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Afrika Bambaataa
Afrika Bambaataa
American DJ, record producer and activist
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Busy Bee Starski
Busy Bee Starski
American rapper
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DJ Kool Herc
DJ Kool Herc
Jamaican DJ
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Grandmaster Flash
Grandmaster Flash
American rapper and DJ
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DJ Hollywood
DJ Hollywood
American rapper and DJ
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Lovebug Starski
Lovebug Starski
American rapper
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Grandmaster Caz
Grandmaster Caz
American rapper
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Jazzy Five
Jazzy Five
hip hop group
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Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five
Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five
American hip-hop group
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Nujabes
Nujabes
Japanese musician
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Fab Five Freddy
Fab Five Freddy
American artist
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KRS-One
KRS-One
American rapper and record producer
12
Boogie Down Productions
Boogie Down Productions
American hip-hop group
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Bronx Style Bob
Bronx Style Bob
American rapper
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Run-DMC
Run-DMC
American hip hop group
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Torch
Torch
rapper
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The Unknown DJ
The Unknown DJ
American record producer
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Melle Mel
Melle Mel
American hip-hop musician and member of Grandmaster Flash and The Furious Five
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Man Parrish
Man Parrish
American musician
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Grand Wizzard Theodore
Grand Wizzard Theodore
American hip hop DJ
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Funkmaster Flex
Funkmaster Flex
American DJ
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Juice Crew
Juice Crew
band
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Kurtis Blow
Kurtis Blow
American rapper
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Positive K
Positive K
American rapper
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Jonathan Moore
Jonathan Moore
Rapper, producer, musician.
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Kool Moe Dee
Kool Moe Dee
American rapper
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Gravediggaz
Gravediggaz
American hip hop group
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Craig G
Craig G
American rapper
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Double Dee and Steinski
Double Dee and Steinski
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DJ King Assassin
DJ King Assassin
American rapper and record producer
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rapper
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Disco King Mario (July 1, 1956 – 1994) was a pioneer of hip hop. In the 1970s, Mario was a prominent DJ of the New York Bronx. At the time, he lived in the Bronxdale Housing projects, where his parties made him well-known locally.