with stars like <a href="/wiki/Kilo_Ali" title="Kilo Ali">Kilo Ali</a>, MC Shy-D, <a href="/wiki/Raheem_the_Dream" title="Raheem the Dream">Raheem the Dream</a>, and <a href="/wiki/DJ_Smurf" class="mw-redirect" title="DJ Smurf">DJ Smurf</a> (later <a href="/wiki/Mr._Collipark" title="Mr. Collipark">Mr. Collipark</a>).<sup id="cite_ref-nyt_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-nyt-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> MC Shy-D is credited with bringing authentic Bronx-style hip-hop to Atlanta (and Miami), such as 1988's <i>Shake it</i><sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> produced by <a href="/wiki/DJ_Toomp" title="DJ Toomp">DJ Toomp</a>; Jones was signed to controversial <a href="/wiki/Southern_hip_hop" class="mw-redirect" title="Southern hip hop">Southern hip hop</a> label <a href="/wiki/Luke_Records" title="Luke Records">Luke Records</a>, run by <a href="/wiki/Luther_Campbell" class="mw-redirect" title="Luther Campbell">Luther Campbell</a> aka "Uncle Luke". <a href="/wiki/Arrested_Development_(group)" title="Arrested Development (group)">Arrested Development</a> won a <a href="/wiki/Grammy_Award" class="mw-redirect" title="Grammy Award">Grammy Award</a> in 1992 with "<a href="/wiki/Tennessee_(Arrested_Development_song)" title="Tennessee (Arrested Development song)">Tennessee</a>", while <a href="/wiki/Kris_Kross" title="Kris Kross">Kris Kross</a> won with their hit song "<a href="/wiki/Jump_(Kris_Kross_song)" title="Jump (Kris Kross song)">Jump</a>". The group <a href="/wiki/Tag_Team_(group)" class="mw-redirect" title="Tag Team (group)">Tag Team</a> released their debut platinum certified album <a href="/wiki/Whoomp!_(There_It_Is)_(album)" title="Whoomp! (There It Is) (album)">Whoomp! (There It Is)</a> on July 20, 1993, spawned by their <a href="/wiki/Whoomp!_(There_It_Is)" title="Whoomp! (There It Is)">hit single</a> of the same name.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> However, Organized Noize and <a href="/wiki/Dungeon_Family" title="Dungeon Family">Dungeon Family</a> "<a href="/wiki/Cornerstone" title="Cornerstone">cornerstone</a>" <a href="/wiki/Rico_Wade" class="mw-redirect" title="Rico Wade">Rico Wade</a>, who even produced albums for Outkast, Goodie Mob and <a href="/wiki/Future_(rapper)" title="Future (rapper)">Future</a>, was considered to be a major architect of Atlanta hip hop.<sup id="cite_ref-wadearchitect_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-wadearchitect-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Numerous aspiring musicians and artists would in fact record music in the studio which was located in the basement of Wade's mother, and which became known as the "Dungeon."<sup id="cite_ref-wadearchitect_5-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-wadearchitect-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>By the mid-1990s, the rise of <a href="/wiki/LaFace_Records" title="LaFace Records">LaFace Records</a> artists <a href="/wiki/Outkast" title="Outkast">Outkast</a>, <a href="/wiki/Goodie_Mob" title="Goodie Mob">Goodie Mob</a> and the production collective <a href="/wiki/Organized_Noize" title="Organized Noize">Organized Noize</a> led to the development of the <a href="/wiki/Southern_rap" class="mw-redirect" title="Southern rap">Dirty South</a> style of hip-hop and of Atlanta gaining a reputation for "soul-minded hip-hop eccentrics", contrasting with other regional styles.<sup id="cite_ref-nyt_1-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-nyt-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> While Atlanta-area hip hop artists were from the suburban <a href="/wiki/Decatur,_Georgia" title="Decatur, Georgia">Decatur</a> area, their prominence was eclipsed by music associated with these artists from "<a href="/wiki/SWATS" title="SWATS">The S.W.A.T.S.</a>" ("Southwest Atlanta, too strong"),<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-gs_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-gs-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> i.e. <a href="/wiki/Southwest_Atlanta" class="mw-redirect" title="Southwest Atlanta">Southwest Atlanta</a>, plus territory extending into the adjacent cities of <a href="/wiki/College_Park,_Georgia" title="College Park, Georgia">College Park</a> and <a href="/wiki/East_Point,_Georgia" title="East Point, Georgia">East Point</a>. The term "SWATS" came into vogue around 1996, initially made popular by Outkast and Goodie Mob.