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===2007β2013: Blog era and revitalization=== [[File:Wiz Khalifa in Under The Influence Tour.jpg|thumb|upright|Wiz Khalifa performing in Toronto in 2012.]] A mainstream revitalization of East Coast rap occurred in the late 2000s and early 2010s, albeit without the same level of ubiquity as in the 1990s. Younger artists at this time used Internet resources such as social media, blogging, and [[music streaming]] to build a following among fans,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://trapital.co/2020/05/28/why-hip-hop-fans-miss-the-blog-era/|title=Why Hip-Hop Fans Miss the Blog Era β Trapital by Dan Runcie|date=September 19, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200919225511/https://trapital.co/2020/05/28/why-hip-hop-fans-miss-the-blog-era/|access-date=February 25, 2021|archive-date=September 19, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/where-are-they-now-20-icons-of-the-hip-hop-blog-era-news.82448.html|title=Where Are They Now? 20 Icons Of The "Hip Hop Blog" Era|website=HNHH|date=April 29, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200429034125/https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/where-are-they-now-20-icons-of-the-hip-hop-blog-era-news.82448.html|access-date=February 25, 2021|archive-date=April 29, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=The Blog Era Was Perfectly Imperfect |url=https://www.complex.com/pigeons-and-planes/a/tim-larew/music-blogs |access-date=2025-03-08 |website=Complex |language=en}}</ref> blurring the lines between the [[Underground hip-hop|underground]] and the mainstream. Rappers who emerged during this "blog era" include [[Joey Badass|Joey Bada$$]], [[ASAP Rocky|A$AP Rocky]], [[Nicki Minaj]], [[Wiz Khalifa]], [[Meek Mill]], [[French Montana]], [[Pusha T]], [[Logic (rapper)|Logic]], [[Mac Miller]], [[Vast Aire]], [[Wale (rapper)|Wale]], [[Azealia Banks]], [[Flatbush Zombies]], [[Troy Ave]], [[Bishop Nehru]], [[Asher Roth]], and [[Ka (rapper)|Ka]].
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