This list shall serve two purposes. The first is to share with someone when they ask, "I need new music, who should I check out?" and since these are artists I listen to, enjoy, & respect they are not only people I would recommend to people, but also artists I would love to work with. Also I'm sure I'm missing people, hence why this is the indefinite list.
I: Hip-Hop
A. Rappers
1. Mainstream
- Eminem (Pre Encore era)
- B.o.B
- Big Sean
- Will.i.am (Black Eyed Peas) (Elephunk era)
- Bun B
- Childish Gambino
- Drake
- Game
- J.Cole
- Kanye West
- KiD CuDi
- Lil Wayne (Carter II & Previous)
- Ludacris (Theater of Mind era)
- Lupe Fiasco
- Rick Ross
- Omarion
Wale
- T.I.
- Young Jeezy
- 50 Cent (Get Rich or Die Tryin era)
2. Old School
- Ad-Rock, Mike D, & MCA (Beastie Boys)
- Big Boi & Andre 3000 (OutKast)
- Big L
- Common
- Mos Def/Yasiin Bey & Talib Kweli (Blackstar)
- Krayzie Bone, Layzie Bone, Wish Bone, Flesh-n-Bone , & Bizzy Bone (Bone Thugs N Harmony)
- Del The Funky Homosapien/Deltron 3030
- DMX
- Eazy-E & Ice Cube (NWA)
- Jay-Z
- Busta Rhymes
- Lauryn Hill
- LL Cool J
- Nas
- Notorious B.I.G.
- Pimp C
- RZA, GZA, Method Man, Raekwon, Ghostface Killah, Inspectah Deck, U-God, & Ol' Dirty Bastard (Wu-Tang Clan)
- Rakim
- Snoop Dogg
- Tupac
- Big Daddy Kane
- Kool G Rap
- Run DMC
- Slick Rick
- Q-Tip, Phife Dawg, Ali Shaheed Muhammad, & Jarobi White (A Tribe Called Quest)
- AZ
- Big Pun
- Masta Ace
- Scarface
- Ice-T
- Guru
- D.O.C.
- Prodigy
- Chuck D
- KRS-One
3. Underground
- Chamillionaire
- Paul Wall
- Chiddy Bang
- Action Bronson
- Aesop Rock
- Angel Haze
- Asher Roth
- Nottz
- Slug (Atmosphere)
- Sean Boog & Khrysis (The Away Team)
- Big K.R.I.T.
- Cryptic Wisdom
- Cunninglynguists
- CyHi The Prynce
- Cecil Otter, Dessa, Mike Mictlan, P.O.S, & Sims (Doomtree)
- Diabolic
- Elzhi
- Murs
- Mike Shinoda (Fort Minor/Linkin Park)
- 2-D (Gorillaz)
- Grieves
- Hopsin
- Immortal Technique
- Joe Budden & Royce Da 5'9'' (Slaugherhouse)
- Joey Bada$$
- Black Thought (The Roots)
- Jon Connor
- Kendrick Lamar, Jay Rock, Ab-Soul, & Schoolboy Q (Black Hippy)
- Killer Mike
- Krizz Kaliko
- Los
- Wreckonize & Bernz (¡Mayday!)
- Yves Saint (The Niceguys)
- Pharoahe Monch
- Phil Ade
- Playboy Tre
- Pusha-T & Malice (Clipse)
- Ryan Leslie
- Saigon
- Slim Thug
- Tech N9ne
- TiRon
- Tonedeff
- Torae
- Trae Tha Truth
- Twista
- Twisted Insane
- Yonas
- Z-Ro
- Jay Electronica
- Blu
- Curren$y
- Danny Brown
- Freddie Gibbs
- Dee-1
- Jin
- Jarren Benton
- Rittz
- Chino XL
4. Extremely Underground/Youtube
- Ace Da Vinci
- Masai, J.Plus, Madness, Sin-City, & Mike Arson (Against The Grain)
- Alyssa Marie
- An0maly
- Ana Tijoux
- Axis
- DJ Sin
- The Downers
- Dubbs
- Eppic
- Ereez
- Gho5t
- Hyperaptive
- Jewlz
- The Jokerr
- Kitty Pryde
- Kweku.Kente
- Lady Essence
- M.I.C.
- Mac Lethal
- Matt Dubois
- The Message
- Micka Mex
- Acumental & Terminal Knowledge (The Palmer Squares)
- Adjacent (Formerly Paul Aka AJ)
- Paul Thompson
- J Yak
- John Daniel
- Z
- Ryan Notes
- Sahtyre
- ShiGGa Shay
- Shizzy Sixx
- Stockz
- Swift
- Traphik
- UZOY
- Wax
- Young Jesus Christ
- Ace Reign
- Chilla Jones
- Derez
- Drea (got a song with her, she destroyed me on it though)
- Dumbfoundead
- Hex One & Tecknition (Epidemic)
- Southern Pride & RNO (Geer) [got a song with Southern Pride, he also bested me on it]
- Jay Rose
- Kruxify
- Lyrix
- Passionate MC
- Vudukat
- Smartz
- Street Light
- Smizzy & Debellonia (D-Sign)
- Herbal T
- Xavi Mata
B. Producers
1. Mainstream
- Kanye West
- DJ Premier
- Just Blaze
- No I.D.