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>From the late 1990s to early 2000s, record producer <a href="/wiki/Lil_Jon" title="Lil Jon">Lil Jon</a> became a driving force behind the hip hop subgenre known as <a href="/wiki/Crunk" title="Crunk">crunk</a>, known for its upbeat and club oriented hip hop sound. <a href="/wiki/Record_producer" title="Record producer">Record producers</a> <a href="/wiki/Antonio_Reid" class="mw-redirect" title="Antonio Reid">L.A. Reid</a> and <a href="/wiki/Kenneth_%22Babyface%22_Edmonds" class="mw-redirect" title="Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds">Babyface</a> founded <a href="/wiki/LaFace_Records" title="LaFace Records">LaFace Records</a> in Atlanta in the late-1980s; the label eventually became the home to multi-platinum selling artists such as <a href="/wiki/Toni_Braxton" title="Toni Braxton">Toni Braxton</a>, <a href="/wiki/TLC_(group)" title="TLC (group)">TLC</a>, <a href="/wiki/Ciara" title="Ciara">Ciara</a>. It is also the home of <a href="/wiki/So_So_Def_Recordings" title="So So Def Recordings">So So Def Recordings</a>, a label founded by Jermaine Dupri in the mid-1990s, that signed acts such as <a href="/wiki/Da_Brat" title="Da Brat">Da Brat</a>, <a href="/wiki/Jagged_Edge_(American_group)" title="Jagged Edge (American group)">Jagged Edge</a>, <a href="/wiki/Xscape_(group)" title="Xscape (group)">Xscape</a> and <a href="/wiki/Dem_Franchise_Boyz" class="mw-redirect" title="Dem Franchise Boyz">Dem Franchise Boyz</a>. The success of LaFace and SoSo Def led to Atlanta as an established scene for record labels such as LaFace parent company <a href="/wiki/Arista_Records" title="Arista Records">Arista Records</a> to set up satellite offices.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 2009 <i><a href="/wiki/The_New_York_Times" title="The New York Times">The New York Times</a></i> noted that after 2000, Atlanta moved "from the margins to becoming hip-hop's center of gravity, part of a larger shift in hip-hop innovation to the South." Atlanta hip-hop's pop breakthrough—everyone from Jermaine Dupri to OutKast to Lil Jon—involved the blend of various distillations of hard-core sounds from the West, bass beats from Florida, and styles and images from the North.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Producer <a href="/wiki/Drumma_Boy" title="Drumma Boy">Drumma Boy</a> called Atlanta "the melting pot of the South". Producer Fatboi called the <a href="/wiki/Roland_TR-808" title="Roland TR-808">Roland TR-808</a> ("808") synthesizer "central" to the Music of Atlanta's versatility, used for <a href="/wiki/Snap_music" title="Snap music">snap</a>, <a href="/wiki/Crunk" title="Crunk">crunk</a>, <a href="/wiki/Trap_music_(hip_hop)" class="mw-redirect" title="Trap music (hip hop)">trap</a>, and pop rap styles.<sup id="cite_ref-nyt_1-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-nyt-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The same article named Fatboi, <a href="/wiki/Shawty_Redd" title="Shawty Redd">Shawty Redd</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Zaytoven" title="Zaytoven">Zaytoven</a> the four "hottest producers driving the city".<sup id="cite_ref-nyt_1-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-nyt-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Atlanta hip-hop has influenced other mainstream forms of media. The television show <i>Atlanta</i>, which chronicles the lives of two cousins as they navigate the hip-hop world, exemplifies this broader impact. It has earned two Golden Globe awards and two Emmy awards. A number of Atlanta-based artists, including <a href="/wiki/Killer_Mike" title="Killer Mike">Killer Mike</a> and <a href="/wiki/Jermaine_Dupri" title="Jermaine Dupri">Jermaine Dupri</a>, have also become involved in local and national political movements.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Top-selling_artists">Top-selling artists</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Atlanta_hip-hop&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Top-selling artists"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Local multi-platinum artists include <a href="/wiki/Ludacris" title="Ludacris">Ludacris</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Ciara" title="Ciara">Ciara</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/B.o.B" title="B.o.B">B.o.B</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Outkast" title="Outkast">Outkast</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/T.I." title="T.I.">T.I.</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and <a href="/wiki/Jeezy" title="Jeezy">Jeezy</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The following hip-hop, rap, R&B, and soul artists have had #1 or #2 albums or singles on the U.S. Hot 100 chart: </p> <table class="wikitable sortable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Artist</th> <th>Year</th> <th>Rank</th> <th>Single name</th> <th>Year</th> <th>Rank</th> <th>Album name </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/21_Savage" title="21 Savage">21 Savage</a></td> <td>2017–2022</td> <td>1</td> <td><a href="/wiki/21_Savage_discography" title="21 Savage discography">2 #1 singles</a></td> <td>2018–2024</td> <td>1</td> <td><a href="/wiki/21_Savage_discography" title="21 Savage discography">4 #1 albums</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/B.o.B" title="B.o.B">B.o.B</a></td> <td>2010</td> <td>1</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Nothin%27_on_You" title="Nothin' on You">Nothin' on You</a></td> <td>2010</td> <td>1</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/B.o.B_Presents:_The_Adventures_of_Bobby_Ray" title="B.o.B Presents: The Adventures of Bobby Ray">B.o.B Presents: The Adventures of Bobby Ray</a></i> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/CeeLo_Green" title="CeeLo Green">CeeLo Green</a></td> <td>2010</td> <td>2</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Fuck_You_(Cee_Lo_Green_song)" class="mw-redirect" title="Fuck You (Cee Lo Green song)">Fuck You!