

Above The Law - Livin' Like Hustlers (1990) One of the earliest N.W.A. Hopefully, this list is diverse and gives you a few new artists to listen to. An important album, one of the cornerstones of the rise to dominance of West Coast Hip Hop in the early 90s. From the birth of the genre in the Bronx to modern-day rappers changing the game, there are countless rappers we could add to this list. The East Coast has a long history with hip hop. The Queen Bee of rap, Lil’ Kim is a hip-hop icon. Know for her hardcore and lewd lyrics, Lil Kim’ paved the way for many female rappers and is still a notable figure in the East Coast rap scene. Throughout her career, she teamed up with Mya, Pink, Christina Aguilera, 50 Cent, and more. Lil Kim also found success when teaming up with some of the biggest artists of the past 30 years. The best 90s rappers and rap groups brought us some of the best rap songs of all time with artists like Tupac Shakur, Dr. From here, Lil’ Kim had several hits and went on to major success throughout the 1990s and 2000s. The 90s are often referred to as the Golden Age of hip hop music. Only rappers whose peak years came in the 1990s.

She released her debut album, Hard Core, in 1996.
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Her big break came after Notorious B.I.G invited her to join his rap supergroup Junior M.A.F.I.A.Īs part of Junior M.A.F.I.A, Kim performed on two top 20 singles. Born and raised in Brooklyn, NY, Kim started freestyle rapping in the mid-1990s. If it wasn’t for Lil’ Kim, we might not have Cardi B or Nick Minaj.
