Chuck D
Chuck D, The Hard Rhymer. Legendary thinker, activist,..
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Rakim
The God Rakim, Legendary MC, Prophet ..
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KRS-One
Knowledge Reigns Supreme Over Nearly Everyone. The Teacha..
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Ice-T
Gangster rap pioneer, OG status..
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DMC
The King Of Rock, one of the founding members of the..
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Grandmaster Flash
One of hip hop's pioneering DJ's and a member of..
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Big Daddy Kane
Original member of The Juice Crew, Grammy..
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Scarface
Legendary member of The Geto Boys and successful solo..
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Ice Cube
Member of N.W.A with Dr. Dre, MC Ren, DJ Yella and the..
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Speech
Founding member of the Grammy Award-winning Arrested..
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B-Real
Front man for the legendary Cypress Hill, also a successful..
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Nas
Legendary Queensbridge emcee, often listed, mentioned, and..
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Erick Sermon
One half of EPMD, legendary emcee and producer, member..
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Parrish Smith
One half of EPMD, member of The Hit Squad, has..
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Redman
The legendary funk doc straight outta Jersey, seven solo..
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Rev Run
One of the founding members of the groundbreaking Run-DMC,..
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Melle Mel
One of the pioneers of old school hip hop as a lyricist..
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Afrika Bambaataa
Groundbreaking DJ from the South Bronx who was..
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Kool Herc
Jamaican-born DJ who is credited with originating hip hop..
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Marley Marl
Producer for the Juice Crew during Hip Hop's Golden Age,..
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DJ Premier
One half of the legendary Gang Starr with the late, great..
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Kool Keith
Legendary emcee and founding member of the Ultramagnetic..
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Lord Finesse
Producer and emcee from The Bronx, member of the..
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King T
West Coast hip hop pioneer from Compton, California, also a..
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Doug E. Fresh
Rapper, producer and beat box pioneer, also known as..
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Pete Rock
Celebrated producer, DJ, remixer and rapper, one half of..
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Queen Latifah
Groundbreaking rapper and singer, also an accomplished..
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Sam Sever
New York based music producer and solo artist...
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Kool G Rap
Legendary rapper, he is often cited as one of the most..
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Money B
Original member of Digital Underground, successful solo..
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Mellow Man Ace
Legendary emcee, known for bilingual delivery, also a..
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Brother J
Grand Verbalizer Funkin' Lesson Brother J is the front man..
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Doc Ice
Pioneering emcee as an original member of UTFO, also a..
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DJ Jazzy Jeff
Groundbreaking turntablist and record producer, well..
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Kurtis Blow
The first commercially successful rapper and the first..
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Too $hort
Legendary rapper from Oakland who started his career at..
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Large Professor
New York City-based hip hop record producer and..
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Masta Ace
Legendary influential emcee from Brooklyn, New York,..
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Kool Moe Dee
Original member of The Treacherous Three, went on to..
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MC Ren
Member of the groundbreaking group N.W.A., also a..
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Busta Rhymes
A member of Leaders Of The New School, he went on to..
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Maestro Fresh Wes
Canadian hip hop pioneer, his outstanding..
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Willie D
Legendary member of The Geto Boys, also a successful solo..
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Yo-Yo
Grammy nominated rapper and actress, stressing female..
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LL Cool J
Hip Hop pioneer and entrepreneur, actor in film and..
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Ad Rock
Legendary emcee from the Beastie Boys, guitar player for..
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Posdnuos
Emcee, producer, and one-third of the hip hop trio De La..
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GZA/Genius
One of the founding members of the Wu-Tang Clan,..
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MC Eiht
Founding member of Compton's Most Wanted, successful solo..
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Doodlebug
One of the founding members of the Grammy Award winning..
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CMG
A Bay Area legend on the microphone, one half of The..
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RZA
Producer, emcee, actor, director and screenwriter. One of..
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MCA
Legendary emcee from the Beastie Boys, bass player for the..
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Q-Tip
One of the founding members of A Tribe Called Quest,..
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Bumpy Knuckles
Legendary emcee, producer and radio show host, also..
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Method Man
Grammy winning member of the Wu-Tang Clan, successful..
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Mike D
Legendary emcee from the Beastie Boys, drummer for the..
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Del The Funky Homosapien
Legendary emcee, member of the mighty..
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OC
Original member of the Diggin' in The Crates crew,..
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Trugoy The Dove
One-third of the hip hop trio De La Soul..
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Phife Dawg
The Five Foot Assassin, one of the founding members of A..
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Ras Kass
Incredibly talented emcee, regarded as one of the all time..
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Wise Intelligent
Lead emcee for the legendary Poor Righteous..
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Rampage
Original member of the Flipmode Squad, cousin of Busta..
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Grandmaster Dee
Legendary DJ for the pioneering hip hop group..
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