</a></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Childish_Gambino" class="mw-redirect" title="Childish Gambino">Childish Gambino</a></td> <td>2018</td> <td>1</td> <td><a href="/wiki/This_Is_America_(song)" title="This Is America (song)">This Is America</a></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/D4L" title="D4L">D4L</a></td> <td>2006</td> <td>1</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Laffy_Taffy_(song)" title="Laffy Taffy (song)">Laffy Taffy</a></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Future_(rapper)" title="Future (rapper)">Future</a> </td> <td>2021–2024 </td> <td>1 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Future_discography" class="mw-redirect" title="Future discography">3 #1 singles</a> </td> <td>2015–2024 </td> <td>1 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Future_discography" class="mw-redirect" title="Future discography">10 #1 albums</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Gnarls_Barkley" title="Gnarls Barkley">Gnarls Barkley</a> (<a href="/wiki/CeeLo_Green" title="CeeLo Green">CeeLo Green</a>/<a href="/wiki/Danger_Mouse_(musician)" title="Danger Mouse (musician)">Danger Mouse</a> collaboration)</td> <td>2006</td> <td>2</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Crazy_(Gnarls_Barkley_song)" title="Crazy (Gnarls Barkley song)">Crazy</a></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Gucci_Mane" title="Gucci Mane">Gucci Mane</a></td> <td>2016</td> <td>1</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Black_Beatles" title="Black Beatles">Black Beatles</a></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Gunna_(rapper)" title="Gunna (rapper)">Gunna</a></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>2020–2022</td> <td>1</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Gunna_discography" title="Gunna discography">3 #1 albums</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Kris_Kross" title="Kris Kross">Kris Kross</a></td> <td>1992–1995</td> <td>1</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Kris_Kross" title="Kris Kross">4 #1 singles</a></td> <td>1992</td> <td>1</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Totally_Krossed_Out" title="Totally Krossed Out">Totally Krossed Out</a></i> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Jeezy" title="Jeezy">Jeezy</a> </td> <td>2008 </td> <td>1 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Love_in_This_Club" title="Love in This Club">Love In This Club</a> </td> <td>2006–2016 </td> <td>2 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Jeezy_discography" title="Jeezy discography">3 #1 albums</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Lil_Baby" title="Lil Baby">Lil Baby</a></td> <td>2021–2022</td> <td>2</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Lil_Baby_discography" title="Lil Baby discography">2 #2 singles</a></td> <td>2020–2022</td> <td>1</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Lil_Baby_discography" title="Lil Baby discography">3 #1 albums</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Lil_Jon" title="Lil Jon">Lil Jon</a></td> <td>2004</td> <td>2</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Get_Low_(Lil_Jon_%26_the_East_Side_Boyz_song)" title="Get Low (Lil Jon & the East Side Boyz song)">Get Low</a></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Lil_Nas_X" title="Lil Nas X">Lil Nas X</a></td> <td>2018–2021</td> <td>1</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Lil_Nas_X_discography" title="Lil Nas X discography">3 #1 singles</a></td> <td>2021</td> <td>2</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Montero_(album)" title="Montero (album)">Montero</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Lloyd_(singer)" title="Lloyd (singer)">Lloyd</a></td> <td>2009</td> <td>2</td> <td><a href="/wiki/BedRock" title="BedRock">BedRock</a></td> <td>2007</td> <td>2</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Street_Love" title="Street Love">Street Love</a></i> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Ludacris" title="Ludacris">Ludacris</a></td> <td>2003–2006</td> <td>1</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ludacris_discography" title="Ludacris discography">5 #1 singles</a></td> <td>2003–2010</td> <td>1</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ludacris_discography" title="Ludacris discography">4 #1 albums</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Migos" title="Migos">Migos</a></td> <td>2016</td> <td>1</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bad_%26_Boujee" class="mw-redirect" title="Bad & Boujee">Bad & Boujee</a></td> <td>2017–2018</td> <td>1</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Migos_discography" title="Migos discography"> 2 #1 albums</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Outkast" title="Outkast">Outkast</a></td> <td>2000–2003</td> <td>1</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Outkast_discography" title="Outkast discography">3 #1 singles</a></td> <td>2003</td> <td>1</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Speakerboxxx/The_Love_Below" title="Speakerboxxx/The Love Below">Speakerboxxx/The Love Below</a></i> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Playboi_Carti" title="Playboi Carti">Playboi Carti</a></td> <td>2024</td> <td>1</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Carnival_(Kanye_West_and_Ty_Dolla_Sign_song)" class="mw-redirect" title="Carnival (Kanye West and Ty Dolla Sign song)"> Carnival</a></td> <td>2020</td> <td>1</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Whole_Lotta_Red" title="Whole Lotta Red">Whole Lotta Red</a></i> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Quavo" title="Quavo">Quavo</a></td> <td>2017</td> <td>1</td> <td><a href="/wiki/I%27m_the_One_(DJ_Khaled_song)" title="I'm the One (DJ Khaled song)">I'm the One</a></td> <td>2018</td> <td>1</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Quavo_Huncho" title="Quavo Huncho">Quavo Huncho</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Rich_the_Kid" title="Rich the Kid">Rich the Kid</a></td> <td>2024</td> <td>1</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Carnival_(Kanye_West_and_Ty_Dolla_Sign_song)" class="mw-redirect" title="Carnival (Kanye West and Ty Dolla Sign song)">Carnival</a></td> <td>2018</td> <td>2</td> <td><a href="/wiki/The_World_Is_Yours_(Rich_the_Kid_album)" title="The World Is Yours (Rich the Kid album)">The World Is Yours</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Shop_Boyz" title="Shop Boyz">Shop Boyz</a></td> <td>2007</td> <td>2</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Party_Like_a_Rockstar" title="Party Like a Rockstar">Party Like a Rockstar</a></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Soulja_Boy" title="Soulja Boy">Soulja Boy</a></td> <td>2007</td> <td>1</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Crank_Dat" class="mw-redirect" title="Crank Dat">Crank Dat</a></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Tag_Team_(group)" class="mw-redirect" title="Tag Team (group)">Tag Team</a></td> <td>1993</td> <td>2</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Whoomp!_(There_It_Is)" title="Whoomp! (There It Is)">Whoomp! (There It Is)</a></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/T.I." title="T.I.">T.I.</a></td> <td>2006–2013</td> <td>1</td> <td><a href="/wiki/T.I._discography" title="T.I. discography">4 #1 singles</a></td> <td>2006–2008</td> <td>1</td> <td><a href="/wiki/T.I._discography" title="T.I. discography">3 #1 albums</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/The-Dream" title="The-Dream">The-Dream</a></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>2009</td> <td>2</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Love_vs._Money_(The-Dream_album)" title="Love vs. Money (The-Dream album)">Love vs. Money</a></i> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Usher_(musician)" title="Usher (musician)">Usher</a></td> <td>1998–2010</td> <td></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Usher_discography" title="Usher discography">9 #1 singles</a></td> <td>2004–2012</td> <td></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Usher_discography" title="Usher discography">4 #1 albums</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Ying_Yang_Twins" title="Ying Yang Twins">Ying Yang Twins</a></td> <td>2003</td> <td>2</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Get_Low_(Lil_Jon_%26_the_East_Side_Boyz_song)" title="Get Low (Lil Jon & the East Side Boyz song)">Get Low</a></td> <td>2005</td> <td>2</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/U.S.A._(United_State_of_Atlanta)" title="U.S.A. 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style="width:8em;;background: darkblue; color: white;"><a href="/wiki/List_of_hip-hop_genres" title="List of hip-hop genres"><span class="tmpl-colored-link" style="color: white; text-decoration: inherit;">General</span></a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Alternative_hip-hop" title="Alternative hip-hop">Alternative</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Hipster_hop" title="Hipster hop">Hipster hop</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Boom_bap" title="Boom bap">Boom bap</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bounce_music" title="Bounce music">Bounce</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/UK_rap" title="UK rap">British</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/UK_rap#Road_rap" title="UK