[King Andre]

Great Idea!
Close Calls, that didn't make it:
YellowCard, Petey Pablo, Fat Joe, Youngbuck, Slum Village, Snoop Dogg, A Damn Shame, Musiq, Fabolous, Method Man and Redman, Biz Markie

Counting Down
25. The Nappy Roots- A great Mid-Western/Southern Group, Nappy roots have had two GREAT albums: "Watermelon, Chicken, And Grits" and "Wooden Leather",
Favorite Song of theirs: "Trouble Of This World"

24. Usher- He made the biggest comeback ever, Usher is one who never is scared to bring something new, and everytime he does big, he does better.
Favorite Song of his: "Burn"

23. KanYe West- A rapper who has a powerful message, KanYe is one of the best things that has ever happened to the rap industry, and the music industry. He has also inspired me to become more involved with my religion.
Favorite Song of his: "Jesus Walks"
Favorite Song he Produced: "Slow Jams" w/ Twista and Jamie Foxx

22. Juvenile- One of the greatest Southern rappers of all time. Juvenile came off of Ca$h money, and eventually broke away. He released one final album with them "Juvi The Great"
Favorite Song of His: "Slow Motion" Feat. Solja Slim (RIP)

21. Ruben Studdard-
After making it big and winning American Idol, Ruben Studdard has made it far in the buissness, he is currently nominated for a BET Award, and IMO has one of the best R&B Albums this year.
Favorite Song of his: "What If" and "No Ruben"

20. Tie: Twista/Busta Rhymes: Two of the fastest rappers, Twista and Busta have both continously dropped hits for years, I love both their styles.
Fav. Twista: "Po' Pimp"
Fav. Busta: "I Know What You Want" w/ Mariah Carey and Flipmode

19. Lil' Flip/David Banner- A Houston Native, and a Mississippi Native, I like Lil' Flip's new album especially, and his last one was okay. David Banner does A LOT better on other people's songs, and he is a great producer
Fav. Lil' Flip: "Game Over", "Sunshine"
Fav. D.Banner: "Crank It Up" "Like A Pimp" "Might Getcha"

18. D-12
The most innovative and creative rap group...or so their singles are... IF you listen to their albums, they go deeper, and get serious
Fav. "Purple 'Hills'", "My Band", "Nuthin But Music", "Blow my Buzz"

17. Alicia Keys/ Mario
Both very talented, Alicia Keys recently had an album that did very well, as Mario hasn't shown for a year, both of these people are talented nontheless
Fav. Alicia: "You Don't Know My Name", "Mr. Man" w/ Jimmy Cozier
Fav. Mario: "Just A Friend 2002"

16. TLC- One of the greatest GROUPS of all time, TLC's Left-eye will always be mest, even though the group will release no more albums, their last single, "Come Get Some" with Lil' Jon and The Youngbloodz was great
Fav. Songs: "Come Get Some", "Damaged", "Unpretty"

15. Killer Mike
A somewhat new artist to Mainstream, Killer Mike was a big underground artist in Atlanta, and still is...
Fav. Song: "A.D.I.D.A.S remix" Feat. Sleepy Brown, Amil and Big Boi of OutKast

14. Trick Daddy/Jim Crow- Tie:
Jim Crow, an underground group from Atlanta, is innovative, and created a video for their single "Holla @ A Playa" will SEan Paul (Youngbloodz). Trick Daddy is a Miami artist, that has stayed alive through other's records recently
Fav. Song JC: "One Of these Days"
Fav. Song TD: "What's Happnin!" w/ YYT and "Thug Holiday" w/ LaTosha Scott

13. Cee-Lo/Anthony Hamilton
Two Soulful singers:
Cee-Lo is like Andre3000, except with a little more soul, his second solo album "Cee-Lo Green is the Soul Machine" would be the best Soul album of the year, if it wasn't for Anthony Hamilton, the artist who appeared on Nappy Roots records like "Po' Folks" and "Sick & Tired". His solo-debut single: "Comin From Where I'm From" was a hit, and "Charlene" gives a feeling through you like no other.
Fav. Cee-Lo: "Gettin' Grown", "Let's Stay Together'
Fav. Anthony: "Charlene"

