2 rappers that changed rap music forever

Joseph "Run" Simmons
Darryl "D.M.C." McDaniels
They founded RUN D.M.C. They were the originators of mainstream commercial rap. Without them rap would never be as high profile (see more)

2PAC & NOTORIOUS B.I.G.
The "West vs. East" movement was historical.  (see more)

Shakur's work is known for advocating political, economic, social and racial equality, as well as his raw descriptions of violence, drug and alcohol abuse and conflicts with the law. He is recognized in the Guinness Book of World Records as the highest-selling rap artist, with over seventy five million albums sold worldwide.
Eminem is praised for his "verbal energy" and high quality of lyricism. He, is an 2 time Oscar and nine time Grammy Award winning American rapper, record producer, and actor. Having sold over seventy million albums worldwide, Eminem is one of the highest-selling rappers of all time. (see more)

True pioneers of the rap game, these two truly put rap mainstream and put the west coast on the map, if you don't think these two influenced rap in a huge way then you don't know rap! (see more)

Lil wayne and Kanye

Lil Wayne is psycho on the mic and Kanye gets his point across to anyone and both have amazing style. (see more)

Best producer and arguably best rapper (see more)

lil wayne and Jay Z! (see more)

Nelly and Eminem are 2 amazing rappers without them rap music would be totally different  (see more)

kanye and fiddy

showing they dont have to fight with violence (see more)

tupac and dre

they both have a lot of great raps, but dre also discovers alot of great young talent in eminem and 50 cent (see more)

Dead but changes rap music a whole lot (see more)