The duos 1994 debut, Southernplayalisticadillacmuzik, used gospel-influenced tracks (produced by Organized Noize)to introduce the many nuances and characters of Atlanta. 10 in physical sales with 334,000 copies scanned in 2020 47% of those purchases were in the higher-priced vinyl format. Eminem surprise-released two albums in 2020, Music To Be Murdered By and a deluxe version, Music To Be Murdered By Side B. Hip-hop artists remain music's top money makers. The evergreen rockers ranked No. Halseys 2020 album, Manic, debuted at No. Pink Floyd hasnt released a studio album since 2014 and it still managed to finish at No. 1. Last years rank: Streaming: $8.1M After a disappointing debut effort with 2001s Im Serious, T.I. But like King James, he relished the pressure, releasing his seismic debut album Illmatic in 1994 a quintessential hip-hop opus that transcended the genre and became the Holy Bible for every budding lyricist. Sales: $557K Last years rank: No. It's impossible to overstate the influence of rap on popular culture. The LOX frontman fostered his hip-hop breakout with a co-sign from The Notorious B.I.G., then stomped his way to prominence with his Timberlands and hard-nosed raps. Sales revenue was calculated based on physical/digital albums and track sales. Impeach the president, pulling out my RAY-GUN/ Zap the next one, I could be your shogun, he exploded over the Bomb Squads revolutionary, deconstructed production. 22 Earnings of the world's highest earning rappers and hip-hop artists 2019 . Chuck held everyones feet to the fire: crack dealers in the Black community (Night of the Living Baseheads); purveyors of systemic racism (Fight the Power); a ravenous press (Welcome to the Terror) and greedy corporations (Shut Em Down). #4 of 97. The rockers also racked up 1.3 billion in combined streams that translated to $3.9 million in royalties. Streaming: $2.2M Jadakiss signature laugh and ah-hasqueal have signaled for decades that a lyrical masterclass was on the way. Combs is the highest-placing country artist on Money Makers (if you overlook Taylor Swifts beginnings in the genre and the Eagles past categorization as a country-rock band). While her 2.37 billion in combined streams is the main reason she made the cut, she also ranked at No. The group notched three No. and his solo-headlined studio albums The Chronic and 2001 cant be denied. Now the 17-time Grammy winner (Mr. Morale was just newly crowned as best rap album) and Emmy winner for last years Super Bowl halftime show is focusing his entrepreneurial sights on pgLang, his film, TV and music collective that has already scored success with next-gen rapper Baby Keem. 6 with $14.2 million. 2020. Sales: $5.3M Here are the richest rappers in the UK. Sales: $1.84M 17 The multi-talented artist may write, rap, produce, act and more but his wealth comes mainly from his clothing line and stakes in companies like Croc Vodka, Revolt TV and Aquahydrate. 1 on the Billboard 200 and finished 2020 as the No. The Wu-Tang Clan member possesses it all: unmistakable voice, impenetrable flow, witty rhymes, dark sense of humor, charm and good looks that also translated into Hollywood success. (The genre dates back to 1973, when DJ Kool . 25 (7.37 million), Kanye West at No. 5. Sales: $768K In 1987, MC Lyte bumrushed her way into hip-hops boys club with a throat-grabbing voice and dynamic lyricism that seemed well beyond her 16 years. But in fact, his limitations were what made the 25-year-old wunderkind one of the greatest MCs to touch Gods green earth: He knew of his shortcomings, but relied on his voice and motivational messaging to resonate and crack through the toughest gangstas. 17 ($9.1 million), Future at No. Dr. Dre would be the first to tell you that he is not a traditional MC. 8 in track sales (872,000). The shows grossed close to $25.8 million, giving the band almost $8.8 million in take-home pay. The late Juice WRLD displaced Drake as the top on-demand audio streaming artist in 2020, but Drizzy remains the No. This website is using a security service to protect itself from online attacks. 