Eminem Named ‘King Of Hip-Hop’ By Rolling Stone

The accolades for Eminem continue as Rolling Stone has crowned the heavyweight ‘King of Hip-Hop.’ The list of 20 finalists is based off album sales, views on Youtube, concert sales, awards, and other categories related to social media. All artists who made the list had to have released at least one solo album out since 2009. Lil’ Wayne, Drake, Kanye West, and Jay-Z round out the top five with Nicki Minaj the only female to make the list coming in at #6.

via Rolling Stone

Read the full top twenty list after the jump…..

Rolling Stone’s Kings of Hip-Hop List:

1. Eminem
2. Lil Wayne
3. Drake
4. Kanye West
5. Jay-Z
6. Nicki Minaj
7. Rick Ross
8. Ludacris
9. Gucci Mane
10. T.I.
11. Snoop Dogg
12. Diddy
13. Pitbull
14. Fabolous
15. Wiz Khalifa
16. B.o.B
17. Waka Flocka Flame
18. Lupe Fiasco
19. Kid Cudi
20. Big Boi