* Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five
* Run-DMC
* LL Cool J
* Mid-1980s:
* Beastie Boys
* Public Enemy
* N.W.A
* Late 1980s:
* Ice Cube
* Dr. Dre
* Snoop Dogg
* Early 1990s:
* Nas
* Jay-Z
* Tupac Shakur
* The Notorious B.I.G.
* Mid-1990s:
* Wu-Tang Clan
* Fugees
* Outkast
* Late 1990s:
* Eminem
* DMX
* Nelly
* Dr. Dre
* Early 2000s:
* 50 Cent
* Kanye West
* Lil' Wayne
* Jay-Z
* Mid-2000s:
* T.I.
* Ludacris
* Common
* Snoop Dogg
* Late 2000s:
* Lil' Wayne
* Drake
* Nicki Minaj
* Jay-Z
* Early 2010s:
* Kendrick Lamar
* J. Cole
* Drake
* Kanye West
* Mid-2010s:
* Future
* Migos
* Travis Scott
* Chance the Rapper
* Late 2010s:
* Cardi B
* Travis Scott
* Post Malone
* Drake
* Early 2020s:
* Megan Thee Stallion
* Lil Baby
* DaBaby
* Drake