According to Rolling Stone magazine has stated Eminem as the “King of Hip-Hop.”
Several factors were considered in their “crowning” of the Detroit rapper. Rolling Stones used album sales, chart rankings, YouTube views, concert grosses and more.
Before the arguement begins about “The King” only being a male only one woman, Nicki Minaj, appears on the list. Slim Shady also beat out Lil Wayne and Drake, who finished at second and third respectively. Jay-Z and Kanye West come in at four and five.
Rolling Stone’s last artist that was crowned was Lady Gaga as the Queen of Pop. Their decision was overruled after the readers staged a “coup” and decided that title belonged to Madonna by a 2 to 1 margin.
Check out Rolling Stone’s rankings for ‘The King of Hip-Hop’ here.
