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In the year 2000, The Marshall Mathers LP by Eminem sold over ten million copies in the United States and was the fastest selling album of all time[32] Nelly's debut LP, Country Grammar, sold over six million copies. The United States also saw the success of alternative hip hop in the form of moderately popular performers like The Roots, Dilated Peoples, Gnarls Barkley and Mos Def, who achieved unheard-of success for their field.
Southern hip hop in the 2000s gave birth to crunk music. Hip hop influences also found their way increasingly into mainstream pop during this period.
Popular hip hop artists during the 2000s included:
West Coast: B-Real, Blu, The Coup, Crooked I, Del tha Funkee Homosapien, DJ Quik, Guerilla Black, The Game, Hieroglyphics, Ice Cube, Jurassic 5, Kurupt, Kottonmouth Kings, Madlib, MURS, Westside Connection, Xzibit, Zion I, Dilated Peoples, Snoop Dogg, People Under The Stairs, Common Market (band), Ugly Duckling (hip hop group), The Grouch (rapper), Jake One
Dirty South: Bobby Ray, Chamillionaire, Three 6 Mafia (DJ Paul, Lord Infamous, Juicy J), Hurricane Chris, UGK (Pimp C, Bun B), Paul Wall, Young Buck, Pitbull, Trick Daddy, Rick Ross, Big Tymers (Birdman, Mannie Fresh), Hot Boys, Lil Wayne, Juvenile, Lil Boosie, Webbie, Little Brother, David Banner, Young Jeezy, Gucci Mane, OutKast, Ludacris, T.I., Lil Jon, Ying Yang Twins, Pastor Troy, Jermaine Dupri, Soulja Boy Tell 'Em, Scarface, 8Ball & MJG, South Park Mexican, Big Moe, Z-Ro, Lil' Flip, Mike Jones, The-Dream, Lil Scrappy, Unk, DJ Khaled, Gorilla Zoe, Yung Joc, Dead Prez, Gnarls Barkley
Midwest: Black Milk, Insane Clown Posse, Esham, Slum Village, Eminem, Proof, Kon Artis, Royce da 5'9", Kanye West, Twista, Lupe Fiasco, Bone Thugs-n-Harmony, Tech N9ne, Brother Ali, Chingy, Nelly, Jibbs, J-Kwon, Huey, J Dilla, Trick-Trick, Guilty Simpson, Kid Cudi, Yung Berg, Slug (rapper), P.O.S., Capeable Beats
East Coast: Charles Hamilton, Talib Kweli, MF Doom, Immortal Technique, Memphis Bleek, Cassidy, Swizz Beatz, Cam'ron, Jadakiss, Wu-Tang Clan (RZA, GZA, Method Man, Raekwon, Ghostface Killah, Inspectah Deck, U-God, Masta Killa, Cappadonna, Ol' Dirty Bastard), DMX, Nas, G-Unit, Lloyd Banks, 50 Cent, Jim Jones, Styles P, Big Pun, Fat Joe, Busta Rhymes, Mims, Mobb Deep, Mos Def, The Roots, Ja Rule, Jay-Z, Aesop Rock, Kool Keith, Edo G, MF Grimm, El-P, KRS-One, De La Soul, Gang Starr, Buckshot (rapper)
Southern hip hop in the 2000s gave birth to crunk music. Hip hop influences also found their way increasingly into mainstream pop during this period.
Popular hip hop artists during the 2000s included:
West Coast: B-Real, Blu, The Coup, Crooked I, Del tha Funkee Homosapien, DJ Quik, Guerilla Black, The Game, Hieroglyphics, Ice Cube, Jurassic 5, Kurupt, Kottonmouth Kings, Madlib, MURS, Westside Connection, Xzibit, Zion I, Dilated Peoples, Snoop Dogg, People Under The Stairs, Common Market (band), Ugly Duckling (hip hop group), The Grouch (rapper), Jake One
Dirty South: Bobby Ray, Chamillionaire, Three 6 Mafia (DJ Paul, Lord Infamous, Juicy J), Hurricane Chris, UGK (Pimp C, Bun B), Paul Wall, Young Buck, Pitbull, Trick Daddy, Rick Ross, Big Tymers (Birdman, Mannie Fresh), Hot Boys, Lil Wayne, Juvenile, Lil Boosie, Webbie, Little Brother, David Banner, Young Jeezy, Gucci Mane, OutKast, Ludacris, T.I., Lil Jon, Ying Yang Twins, Pastor Troy, Jermaine Dupri, Soulja Boy Tell 'Em, Scarface, 8Ball & MJG, South Park Mexican, Big Moe, Z-Ro, Lil' Flip, Mike Jones, The-Dream, Lil Scrappy, Unk, DJ Khaled, Gorilla Zoe, Yung Joc, Dead Prez, Gnarls Barkley
Midwest: Black Milk, Insane Clown Posse, Esham, Slum Village, Eminem, Proof, Kon Artis, Royce da 5'9", Kanye West, Twista, Lupe Fiasco, Bone Thugs-n-Harmony, Tech N9ne, Brother Ali, Chingy, Nelly, Jibbs, J-Kwon, Huey, J Dilla, Trick-Trick, Guilty Simpson, Kid Cudi, Yung Berg, Slug (rapper), P.O.S., Capeable Beats
East Coast: Charles Hamilton, Talib Kweli, MF Doom, Immortal Technique, Memphis Bleek, Cassidy, Swizz Beatz, Cam'ron, Jadakiss, Wu-Tang Clan (RZA, GZA, Method Man, Raekwon, Ghostface Killah, Inspectah Deck, U-God, Masta Killa, Cappadonna, Ol' Dirty Bastard), DMX, Nas, G-Unit, Lloyd Banks, 50 Cent, Jim Jones, Styles P, Big Pun, Fat Joe, Busta Rhymes, Mims, Mobb Deep, Mos Def, The Roots, Ja Rule, Jay-Z, Aesop Rock, Kool Keith, Edo G, MF Grimm, El-P, KRS-One, De La Soul, Gang Starr, Buckshot (rapper)