2 with $23.2 million, most of which came from streaming ($8.1 million) and touring ($12.4 million) before he had to shut it down due to the pandemic. Streaming: $7.3M Publishing: $1.53M All Rights Reserved. The Greatest of All Time, aka the GOAT. Where he really shone, though, was on terrestrial radio: Bieber was the top artist in the category with almost 2.4 million plays. Bolstered by two mammoth deals with luxury giant LVMH and Jack Dorsey's Square, Jay-Z has lapped the competition to become the highest-paid rapper of 2021; and as per Rolling Stone, the 2nd highest-paid musician behind Bruce Springsteen and his US$590 million / AU$811.9 million music catalogue sale.. Hip-hop's first billionaire managed to rake in a grand total of US$470 million / AU$646.75 . He remains the overall most-streamed act with almost 8 billion streams, accounting for $11.7 million, only second to Taylor Swift in streaming royalties. Publishing: $967K Publishing: $2.2M Works like BDPs By All Means Necessary and the KRS-formed Stop the Violence Movements star-studded 1989 single Self-Destruction are some of the most powerful moments that hip-hop has ever witnessed. 22 ($8.2 million), Roddy Ricch at No. And if you ask him, its also a testament to the power of hip-hop. Lil Uzi Vert $9.5 million16. Sales: $119K Touring: $17M. 1. KRS-One is also battle-tested: 1987s The Bridge Is Over, recorded in response to MC Shans The Bridge, is one of the most respected (and referenced) diss tracks of all time. Abel Tesfayes alter ego may have been snubbed by the Grammys, but he fared exceptionally well when it came to royalties. 5 His streaming numbers are exceptionally strong given his genre: When the deluxe version of his 2019 album, What You See Is What You Get, was released in October 2020, it generated 102.26 million in a single week, breaking Combs own record for the largest streaming week for a country album, set when the original release came out. When touring is in full bloom, heritage rockers, country artists and jam bands dominate Money Makers because of their concert grosses. Touring: $4.3M. 22, $8.2M), Roddy Ricch (No. Thats a distinguished and also contentious honor when it comes to ranking who or what is the ultimate best, whether youre talking films, TV shows, restaurants or any other subject. Radio likes Combs as well: He racked up the third-most programmed web radio plays (804.4 million) and finished seventh in terrestrial radio airplay with almost 1.5 million spins. Theres Mind Playing Tricks on Me, his 1991 classic hit as a member of Houstons Geto Boys, or Im Dead, from his debut album that same year, Mr. Scarface Is Back. He could effortlessly maneuver from bawdy around-the-way storytelling (Ms. That gave the band a $2.7 million touring payday. Billboards Top New Artist of 2020 released his debut album, Please Excuse Me for Being Antisocial in December 2019, when it debuted at No. The prosecution argues Lil Boosie paid Michael "Marlo Mike" Louding $2,800 to kill a his rival Terry Boyd. However, Andre Youngslegacy as a lead rapper on three separate era-defining albums 1988s Straight Outta Compton with N.W.A. 24, $7.4M), Rod Wave (No. During his 30+-year career, the global best-selling producer, often cited as hip-hops GOAT behind the boards, boasts a treasure trove of lyricists who have written for him, from Ice Cube, the D.O.C. Recorded-music totals are the sum of an artists sales, streaming and publishing earnings for 2020. On Chronic, his 1992 triple-platinum-certified gangsta rapopus, Dre also exhibits an effortless delivery on the mic, with a commanding voice thats one of the genres most recognizable. Sales: $4M And hearing him master the double-time flow on 1999s Slim Shady-featuring Forgot About Dre, from the six-times-platinum-certified masterpiece 2001, is still a shock to the system. Fueled by 744 million web radio plays they were the No. At 19 years old, Billie Eilish is indestructible. Streaming royalty rates applied were 22% for new hit artists; 33% for superstar artists, 46% for heritage artists and 74% for artists that own their master recordings. The band ranked third in physical sales selling 671,000 copies of its albums, 78% of which were vinyl reissues that are priced higher than CDs and thus pay higher royalties. A remix of the albums lead single Im Not a Player, it flipped a Brenda Russell sample into a salsa-adjacent jam and cemented the Big Punisher as a commercial force. Touring: $0. His executive producer status grew as he created his Junior Mafia clique writing and producing their 1995 Conspiracy album, then releasing JM breakout star Lil Kims Hard Core debut in 1996. The rollout began with the Jan. 11 reveal of the rappers ranked 50-41. Even Swift, that rare artist with strong sales, streaming and touring numbers, saw her take-home pay drop from $99.6 million in 2018 the last time she was on the list to $23.8 million. 6 1 with High Off Life in 2020 and became the artist with the fourth-most Hot 100 entries (110). The Mac amassed 1.8 billion combined streams, including 511 million web radio plays. 