india.arie is so very much the hotness. she gets critical recognition, but lacks the sales and radio time bestowed upon some people with far less talent and far less profound things to say.
Beyonce (her voice is truly amazing...live and on the track)
Jay-Z (conitinually changes the game, he knows how to make any kind of song imaginable...luv his skills)
Talib Kweli
Mos Def
Common
Usher
Alicia Keys
Ludacris
Nelly ( i know i may get hated on for this, but he knows how the music biz works, and he knows how to make hits)
Smokie Norful
I love each of these artists because they truly have brung something unique to the music world. the are incomparable. And when u do compare them to someone it's because of something unique they brought to the table, which was equal in comparison.
