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Leaders of the New School
Leaders of the New School
band
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Irma Thomas
Irma Thomas
American soul and rhythm and blues singer
2
Tommy Tucker
Tommy Tucker
American musician
3
Public Enemy
Public Enemy
American hip hop group
4
Wreckx-n-Effect
Wreckx-n-Effect
American hip hop duo from New York; formed by Teddy Riley
5
Sérgio Mendes
Sérgio Mendes
Brazilian musician
6
O. V. Wright
O. V. Wright
American singer
7
The Impressions
The Impressions
American soul vocal group
8
Van McCoy
Van McCoy
American musician, record producer, arranger, songwriter, singer and orchestra conductor
9
Run-DMC
Run-DMC
American hip hop group
10
K-Ci & JoJo
K-Ci & JoJo
American band
11
Chris Stamey
Chris Stamey
American musician, singer, songwriter
12
The O'Jays
The O'Jays
American band that plays rhythm and blues
13
Busta Rhymes
Busta Rhymes
American rapper, actor, record producer and record executive
14
DJ Shadow
DJ Shadow
American trip-hop musician
15
Mustard
Mustard
American record producer, DJ and hype man from California
16
Mobb Deep
Mobb Deep
American hip hop duo
17
DJ Hurricane
DJ Hurricane
American rapper and DJ
18
Was (Not Was)
Was (Not Was)
American band
19
Mitty Collier
Mitty Collier
American musician
20
Fat Joe
Fat Joe
American rapper from New York
21
The Tams
The Tams
22
The Dells
The Dells
American R&B vocal group
23
Franke and the Knockouts
Franke and the Knockouts
band
24
Jurassic 5
Jurassic 5
band
25
Eric B. & Rakim
Eric B. & Rakim
American hip hop duo
26
Johnny Nash
Johnny Nash
American pop singer-songwriter
27
Jaz-O
Jaz-O
American rapper
28
Keith Shocklee
Keith Shocklee
American record producer
29
Bell Biv DeVoe
Bell Biv DeVoe
American band
30
Heavy D
Heavy D
American rapper, record producer, singer, actor and musician (1967-2011)
31
War
War
American funk band
32
Fabolous
Fabolous
American rapper from New York
33
Royce da 5'9"
Royce da 5'9"
American rapper and songwriter from Michigan
34
Rufus Thomas
Rufus Thomas
American singer (1917-2001)
35
Jermaine Dupri
Jermaine Dupri
American record producer, rapper, record executive and DJ from Georgia
36
DJ Premier
DJ Premier
American record producer and DJ
37
Danny & the Juniors
Danny & the Juniors
band
38
MC Lyte
MC Lyte
American rapper, DJ, actress and entrepreneur
39
Taboo
Taboo
American singer, actor, and rapper
40
Billy Davis, Jr.
Billy Davis, Jr.
American singer
41
Sammy Kaye
Sammy Kaye
American big band leader and musician
42
Patti Austin
Patti Austin
American singer
43
Coolio
Coolio
American actor and rapper
44
Mitch Ryder
Mitch Ryder
American singer
45
M.O.P.
M.O.P.
band
46
Merry Clayton
Merry Clayton
American musician
47
Gino Vannelli
Gino Vannelli
Canadian singer, songwriter and jazz musician
48
Foxy Brown
Foxy Brown
American rapper, model, and actress
49
Spooner Oldham
Spooner Oldham
American songwriter and session musician
50
DJ Khaled
DJ Khaled
American DJ, record executive, record producer, and media personality
51
Blackstreet
Blackstreet
American R&B band
52
Dave "Baby" Cortez
Dave "Baby" Cortez
American musician
53
Stanley Turrentine
Stanley Turrentine
American musician
54
AMG
AMG
American rapper
55
Roddy Ricch
Roddy Ricch
American rapper
56
Golden Earring
Golden Earring
Dutch rock band
57
Daddy-O
Daddy-O
American rapper
58
Hamilton, Joe Frank & Reynolds
Hamilton, Joe Frank & Reynolds
American band
59
Dale Hawkins
Dale Hawkins
American musician
60
LA Dream Team
LA Dream Team
American hip hop group
61
The Desert Rose Band
The Desert Rose Band
band
62
Nanci Griffith
Nanci Griffith
American singer-songwriter
63
B.J. Thomas
B.J. Thomas
American recording artist; pop singer
64
Rae Sremmurd
Rae Sremmurd
American hip hop duo
65
Whodini
Whodini
American hip-hop group
66
YG
YG
American rapper from Bodie, California
67
Biz Markie
Biz Markie
American rapper and record producer
68
Lil Jon
Lil Jon
American rapper
69
Tupac Shakur
Tupac Shakur
American rapper (1971–1996)
70
Razzy Bailey
Razzy Bailey
American country music artist
71
YoungBoy Never Broke Again
YoungBoy Never Broke Again
American rapper, singer and songwriter
72
KRS-One
KRS-One
American rapper and record producer
73
Hank Ballard
Hank Ballard
American R&B recording artist; singer and songwriter
74
Stephanie Mills
Stephanie Mills
American musician
75
Will Smith
Will Smith
American actor, film producer, and rapper
76
Lenny Williams
Lenny Williams
American singer
77
Metro Boomin
Metro Boomin
American record producer, DJ, record executive and songwriter from Georgia
78
Ralph Tresvant
Ralph Tresvant
American singer
79
Kool Keith
Kool Keith
American rapper
80
Harvey Fuqua
Harvey Fuqua
American musician, record producer

Young Black Teenagers (YBT) was an American hip hop group from Long Island, New York that consisted of ATA, First Born, Tommy Never, Kamron, and DJ Skribble. Despite their name, none of the group's members were black.

YBT had the support of the prominent rap group Public Enemy and their producer Hank Shocklee signed them as the first act of his label Sound of Urban Listeners (SOUL). They released their second album with MCA Records.