THEN AND NOW: The most important R&B and rap stars of the 2000s

To this point, the album has bought over 10 million copies, making it among the many highest-selling rap albums of all time.

Nelly's 2002 follow-up album, "Nellyville," loved comparable success, topping the charts everywhere in the world and promoting 7 million copies.

Nelly launched his eighth studio album, "Heartland," in 2021.

50's debut album "Get Wealthy or Die Tryin'" and his sophomore album "The Bloodbath" each topped the Billboard 200 albums chart in 2003 and 2005 respectively.

Collectively, the initiatives spawned three No. 1 hits on the Billboard Sizzling 100 for the rapper, "In Da Membership," "21 Questions," and "Sweet Store."

50 just lately introduced a worldwide tour known as "The Remaining Lap" to have fun the twentieth anniversary of his debut album. 

"It's gonna be a complete new present," he mentioned of the tour, which is ready to characteristic Busta Rhymes and Jeremih as supporting acts.

Outdoors of music, 50 is a profitable actor, tv producer, and businessman. 

Based on the Recording Trade Affiliation of America (RIAA), Beyoncé was the highest licensed artist of the last decade.

Between 2000 and 2010, she launched three studio albums, scored 5 No. 1 singles, and received 13 Grammy Awards.

Because the finish of the '00s, Queen Bey has launched an additional 4 studio albums, scored three extra No. 1 hits, and received 16 extra Grammys.

She's presently on her Renaissance World Tour, which has been described as "a monster blockbuster live performance expertise on a special aircraft."

The rapper had two No. 1 albums and three No. 1 singles between 2000 and 2003.

In 2021, the "All the time on Time" rapper partnered with a group of software program engineers to launch Flipkick, a platform that sells bodily artistic endeavors as non-fungible tokens (NFTs).

The next yr, he introduced the launch of his VIBES Live performance Sequence – which sees iconic artists carry out their traditional albums with a dwell band whereas telling the tales behind the music. To this point, Huge Daddy Kane, Ghostface Killah, and Rule himself are amongst these to characteristic within the collection.

Based on Rolling Stone, Eminem bought 32.2 million albums in the course of the decade, outselling The Beatles by 2.2 million.

His biggest-selling album was his 2002 fourth studio album, "The Eminem Present," which to this point has shipped over 40 million copies worldwide.

Eminem's launched his most up-to-date studio album, "Music to Be Murdered By," in 2020. It bought practically 2 million copies worldwide and debuted at No. 1 in each the USA and the UK.

The album bought 1.4 million copies within the States alone and earned a Ne-Yo a Grammy nomination in the perfect up to date R&B album class.

His 2007 sophomore album "Due to You" additionally went platinum. 

Ne-Yo launched his ninth studio album "Self-Explanatory" in the summertime of 2022.

He's additionally produced numerous information lately, together with En Vogue's "Rocket," and numerous tracks on the soundtrack to the second s
eason of "Empire," through which he starred in a single episode as himself.

Ashanti's debut single "Silly" from her eponymous debut album spent ten weeks at No. 1 in 2002, however it's her collaborations with Ja Rule that she's maybe greatest remembered for.

Collectively the pair scored 4 huge hits with "All the time on Time," "What's Luv?," "Mesmerize," and "Fantastic."

Lately Ashanti has starred in numerous motion pictures, together with "Moms and Daughters" with Susan Sarandon and 2021's "Honey Women."

She nonetheless makes music, too. Final yr, the 42-year-old launched the tune "Child" with British rapper Aitch, which peaked at No. 2 within the UK.

Usher's 2004 album "Confessions" is extensively thought to be top-of-the-line R&B albums of the twenty first Century.

The singles "Yeah!," "Burn," "Confessions Half II," and "My Boo," from the album all reached No. 1 on the Billboard Sizzling 100.

Usher hasn't launched a studio album since 2018's "A" with Zaytoven, however the singer dropped his newest single "Glu" in March of this yr.

Nowadays he's additionally a businessman, political activist, and actor. 

That includes the hit songs "Yo (Excuse Me Miss)" and "Run It!," the album bought over 2 million copies within the US and introduced the baby-faced Brown as certainly one of R&B's largest stars.

Earlier than the top of the last decade, he launched two extra studio albums and scored numerous chart hits, together with a No. 1 with "Kiss Kiss" in 2007.

All however the newest of Brown's seven studio albums launched since 2010 have been licensed platinum within the US.

He's additionally nonetheless an everyday characteristic on the Billboard Sizzling 100 due to collaborations with the likes of Tyga, Lil Child, and Metro Boomin'.

Through the '00s, Lopez launched 5 studio albums which collectively bought over 18 million copies worldwide.

Probably the most profitable of her initiatives was her sophomore album "J.Lo," which shipped 8 million copies and earned her a second profession No. 1 with "I'm Actual."

"Shotgun Wedding ceremony," "Hustlers," and "The Moms," are just some of the movies through which Lopez has starred lately.

The 53-year-old star can be releasing her ninth studio album "This Is Me… Now" in 2023.