What's the criteria for lists like this? I'm in the Chicagoland area and I don't know any of these names. I checked some youtube videos and they don't even have more views than some cats that I know personally who make music.
So how do nikkas get put on these?
thats what I'm trying to figure out
"With that said, some artists might have made a little noise on the blogs, or gained some regional traction over the last few years, but the way we see it, they're still on the ascent. Similarly, some artists may not have much any attention whatsoever—but given the right look, they could end up becoming stars."
^^^^That shyt is so arbitrary
Young Thug IMO one of his best verses 
I thought hiphop was moving into the right direction, from the look of this list It seems like we're moving back to Yung Joc and Franchize Boys days.
