Rappers are old. The names that became famous in the 90s and Aughts are still the relevant ones today. As bizarre as it is to hear 46-year old Dr. Dre rapping about partying, weed and beating people up, this is pretty much all we want to hear. Big names rarely break through anymore and the old guns are trying their hardest to keep it that way. Of course, no one demonstrates this more than Ice Cube, who has dedicated the past 10 years of his career as a crusade against new voices in the industry and defecating on upstart rappers (listen to his song 80s Babies, where he insists that if you were born in the 80s there is a 90 percent chance he is your father).
Lil Wayne turns 30 this year. 50 Cent turns 37. Jay-Z will turn 43. How much longer can this go on? Will Snoop still be rapping in his 50s and 60s? The answer is yes. Here is a list of 40 of the most popular rapper today and their (old) ages.
Too Short - 45
LL Cool J - 44
E-40 - 44
Jay-Z - 42
Diddy - 42
Ice Cube - 42
Birdman - 42
Fat Joe - 41
DMX - 41
Snoop - 40
2Pac - 40
Eminem - 40
Method Man - 40
Busta Rhymes - 39
Common - 39
Nas - 38
Bun B - 38
Nelly - 37
50 Cent - 36
Rick Ross - 36
Jadakiss - 36
Cam'ron - 36
Juvenile - 36
Talib Kweli - 36
Andre 3000 - 35
Ja Rule - 35
Jim Jones - 35
Young Jeezy - 34
Fabolous - 34
Kanye West - 34
Ludacris - 34
Game - 32
TI - 31
Lil Wayne - 29
Lloyd Banks - 29
Juelz Santana - 29
Cassidy - 29
Drake - 25
Wiz Khalifa - 24