1 Hot 100 hits, sold 25 million albums and account for raps most recent album of the year win at the Grammys. Fat Booty) to the inner-spiritual fight for Black liberation (UMI Says). The forum calculated she made $13.6 million from flowing and $1 million at the crate office, with an aggregate revenue tallied to be $32.8 million. Streaming: $1.33M They also moved more than 2.6 million digital downloads. 1. 2 List of East Coast hip-hop artists (rappers and rap group) The Notorious B. Beyonce Knowles-Carters husband has succeeded in every era, spitting regal-scented rhymes that speak to the struggle, and to the opulence that follows an intensely self-made greatness. Their lyrical skirmish ended in tragedy when Pac was shot and killed in a Las Vegas shooting in 96, rocking the entire music world. Billboard's findings are different from last year's Forbes' Highest-Paid Celebrities, which placed . Sales royalties, digital and physical, were also up 39%, from $42 million to $59 million; a trend that continues so far this year. YoungBoy earned $10 million via streams, along with $1.7 million in publishing. Artists with most songs in the Billboard Top 100 in the U.S. 2012-2021 . 1 single, HUMBLE, the album won the 2018 Pulitzer Prize for Music, the first non-jazz or classical work to do so. She ranks even higher on the Global Money Makers list because of her strong global performance, particularly in streaming. Billboard has officially released its list of the highest-paid music artists in 2020, which shows how hip-hop has dominated as a genre in the last year. Ross has notched 58 Billboard Hot 100 entries spanning three decades, but his legacy doesnt end there: His Maybach Music Group laid the tarmac for Meek Mill and Wale to take off and become titans in the 2010s. In 2015, she earned $154 million and was named Forbes' highest-earning . 1 single Wait for U with Drake and Tems, he now boasts eight No. Ice-Ts harrowing 6 N the Mornin (1986) forever stamped the West Coast on the hip-hop map. expunged any doubt about his MC credibility via his grit and lyrical precision. The Top 10 Richest Female Rappers of 2023. Streaming: $3.9M Shot and killed in a highway Tripple Beanz. You can email the site owner to let them know you were blocked. Three 2020 releases Map of the Soul: 7, Map of the Soul: 7 The Journey and Be helped BTS sell almost 1.5 million CDs. After coming up in freestyle rap battles, Eminem has continually wielded the mic as his weapon of choice and obliterated anyone who comes in his path as seen in the countless feuds hes engaged in over the years. A recent Billboard revealed that such big-name rappers who saw the most cash in 2021 are Post Malone, Drake, YoungBoy Never Broke Again & Lil Baby.They're at the top in the least of the top paid musicians of 2020. His sold-out show at the Pepsi Center in Denver on March 12, 2020, was one of the last concerts to take place before the live industry went dark, and the $12.4 million he took home from that show and 19 prior dates qualified him for second place and a spot on the Billboards Global Money Makers list. 4 in the top streaming royalties category. However, after the murder of the groups DJ Scott La Rock, he shifted to socially conscious rap aimed at empowering Black people and resolving the ills plaguing inner-city communities. The Copyright Royalty Board streaming formula produced an average publishing rate of 13.1% for on-demand audio streaming revenue; the blended per-play terrestrial radio rates, according to Massarsky Consulting, were applied, ranging from 82 cents to $4, depending on the genre and whether hit songs triggered bonus payment plans from the songwriters performing rights organization. But through only two studio albums that still resonate nearly 30 years later, Wallace proved that a charismatic big man could mix lyrical street rhymes with heart and humor and permeate the mainstream with style. The White Teeth rapper ranked No. The Best Rappers with Lil in Their Names, Ranked. source: instagram. Tariq Trotter, co-founder of the legendary Roots crew and the long-running Phillybands lead MC, still amazes rap fans with electrifying stream-of-consciousness radio freestyles and brilliant live performances. Last years rank: No. and Snoop Dogg to Eminem, Jay-Z and Kendrick Lamar. Fans couldnt get enough of the weed-smoking, carefree duos debauchery, which culminated in the 2001 cult classic feature film, How High, starring the pair and named after one of their enduring 90s hits. Styles 2019 album, Fine Line, peaked at No. