Ten Most Important People in Hip-Hop History?

No order ...


-Russell Simmons
-Run-DMC
-NWA (Dr. Dre, Ice Cube, Eazy-E)
-The Fresh Prince/Will Smith
-Queen Latifah
-Tupac Shakur
-Puff Daddy
-Master P
-Jay-Z
-James Brown and George Clinton


Anyone agree?

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Also public enemy, and kanye

strong people counting skills by Kizzle

[QUOTE=TakitoEspanoza]strong people counting skills by Kizzle[/QUOTE]
I didn't know what to put, I was gonna put artist, but Russ Simmons isn't an artist ...

Public Enemy has to squeeze in there somewhere. KRS is a candidate too.

[QUOTE=Richie2k6]Public Enemy has to squeeze in there somewhere. KRS is a candidate too.[/QUOTE]
This is not a ten greatest rappers list, but the most important people in hip-hop. Although I should put Public Enemy here.

[QUOTE=Al Thornton]
:oldlol: no Rakim? The most influential MC of all time?[/QUOTE]

This.

[QUOTE=L.Kizzle]No order ...


-Russell Simmons
-Run-DMC
-NWA (Dr. Dre, Ice Cube, Eazy-E)
-The Fresh Prince/Will Smith
-Queen Latifah
-Tupac Shakur
-Puff Daddy
-Master P
-Jay-Z
-James Brown and George Clinton


Anyone agree?[/QUOTE]


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[B]Bambaata[/B]


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[B]Grandmaster Flash[/B]


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[B]kool herc
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[QUOTE=L.Kizzle]No order ...


-[COLOR="Blue"]Russell Simmons[/COLOR]
[COLOR="red"]Run-DMC[/COLOR]
[COLOR="Red"]NWA[/COLOR] (Dr. Dre, Ice Cube, Eazy-E)
-[COLOR="red"]The Fresh Prince/Will Smith[/COLOR]
[COLOR="Red"]-Queen Latifah[/COLOR]
[COLOR="Red"]-Tupac Shakur[/COLOR]
-[COLOR="red"]Puff Daddy[/COLOR]
-[COLOR="red"]Master P[/COLOR]
-[COLOR="Red"]Jay-Z[/COLOR]
-[COLOR="red"]James Brown and George Clinton[/COLOR]


Anyone agree?[/QUOTE]
Red means NO, blue agree.

Here's a better list:

Kool Herc
Russell Simmons
Ice T
Uncle Luke
Rick Rubin
Rakim
Curtis Blow
Beastie Boys
Sugarhill Gang
RZA

Kool Herc is credit as the inventor of hip hop, without him we aint having this discussion.

Russell made it a legit business.

Ice T original gangster rapper and movie star. And he put the West on the map, paving the way for NWA.

Uncle Luke is more important to music in general than just hip hop. He fought for freedom of speech and censorship. As well as being one of the godfathers of Southern hiphop.

Rick Rubin was the first super producer/a&r extraordinaire. But even more important than the hits he made, is he is even more responsible for Def Jam Records than Russell. They remain good friends.

Rakim revolutionized hip hop by taking it to the next level.... he was a huge seismic impact segueing hip hop into the next generation.

Curtis Blow was the first hip hop superstar (this is debatable)

Hip hop's main audience is 'white' people. Beastie Boy's impact is extremely and grossly underrated, as they introduced it to the world. Without them, hip hop doesn't reach the masses, and their record "Paul's Boutique" is the epicenter (like Rakim was to rapping) for production. Completely revolutionizing the way people sample records forever. Instead of just the usual 'loop' it becomes more scientific and technical.

Sugarhill Gang, they put hip hop on the map by having the first legit hit and taking it out of the clubs.

RZA changed the way contracts are made, completely changing not just hip hop but the entire music industry.


Some are debatable, but others shouldn't be.

I thought with your unconditional love of Gilbert Arenas you'd tried to sneak him in here somewhere...

Rakim, Tupac Shakur, Chuck D, Russell Simmons, Kool Herc, Afrikaa Bambatta, Kool G. Rap, Roxanne Shante, Beastie Boys and Puff Daddy.

This of course is my opinion.

MC Search :banana:

Nas >>>

Oh yeah, and some other people...

BUMP

IS this a good starting point? Any additions or subtractions?

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