Tired of arguing over what is authentic hip-hop and what is crap-tastic pop-o-licious nonsense? Always losing friends over your vehement denials that 50 Cent and Nelly are authentic hip-hop? Lose friends NO MORE!
I, a completely arbitrary non-authority on artist-genre classification, now present to you a guide to what artists fit in which genre; all so that you can have a reference to cite when arguing with your friends and coworkers.
R&B:
John Legend
Raphael Saadiq
Musiq Soulchild
Lyfe Jennings
Pop:
Chris Brown
Ne-Yo
50 Cent
Kanye West (sorry to say, Kanye fans)
Nelly
Hip-Hop/Rap:
Common
Talib Kweli
The Roots
Jurassic 5
Jedi Mind Tricks
Nas
Questions? Need some clarification? Go ahead and comment on my post and I'll settle a score for you. Comments on my list? Don't bother, because I don't care.
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