Lil Wayne and Nicki Minaj Claim The Number 1 & 2 Spots Respectively

Yeah, i think Young Money artists were on their grind all through 2011, and they are getting recognized for their hard work. Billboard.com has crowned Lil Wayne the number one artist in the r&b/hip hop category for the year, and Nicki Minaj follows at second place. I don't think anyone can argue with this. For one, Lil Wayne had the highest selling rap album of the year, and he just cashed in $47 million from his North American Tour. Nicki on the other hand dropped single after single from her Pink Friday debut this year, and they were all smash hits.

You can call Lil Wayne and Nicki Minaj label mates, mentor and protégée, or employer and employee. Or you can call them the top two R&B/Hip-Hop Artists of 2011. Lil Wayne claims the No. 1 spot on the Artist ranking thanks to his No. 1 R&B/Hip-Hop Album of the Year, "Tha Carter IV," along with four No. 1s and 24 chart entries on Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs during 2011. The Barbie Doll finishes a close second to Wayne among Top Artists as the breakthrough success of her debut set "Pink Friday," a six-week No. 1 on Top R&B Albums, and six top 10s on Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, including the No. 1 "Moment 4 Life," featuring Drake, raised her profile to the superstar level this year. She also finished second to Lil Wayne on the R&B/Hip-Hop Albums list as "Pink Friday" takes the No. 2 spot behind "Tha Carter IV." (Billboard)

Nicki Minaj also went ahead to claim the crown of the top rap artist...that's billboard's standards though.

Nicki Minaj came second on the poll, largely due to the success of her debut 'Pink Friday', which spent six weeks at the top of the charts and produced a further six Top 10 singles. Minaj was also named the Top Rap artist by Billboard, beating Lil Wayne, Drake and Kanye West. Chris Brown, Miguel and Wiz Khalifa also featured highly in the end-of-year list. (NME)

Well, i can't front, they worked their butts off. And the majority of music listeners of this generation seem to LOVE them, so you got to give it to them. They are the winning team right now. In the last 8 months or so, T-Pain, Busta Rhymes and Mystikal signed deals with Cash Money Records. I think they are going to crush 2012..YMCMB!!!