Rap by famous rappers. Famous rappers and their incredible mansions

20 - Ghostface & Adrian Younge -12 Reasons To Die II-

Great live instrumentals, brilliant storytelling. You can’t find fault with Ghostface at all, but Young has long become predictable and generally the same. But if you haven’t listened to Ghost yet, this is a great reason to finally start.

19 - Action Bronson -Mr.Wonderful-

Most of the tracks are an excellent grotesque between serious rhyming and brilliant fooling around. But the album is weakened by drawn-out skits and lame rock.

18 - Logic -The Incredible True Story-

Logic is an excellent technician, and his album is an impeccable concept. But it’s time to somehow diversify his flow, otherwise all his work so far is one long song for 5000 lines. And the instrumentals are very pale, there’s almost nothing to highlight.

17 - Earl Sweatshirt -I Don"t Like Shit, I Don"t Go Outside-

A short poisonous blow to the head. A depressed dude, reading to creepy, uncomfortable and therefore wonderful music (with such a face, you need to listen to exactly that). And nothing but beats and rhymes, strictly to the point.

16 - Freddie Gibbs -Shadow Of A Doubt-

Bandits and drug dealers, learn how not to look like a sweet boy and not get stuck in the old school. Just a couple more hits, otherwise everything is too smooth.

15 - Lupe Fiasco -Tetsuo & Youth-

A very beautiful album, overloaded with meaning. I think it’s more pleasant to listen to him when you don’t know English. But still, Lupe is great.

14 - Czarface -Every Hero Needs A Villain-

When I need to scream to my favorite boom-bap, I blast this second installment of menacing rap from Inspectah Deck, 7L & Esoteric. It’s difficult to find fault with the lyrics and presentation (which is simply surprising in relation to Inspectah Deck), but one should pay attention to the freshness of the samples and emotional coloring. A third of the tracks “sag” due to excess naphthalene.

13 - Abstract Rude -Keep The Feel-

Let the auto-tuned parrots of our time learn from this guy how to make melodic soft music about life and love. We should be a little more persistent and not be afraid of cleaner, “crunchier” and bassier instrumentals.

12 - ASAP Rocky -A.L.L.A.-

And I like this kind of psychedelia. Rocky certainly knows what “rocks” means. It depends on you, but for me this album is simply full of bangers. Much more serious than the previous album about everything and nothing.

11 - Slum Village -YES!-

Great lyrics with slick, smart rhymes to the music of J Dilla (where do they get that all the time?). Soulful, warm music that truly makes you say “YES!” That's what I needed! If hip-hop had not undergone a malignant degeneration towards stupid auto-tune, it would all be like this now.

10 - Game -The Documentary 2 & 2.5-

Doubt be damned, Game is a great rapper. After such a royal portion of great beats from all the wonderful beatmakers, I just can't help but bow out to him.

09 - Scarface -Deeply Rooted-

To miss an album like this is a crime. Face hasn't done a solo album for 7 years, and this is a brilliant return to form. Signature Houston bass, gloomy but beautiful melodies. The artist himself is great in his field. Lyrics about the dark side of the soul and the ills of current society are an excellent path for an older artist. The singers are too sweet in some places, but the album is very thoroughbred.

08 - Apollo Brown -Grandeur-

Apollo has a unique style, he finds especially chamber, rainy samples and puts them on very calm, quiet drums. The set of guests in the album is wonderful. I am grateful to Brown for the atmosphere, for the closeness of his style, for the immersive effect.

07- Snoop Dogg & Pharrell -BUSH-

Uncle Snoop did not disappoint. In 2015, it was the number one album for chatting with girls. If at least half of the tracks had, in addition to vocals, a rap verse, it would be absolutely priceless. Because the quality of music on “Bush” is simply sky-high.

06 - Ghostface & BadBadNotGood -Sour Soul-

Live music high level performances, not to mention the most pleasant melodies. MC, who seems to have been born for this mixture of hip-hop and light jazz. Stop sleeping, Ghostface is a real Artist. Nothing to complain about at all.

05 - Guilty Simpson -Detroit's Son-

This man has a thick rap baritone that can't be ignored. Excellent “street” image in the texts. But at the same time, he has amazing taste in arthouse rap underground music. You don't listen to Gilty because he's a gangsta? What the hell, his albums are on par with MF Doom, Madlib and J Dilla!

04 - Joey Bada$$ -B4DA$$-

Incredibly pleasant music, a dream for older fans of New York hip-hop. Great, hungry job at the mic. Perhaps if the beats were more varied in melody and emotion, and the MC rapped less about rap and more about life, the success would have been all-encompassing. But Joey still has plenty of time to improve his creativity.

