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Busta Rhymes
American rapper, actor, record producer and record executive
1
Rah Digga
American rapper and actor
2
Leaders of the New School
band
3
DJ Scratch
American music producer
4
The Notorious B.I.G.
American rapper and songwriter
5
Capone-N-Noreaga
band
6
Erick Sermon
American rapper, musician and record producer
7
Rampage
American rapper
8
A Tribe Called Quest
American hip-hop group
9
Papoose
American rapper
10
Hype Williams
American film director
11
Keith Murray
American rapper
12
Chris Robinson
Film director, music video director
13
Rashad Smith
American DJ and music producer
14
Q-Tip
American recording artist; rapper, singer, actor, record producer and DJ
15
Fat Joe
American rapper from New York
16
Native Tongues
musical ensemble
17
Angie Martinez
American radio personality, rapper, and actress
18
Trina
American rapper, record producer, songwriter and model from Florida
19
M.O.P.
band
20
Memphis Bleek
American rapper from New York
21
Bobby Shmurda
American rapper
22
D-Dot
American rapper
23
Bobbito García
Puerto Rican-American DJ, director, media personality
24
Big Daddy Kane
American rapper and actor
25
Ja Rule
American rapper, singer, and actor from New York
26
Shabaam Sahdeeq
rapper
27
Prodigy
American rapper
28
Rowdy Rebel
American musician
29
Raekwon
American rapper
30
Stretch
American rapper (1968-1995)
31
Mick Boogie
American DJ
32
Petey Pablo
American rapper
33
Eric B. & Rakim
American hip hop duo
34
Nas
American rapper, record executive, entrepreneur and investor from New York
35
Bishop Lamont
American rapper
36
Craig Mack
American rapper
37
Rapsody
American rapper
38
Rakim
American rapper and producer
39
Rudy Ray Moore
American comedian, singer, actor, and film producer, godfather of rap
40
MC Lyte
American rapper, DJ, actress and entrepreneur
