Rap/hip hop

[Shadowed]

All right, so I know I don't really post much outside of ToC, but here I am.

I'm working on an article which requires decent knowledge of rap and hip hop. I've got the 80's and 90's covered, but I'm at a loss for how one would go about deciding which albums from 2000-2009 would be considered important, pivotal, etc. For example, Eminem's debut would be one such important album, as would be Jay-Z's debut. But I don't listen to rap, so I'm not getting too far.

If anyone here listens to rap, knows about rap, or knows someone who could just name off a few important rappers/albums/events from 2000 onwards, I'd greatly appreciate it. Thanks to anyone who can help me out. I'll post the article here when I'm done with it.

[BlackAndBlueEyes]

Unfortunately, you'd be better off focusing on the emergence of the crunk subgenre of rap for the 00s, rather than single albums. Li'l Jon, Petey Pablo, Ying Yang Twins, etc.

I can't help you any further than that--crunk is why I stopped listening to rap. It was like listening to a "Rhyming for Dummies" and "Phat Beats 099" double seminar.

[Shadowed]

Well, that might work. See, the article is comparing an astonishing linear progression of rap/hip hop following almost the exact course that rock music took. Even the years are the same, albeit twenty years apart. So, if crunk is a genuine progression of rap music, then it'd fit.