03 - Vince Staples -Summertime "06-

An almost flawless album, predatory, arrogant, poisonous. Perhaps society would be more favorable to Vince (because he deserves it) if he gave less of the usual street stupidity in his lyrics and more of the hellish strain that he is capable of, and did not strive so zealously for purity of style in order to diversify musical component. Otherwise it turned out beautifully, but for the ignorant listener it was too similar.

02 - Dr.Dre -Compton: A Soundtrack-

It's simple. The man showed who is boss in the house. He was not afraid to rely on very young people, so as not to give away pensioner repetitions. He completely changed his reading style, becoming predatory and hasty, which simply knocked the audience out of their seats. And in every track you can see how he enjoyed himself during the recording process. To enjoy what you love when you have absolutely everything - isn’t this the highest gift?

01 - Kendrick Lamar -To Pimp A Butterfly-

This is not an article, but just a comment, so I have to be categorical and tell you: if you are not pumped by TRAV, you simply don’t understand a damn thing about music. It would have been much easier for Kendrick to continue the Swimming Pools theme and conquer the charts, but instead he was in the mood to create a retrospective of all black music, with all the jazz and soul that preceded hip-hop before it turned into a parrot in tight pants. There was a mood - he took and wrote down a whole chronicle about black character and black fate. And all this jazz and soul in the right way pumped up so that you can hear in what year it was recorded. Every melody heals and makes me happy, half of the beats are torn to shreds every time. How Much A Dollar Cost and These Walls are simply the songs of the year. Momma and Mortal Man represent the very essence and heart of hip-hop, every bell is perfect. And about the fact that you have to be a Negro to understand this - well, why on earth if everything is the same for us and for Negroes? We also have a history that we have screwed up, a morality that we have never grown up to, we also follow ourselves, spoil everything around us and kill ourselves. Replace the bunch of blacks on the cover with a bunch of truck drivers or other hard-working men who have everything taken away from them every year, and their The White house to our White House - and it will be a Russian “Butterfly”.

And where?...

Sean Price: As much as I love the man, Songs In The Key Of Price is a mixtape. Nothing but chopped samples and lines and lines and lines in stacks. 10 years ago, Sean knew how to release songs, varied and pumped up. And this year, just tracks were released - a sample, a beat and verses. Standard set, without chrome and turbocharging.
...Warren G: No one was counting on Warren, but this set of summer tunes for convertibles is just a gift, and with excellent vocals from the long-gone Nate Dogg: a wonderful counterbalance to the Auto-Tune jelly that makes you sick. The release is short and simply didn’t fit into my list.

Jay Rock: In my mind I understand that it’s a great thing, but my soul somehow doesn’t lay down and ask to be turned on again. Maybe I haven’t gotten to it properly yet.
...Skyzoo: He's a nerd, and you can hear it in the music. In addition, after the wonderful song Beautiful Decay, the quality of his work went down, but it should be the other way around.
...Pusha T, Big Sean, Fashawn: Should be in the middle of my list, but they will pay dividends without my support.

Statik Selektah: Too predictable, you can’t do that. There are so many guests, but the music is all one song for 10 years.

…Malik B & Mr.Green: The album just screams that it wants to go back to the 90s. An excellent square music, but this is no longer competitive.

MoSS: An excellent beatmaking album, but the artist forgot that the music should rock.

JMT: I don't like this Vinny!

Talib Kweli: Yes, he has no albums this year, what are you talking about!

Big Pooh & Nottz: I'm trying, but it sounds pale and the samples are worn out.

Gerald Walker: Great melodic singles, but the album has a lot of filler. And he swears a lot for such light music.

Travis Scott, Ty Dolla, Fetty Wap, etc.: “I don’t eat that, I’m not a goat” (from the film "House for Kuzka").

This requires impeccable hearing, the right emotions and talent. In this type of music there is not only musicality, but also speed, which is why the fastest rappers in the world are so valued.

10th place Machine Gun Kelly 4.4 words/sec.

Recently, the list of contenders for the title of the fastest rapper in the world has been expanded. MGK, although he rhymes the same word in his track “Wildboy,” does it quickly and confidently. The rapper has only recently established himself on the world stage; he is signed to P Diddy's studio. Many do not consider his work intellectual, much less interesting, and often criticize the guy’s positions, but still, everyone likes how quickly he speaks, and even more so raps.

One of MGK's main hobbies is stage diving (jumping from the stage into the crowd). He tries to do it in an extraordinary way and often scares his fans. The rapper's record is 4.4 words per second; in his song he performs 116 words in just 26 seconds.

9th place Z-Ro 5 words/sec.

Z-Ro sings well and therefore surprises not only with high-speed verses, but also with melodic choruses (“Ro And Bun”). According to the artist himself, he is fascinated not so much by girls as by money: “I’d rather marry myself.”