12.Goodie Mob/Sleepy Brown-
A great group, the Goodie Mob, Khujo, T-Mo, and Big Gipp, are soul-rappers, they are like the southern KanYe West, well KanYe is like the Mid-wEstern Goodie Mob. A great artist with lots of soul and will make you move your feet! Sleepy appeared on a lot of Atlanta rapper's tracks, like Ludacris, OutKast, and even Goodie Mob (Of course he's part of the Doungen Family)
Fav. Sleepy: "I Can't Wait"
Fav. G-Mob: "Play Your Flutes" w/ Sleepy 2004, "Get Up, Get out" w/ OutKast 1996

11. Youngbloodz
GA Natives, J-Bo and Sean Paul, have worked with a lot of greats. Lil' Jon, Ying Yang Twins, Themselves, elephant Man, and TLC just to name a few. They are always creative and come up with a lot of "Club Anthems"
Fav. song: "U Way", "Damn", "Lean Low"

10. Lil' Scrappy and Trillville
A great rap group. Lil' Scrappy/Trillville are on Lil' Jon's label. They have released hits "Neva Eva", "Get Some Crunk In Yo System", "Headbusta", "No Problem"
Fav. Songs "Get Some Crunk In Yo System", "Some Cut"

09. Lil' Jon & The Eastside Boyz
A Great producer and his group, Lil' Jon has produced for just about EVERY rap artist, and the Eastside boyz, appear on everyone of his tracks.
Fav.: "Play No Games" w/ Trick Daddy, and Fat Joe

08. R.Kelly/Nivea/Jagged Edge
The greatest singer/songwriter/producer/etc., a new singer...somewhat, and a great group.
R.Kelly has worked with just about EVERY artist, rap and R&B. And had a lot of #1 albums
Nivea has had a great single: "LaundryMat"
Jagged Edge, a great group,
Fav. R.Kelly- "Happy People"
Fav. Nivea- "Laundramat"
Fav. JE- "I Got It Pt.I"

07. Michael Jackson-
What can I say...it's Michael Jackson, the greatest Dancer and singer of ALL time.
FAv.- "Butterflies" "Scream" w/ Janet

06. Bonecrusher-
AttenCHUN!!!!!! he made it big with "Never Scared" and produced a lot of hits,
before he was a rapper, he was a chef
Fav.: "Never Scared" w/ Killer Mike, T.I.

05. Baby D/Archie Eversole- A great underground artist of Atlanta, Baby D is adored by many Women of the south. Archie had one hit album, we're still waiting on his return/
Fav. Baby D- "We Got The Club Jumpin", "It's Goin Down", "H* Check"
Fav. Archie: "Ride" w/ Cameo, "We Ready Remix" w/ Bubba Sparxxx, Rasheeda, Pastor Troy

04. The Ying Yang Twins/Feild Mob
Ying Yang Twins are the craziest duo HAHN!
Born with a somewhat physical disorder, the Ying Yang Twins are the craziest pair, especially since they're not twins....HAHN!
Feild Mob is another crazy group from GA, they usually make hits about being poor and growing up in Albany, GA.
Fav. Song: "Say I Yi Yi" and "By Myself"
Fav. Feild Mob- "Sick of Being Lonely"

03. Pastor Troy/DSGB
Pastory Troy and his group DSGB are hardcore southern rappers, Everytime they get in the studio it's MAGIC
Fav. Song: "Are We Cuttin"

02. OutKast
The Pioneers of Southern Hip-hop, OutKast emerged in 1994
They shocked Rap because at the time it was all East and West. Their first album Southernplayamistik was released 10 years ago on April 26. Following were ATLiens, Aquemini, Stankonia, Dre and Big Boi Present, Speakerboxxx/The Love Below and (can't think of the other one)
Favorite Song: Just about ALL of their old school ones, and about 30 total from Teh double album

And my favorite Artist!


Ready?


Here it is!


The Number one!

T.I.!!!!!

01. T.I./P$C
Emerging in 2001, T.I. has worked with artists like Beenie Man, Neptunes, P$C, KanYe West, Lil' Jon, Youngbloodz, Bonecrusher, and more! Most of his childhood friends are locked up, as he currently is, but he now gets work release. After I'm Serious kind of flopped Nationally, only selling 350,000 copies, he released 3 underground, all titled In Da Streets Vols. 1-3
T.I. is my favorite because he has yet to create a song I don't like, though my favorite of his is "Dope Boy Fresh"
Well, I'm gettin tired, so I'ma go, it took me 30 minutes to do this!
I'm sorry if this doesn't make sense halfway through or seems rushed, I'm tired