Hip-hop has grown and evolved into this current generation's music genre of choice. The youth have made that quite clear. The genre is extremely profitable and apparent in almost every strategic marketing plan today. Hip-hop is the new pop music, and thus it's driving the culture both musically and socially.
With hip-hop being the culture of choice for many people around the world, there are a variety of artists and styles that not only range in country of origin, but also decade in time. 70s hip-hop sounds much different than today's hip-hop, for example. The scope of the music is multi-dimensional.
There are so many artists that have become objectively great over the decades that the conversation of the greatest of all-time becomes a popular topic. We've rounded up the fifty greatest to ever spit into the mic. Check out the list for yourself and let us know if you agree with our stance in the comment section.