The Beatles, Rolling Stones, Harry Potter and even a good ol’ cuppa have made it big in America, but the British hip hop scene has always struggled.

Oscar Wilde once said ‘We have really everything in common with America nowadays except, of course, language’ and it’s probably the strong British accent that has Americans scratching their heads about what that English rapper just said.

We believe there’s plenty of artists from The Isles that can make it overseas, so we’ve taken it upon ourselves to create a list of British Hip Hop artists (not Grime) that we think could make it in America (and in our opinion are 10 times better than most hip hop out their in the American charts).

1. Jay Prince

Jay Prince, is a Hip Hop recording artist and music producer from East London. His style has been described as a chilled and mellow nostalgic vibe, bringing a combination of complex poetic lyrics and flow to his music with influences from early Hip Hop, intertwined with todays modern Hip Hop. Listen to his track below, and check out his album ‘Beautiful Mercy‘ which is out now!

2. Loyle Carner

“Loyle Carner is Britains most recent new hope in Hip Hop”, according to The Fader. The 20 year old mc from South London has been causing quite a stir following the release of his debut A Little Late EP in September of last year. Together with his producer and live partner Rebel Kleff, the two create Hip Hop reminiscent of the old days with their own UK and modern influences. Check out his latest track ‘Ain’t Nothing Changed‘ below.

3. Rejjie Snow

Rejjie Snow, is an Irish rapper from Dublin, Ireland. His track ‘Lost in Empathy’ has been viewed over 900,000 times on YouTube, and he is gaining a big following in Britain and Europe. He spent a couple years in America attending college to play football on an athletic scholarship, before returning to Ireland to focus on his music career and release his debut EP Rejovich.

4. Jesse James Solomon

Jesse James Solomon is an artist that makes dark, broody Hip Hop that you listen to while walking home through the park at dusk. His first 4 track EP entitled Jesse From SE garnered a lot of attention in the underground scene promoting him to work with the likes of Rejjie Snow. During the summer of 15’ he released his latest EP entitled The Ride Home from which this track caught our attention.

5. Hawk House

A modern, British Fugees in the making! Consisting of brothers Sam and Eman, they are joined by singer Demae. Hawk House make use of Jazzy musical influences to lay over their rhymes about growing up and their struggles in the rougher areas of London. Their first EP entitled A Little More Elbow Room will remind you of an old school Hip Hop feel reminiscent of A Tribe Called Quest, where as their latest EP A Handshake To The Brain is a more experimental attempt than the first.

6. Last Night In Paris

Last Night In Paris is a Hip Hop Collective based in London that are likened to the A$AP MOB for their blend of street wear and high art. Their 2014 EP Roses+ has taken the online world by storm, and is filled with dark, chilled-out beats. The group collaborated with director Karim Huu Do on a short film entitled Pure which begins as a chill get together but slowly turns into a trippy nightmare.

7. Coops

Supporting Nas at a sell out show in London, is proof of the raw talent Coops possesses. If one of Hip Hop’s greats can see something in you, then you have something. Coops definitely has something, and isn’t far from breaking through. His Mixtape Lost Souls is an anthology of tracks with a deep meaning for Coops himself:

“Lost Soul is a reflection of my generation, both musically and spiritually – I’m trying to bring back some of that soul that music had when I was growing up.”

Listen to his Mixtape Lost Souls below: