Name Drop: Match the Rapper (2)

[C] Method Man | Wu’s smoothest glide; Def Jam singles and sitcom cameos made sticky hooks a lifestyle brand.

[A] Eminem | Detroit word-twister; battle pedigree plus Dr. Dre’s ear produced stadium-size tantrums with dictionary-grade rhyme density.

[B] DMX | Yonkers prayer and bark; two 1998 number-one albums made growls and pitbull parables mainstream ritual.

[D] Master P | No Limit general; tank logo, pen-and-pixel covers, and weekly drops gamified independent hustle.

[A] Ice Cube | N.W.A writer-architect turned solo firebrand; film career didn’t blunt the scowl that launched a thousand think pieces.

[C] Cardi B | Bronx-born rapper whose unfiltered personality and club anthems like 'Bodak Yellow' pushed her to global superstardom.

[A] Lil Nas X | Country-rap rule breaker behind 'Old Town Road', later doubling down with bold pop visuals and LGBTQ+ visibility in hip-hop.

[C] Chamillionaire | Houston colorway king; 'Ridin'' memes masked business savvy that pushed him into tech investing circles early.

[B] Ice-T | LA crime-narrator who birthed gangsta’s blueprint; Body Count side quests widened the definition of hip-hop rebellion.

[B] Coolio | LA storyteller whose 'Gangsta’s Paradise' borrowed choral drama; he turned cautionary tales into MTV appointment viewing.

[C] Redman | Newark funk doctor; muddy beats and weed humor made Method Man collabs feel like buddy-cop albums.

[A] Notorious B.I.G. | Bed‑Stuy storyteller; hypnotic flow turned street detail into cinema with buttery breath control.

[B] Flo Rida | Miami export who made stadium choruses a business model; radio still hears 'Low' whenever boots hit the dance floor.

[C] Ol' Dirty Bastard | Wu-Tang’s wild card; off-kilter melodies and welfare-card antics made chaos sound strangely precise.

[C] Lil Wayne | New Orleans prodigy with mixtape avalanches; a Martian metaphor addict who mentored Drake and Nicki before 'Carter' peaks.

[A] Kid Cudi | Melancholic hitmaker behind 'Day 'n' Nite', whose humming hooks and moon-man themes influenced a generation of emo-rap.

[B] Fat Joe | Bronx Don linked Terror Squad; 'Lean Back' club rule book author who pivoted between street anthems and glossy hooks.

[A] J. Cole | North Carolina MC signed to Roc Nation; introspective albums and 'Dollar and a Dream' ethos turned him into a no-features headliner.

[A] MC Hammer | Oakland showman who weaponized choreography and baggy pants; 'U Can't Touch This' sampled Rick James to unstoppable effect.

[B] Bow Wow | Snoop co-sign at kid age; So So Def grooming turned matinee idol into 106 & Park resident champion.