Artists – Hardcore Hip Hop
- Big Daddy Kane
- Busta Rhymes
- Common
- Craig Mack
- Digital Underground
- Dilated Peoples
- Dmx
- Doobie
- Erick Sermon
- Funkdoobiest
- Ghostface Killah
- G_Unit
- Ice T
- Keith Murray
- Kris Kross
- KRS-One
- Lloyd Banks
- Method Man
- Nate Dogg
- Onyx
- Pras
- Public Enemy
- Redman
- Scarface
- The Notorious B.I.G.
- The Pharcyde
- Warren G
- Xzibit