Who sold the most in rap?

Eminem is the best-selling rapper in history. With over 200 million records sold, he is also the 6th best-selling solo music artist of all time.
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Who has sold the most records in rap?

With 61.5 million albums sold, Eminem is among the 20 best-selling artists of all time in the U.S., ahead of legends such as Celine Dion, Bob Dylan and U2. As the following chart shows, no other rapper can hold the mic to Marshall Mathers in terms of album sales.
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Who is the biggest selling rap artist of all time?

List Of Best Selling Rapper/Hip-Hop Artists Of All Time
  • Eminem.
  • Drake.
  • Kanye West.
  • Jay-Z.
  • Lil Wayne.
  • Nicki Minaj.
  • Flo Rida.
  • 2pac.
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Who sold more records Eminem or Jay-Z?

But when you tally up total worldwide sales, it's clear that Slim Shady holds the crown, with more than 80 million units shifted to Jay's 40 million.
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Who is the goat of rap?

Dr. Dre

During his 30+-year career, the global best-selling producer, often cited as hip-hop's GOAT behind the boards, boasts a treasure trove of lyricists who have written for him, from Ice Cube, the D.O.C. and Snoop Dogg to Eminem, Jay-Z and Kendrick Lamar.
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Top 10 Best Selling Rappers 1990-2019



Who is the greatest rapper Billboard?

The 'God MC' and 24-time Grammy-winner Shawn Corey Carter, aka Jay-Z, has been crowned the greatest rapper of all time by Billboard and Vibe. Billboard and Vibe released a list of the best MCs ever in honour of hip-hop's 50th anniversary.
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Who sold more records Eminem or Tupac?

Eminem firmly tops the chart with 46.5 million copies, 10 million sales ahead of 2Pac, who holds the second place. The gap between Eminem's dales and Jay-Z on the third position is impressive 19 million copies.
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Did Eminem sell more than Drake?

Drake Passes Eminem As Highest-Selling Singles Artist in History.
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Who is the king of rap of all time?

King Of Rap is a highly honorable title that is hard to associate with only one hip-hop artist as there are countless hip-hop artists and enthusiasts today. However, there is one name that is respected and appreciated by almost all different branches of hip-hop; Eminem.
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Who is the top 5 highest paid rappers?

Check out the Richest's Rappers of 2023
  • Snoop Dogg's Net worth: $150 Million.
  • Lil Wayne's Net Worth: $160 Million.
  • Ice Cube's Net Worth: $160 Million.
  • Ronald 'Slim' Williams' Net Worth: $170 Million.
  • Drake's Net Worth: 180 million.
  • Pharrell William's Net Worth: 200 million.
  • Master P's Net Worth: $200 Million.
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Who has sold more than Eminem?

Who has sold more records than Eminem?
  • EMINEM. 227 million units sold.
  • DRAKE. 152 million units sold.
  • KANYE WEST. 140 million units sold.
  • JAY-Z. 125 million units sold.
  • LIL WAYNE. 110 million units sold.
  • NICKI MINAJ. 106 million units sold.
  • FLO RIDA. 102 million units sold.
  • TUPAC SHAKUR.
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Who sold more records Biggie or Tupac?

However, for what Biggie lacked for time in the spotlight prior to his untimely demise, he roughly matched 2Pac in overall album sales (Biggie hovers at 22 million while Tupac sits pretty at 24 million overall) over a career that was, while alive, three years and three albums shorter.
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Which rapper has most songs over 1 billion streams?

By Artist Tenure

In this case, the crown goes to Eminem, who released Infinite in November 1996.
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Who is the most streamed rapper?

The top 100 most-streamed artists of 2022 is experiencing a rap takeover. Sitting at number one is Drake, who is now this year's top-streamed artist so far with at 6.7 billion in streams.
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Who is best selling solo artist of all time?

Elvis Presley, recognised as the best-selling solo music artist of all time by Guinness World Records, sold over 400.
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Did Eminem outsell Jay-Z?

Eminem has 7 albums which have outsold Jay-Zs best-selling album of all-time (Vol 2, Hard-knock life, 1998, 10.5M sold).
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Who sold more Eminem or Rihanna?

He's sold 166 million certified single units in the US. Eminem now tops other music stars like Taylor Swift, Drake, and Rihanna.
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Which rapper has the most Grammys?

Most Grammys won by a rapper

Jay-Z and Kanye West, each with 24 awards, have won more Grammy Awards than any other rapper.
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What is 2Pac highest selling album?

Greatest Hits is 2Pac's best-selling album in the Nielsen Music era (1991-present), with 5.33 million copies sold in the U.S. It peaked at No. 3 in January of 1999, and has spent 196 weeks on the chart (his longest-charting album).
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Who owns Tupac record?

Back in 2003, Jay-Z and ROC Nation bought all of 2Pac's master tapes from Entertainment One for a reported $384 million dollars. So, as far as we can tell, Roc Nation is the official owner of Tupac's master tapes.
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Who has the most #1 Billboard hits?

The Beatles haven't released a new studio album since 1970's Let It Be, but the foursome certainly made their mark in music history — decades later, the group still holds the record for the most No. 1 songs in the history of the Billboard Hot 100, with a total of 20 chart-toppers.
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Who has more #1 Billboard hits?

Who has the most Billboard number one hits? The Beatles, unsurprisingly, lead the way with a record 20 No. 1s, all earned between 1964 and 1970. The Fab Four also scored 34 top 10s (second only to Madonna's 38), hitting No.
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Who is the father of rap?

Answer and Explanation: Gilbert Scott-Heron (1949-2011) is considered to be the father of rap. His most famous song was The Revolution Will Not Be Televised from 1970. In addition to being a musician, Scott-Heron was also a novelist and a poet.
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