- B.o.B
- Scott Storch
- Timbaland
- Mannie Fresh
- Q-Tip
- DJ Jazzy Jeff
- DJ Shadow
- Grandmaster Flash
- Swizz Beatz
- Salaam Remi
- Heavy D
- Alchemist
- Hi-Tek
- J Dilla
- The Neptunes
- Rick Rubin
- Pete Rock
- RZA
- Large Professor
- Dr. Dre
- Eminem
- 40
- Chris Martin (Coldplay) [His production on Jay-Z's 'Beach Chair' is awesome]
- Big K.R.I.T.
- Blakroc (The Black Keys)
- Mike Shinoda (Linkin Park/Fort Minor)
- Chiddy Bang
- Childish Gambino
- Hitboy
- J.Cole
- The Roots
- Ryan Leslie
- Mike Posner
- Skylar Grey & Alex Da Kid (as long as its more like Words than Love the way you Lie)
- Travis Barker
- T-Pain & Yung Fyre
2. Youtube/Underground
- Ant (of Atmosphere)
- Kno (of Cunninglynguists)
- Paper Tiger, Lazerbeak, & Dessa (Doomtree)
- Deuce (Hollywood Undead/9Lives)
- The Jokerr
- Seven
- Junny Jatz (My main producer)
- Beautiful Lou
- CoKane
- ¡Mayday!
- EOM (Elements of Music)
- Sinima
- Allrounda
- Alcohol&Ectsasy
- Dansonn
- Too D
- Klassic Master
- Gary David of Immaculate
- The Mad Violinist & Symphony Crack Orchestra
- Southern Pride
- Eliseo
- ProJekt
- Anno Domini
- Sykobeats
II: Rock/Metal (And all of it's subgenres)
A. Currently Active
- Avenged Sevenfold
- A Day To Remember
- Adelitas Way
- The Agonist
- Alice In Chains (Although I prefer the original lineup)
- Arcade Fire
- As Forever Fades
- Avril Lavigne
- The Black Keys
- Blink-182
- Breaking Benjamin
- Children of Bodom
- Coconut Records
- Coldplay
- Crossfade
- Deuce
- Evanescence
- Flo Rida
- Foo Fighters
- The Fray
- Fucked Up
- Green Day
- Halestorm
- Hey Monday
- Hollywood Undead (Swan Songs)
- Linkin Park
- Kid Rock
- The Killers
- Lacuna Coil
- Matchbox 20
- Metallica
- Muse
- Nickelback (guilty pleasure)
- Nightwish
- The Offspring
- Orianthi
- Papa Roach
- Paramore
- Picture Me Broken
- The Pretty Reckless
- Radiohead
- Rise Against
- Rise to Remain
- The Roaring 20's
- Shinedown
- Slipknot
- Strung Out
- Symphony X
- Three Days Grace
- VersaEmerge
- Xandria
- 30 Seconds To Mars
- 36 Crazyfists
- Jimmy Eat World
- Modest Mouse
- Pearl Jam
- Red Hot Chili Peppers
- Smashing Pumpkins
- The Strokes
- Bullet For My Valentine
- Weezer
- Fireflight
- Within Temptation
B. Non-Active
- Bon Jovi
- Guns N' Roses
- Dead By Sunrise
- Iron Maiden
- The Beatles
- The Rolling Stones
- Marilyn Manson
- Disturbed
- Nine Inch Nails
- Black Sabbath
- Pink Floyd
- Aerosmith
- The Doors
- Elvis
- Jimi Hendrix
- Led Zeppelin
- Nirvana
- Queen
- Ramones
- R.E.M.
- The White Stripes
- The Who
C. Youtube
- Ariel Bellvalaire
- Fade|Pidgeon
- Fallen Floral
- Razor Red Noise
D. Instrumental
- Apocalyptica
- Fading Waves
- In Veridian
- Parachutes
- Hammock
- Motionless
III: Pop & Electronic (And all of it's subgenres)
A. Older/Non-Modern
- Michael Jackson
- The Beach Boys
- M.I.A.
- Justin Timberlake
- Britney Spears
- Gwen Stefani
- Jukebox the Ghost
- No Doubt
- Now, Now Every Children
- Sixpence None The Richer
B. Modern
1. Mainstream
- Bruno Mars
- Daft Punk
- David Guetta (One Love era)
- Demi Lovato
- JoJo
- Justin Bieber (Believe actually had some good songs on it)
- Neon Trees
- One Republic
- Skylar Grey
2. Underground/Youtube
- Broadway
- Christina Grimmie
- Immaculate
- Krista Nicole
- Lilly Wolf
- Lisa Lavie
- The Midi Mafia
- Paper Tongues
- vChenay
- Brent Morgan
- Carley Nunn
- Emily Harder
- Ryan Narciso
- Julia Sheer
- Kina Grannis
- Megan Nicole
- Kimmi Smiles
- Ryan Star
IV: RnB
A. Older
- Akon
- Amy Winehouse
- R.Kelly
- Mary J. Blige
- Aaliyah
- Usher (older Usher is better)
- Boyz II Men
- Erykah Badu
- Stevie Wonder
- Sade
- Nate Dogg
B. Mainstream
- Frank Ocean
- Keri Hilson
- Alicia Keys
- Beyonce
- Melanie Fiona
- D'Angelo
- Adele
- The-Dream
- Janelle Monae
- John Legend
- Rihanna
- The Weeknd
C. Underground/Youtube
- Ahmir
- Emanny
- I/O
- Maribelle Anes
- Ryan Notes
- Alex Lewis
- Kayla Hang
V: Other
- Bon Iver
- The Lonely Island
- Damian Marley
- The Ramblin' Boys
- Rucka Rucka Ali
- Buckwheat Groats
- Taryn Southern
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