Watch theGrio Top 3: Hip-hop artists who hit the scene in the 2000s

Bring out the Polo shirts, baggy jeans and oversized T’s! Listen in as millennials discuss the best artists to emerge in the 2000s

With roots in African-American and Latino communities, hip-hop music has been a cultural phenomenon for decades. 

It has been one of the most influential music genres in the world since its inception in the 1970s. In the 2000s, however, hip-hop’s influence on popular culture began to ratchet up as it never had before. From fashion to slang, it permeated every aspect of society. Let’s briefly explore some impacts during this period up to the present day. 

Among the top three hip-hop artists of the time were Ja Rule, T-Pain and  today! 

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