tity boi
College Park, Atlanta, GA
Started in 1997
tupac
Oakland, CA
Started in 1987
Memphis, TN
Started in 1991
Q-Tip Phife Dawg Ali Shaheed Muhammad Jarobi White ATCQ
Queens, NY
Started in 1985
Flushing, Queens, NY
Started in 2008
Hamilton Heights, Manhattan, NY
Started in 2007
Harlem, New York, NY
Started in 2007
Ad-Rock MCA Mike D
Manhattan, New York, NY
Started in 1981
Juice Crew
Bedford–Stuyvesant, Brooklyn, NY
Started in 1986
Harlem, New York, NY
Started in 1990
Detroit, MI
Started in 2007
5FT Buckshot Evil Dee
Bushwick, Brooklyn, NY
Started in 1992
Red Hook, Brooklyn, NY
Started in 1989
Wu-Tang Clan
Park Hill, Staten Island, NY
Started in 1995
common sense
South Side, Chicago, IL
Started in 1992
B-Real DJ Muggs Sen Dog
South Gate, Los Angeles, CA
Started in 1988
Detroit, MI
Started in 2003
skoob dray
Crown Heights, Brooklyn, NY
Started in 1989
M-1 stic.man
Brooklyn, NY
Started in 1996
Deltron 3030
Oakland, CA
Started in 1988
Brooklyn, NY
Started in 1992
Compton, CA
Started in 1987
Yonkers, NY
Started in 1991
Compton, CA
Started in 1984
Forest Hill, Toronto, ON
Started in 2006
E40
Vallejo, CA
Started in 1986
Santa Monica, CA
Started in 2008
Erick Sermon Parish Smith
Brentwood, Long Island, NY
Started in 1986
Gary, IN
Started in 2003
Lauren Hill Wyclef Jean Pras
South Orange, NJ
Started in 1992
Kirkwood, Atlanta, GA
Started in 2009
5th Ward, Houston, TX
Started in 1986
Wu-Tang Clan
West Brighton, Staten Island, NY
Started in 1992
Big Gipp Khujo T-Mo Cee-Lo
Atlanta, GA
Started in 1991
East Atlanta, Atlanta, GA
Started in 2001
gang starr
Roxbury, Boston, MA
Started in 1986
Wu-Tang Clan Genius
Staten Island, NY
Started in 1989
South Los Angeles, CA
Started in 1984
Yonkers, NY
Started in 1993
Bedford–Stuyvesant, Brooklyn, NY
Started in 1986
3rd Ward, New Orleans, LA
Started in 1991
South Shore, Chicago, IL
Started in 1996
Central Islip, Long Island, NY
Started in 1993
k dot
Compton, CA
Started in 2003
Adamsville, Atlanta, GA
Started in 1999
Boogie Down Productions BDP
South Bronx, Bronx, NY
Started in 1985
Hollygrove, New Orleans, LA
Started in 1996
Phonte Rapper Big Pooh 9th Wonder
Durham, NC
Started in 2001
Queens, NY
Started in 1984
mop billy danze lil fame
Brownsville, Brooklyn, NY
Started in 1992
Vallejo, CA
Started in 1984
Wu-Tang Clan
Park Hill, Staten Island, NY
Started in 1992
madvillian viktor vaughn doom king geedorah
Long Beach, Long Island, NY
Started in 1988
Portsmouth, VA
Started in 1991
Havoc Prodigy
Manhattan, New York, NY
Started in 1992
Black Star
Bedford–Stuyvesant, Brooklyn, NY
Started in 1994
12th Ward, New Orleans, LA
Started in 1993
Long Island City, Queens, NY
Started in 1991
South Jamaica, Queens, NY
Started in 2007
biggie smalls
Clinton Hill, Brooklyn, NY
Started in 1992
big boi andre 3000
East Point, Atlanta, GA
Started in 1992
Chuck D Flavor Flav Terminator X
Garden City, Long Island, NY
Started in 1982
clipse
Virginia Beach, VA
Started in 1992
Swae Lee Slim Jxmmi
Tupelo, MS
Started in 2012
Wu-Tang Clan
Park Hill, Staten Island, NY
Started in 1992
Carol City, Miami, FL
Started in 2001
Run DMC Jam Master Jay
Hollis, Queens, NY
Started in 1981
Wu-Tang Clan The RZArector Bobby Digital
Brownsville, Brooklyn, NY
Started in 1989
Geto Boys
Sunnyside, Houston, TX
Started in 1988
South Figueroa Corridor, South Central Los Angeles, CA
Started in 2009
Bronx, NY
Started in 1983
Tek Steele Boot Camp Clik
Brownsville, Brooklyn, NY
Started in 1993
Long Beach, CA
Started in 1992
Tip T.I.P. P$C
Bankhead, Atlanta, GA
Started in 2001
Black Star Reflection Eternal
Park Slope, Brooklyn, NY
Started in 1996
Boots Riley E-Roc Pam the Funkstress
Oakland, CA
Started in 1991
Fatlip SlimKid3 Imani Bootie Brown
Los Angeles, CA
Started in 1989
?uestlove Tariq
Philadelphia, PA
Started in 1987
DJ Paul Juicy J Lord Infamous Koopsta Knicca Gangsta Boo Crunchy Black
Memphis, TN
Started in 1991
Liberty City, Miami, FL
Started in 1996
Underground Kingz Bun B Pimp C
Port Arthur, TX
Started in 1987
Long Beach, CA
Started in 2010
RZA GZA Method Man Raekwon Ghostface Killah Inspectah Deck U-God Masta Killa Cappadonna
Staten Island, NY
Started in 1992
Compton, CA
Started in 2009
Atlanta, GA
Started in 2011
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