8th place George Watsky 5.1 words/sec.

Watsky reads in a deliberately calm voice and, in addition, has a lisp (which only adds to his charm, given his image as a nerd). The video “Pale Kid Raps Fast,” in which Watsky pets a cat and raps to the minus “Break Ya Neck” by Busta Rhymes, went viral and received more than fifteen million views. Compares himself to a Toblerone bar.

7th place 5.4 words/sec.

Eminem fits a maximum of consonant words into each line and emphasizes them with intonation, which creates a characteristic “bounce” and a sense of speed. After the release of the album “The Slim Shady LP”, he became the proud owner of a Ford Mustang, which was put up on eBay twice - in 2003 and 2007.

6th place 5.5 words/sec.

Yelawulf is the name of another fast performer. Its uniqueness lies in its presentation. He reads quickly, but at the same time melodiously, actively juggles with intonations, builds up suspense, as if warning the recipient that the most powerful verse is about to come. In addition to rap, Yelavulf is passionate about his car, a 1987 Chevrolet. Such love can be seen in his music, because he dedicated three compositions to the car.

A distinctive feature of the performer is his shrill voice, which not everyone can stand. Like all followers of rap culture, he is fond of tattoos; the most extraordinary one is located on his shoulder - this is a fish. The rapper is one of the ten fastest performers in the world thanks to the fact that he beat Eminem by one tenth of a word and read more than 200 words in 39 seconds.

5th place Yong Blaze 5.7 words/sec.

One of these guys was Yong Blaze - a practically unknown performer, but even the fact that he was among the top ten in this art makes him very popular, because rap is of interest in every country. What is known is that his record is 344 words per minute. He manages to do all this in the track “Yeah Yeah,” beloved by many.

4th place Busta Rhymes 6.5 words/sec.

Busta Rhymes turned out to be faster. But rapping quickly is not the guy’s only vocation, although he is among the ten fastest rap singers in the world. He also became famous actor, music video director and producer. Previously, he was recognized because of his not quite adequate behavior on stage, he presented his creativity too vigorously and could cause a real commotion. And although he is only in eighth place, his chances of becoming better are great. Today, Trevor Smith Jr. (his real name) has 11 Grammy nominations for best artist and hit maker.

3rd place Tech N9ne 6.6 words/sec.

American rapper from Kansas Aaron Dontez Yates was a little ahead of Young, but, as is customary in the rap industry, he took the pseudonym Tech N9ne and performs only under it. At the beginning of his career, he performed in the Black Mafia, but soon moved to the 57th Street Rogue Dog Villians, where he achieved success. Aaron for a long time moved from group to group until he found harmony in his solo performances. In 2015, the albums Special Effects and Strangeulation, Vol.II were released.

His nickname comes from the name of a gun, and he compares himself to a gun because he raps as quickly as he can reload a gun. Yates also gained popularity thanks to MTV, from which he received an award for best composition.

2nd place Tony Deff 7 words/sec.

Tony Deff is rightfully considered one of the fastest rappers in the world. His songs attract not only with well-composed lyrics, but also with the speed with which he conveys all the emotions that all his listeners should feel. Tony skillfully plays with intonation and tries to beat his personal record in each track.

1st place Ceza 8 words/sec.

The fastest rapper in the world is Bilgin Ozchalkan, but he performs under the name Ceza. And even though Bilgin is from Turkey, he was able to beat all the Americans and blurted out 1267 words in just 2 minutes 38 seconds. Today he is not only a performer, but also an author. He had to collaborate with the giants of rap art Tek Nain, they even released a joint album. Ceza is not going to stop there, so it’s unlikely that anyone will be able to become faster.

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The duo of rappers Anar Zeynalov and Timur Odilbekov was formed in 2012. The band members are from Azerbaijan and are known among fans as Ves and Brutto. The choice of the group’s name is connected with the place of birth, since the city of Baku is located on the Caspian coast.

The first attempts at creativity by musicians were made in the 2000s. The rappers themselves admit that this was done in a very unprofessional manner. The first recordings were made at home, and since there was no opportunity to learn rap in their hometown, the guys learned all the basics of hit-hop on their own. The guys' talent was noticed by Russian rapper Guf after filming a joint video, with which the rappers’ music career took off.

In 2015, the group’s album “Side A Side B” took tenth place among the best-selling albums in Russia. The group members also showed themselves as successful soloists, releasing own albums“The Weight” and “The Gross”. Decent vocals have been demonstrated in joint projects with others famous rappers, such as Slim, Kravets, Khatyn, Tipsy Tip.

In March 2017, the group announced the completion musical career , and in October Brutto posted a farewell video on Vkontakte.

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The singer is from Belarus and has professional music education. Study modern music and began trying himself as a rap artist at the age of 14, performing as a member of the short-lived musical group LunClan.

The debut video “Heaven will help us” was released in 2012 and immediately became a chart leader. In November 2013, the album “Live in High” was presented. In Minsk, the rapper's concert took place at one of the largest venues in the country, which was attended by about 13,000 people. The RAP.RU channel placed this album in fifth position. Max Korzh is the winner of numerous prestigious music awards.

In 2014, the musician recorded his solo work “Home,” which became the third album in the singer’s career. Korzh is married and happily married, considers family values ​​to be the most important in life. A daughter, Emilia, was born into the rapper’s family in 2012.

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One of the most beloved rappers among young people was born in Smolensk region. The musician began writing his first poems after his parents’ divorce. and, according to the rapper, he was literally “sick” with the guitar. The musician tried his hand at various musical groups, even trying to organize his own group at the age of 13.

As a student, Noize MC was engaged in solo work, and later created the musical group “Protivo Gunz”. The rapper successfully participated in various hip-hop competitions, dance and music battles, often becoming a winner.

In 2007, the rapper became the winner of the seventh Hip-Hop.Ru competition, which allowed him to make a profitable deal agreement with Universal Music Group. The first debut work was the album “The Greatest Hits vol.1”. In 2013, the Protivo Gunz team celebrated its anniversary with a concert - ten years of the group’s existence. Currently Noize MC is one of the highest paid musicians in Russia.

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The musical talent of the rapper of Ukrainian origin appeared already in his childhood. In the ninth grade it took place debut performance rapper in front of classmates with a song own composition. For a long time, the musician could not choose a direction for creativity - rock or rap. The musician's popularity was facilitated by the hip-hop parties he held.

The performer is talented not only in music, he is the champion of Ukraine and European medalist in kickboxing. The singer is known as the founder of the non-profit project “Martial Arts Sports School”.

The track “Dirty Sluts” by Dzhigan, Bogdan Titomir and Timati has a huge rating on the Internet. In 2009, the singer became the leader in sales on digital platforms. The rapper’s joint videos with singers Anna Sedakova, Yulia Savicheva, Zhanna Friske, and MakSim are extremely popular. In 2015 According to Muz-TV, the singer was recognized best performer of the year. Dzhigan is the winner of prestigious awards - “Song of the Year”, “Golden Gramophone”.

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The musician’s parents moved from Moscow to China in the 90s, so he lived in this country for a long time. The singer received two higher educations - linguistic and economic.

At the age of 19, the musician recorded his first track, after which he musical creativity the singer had a significant break. According to the rapper, during this period of his life he had serious problems with drugs, and it was music that helped him get rid of his addiction, but not for long.

In 2000, Guf made his debut as a member of the Rolexx group. Since that time, the musician’s popularity has been growing, and he signs discs as Guf aka Rolexx. The turning point in the rapper’s career was 2006, when the song “Gossip” was played on almost all radios and discos.

Guf performed as a member of the group “Centr”, tried himself as a solo artist, and participated in joint projects with such rappers as Noggano, Smokey Mo, Dzhigan.

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Musician Jewish origin was born in Russia, and in childhood emigrated with his parents to Germany. Problems with knowledge of German and difficult relationships with classmates became the impetus to the beginning of musical creativity.

In 2008, the singer under the pseudonym Oxxxymiron began posting videos with his own participation online, which brought him numerous views and first popularity. The rapper became famous for his original metaphors and rhymes, great vocabulary, the presence of profanity.

In 2009, he took part in the HipHop.ru competition, where his tracks were recognized as the best, which caused indignation among fans of the rapper Chest. For a long time, Oxxxymiron toured the CIS countries with rapper Shok, but due to the scandal, the relationship was severed.

In 2016, the musician conducted the Takeover tour and Back to Europe Tour, which brought him enormous popularity. The recording of three musical compositions with rapper Porchy was considered successful. Videos of battles on the Internet with the participation of Oxxxymiron are now gaining millions of views.

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As a child, L'One was actively involved in sports, playing on the basketball team. His sports career was cut short due to a knee injury. According to the artist Georgian origin, interest in modern rap the singer showed this already in childhood.

By the age of 20, the rapper managed to participate in KVN, was a TV presenter, and a screenwriter. This seemed not enough to him, and he decided to move to Moscow and try his hand there. Together with friend L"One organized the musical group “Marselle” and entered into a lucrative contract with the German label “Phlatline” in 2007.

The performers gained popularity after participating in the battle “Battle for Respect”. In 2008, the album “Mars” was released, and its single “Moscow” held the leading position on the charts for several weeks.

