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 Who Is Benzino? Raymond Scott, known as Benzino, is a Boston rapper and co-owner of The Source magazine who used his position at hip-hop's most powerful publication to promote his own rap career and wage a multi-year public war against Eminem. He lost decisively. Eminem called him the worst rapper in the world on Hot 97. Arch Nemesis (2005) sold 10,000 copies. Quick Stats  Career Overview Benzino co-founded The Source magazine with David Mays in 1988, building it into the most authoritative rap

 Who Is Nick Cannon? Nick Cannon is an American rapper, comedian, actor, and television host whose music career has existed in the shadow of his entertainment career since his debut single Gigolo in 2003. His second and most recent album White People Party Music (2014) received universally negative reviews and earned a 1/10 from us. Quick Stats  Career Overview Nick Cannon began as an actor and comedian before releasing his self-titled debut album in 2003, which earned a collective shrug and one

 Who Is Chingy? Howard Bailey Jr., known as Chingy, is a St. Louis rapper who had two of 2003's biggest singles — Right Thurr and Holidae In — and a debut album Jackpot that went double platinum, making him briefly the most commercially successful new rapper in mainstream pop-rap. His subsequent releases confirmed that Right Thurr was lightning in a bottle that had struck once and could not be recaptured. Quick Stats  Career Overview Chingy was discovered by Ludacris's Disturbing tha Peace impri

 Who Is Tyga? Micheal Ray Nguyen-Stevenson, known as Tyga, is a Compton-born rapper who scored his biggest commercial moment with Rack City (2012) — a DJ Mustard-produced club banger that went double platinum — and subsequently struggled to sustain that momentum across studio albums that critics consistently dismissed. Quick Stats  Career Overview Tyga released his independent debut No Introduction (2008) on Decaydance before Lil Wayne signed him to Young Money/Cash Money in 2011. Careless World

 Who Is Lil Pump? Gazzy Garcia, known as Lil Pump, is a Miami rapper who became famous at 16 through the viral spread of Gucci Gang (2017) on SoundCloud — a track so stripped-down it consisted almost entirely of the title repeated over a minimal trap beat. He was signed to Warner Bros. Records for a reported $8 million before his debut album was even released. Quick Stats  Career Overview Lil Pump began posting to SoundCloud at 16 and Gucci Gang was picked up by algorithms and radio programmers

 Who Is Silkk the Shocker? Vyshonne King Miller, known as Silkk the Shocker, is a New Orleans rapper and younger brother of Master P who released a string of albums on No Limit Records during the label's commercial peak — none of which were made good by the artistic merits of Silkk himself. Made Man (1999) debuted at #1 on the Billboard 200 with 240,000 first-week copies and is widely considered one of the worst #1 rap albums ever released. Quick Stats  Career Overview Silkk the Shocker was sign

 Who Is Young MC? Marvin Young, known as Young MC, is a British-American rapper who wrote Bust a Move (1989) — one of the most enduring crossover rap singles of the late 1980s — and also co-wrote Wild Thing and Funky Cold Medina for Tone Loc. His career is defined by the gap between his extraordinary contribution as a songwriter and his modest commercial standing as a solo artist. Quick Stats  Career Overview Young MC grew up in Queens, New York, and studied economics at the University of Southe

 Who Is Kevin Federline? Kevin Earl Federline, known as K-Fed, is a California dancer and backup performer who married Britney Spears in 2004 and subsequently released Playing with Fire (2006) — an album so comprehensively terrible that it received a 1/10 from us and is widely considered the worst rap album ever commercially released by a mainstream label. Quick Stats  Career Overview Kevin Federline worked as a professional dancer and backup performer before meeting Britney Spears on her Onyx H

 Who Is Canibus? Germaine Williams, known as Canibus, is a Jamaican-American rapper whose technical lyricism in the late 1990s made him one of the most anticipated debut artists in hip-hop. His beef with LL Cool J before his first album was released, and subsequent feuds and controversies, made him one of rap's most instructive studies in how to waste extraordinary talent. Quick Stats  Career Overview Canibus first appeared on Wyclef Jean's Gone Till November remix in 1998 and became famous for

 Who Is Logic? Sir Robert Bryson Hall II, known as Logic, is a Maryland rapper who built one of the most loyal fanbases in rap through a combination of technical lyricism, personal storytelling about biracial identity and mental health, and an extraordinary work rate. 1-800-273-8255 (2017) — a suicide prevention anthem featuring Alessia Cara and Khalid — remains one of the most socially impactful mainstream rap singles of the 2010s. Quick Stats  Career Overview Logic grew up in difficult circums

 Who Is Ja Rule? Jeffrey Atkins, known as Ja Rule, is a Queens rapper who was one of the most commercially successful artists in mainstream rap from 1999 to 2002, producing a series of R&B-rap crossover hits with Ashanti, Jennifer Lopez, and Mary J. Blige. His career was effectively ended by a sustained commercial and lyrical demolition campaign by 50 Cent, making him one of rap history's most dramatic falls from commercial dominance. Quick Stats  Career Overview Ja Rule grew up in Hollis, Queen

 Who Is MC Hammer? Stanley Kirk Burrell, known as MC Hammer, is an Oakland rapper who became the first rap artist to achieve genuine mainstream pop crossover success. Please Hammer Don't Hurt 'Em (1990) became the best-selling rap album of all time at that point, spending 21 weeks at #1 on the Billboard 200 and eventually selling 10 million copies in the US alone. Quick Stats  Career Overview MC Hammer began performing at Oakland A's games as a child, earning the nickname Hammer from Oakland A's