1. Tyler, The Creator – West Coast Hip Hop, United States
Tyler The Creator, 20 years old rapper from California is also the leader of the alternative hip hop collective OFWGKTA.
2. Has-Lo – East Coast Hip Hop, United States
Philadelphia native Has-lo has received many artistic praise from industry circles.
3. Dela - Jazz Rap, Canada
Dela is talented on creating smooth and hot tracks.
4. Big K.R.I.T. – Southern Hip Hop, United States
African-American hip hop musician Justin Scott (August 26, 1986) is known by his stage name Big K.R.I.T.
5. Shad – Conscious Hip Hop, Rwanda
Rwandan Shadrach Kabango’s mother worked in London as a hospital lab technician; his father, as a machinist. He is bilingual, speaking English and French.
6. Clams Casino – Instrumental Hip Hop, United States
Clam casino is a kind of clam dish with breadcrums and bacon. Instrumental Hip Hop artist Clam Casino produces Cosmic Dirty South Hip Hop Breadcrums and Bacons with House sauce.
7. The Left – Boom Bap, United States
7. The Left – Boom Bap, United States
Apollo Brown, Journalist 103 and DJ Soko built the Left in 2009 and from that moment on they began to present unique sound to their followers. Istanbulmusic recommends their first album called "Gas Mask" which is one of the best hip hop albums of 2009.
8. Mirza – Underground Hip Hop, Turkey
We know you do not know much about Turkish Hip Hop. Da Poet, Saian and Mirza (arguably best female rapper of Turkey) - three of those guys who keep their music clean and underground.
9. Diabolic - East Coast Political Hip Hop, United States