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Arguably the biggest rap artist on the planet, Jigga is also a live force to be reckoned with. The man sure knows how to put on a show.

His ’08 appearance at Glastonbury is the perfect testament to why Jay-Z deserves a place on our list. Following months of controversy about his selection as the festival’s first ever hip-hop headliner, and a war of words with Noel Gallagher, Jay-Z turned up and casually treated a huge crowd to a set pack with stone cold classics - plus a somewhat satirical cover of Oasis’s Wonderwall.

Not only the perfect way to cement rap’s place at the heart of mainstream music, but one of the best headlining sets Pilton has seen in recent years…