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  1. lil peeps last xan
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    lil peeps last xan Errol will return in 2019

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  2. WPG
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    WPG sxn80 Rory Gilmore

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    he's definitely not. in some ways that's a testament to how technically impressive his early stuff was: he didn't inspire many successful imitators because his style was hard to pull off. think about it, none of his production ended up shaping or pushing rap at all, and there were no serious stylistic changes he started or furthered. the wave of commercially successful white rappers who came after him had far more in common with asher roth than with eminem.
     
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  3. WPG
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    WPG sxn80 Rory Gilmore

    Feb 21, 2017
    anyway, off the top of my head, definitely missing some and in rough order, starting post-herc/caz/etc:

    flash
    bambaataa
    melle mel
    whodini

    run-dmc
    ll

    scholly d
    ice-t

    krs/bdp
    kane
    g rap
    rakim

    chuck d
    biz

    nwa/dre
    quik

    tribe
    de la

    redman
    wu-tang

    g--- starr

    nas
    big

    pac

    scarface/geto boys
    whole dungeon family

    mase

    dmx

    mac dre
    el-p

    nelly
    cam

    t.i.

    d4l

    kanye

    jeezy

    wayne

    drake

    future
    migos
     
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  4. Soldier
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    Soldier big cuntry's alias

    Feb 21, 2017
    Chief Keef is definitely one of the the most influential artists over the last 7 years. Throw Future in there as well.
     
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  5. Lil Squeed
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    Lil Squeed French Montana Stan

    Feb 21, 2017
    21 Savage inspired like 40 other Savages
     
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    xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

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    Triple six mafia

    Ugk
     
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  7. BART
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    BART BANNED

    Feb 21, 2017
    Without Graduation, No Chance the rapper, Without 808 no drake, without MDTF no Kenrdick, Without Yeezus no XXXTENANCION etc.
     
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  8. rapmusik
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    rapmusik 4

    Feb 21, 2017
    soon as I saw the title I could tell that someone

    1. would bring up eminem
    2. someone would s---t it down
    3. the stans would catch wind and start swarming.

    so far we've gotten through the first two... :sad2:
     
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  9. Big Dangerous
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    Big Dangerous World Heavyweight Champion

    Feb 21, 2017
    Alright now that we got this one over with on page 1 we can go ahead and not mention it again
     
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  10. Cyreides
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    Cyreides gfy

    Feb 21, 2017
    the one and only rap god: EMINEM
     
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  11. WPG
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    WPG sxn80 Rory Gilmore

    Feb 21, 2017
    would be happy to expand on any that people are less familiar with/have questions on
    i don't know how to break this to you, but: this forum's existence is not exactly a seismic shift in rap history
     
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  12. Soldier
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    Soldier big cuntry's alias

    Feb 21, 2017
    What exactly did Eminem influence other than Hopsin?
     
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  13. rapmusik
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    rapmusik 4

    Feb 22, 2017
    T-Pain wasn't a hip hop artist (he was a rapper ternt sanga) but he most definitely had an influence on hip hop music after his incredible run in the late 2000s. He brought auto tune to mass popularity (some use it better than others) and it's still used heavily today. I have a feeling future would not sound like future today had T Pain not blew up the way he did

    Would we have 808s and Heartbreak without T-Pain?
     
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    Jakey You Reckon

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  15. Charlie Work
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    Charlie Work Level 5 Goblin

    Feb 21, 2017
    Kool G Rap if you credit him with sparking the mafioso mindset. Really tied bravado to the materialism and self-insert type of stuff.
     
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  16. WPG
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    WPG sxn80 Rory Gilmore

    Feb 21, 2017
    yeah i mean, i wouldn't be mad at ugk being on there. gucci should be as well, i forgot him.
     
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  17. Cunner
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    Cunner belter skelter

    Feb 21, 2017
    X is not a result of yeezus man lmao
     
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  18. Charlie Work
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    Charlie Work Level 5 Goblin

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    More on the thematic side I guess. As far as the current aesthetics, look no further:
     
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    Proto drippin so pretty

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    G H I L I’m the black Christian Grey

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