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Afrika Bambaataa
American DJ, record producer and activist
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LL Cool J
American rapper, record producer, and actor
2
Run-DMC
American hip hop group
3
Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five
American hip-hop group
4
KRS-One
American rapper and record producer
5
Jeru the Damaja
American hip hop artist
6
M.O.P.
band
7
Bronx Style Bob
American rapper
8
Body Count
American band
9
Soulja Boy
American rapper
10
Fresh Kid Ice
Chinese Trinidadian-American rapper and co-founder of rap group 2 Live Crew
11
Tory Lanez
Canadian rapper and singer
12
B.o.B
American rapper, record producer, and conspiracy theorist
13
Ice Cube
American hip hop artist, music producer and actor
14
DJ Premier
American record producer and DJ
15
Freddie Foxxx
American rapper
16
Mike WiLL Made-It
American record producer and DJ from Georgia
17
Kurtis Blow
American rapper
18
T-Bone
American rapper
19
Vanilla Ice
American rapper
20
Mike Skinner
English rapper
21
Donald D
musical artist
22
Emile Haynie
American record producer, songwriter, recording artist
23
Joe Budden
American hip hop recording artist
24
Rich Homie Quan
American rapper and singer from Georgia
25
Kool Moe Dee
American rapper
26
N.W.A.
American hip hop group
27
E-40
American rapper from California
28
Chyskillz
American record producer, beatmaker, DJ, rapper
29
Jim Jones
American rapper and music video director from New York
30
Everlast
American musician and songwriter
31
Pete Rock
American hip hop producer
32
Pusha T
American rapper and record executive from Virginia
33
Schoolly D
American rapper
34
Big Daddy Kane
American rapper and actor
35
Tupac Shakur
American rapper (1971–1996)
36
Compton's Most Wanted
American hip-hop group
37
Jay Rock
American rapper
38
Biz Markie
American rapper and record producer
39
Trippie Redd
American rapper from Ohio
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Prodigy
American rapper
41
Rick Ross
American rapper
42
Common
American rapper, actor and author from Illinois
43
Lupe Fiasco
American rapper from Illinois
44
J Cole
American Song Writer, Rapper and former Pro Basketball Player, From Fayetteville, North Carolina
45
Whodini
American hip-hop group
46
Melle Mel
American hip-hop musician and member of Grandmaster Flash and The Furious Five
47
Grandmaster Caz
American rapper
48
Cypress Hill
American hip hop group
49
Sir Jinx
American rapper
50
Eminem
American rapper
51
Crooked I
American hip-hop artist
52
Dr. Dre
American rapper, record producer, and entrepreneur
53
Erick Sermon
American rapper, musician and record producer
54
Boogie Down Productions
American hip-hop group
55
Master P
American rapper, actor, producer, and basketball player
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Kendrick Lamar
American rapper, songwriter and record producer from California
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Gang Starr
East Coast hip hop duo
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Fat Joe
American rapper from New York
