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Top five hip-hop albums of the Matt Ryan era (2008-present)

Believe it or not, Matt Ryan has been in the league for over a decade now, 12 years to be exact. He entered the NFL in 2008 and has left a huge mark on the Atlanta Falcons. Over the span of Matt Ryan’s career, there have been plenty of modern classics in the Hip-Hop world, ranging from fresh faces to old hit-makers.

Since 2008, when Matt Ryan was chosen to become the guy in Atlanta, the hip-hop landscape has evolved into arguably the most popular and commercially successful it has ever been. Like Ryan, the genre has evolved since 2008, branching out into many sub-genres, with trap music, originating from the south, becoming a commercial juggernaut over the last decade.