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, many delayed their albums and did not get the chance to tour, but thanks in large part . Sales: $446.8K After calculating this revenue and deducting a producers fee and the musicians union cut, acts were credited with a 41% split from the SoundExchange payouts from services like Music Choice and SiriusXM. Luke Combs $9.2 million17. Eagles $16.3 million5. Tour revenue, after the managers cut, equals 34% of an acts Boxscore. He also remains a streaming giant with $8.1 million in overall royalties, plus an additional $2 million from publishing. 1s on Billboards Hot Rap Songs chart No Time, Not Tonight (Ladies Night Remix) and Crush on You making her the first female rapper to do so. Sales: $1.3M Last years rank: Ludas witty rhymes and slick pop culture references felt as gargantuan as the famously oversized arms he rocked in 2004s Get Back video. Albums like AmeriKKKas Most Wanted and Death Certificate still stand as some of raps most provocative works and when he wasnt sharpening his pro-Black commentary against the systemic racism crippling the community, he was equally adept at balancing tongue-in-cheek insights with feel-good storytelling, as on his timeless 1993 hit It Was a Good Day.. Her 2009 mixtape Beam Me Up Scotty established her as a lyrical powerhouse, shortly before she emerged as the First Lady of Young Money, solidifying the labels ineffable trinity of chart-conquering rap beasts with Lil Wayne and Drake. Sales: $394.9K 5 in digital track sales (close to 1 million). Coles story is well-known: Hov signed him to Roc Nation as its first artist in 2009 after he garnered attention with Lights Please and dropped some blistering guest verses (Wales Beautiful Bliss, Kanye Wests Looking for Trouble). He earned an additional $2.2 million from publishing and $253,000 from two concerts. For artists like Taylor Swift and The Rolling Stones who own only a portion of their recorded masters catalog, a blended royalty rate was used. 1 on the Billboard 200. Money Makers was compiled with 2020 U.S.-only MRC Data and Billboard Boxscore statistics. Publishing: $2.4M 30 Sales: $66.4K Doubling as one of gangsta raps foundational platforms, the album featured the controversial anthems Fuck Tha Police and Gangsta Gangsta, and was certified triple-platinum despite minimal radio or MTV promotion. 5 on the Billboard 200, due to Big Puns expert wordplay, vivid storytelling and ability to craft catchy hooks. His prolific output resulted in almost 3.7 billion U.S. audio streams, the 10th-largest in the category, and 4.7 billion combined streams, which netted him $6.8 million in royalties and secured him the No. With his impenetrable streak of commercial success hes currently the Hot 100s all-time hits leader, with nearly 300 entries to his credit he refuses to give his opposition a breather, consistently releasing projects every calendar year, including generation-defining sets like 2011s Take Care and 2013s Nothing Was The Same. Touring: $4.2M. Last years rank: No. Three of them Drake, YoungBoy Never Broke Again and Lil Baby placed in the top 10. 4 in physical album sales after moving 517,000 copies of their recordings. While turning heads with hit singles (The Rain, Hot Boyz, Get Ur Freak On, Work It) and acclaimed albums (Da Real World, Miss E So Addictive, Under Construction, This Is Not a Test), she crafted a uniquely futuristic, funky and totally unique style of hip-hop that found her rhyming, singing, scatting or doing whatever else the beat might spontaneously spark. Touring: $0. Raised in Fayetteville, N.C., hes Southern to the core but also reps Queens asa St. Johns graduate. Yet like Colors, Ices masterful 1988 first-person account of the Crips and Bloods gang violence that gripped Los Angeles, street manifestos like Rhyme Pays(1987), Power(1988) andThe Iceberg/Freedom of Speech Just Watch What You Say! For the first time, YoungBoy Never Broke Again scores a spot on the top Money Makers at No. Last years rank: Touring:$0. The Coming, Rhymes 1996 major label debut album, couldnt have sported a better title to describe his explosive entrance. Touring: $91.5K. Its also no surprise that the dearth of live revenue led to a precipitous decline in the paychecks of musics top earners, who collectively took home $387 million in 2020, down from $969 million in 2019. Streaming: $1.7M He showcased his genuine connection to fans by rapping over a YouTube producers J. We're always a bit suspicious of Forbes highest-paid musician lists, as there seem to be some shenanigans involved with their accounting. Streaming: $7.1M 8 in digital album downloads with 114,000 copies. But despite the crossover success, Wayne continued to feed his Mixtape Weezy fanbase with cult-favorite series like Da Drought, No Ceilings and Sorry 4 the Wait, and fearlessly reinvented himself with a rap-rock sound via 2010 album Rebirth, which continues to inspire new-school rappers like Lil Uzi Vert and Playboi Carti. Touring accounted for the $9.6 million more he made then, but the hip-hop artists April 2020 virtual Fortnite concert, Astronomical, which drew 12.3 million concurrent players, boosted his streams by as much as 160% from the day the show was announced (April 20), thanks, in part, to the post-show release of a new single with Kid Cudi, The Scotts. The day after the event, digital downloads of his catalog blew up 1,488% from 2,000 to 34,000. The timeless Ms. Lauryn Hill straddles the line between Motown soul, boom bap, R&B, jazz and rap defying convention and introducing a new standard for genre-bending rappers. A subscription per-stream rate of $0.0021 blended to reflect the different statutory rates for ad-supported and subscription streams was applied to programmed streams; per-play estimated rates of 74 cents and $46 were applied to Music Choice and SiriusXM plays, respectively. Streaming: $823.4K Last years rank: Pandemic-induced isolation led to Bad Bunnys most successful year yet, yielding three albums, including the best-selling Latin album in the United States and Spotifys most globally streamed album of 2020, YHLQMDLG. The following royalty rates were used: The album and track sales rate is 22% of retail revenue. 7 in that revenue category. One of hip-hops pioneering polymaths, T.I. 1 albums and 10 top 10 Hot 100 hits to his name. He was the first rapper signed to a major label, created one of hip-hops earliest hits with Christmas Rappin, earned the first gold plaque for a rap single with The Breaks and became the first rapper to embark on a national (and then international) tour. Rhymes about experiencing a mental health crisis? At this point, hip-hop purists know Nas path to greatness all too well. Weve revealed 10 more rappers each week since, with the final top 10 now unveiled below. Streaming: $2.1M According to Billboard's report, published on Monday (July 19), rappers Post Malone, Drake, YoungBoy Never Broke AgainandLil Baby are among the publication'sTop Paid Musicians of 2020. what challenges do advertisers face with product placement? 1 on the Hot 100, helping DaBaby rank ninth in combined streams audio, video and programmed with almost 4.8 billion and eighth in streaming royalties with $7.1 million. In 1991, Large Professor tossed him an alley-oop on Main Sources posse cut Live at the Barbeque, and Escobar delivered a rim-rocker of a performance. When you consider the evolution of hip-hop, Rakim is the source material for pioneering the use of internal and multisyllabic rhymes, penning intricate lyrics and shifting the overall use of simple flows to more complex deliveries. Sales: $336.6K Andr emerged as the star of the group for his singular flair; sadly, the duo went their separate ways with fans still yearning for a solo album from him. Sales: $874.7K Busta Rhymes scene-stealing feature on A Tribe Called Quests 1992 single Scenario introduced a Brooklyn MC that took over the late 90s and early 00s with his animated voice and exuberant rhymes. and 2Pac, show his romantic side on the smash Mary J. Blige collab All I Need and just have fun with Redman on the duos How High films and Blackout! 8 in that category. The first rapper inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame, Jay-Z believes everyone has genius-level talent. Recorded-music royalties from sales, streaming and publishing collectively grew 56% from $197 million in 2019 to $308 million. Billboard has released its highest-paid musicians of 2020. Eve - $10 Million. Sales: $970K Sales: $591.7K Swift takes the top spot almost solely on revenue earned from the recorded masters of her two 2020 albums, folklore and evermore, which she owns and licenses to Republic for distribution. Rounding out the top 10 is Lil Baby with $11.7 million. Other Hip Hop figures include Future at 22 with $8.2 million Roddy Ricch at 24 with $7.4 million, Rod Wave at 25 with $7.4 million, and Kanye West at 30 at $6.6 million. And in a notable accomplishment for a rock band, Queen generated 1.2 billion on-demand audio streams in 2020, a feat that other legacy acts on this list including Pink Floyd, the Eagles, Metallica and AC/DC have yet to do. KRS-One evolved from being The Blastmaster to The Teacha a testament to his own lyrical and personal development. Additionally, the OVO Sound leader earned $635,000 in sales. Last years rank: Jay Z the best rapper . The highest-paid hip-hop artists of 2021 have been revealed and JAY-Z and Kanye West once again top the list. When he wasnt baring his soul, DMX steadily proved he