In case you don't know by now, The Masked Gorilla has been covering emerging rappers since 2009. It's of course important for us to not only cover the most relevant young rappers, but those who properly represent The Masked Gorilla image. For the fourth time in the last few months, we have reshaped the TMG Top 50.
In the past only five rappers were both added and removed, but this time around an astounding forty nine rappers lost their spot, while only one remained in the TMG Top 50. For the fourth installment it was clear that only one rapper fully exemplified The Masked Gorilla brand, while the others fell painstakingly short. You can check out all the changes below, while you can see the TMG Top 50 in full right here. Make sure to click on each TMG Top 50 image on the artists page, as each image will give you an example as to why these changes have been made.
Added
- Lil B
Removed
- Action Bronson
- A$AP Rocky
- Azaelia Banks
- Asher Roth
- Big K.R.I.T.
- Big Sean
- Blu
- B.o.B.
- Buddy
- Casey Veggies
- Chiddy Bang
-Childish Gambino
- Chip Tha Ripper
- Curren$y
- Chyi Da Pyrnce
- Danny Brown
- Dom Kennedy
- Drake
- Earl Sweatshirt
- Emilio Rojas
- Fashawn
- Future
- Frank Ocean
- Freddie Gibbs
- Iggy Azalea
- J. Cole
- Kendrick Lamar
- Kid Cudi
- Mac Miller
- Machine Gun Kelly
- Macklemore
- Meek Mill
- Neako
- Nipsey Hussle
- Rockie Fresh
- ScHoolboy Q
- Shawn Chrystopher
- Smoke DZA
- Sir Michael Rocks
- Stalley
- The Weeknd
- Theophilus London
- Tyga
- Tyler, The Creator
- Wale
- Waka Flocka Flame
- Wiz Khalifa
- XV
- Yelawolf
Thoughts, questions, concerns? Did your favorite emerging rapper not make the cut? Let us know below!
UPDATE: April Fools! Big thank you to those of you who had fun with this and an even bigger thank you to those of you who were actually fooled. The Top 12 homepage artists and the full TMG Top 50 is back intact. Did you miss our based prank? Click here to check out the April Fools Artists Page. Make sure to click on each photo of Lil B, as it leads to a meme!
