We, the Hip Hop Insider Team, are a team of passionate writers and lifelong hip-hop fans. We are Hip Hop experts who spent most of our lives listening to Hip Hop artists. We know their stories and deep dive into their lives. We have gone to countless concerts, purchased merch, and checked out the latest music. We know everything about Hip Hop. We bring you the most up-to-date and extensive information on your favorite artists, from veterans to newbies. We have insider knowledge of all things Hip Hop!
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From the moment DJ Kool Herc debuted his Merry-Go-Round technique, hip hop artists have been innovators, paving the way not just for their own genre but changing the game for all genres and future generations of music. Whether they’re looping records, sampling pop songs, or spitting rhymes faster than most of us can think, they’ve revolutionized music with the ways they’ve shaped the industry.
Whether you’re interested in a particular artist or just want to learn more about the long legacy of DJs, producers, and rappers that have changed the game and skyrocketed hip hop to the most popular musical genre in the world, you’ll find it here.
We update this list frequently as we add new artists to the site, so bookmark this page and check back often!
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