In 2011, L "One issued a statement about the breakup of the musical group due to differences in creativity. In the same year, the rapper signed a contract with the company "BlackStar", and his single “Everyone is dancing with their elbows” became a hit of the year. Today L’One is doing joint projects with Timati and Dzhigan, and such celebrities as Revva, Martirosyan, Bondarchuk star in its latest videos.

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The artist developed a passion for hip-hop at the age of 15 after moving to Moscow. While dancing, according to the rapper, he had a great desire to move to the rhythm of the music and put his own recitative on top of it. The desire to develop as a rapper did not stop him graduate from school with a gold medal, get a higher education with a degree in economics-manager and graduate from graduate school.

The first tracks were written for fun. In 2007, the rapper made his first professional recordings in the GLSS studio. The rapper became famous in 2009 after participating in the “Battle for Respect” program. 2,000 participants took part in the competition, and the singer was among the top 40. Great amount fans were conquered with the release of the album “Remote”, the tracks of which were distinguished by harmony and tranquility. The released track “To the Shores” not only occupied the first positions among the clips for a long time, you can hear it when watching documentary film"Fair Game: Hitchhiking".

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One of the most diverse personalities in show business in terms of interests. Basta successfully realized himself as a musician and performer various directions music, TV and radio presenter, actor, script writer, director, successful businessman and co-owner of the Gazgolder label.

The first hit “My Game” was written at the age of 18, which the rapper still considers to this day the most important stage of his creativity. The turning point for the artist’s career was 2007, when the second album “Basta 2” and a number of video works were released. The record circulation of 50 thousand was sold among fans in three months.

Today, the rapper has experience participating in six films, continues to work as a rap artist, and writes scripts for films. Released in April 2017 new clip rapper "Sansara", dedicated to family values ​​(be sure to watch and listen to it at the end of this rating). Famous rock musicians took part in the video and used real childhood photographs of the rapper and his friends.

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Timati received recognition after the fourth season of Star Factory, where he performed as a member of the Banda group. Since 2006, the singer realized himself as a solo performer and became the founder of the production center “ Black Star Inc." Today the name Timati is associated with not only music, but the singer’s designer clothes, the Black Star Burger fast food chain, the Russian film “Heat”, “Odnoklassniki: Bring Your Luck” and even the cartoon “Seize the Day”.

There are many scandals and reproaches from other musicians around the name Timati. The performer is accused of borrowing music from Western colleagues, accusing the singer of plagiarism. Despite such accusations, the singer’s albums break all expected records and not only in Russia. For example, The composition “Welcome to Saint-Tropez” displaced the legendary Lady Gaga from the first position in international iTunes.

Today Timati continues his career as a rap artist and provides assistance to young talents. In March 2017, the singer made a statement about his desire to create his own football team.

Everyone is familiar with rappers who tell how many cars, bottles of exclusive wine and beautiful companions they have. But what is their actual condition? How much does your career bring? How much of their luxury do they owe to business projects? Turns out, richest rappers in the world not only succeed on stage, but are also talented at managing start-ups.

Money from concerts and album sales is used as investment in their own business. We present to your attention a list of 25 items. We will gradually reveal shocking figures - the scope of “star” wealth.

1. Lonnie Rashid Lynn Jr. (Common) – rapper and actor. His 45 million capital opens the ranking, and musical success- not all that he is famous for.
   It looks like he was the only one who managed to show John Wick where the crayfish spend the winter!

1. Cameron Thomas (Wiz Khalifa) released his first album in 2005. Now he has 35 million in his account - at 29 years old!

1. William Leonard Roberts II (Rick Ross) manages 42 million. The debut single “Hustlin” dates back to 2006.

1. André Laurent Benjamin is André 3000 from the duo Outkast. Despite many years of creative stagnation, it remains at 45 with six zeros. Apparently, he can even tell flowers what to smell like!

1. Producer Swizz Beatz (remember DMX's compositions?) came into music in the late 1990s. Two decades later, he was 65 points richer.

1. Onika Tanya Menaj (Nicki Minaj) is the owner of a tidy sum of 70-76 million. This allows her to proudly bear the title of one of the richest female rappers in the world. Makes you think... Especially considering that Nika is not even 35 yet!

1. Rev Run (Joseph Simmons of Run DMC) and his 70 million American “greenies” are deserved participants in the rating. He is a famous producer and founder of the Def Jam recording studio.

1. Adam Horowitz (Ad-Rock) and Michael Diamond (Mike D) of the Beastie Boys have 70 and 90, respectively.

1. William James Adams Jr. (Will.i.am) is familiar with the number 75 firsthand. Adding to his credentials as a singer, rapper, songwriter and producer is the fact that he has won a Grammy seven times.