rap">Road rap</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chipmunk_soul" title="Chipmunk soul">Chipmunk soul</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chopped_and_screwed" title="Chopped and screwed">Chopped and screwed</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chopper_(rap)" title="Chopper (rap)">Chopper</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cloud_rap" title="Cloud rap">Cloud rap</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Comedy_hip-hop" title="Comedy hip-hop">Comedy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Crunk" title="Crunk">Crunk</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Crunkcore" title="Crunkcore">Crunkcore</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/East_Coast_hip-hop" title="East Coast hip-hop">East Coast</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Freestyle_rap" title="Freestyle rap">Freestyle rap</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hyphy" title="Hyphy">Hyphy</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Jerkin%27" title="Jerkin'">Jerkin'</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Instrumental_hip-hop" class="mw-redirect" title="Instrumental hip-hop">Instrumental</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Latin_hip-hop" title="Latin hip-hop">Latin</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Chicano_rap" title="Chicano rap">Chicano rap</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lofi_hip-hop" title="Lofi hip-hop">Lofi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lowend" title="Lowend">Lowend</a></li> <li><a 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title="Underground hip-hop">Underground</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:8em;;background: darkblue; color: white;"><a href="/wiki/Hardcore_hip-hop" title="Hardcore hip-hop"><span class="tmpl-colored-link" style="color: white; text-decoration: inherit;">Hardcore</span></a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Dirty_rap" title="Dirty rap">Dirty rap</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gangsta_rap" title="Gangsta rap">Gangsta rap</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Gangsta_rap#Mafioso_rap" title="Gangsta rap">Mafioso rap</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/G-funk" title="G-funk">G-funk</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Horrorcore" title="Horrorcore">Horrorcore</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Memphis_rap" title="Memphis rap">Memphis rap</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:8em;;background: darkblue; color: white;"><a href="/wiki/Trap_music" title="Trap music"><span class="tmpl-colored-link" style="color: white; text-decoration: inherit;">Trap music</span></a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Afrobeats#Afro_trap" title="Afrobeats">Afro trap</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Drill_music" title="Drill music">Drill</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Brooklyn_drill" title="Brooklyn drill">Brooklyn drill</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jersey_club#Jersey_club_rap" title="Jersey club">Jersey drill</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Brooklyn_drill#Sample_drill" title="Brooklyn drill">Sample drill</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/UK_drill" title="UK drill">UK drill</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Latin_trap" title="Latin trap">Latin trap</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Phonk" title="Phonk">Phonk</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Plugg_music" title="Plugg music">Plugg</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rage_(music_genre)" title="Rage (music genre)">Rage</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Working_on_Dying#Tread_style" title="Working on Dying">Tread</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/UK_rap#Trap_scene" title="UK rap">UK trap</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background: darkblue; color: white;;width:1%"><a href="/wiki/List_of_hip-hop_genres#Fusion_genres" title="List of hip-hop genres"><span class="tmpl-colored-link" style="color: white; text-decoration: inherit;">Fusion genres</span></a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:8em;;background: darkblue; color: white;"><a href="/wiki/List_of_hip-hop_genres#Fusion_genres" title="List of hip-hop genres"><span class="tmpl-colored-link" style="color: white; text-decoration: inherit;">General</span></a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Country_rap" title="Country rap">Country rap</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Electro_(music)" title="Electro (music)">Electro</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Emo_rap" title="Emo rap">Emo rap</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hip-hop_soul" title="Hip-hop soul">Hip-hop soul</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hip_house" title="Hip