311 July 10, 2008

Due largely in part to their non-stop touring in the early '90s, 311 built a big fan base for its rock-rap-reggae hybrid style of music. As the embodiment of '90s gangsta rap, Snoop Dogg blurs the lines between reality and fiction. Introduced to the world through Dr. Dre's 'The Chronic,' Snoop quickly became the most famous star in rap, partially because of his drawled, laconic rhyming and because the violence that his lyrics implied seemed real. His debut album, 1993s 'Doggystyle,' become the first debut album to enter the charts at number one.