1. Akon is a rapper, singer, author and producer. Fans have seen and even worn items from the clothing collection he designed. It is important to consider that the master has done more for the population of Africa than other philanthropists. Under the auspices of the Akon Lighting Africa Foundation, power plants using environmentally friendly solar energy are being built in countries across the continent. Oh yes! He's 80!

1. Timothy Moseley (Timbaland) is known as a rap artist, producer, and co-writer. His name is in the “golden mean” of the ranking of the richest rappers in the world, it is synonymous with 80 million. Future “stars” are ready to pay well for promotional services. Many people are looking for meetings with him, but only a select few are lucky!

1. The versatile LL Cool J raps, acts in films, writes, is active in business, and hosts a popular TV show. He is faithful to one woman, with whom he has been married for more than 20 years. If a hundred on the scales is alarming, then a hundred “lemons” on the account is what you need! In addition, he is called one of the nicest, most welcoming and friendly in Hollywood - and this in an era of total fall from grace and rudeness.

1. Talent, enterprise and God knows what else helped Pharrell Williams amass a fortune of 105 (or 150?) million. This is a writer, performer, judge at competitions, and partner of Addias. Pharell is associated with the groups Neptunes and N.E.R.D., and all his wards are countless. What can I say - he felt the fame and its dividends himself!

1. Actor and rapper Ice Cube (O'Shea Jackson Sr.) is the creator of “that very” song for Good Days everywhere. He recently founded a new basketball league, BIG3, which brings together former NBA players. A solid 120 is a guarantee of a comfortable existence for today and for the future.

1. Cordozar Calvin Broadus Jr. (Snoop Dogg) can boast not only of considerable wealth, but also of friendship with Martha Stewart herself! His work occupies an honorable place in the history of rap culture, his acting is impressive, and fatherhood reveals his character in a new way. 120 “lemons” in your pocket – and you can start writing your memoirs!

1. Quite recently, Kenya West's question came to the fore. On Twitter he reported the deplorable financial situation and debts. West turned to friends and foes for help, promising that the investment would pay off. According to preliminary data, he now has 145 million. The implication is that this does not belong to Jay Z, although...

1. Dwayne Michael Carter Jr. (Lil Wayne) – that's 150! In addition to selling albums and organizing tours, one of the richest rappers in the world makes profit from collaborations with legendary brands and participation in the promotion of the Young Money Entertainment label.

1. Ronald "Slim" Williams (Godfather) is the founder of Cash Money Records and a $170 million rich man. Dispossess?

1. Brian "Birdman" Williams beat his brother by 10 points. Together they founded a recording studio, which is the main source of income. A good help for the family!

1. Eminem (Marshal Mathers) is the real Slim Shady and almost the only “white” rapper recognized by his African-American comrades. 201 is the good news that Eminem hears every day. How many goodies you can buy!

1. Behind the name of Russell Simmons are resonant brands and companies: Phat Farm, All Def Digital, Global Grind, Argyleculture, Tantris, American Classics. He had a hand in the founding of Def Jam and was a member of Run DMC. A whopping 325 million continues to grow!

1. In 2016, rapper Master P's mountains of gold consisted of 375 “cubes”. The path to the mind-blowing peak began with the No Limit Records & Tapes store, which later turned into a recording company. A small recording empire started here, but at the turn of the millennium it suffered the sad fate of bankruptcy. Master Pi was not broken by failure, and as proof of his determination, he “relaunched” the brand - already under the name No Limit Forever Records. This was followed by the release of his 14th album, “Empire, from the Hood to Hollywood” (2015). He returned what he had, and also increased it!

1. The previously mentioned Jay-Z opens the top three in the list of the richest rappers in the world. 610 million is inaccessible to most people on the planet, even if you work your whole life without vacations or days off... As is customary in the rap community, business initiatives make up, if not the main, then a significant part of personal capital. The rapper founded Tidal, a music streaming service, headed Def Jam Records, one of the founders of Roc Nation entertainment, is the owner of the 40/40 Club in New York. The equally famous wife, Beyonce, is not far from her husband. Her score is 450!

1. Dr. Dre - founder and chief Executive Director Aftermath Entertainment and Beats Electronics. He began his career as a rap artist in the mid-1980s and, like others from the “star” environment, skillfully handled his own income. At the moment, his empire is estimated at 710 million. A little more - and the transition from the rank of millionaires to billionaires will take place!

1. We reveal the last name in the ranking of the richest rappers of all time. This is Sean "Diddy" Comz. The founder of Bad Boy Records (1993) is living proof that a properly organized business brings in a lot of money, and music should be done for pleasure. Having 750 “bags of dollars”, you can relax and lie on the beach with a sweet cocktail for the rest of your life, but stopping is like death! Diddy is working hard to prevent a fiasco.

