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R&B/Hip-Hop Albums Artist(s) Rap Albums Artist(s) Refs. January 1 Michael: Michael Jackson: Pink Friday: Nicki Minaj [3] January 8 Recovery: Eminem [4] January 15 Recovery: Eminem [5] January 22 Pink Friday: Nicki Minaj Pink Friday: Nicki Minaj [6] January 29 [7] February 5 [8] February 12 [9] February 19 [10] February 26 [11] March 5 Recovery ...
Kanye West and Jay-Z's Watch the Throne becomes the fastest-selling rap album in 2011, selling 436,000 copies its first week, beating Lupe Fiasco's third studio album Lasers. It is also the third rap album to debut at number one on the Billboard 200. [citation needed] Rolling Stone names Eminem "the King of Hip Hop". [citation needed]
Kendrick Lamar Duckworth (born June 17, 1987) is an American rapper. Regarded as one of the most influential hip-hop artists of his generation, and one of the greatest rappers of all time, he was awarded the 2018 Pulitzer Prize for Music, becoming the first musician outside of the classical and jazz genres to receive the honor.
As hip-hop celebrates its 50th anniversary on Aug. 11, The Times looks back at the artists, songs and innovations that changed the course of popular culture. The 50 greatest moments in hip-hop history
Drake has cited several hip-hop artists as influencing his rapping style, including Kanye West, [256] Jay-Z, [257] MF Doom, [258] and Lil Wayne, [259] while also attributing various R&B artists as influential to the incorporation of the genre into his own music, including Aaliyah [260] and Usher. [261]
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Having joined at age 14, Carter was the youngest member at the time. Hot Boys' debut album, Get It How U Live!, was released the same year, followed in 1999 by the group's major-label debut Guerrilla Warfare, [17] which respectively reached number one on the Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart and number five on the Billboard 200. [32]
The following is a list of albums, EPs, and mixtapes released in 2011. These albums are (1) original, i.e. excluding reissues , remasters , and compilations of previously released recordings, and (2) notable , defined as having received significant coverage from reliable sources independent of the subject.