Billboard has put together a list of the Top 10 List of Hip Hop Artists of 2004. Check out the list below.
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Kanye Omari West is an American record producer and rapper who rose to widespread fame in the early 2000s
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Christopher Ruben Studdard is an American pop/R&B/gospel singer who rose to fame as winner of the Season 2 second season of the American Idol television program.
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3

G-Unit is an American hip hop group originating from New York City
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4

Anthony Hamilton
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5

Christopher Charles Lloyd, better known by his stage name, Lloyd Banks, is an American rapper and member of the rap group G-Unit
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J-Kwon is a rapper from st Louis, currently signed to Jermaine Dupri's So So Def Recordings.
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7

Mario Winans is an R&B and gospel music producer, writer, and singer
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8

David Darnell Brown, better known as Young Buck, is an American rapper who is a member of the rap group G-Unit
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9

Ciara Princess Harris professionally known as Ciara, is an American singer, songwriter, record producer, dancer, and actress
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