The ranking of the richest rappers in the world is a variable value. New “characters” and reshuffles await him, depending on how diligently people are creative and conduct business. If you can’t live a day without lists and ratings, check out and. A lot of interesting things are for you on our website!

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Russian rap, as a cultural phenomenon, arose in the late nineties. Lots of groups and solo performers appeared at that time, but only a few were able to stay without losing their style and popularity. The best underground Russian rappers - that's what we want to tell you about today.

Slaves of the Lamp

Having recorded just one album, the group forever entered the history of Russian rap and, most likely, will remain there for a long time. The founder of the group, Alexey Perminov, under the pseudonym Grundig, did not live long, but left behind vivid memories and many creative ideas. He wrote poetry since childhood, and every year his texts became more and more harsh, reflecting the reality that surrounded him. This resulted in a passion for rap, and with his friend they recorded the debut album “Doesn’t It Hurt?”, which became a classic of Russian rap and set the standards for a long time, both in readings and in the themes used in the texts. Unfortunately, the group did not last long - Alexey’s addiction to drugs became a disease and subsequently destroyed him. After the poet’s death, a collection of his poems, “My Decadence,” was published. The book begins with an epigraph written by Alexei himself:
“Loud dirt. The filth is in abundance.
My decadence - Red Cross"

Largest Prime Number

SPBCh is a creative formation, which includes journalist Kirill Ivanov and a duet of electronic musicians: Ilya Baramia and Alexander Zaitsev - “ Christmas decorations" Initially, the songs were a mixture of ambient and reading strange, painful, children's poems by Kirill. A characteristic feature is the absence of a beat and any drums; this role is played by the melody, and the recitative was supposed to tear up the “fabric” of the music. According to Ivanov himself, music should be detached and to hear it you need to strain as if it were playing somewhere far away... The name itself can be considered dynamic, because a prime number is a number that is divisible by one and itself, and there is no limit to such a number . However, mathematicians have formulated how to show this number visually “232582657−1”. The lyrics of the song are distinguished by their originality: the images and intonations seem to be familiar from childhood, it is very remarkable that several generations at once have these associations. This is how the cradles of a new generation can sound, you just need to listen to the hypnotic rhythms and extraordinary lyrics.

Purulent

The real name of the performer is Vyacheslav Alekseevich Mashnov. In addition to Gnoyny, he has many more pseudonyms, which he uses from time to time, depending on the direction in which the track is released: Glory to the CPSU, Valentin Dyadka, Sonya Marmeladova and many others. Today, he is considered the best battle rapper in Russia. His last battle with Oxxxymiron gained enormous resonance; this verbal duel became the best in the entire history of Russian battles. Slava himself speaks of his work this way: “narrowly subcultural rap with a bunch of internal jokes.” He was noticeably influenced by anarchism and punk culture, echoes of which can be heard in Gnoyny’s current texts. Also, according to him, he was influenced by such groups as “4 Positions Bruno”, “Lenina Packet” and the leader of the “Auction” group - Leonid Fedorov. Gnoyny is the most productive rapper in Russia - in just a couple of years, he has released a huge number of albums, surpassing meters this direction.

Caste

The group originated in Rostov-on-Don, back in 1997, when rap in Russia was just emerging as a cultural phenomenon. Today the composition of the team is as follows: Zmey, Vladi, Shym and Khamil. The first performances were on an amateur basis, took place in a friendly atmosphere, but after a couple of years they took up this craft seriously: wide pants and exclamations of “Yo” were already perceived as a cliche, and it was necessary to do something monolithic and more progressive. Without copying foreign performers, Caste has developed its own own style, showing that rap can be original and sincere. They released their first collection of songs, “Three-Dimensional Rhymes,” in 1999, using their own money. Since then, success has followed the group: album after album, adding listeners to them, Casta took first place in the music charts, they are invited to television, they shoot video clip after video clip. Today this is the most famous group in Russia, which has a huge army of fans.

The tragedy of a lifetime

The tragedy of a lifetime is the creative union of Vetla Udalykh and Nikita Raskolnikov. The group was founded more than ten years ago, back in 2006, then the lineup included Tonych Goglev and Vetl Udalykh. Later, Sasha Gorbaty joined the group and arranged the compositions. The group’s first disc, “Unconscious,” was released in 2009. more than a half the cons for it were written by Gorbaty, the rest was written by Vetl. After the first album, Tonych left the formation and began a solo career in a completely different direction. February 2010 was marked by the arrival of Nikita Raskolnikov to the group. The group not only writes songs, but also shoots high-quality videos - Lymph nodes, 2012; General Reason, 2013; Raskolnikov feat. Popek - Holy Father, 2014; Slim, Raskolnikov - Not about summer, 2014. The group is very productive; since 2009, 13 albums have already been released, not counting the solo compositions of the performers. The group focuses its lyrics on promoting sports and fighting drugs.

