Who is credited as the 1st "internet rapper"/group?

[valet]

What I mean by "internet rapper" that is a group or rapper that blew up because of youtube or some website and eventually hit the mainstream? Instead of the radio or some big label pushing them?

 

[CouldntBeMeTho]

Soulja boy?

 

[STVNTMAN]

Soulja Boy and Lil B come to mind

 

[valet]

What about group if there is one?

 

[DoomzdayzV]

cunninlynguists is the actual answer to this.....I know they never blew up HUGE but I was rhymin with all them dudes mid-90s, text and audio both

 

[Unknown Poster]

Soulja Boy is exactly who you described.

 

[Azik]

Little Brother

 

[28 Gramz]

Soulja Boy..nikka was a MySpace megastar.

 

[cartierhoe]

Soulja Boy, Lil B, Odd Future

 

[BronxFleeZ]

drake was in the industry but that so far gone tape blew him up on the internet

 

[RajWatts]

Odd Future

 

[Chris Cool]

s. beezy