house">Hip house</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Industrial_hip-hop" title="Industrial hip-hop">Industrial</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jazz_rap" title="Jazz rap">Jazz rap</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/New_jack_swing" title="New jack swing">New jack swing</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pop_rap" title="Pop rap">Pop rap</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Psychedelic_rap" title="Psychedelic rap">Psychedelic rap</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Punk_rap" title="Punk rap">Punk rap</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ragga#Ragga_and_hip_hop_music" title="Ragga">Ragga</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rap_opera" title="Rap opera">Rap opera</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rap_rock" title="Rap rock">Rap rock</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Trip_hop" title="Trip hop">Trip hop</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:8em;;background: darkblue; color: white;"><a href="/wiki/Rap_metal" title="Rap metal"><span class="tmpl-colored-link" style="color: white; text-decoration: inherit;">Rap metal</span></a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Rap_metal#Trap_metal" title="Rap metal">Trap metal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nu_metal" title="Nu metal">Nu metal</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:8em;;background: darkblue; color: white;"><a href="/wiki/List_of_hip-hop_genres#Ethnic_fusion_genres" title="List of hip-hop genres"><span class="tmpl-colored-link" style="color: white; text-decoration: inherit;">Regional</span></a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Afroswing" title="Afroswing">Afroswing</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bongo_Flava" title="Bongo Flava">Bongo Flava</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Boomba_music" title="Boomba music">Boomba music</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cumbia_rap" title="Cumbia rap">Cumbia rap</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Genge" title="Genge">Genge</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hip-hop_galsen" title="Hip-hop galsen">Hip-hop galsen</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hipco" title="Hipco">Hipco</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hiplife" title="Hiplife">Hiplife</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Igbo_rap" title="Igbo rap">Igbo rap</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kwaito" title="Kwaito">Kwaito</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Low_bap" title="Low bap">Low bap</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Motswako" title="Motswako">Motswako</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/N%C4%81_mele_paleoleo" title="Nā mele paleoleo">Nā mele paleoleo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nuyorican_rap" class="mw-redirect" title="Nuyorican rap">Nuyorican rap</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Romani_hip-hop" title="Romani hip-hop">Romani hip-hop</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Songo-salsa" title="Songo-salsa">Songo-salsa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Scam_rap" title="Scam rap">Scam rap</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Stronda" title="Stronda">Stronda</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Urban_Pasifika" title="Urban Pasifika">Urban Pasifika</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vigilante_rap" title="Vigilante rap">Vigilante rap</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Zenji_flava" title="Zenji flava">Zenji flava</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background: darkblue; color: white;;width:1%"><a href="/wiki/List_of_hip-hop_genres#Derived_genres" title="List of hip-hop genres"><span class="tmpl-colored-link" style="color: white; text-decoration: 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class="mw-redirect" title="Nigerian hip-hop">Nigerian</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Port_Harcourt_hip-hop" class="mw-redirect" title="Port Harcourt hip-hop">Port Harcourt</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nigerien_hip-hop" title="Nigerien hip-hop">Nigerien</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Senegalese_hip-hop" title="Senegalese hip-hop">Senegalese</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/South_African_hip-hop" class="mw-redirect" title="South African hip-hop">South African</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tanzanian_hip-hop" title="Tanzanian hip-hop">Tanzanian</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Togolese_hip-hop" title="Togolese hip-hop">Togolese</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Zambian_hip-hop" class="mw-redirect" title="Zambian hip-hop">Zambian</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Zimbabwean_hip-hop" title="Zimbabwean