Kunteynir

The Moscow team, formed in 2003, consisting of three people - Pasha Technik, Blev MS and Maxim Sinitsyn - is the only black person who reads Russian rap. In 2008, Pasha Technician (real name Ivlev) went to jail for selling LSD - doba; according to reports, he was turned in by a fan who experienced an overdose from the brand. After leaving prison, Paul decided to regain his former glory and increase it. The first moment when people started talking about him again was his performance against rapper Broll at Versus Battle in 2014. In 2016, Pasha competed against Nikolai Dolzhansky in a rap battle. On the covers, as in the texts, a symbiosis of avant-garde art and sports is used; the team speaks sarcastically about rap, hinting that self-irony is the initial idea of ​​this trend. Members of the group can often be seen in the fan sector, they often attend football matches. They have many feats: TVZh, Price of Laughter, Market Relations were noted in tracks with Kunteynir.

Lenin Package

The composition of the team is Babangida, Vanya Ivan, Double V, Ivan Smekh. They are also sometimes joined by Guru Mikhailovich (Vail Skam), who works on the arrangements. In 2008, the debut EP, “Signs of the Unconscious,” was released with the participation of the SpaceCave team, famous beatmakers. civil position collective, almost always reflected in the lyrics, they try to instill in the listener a craving for beauty and show them the true aesthetic spaces of the word. Refusal of consumerism, stupidity and failure of capitalism, obscenity of bourgeois and base values ​​are the leitmotifs of the formation’s creativity. Everyone will find something of their own in Lenin's Package: be it wise advice, or a kind word, or a joke that you can laugh from your heart. The manner of performance is a rough, masculine recitative, which, like a hammer, breaks the limits of perception; in simple words the guys convey a lot. Lenin Package worked with many underground musicians: RZHB, Troupe Troupov, Buchenwald Flava, Resistance Rows and many others.

Night movers

Moscow duet, represented by Evgeny Alekhin and Michal Enotov (Stanislav Mikhailov), formed in January 2007. The debut album was recorded in the same year, in February, under the title “Dance and Think”. 2008 - the second album is released - “2 times more pain, 2 times more love" 2009 - new album - “Oh, Man”. In 2010, “Criticism” was published. Pure Heart", the latest album in the group's discography. In 2011, the group went on an indefinite leave to focus on other projects of the musicians. The band hits existential lyrics right in the face, making the listener a shell for their thoughts, which after a few listens begins to think independently.

Troupe of Corpses

The Troupov Troupe is a Samara group consisting of two people: Dmitry Zaduzhny (Drim) and Probel. The texts are replete with criticism of political foundations, the inaction of the people and direct instructions for action. The Last Fm website assigned several genres to the group: abstract hip-hop, underground hip-hop, Russian hip-hop, underground rap. They have many matches with other underground bands: Lenina package, SpaceCave, Alcohol after sports, KUNTEYNIR and many others. The team has many other names: Republic of Coma, Three Microbes, July 77, Renaissance, Autonomous Movement of the Inanimate, Epoha Woz; Each of the performers is also pursuing a solo career. Very little is known about the musicians, there is almost no information and photographs on the Internet, but you can find many songs written by the Troupe of Troupes. The beats are made by Drim, just like the beatmaker, he has his own project - aboohashim. IN early period creativity, you can clearly hear the influence of the very first underground group in Russia - Slaves of the Lamp.

Mutant Kohvlam

Mutant Kohvlam is a Magnitogorsk team consisting of four people: Mikhail Shorokh, Alexey Rezanov, “Brother Two” and Yang Li. Freddy sometimes appears in the tracks - the distorted voice of Rustle. The style is defined as abstract hip hop; the lyrics contain references to various performers, films and generally accepted cultural phenomena. The discography is quite impressive: 2008 - Narkoza’Ostra; 2009 - Patent Tkhlen; 2010 - Blastyr; 2011 - Leizwiecht ’93; 2012 - Apocalypops; 2013 - Painkiller; 2014 - Bukhovnost. The guys, during the entire existence of the group, gave only a few concerts, and also for fans from all over the CIS, they held an online concert - “Broadcasting from hard-to-reach places.” The video invitations filmed for concerts are distinguished by their originality, they can easily be assigned the arthouse category. Known for their feats, with such performers as: Pikul, Tragedy of Life, Theater of Sound, Litvin. Brother Two is also a painter, his paintings can be found at various resources. The group itself states: “Mutants don’t sell CDs. Mutants don't exist at all. It is a myth".