4. Beyoncé: Top 15 Hip Hop Artists

I know a lot of guys are asking why is she in a top Hip Hop list? Here my answer, she can out sell everyone in Hip Hop or R&B and make it sound better than your average artists. Beyoncé G. Knowles a native of Houston, Texas, an original member of the female R&B group Destiny’s Child. In 2003, she released Dangerously in Love, the beginning to her solo career. She was award 5 Grammy Awards from this album. Who can top that? “Crazy in Love” and “Baby Boy” were both featured on Billboard Hot 100 straight the door.

After taking over the charts, in 2006 she released B’Day the second albums of her young career. B’Day sold over 8 million copies world-wide then went seven times platinum. This also won a Grammy Award for Best contemporary R&B and Hip Hop Album. Insist hits such as; “Déjà Vu”, “Irreplaceable” and “Beautiful Liar”, took over the charts for a long time. Then, ”I Am… Sasha Fierce” ran over the Grammy and took home SEVEN Grammy Awards. Yes, Seven. She was mostly rapping on this album.

Knowles’ top Hip Hop songs include: “Fighting Temptation featuring Missy Elliott, MC Lyte, and Free, “Crazy In Love” featuring Jay Z, “Baby Boy” featuring Sean Paul, “Déjà Vu” featuring Jay Z. More hits are “Party featuring Andre 3000, “Drunk on Love”, featuring Jay Z, “Flawless” featuring Chimamanda, Ngozi Adichie and Nicki Minaj, and “Freedom” featuring Kendrick Lamar.

List of Solo Albums

1. Dangerously in Love
2. B’Day
3. I Am… Sasha Fierce
4. 4
5. Beyonce
6. Lemonade

Mrs. Carter has sold over 100 million records as a solo artist and sold over 18 million albums as a solo artist alone, also has been recognized as the Top Certified Artist of the 2000 decade.

Watch Beyonce featuring Jay Z in the visual of “Bonnie & Clyde“.