Anonymous sources have recently reported that Kanye West is working on a new album with a host of potential collaborators including Talib Kweli and Travis Scott. West has been laying low since ‘The Life of Pablo’ release in 2016, when he entered the hospital for exhaustion.

• Singer, Rapper, Songwriter, Music Producer
  (1977–)

JAY-Z, who was the most nominated artist in eight categories, didn’t take home any Grammys this year.

• Rapper, Music Producer, Entrepreneur
  (1969–)

Kendrick Lamar has become the first non-jazz or classical artist to win the Pulitzer Prize for music for his album ‘Damn,’ released in April 2017. The organization praised Lamar’s music for its "affecting vignettes capturing the complexity of modern African-American life."

• Rapper, Songwriter
  (1987–)

G-Eazy is a rapper and producer whose collaborated with artists like Lil Wayne and Britney Spears. His 2015 single "Me, Myself and I" hit the top of the music charts.

• Music Producer, Rapper
  (1989–)

J. Cole is a rapper and producer who signed on with Jay Z's Roc Nation in 2009 and has produced for artists like Kendrick Lamar and Janet Jackson.

• Rapper, Music Producer
  (1985–)

TV and rap star Drake is best known in Canada for playing wheelchair-bound Jimmy Brooks on 'Degrassi: The Next Generation,' and for hit songs like 'Take Care,' 'One Dance' and 'Hotline Bling.'

• Rapper, Television Actor
  (1986–)

Lil Wayne is a Grammy Award-winning rapper known for his hit albums, mixtapes and singles, including "A Milli" and "Lollipop."

• Rapper
  (1982–)

A New Zealand judge ordered a local conservative political party to pay Eminem approximately $415,000 in damages for breaching copyright after the group used a song similar to “Lose Yourself” in its campaign ads.

• Music Producer, Rapper, Film Actor
  (1972–)

Hip-hop artist Nicki Minaj rocketed to fame with tracks like "Super Bass," "Starships," and later "Anaconda." She is the first female solo artist to have seven singles simultaneously on the Billboard 100 chart.

• Rapper
  (1982–)

Rapper Wiz Khalifa is known for such songs as "Say Yeah," "Black and Yellow" and "See You Again."

• Songwriter, Rapper
  (1987–)