hip-hop">Zimbabwean</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:8em;;background: darkblue; color: white;"><a href="/wiki/Asian_hip-hop" title="Asian hip-hop"><span 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hip-hop">Korean</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Malaysian_hip-hop" title="Malaysian hip-hop">Malaysian</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mongolian_hip-hop" title="Mongolian hip-hop">Mongolian</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nepalese_hip-hop" title="Nepalese hip-hop">Nepalese</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pakistani_hip-hop" title="Pakistani hip-hop">Pakistani</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pinoy_hip-hop" title="Pinoy hip-hop">Philippine</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Singapore_hip-hop" title="Singapore hip-hop">Singapore</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sri_Lankan_hip-hop" title="Sri Lankan hip-hop">Sri Lankan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Taiwanese_hip-hop" title="Taiwanese hip-hop">Taiwanese</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thai_hip-hop" title="Thai hip-hop">Thai</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:8em;;background: darkblue; color: white;"><a href="/wiki/European_hip-hop" title="European hip-hop"><span class="tmpl-colored-link" style="color: white; text-decoration: inherit;">European</span></a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Albanian_hip-hop" title="Albanian hip-hop">Albanian</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Austrian_hip-hop" title="Austrian hip-hop">Austrian</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Belgian_hip-hop" title="Belgian hip-hop">Belgian</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bosnian_and_Herzegovinian_hip-hop" title="Bosnian and Herzegovinian hip-hop">Bosnian and Herzegovinian</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/UK_rap" title="UK rap">British</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Celtic_hip-hop" class="mw-redirect" title="Celtic hip-hop">Celtic</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Scottish_hip-hop" title="Scottish hip-hop">Scottish</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bulgarian_hip-hop" title="Bulgarian hip-hop">Bulgarian</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Croatian_hip-hop" title="Croatian hip-hop">Croatian</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Czech_hip-hop" title="Czech hip-hop">Czech</a></li> <li><a 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title="Norwegian hip-hop">Norwegian</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Polish_hip-hop" title="Polish hip-hop">Polish</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Romanian_hip-hop" title="Romanian hip-hop">Romanian</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Romani_hip-hop" title="Romani hip-hop">Romani</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Russian_hip-hop" title="Russian hip-hop">Russian</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Serbian_hip-hop" title="Serbian hip-hop">Serbian</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Slovak_hip-hop" title="Slovak hip-hop">Slovak</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Slovenian_hip-hop" title="Slovenian hip-hop">Slovenian</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Spanish_hip-hop" class="mw-redirect" title="Spanish hip-hop">Spanish</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Swedish_hip-hop" title="Swedish hip-hop">Swedish</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Swiss_hip-hop" title="Swiss hip-hop">Swiss</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ukrainian_hip-hop" title="Ukrainian hip-hop">Ukrainian</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" 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title="Tunisian hip-hop">Tunisian</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Turkish_hip-hop" title="Turkish hip-hop">Turkish</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yemeni_hip-hop" title="Yemeni hip-hop">Yemeni</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:8em;;background: darkblue; color: white;"><a href="/wiki/Category:North_American_hip-hop" title="Category:North American hip-hop"><span class="tmpl-colored-link" style="color: white; text-decoration: inherit;">North American</span></a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"><div class="hlist inline"><b>United States:</b> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/East_Coast_hip-hop" title="East Coast hip-hop">East Coast</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Baltimore_club" title="Baltimore club">Baltimore</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Music_of_New_Jersey#Hip-hop" title="Music of New Jersey">New Jersey</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Music_of_New_York_City#Hip_hop" title="Music of New York 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