No city's hip-hop scene is more closely tied to a single producer than Minneapolis', where Anthony “Ant” Davis has been at the forefront of the Twin Cities sound for two decades. Key Tracks: Atmosphere, “GodLovesUgly” (2002) Brother Ali, “Uncle Sam Goddamn” (2007) Atmosphere, “Puppets” (2008) If we omitted your favorite producer, tell us in the comments - obviously this list only scratches (no DJ pun intended) the surface. Because hip-hop is a neverending conversation between different rappers and producers, we arranged them in roughly chronological order, so you can hear how the music has evolved, from Run-D.M.C.
We put most of the key tracks listed below (minus a few that aren't available) on a Spotify playlist, embedded at the end of the list. Which become your favorites is ultimately a matter of personal taste - but these 20, we believe, represent the ones who have done the most to push the music forward, both artistically and, in some cases, commercially.
Anyone who's been a hip-hop fan for more than a minute starts studying the liner notes (or, these days, Wikipedia or DatPiff) to see which producers' names keep turning up of their favorite albums and mixtapes. “The music is the fuel/A perfect place for emcess to duel,” LL Cool J declared on “I Need a Beat” way back in 1984, and it's still true today - without a hot beat behind him (or her), even the nimblest rapper's rhymes tend to fall flat.
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