could hang with raps best: LL Cool J, Jay-Z, Nas, Busta Rhymes and others have all experienced Xs untameable aggression firsthand. Jay-Z came in second with 81 million, Drake came in third with 75 million, and Diddy came in third with 70 million. His streaming figures accounted for $9.1 million, thanks to his chart-topping album My Turn, for which 12 songs simultaneously charted on the Billboard Hot 100. It would be the first of twelve chart-topping albums for Wayne, including his iconic Tha Carter series, boasting a plethora of platinum plaques in the process. Sales: $160.6K 2023 Billboard Media, LLC. Her unapologetic tone shattered barriers for women in hip-hop, allowing them to be more sexually expressive and liberated. In 2020, Forbes ranked Kohli 66th in their list of the top 100 highest-paid athletes in the world for that year, with estimated earnings of $26 million. Im drivin Caddy, you fixin a Ford, Joseph Simmons boasted on Run-DMCs 1984 breakthrough Rock Box. While DMC was the majestic voice and the late DJ Jam Master Jay the heartbeat of the epochal 80s rap trio, Run was the undisputed star. It took a minute, but Common (then Common Sense) finally garnered national praise after launching one of the most celebrated three-album runs in rap history: 1994sResurrection, 1997sOne Day Itll All Make Sense and 2000sLike Water for Chocolate. Sign Up to track. the year's most popular r&b/hip-hop songs, ranked by streaming activity from digital music sources tracked by luminate, radio airplay audience impressions as provided by luminate and sales data as . 11. Capital Punishment also topped the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart and peaked at No. Top Rap Artists Ranking is based on an artist's chart performance on the Hot Rap Songs, Top Rap Albums and Boxscore touring revenue. Publishing: $1.7M In previous years, it has made up 75% to 80% of the top 40 Money Makers income. We also opted not to include thesignificant contributionsof reggaetn and dancehall MCs on this list,just to keep our pool of nominees a little more focused. 10. And he hasnt gone more than four years without releasing an album since 1993. Lil Baby generated over 6.2 billion streams, almost 4.6 million of which were audio, for $9.1 million. Jay-Z, Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson and Kanye West all grabbed spots among the top five with their own 9-figure sums, most of it earned not from . They accounted for close to 20% of his 4.1 billion combined streaming plays. In fact, Reggie Noble led off Eminems list of the greatest MCs within the latters pump-up perennial Till I Collapse. With EPMDs Erick Sermon as a mentor, Redman (aka Funk Doc) exceeded expectations in 1992 when his debut studio project Whut? The set was powered by the majestic Intl Players Anthem featuring OutKast. Fleetwood Macs place on this list is partly due to the viral Ocean Spray TikTok video set to Dreams (and its several homages) that sent the 1977 No. The albums smash single, The Box, spent 11 consecutive weeks atop the Hot 100, and Ricchs feature on DaBabys No. Em also certifiably spits a mile a minute, breaking Guinness World Records like fastest rap in a hit single with Godzilla, where he rapped 225 words in a 30-second segment. 6 with $14.2 million with most of his revenue coming from streaming ($11.7 million) and publishing ($1.9 million). Last years rank: 5 ranking in overall streaming royalties ($8.1million). Starting with 1993s riotous Party and Bullshit, the Brooklyn, New York kingpin later signed with Diddys Bad Boy Records. Sales: $5.2M The late rapper continues to be an inspiration to waves of rappers, particularly Bronx-bred MCs like Fat Joe, Remy Ma and Cardi B. Sales: $185K But, also like Strait, Sheltons box-office appeal earned him his berth on Money Makers. Rozays Hustlin dreams turned to gold when he rattled the cages of raps mainstream with his 2006 summer anthem and pledged his allegiance to Def Jam and its ex-president Jay-Z. The bubbly and perky Katy Perry (or Katheryn Elizabeth Hudson) has remained a staple in the music industry since 2001. He led Run-DMC to historic heights, as they became the first hip-hop group to flex B-Boy minimalism to the masses(Sucker MCs), go gold (1984s King of Rock), appear on MTV, reach multiplatinum status (with 1986s landmarkRaising Hell, punctuated by the boundary-breaking Aerosmith collab Walk This Way), headline arena tours and ink a major endorsement deal (Adidas). He was also the beneficiary of almost 1.7 million terrestrial radio spins, which made him the fifth-most-played artist in that format.
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