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My top ten
1. Tupac (biggest scale and popularity of ANY other rapper,had the greatest diversity of styles and sounds, brought a political vibe to mainstream, influenced the fashion of an entire decade)
2. Tribe Called Quest (really if Pac hadn't been the Nirvana of rap Tribe deserves #1 in their influence on the sound, evolution, and sophistication of hip hop)
3. Run DMC (these guys are the original Tribe and put rap on the map)
4. NWA (these guys made it acceptable to talk about THE MUTHAPHUKKIN REAL on the radio, they are the punx of rap and Eazy E had lunch at the WhiteHouse with Bush I wearing what else but jeans and a LA Kings ball cap #KeepItHood)
5. Outkast (like Tribe Kast were the logical torch bearers after Tribe passed it in 98 and Kast picked it up and blazed new trails)
6. Black Star (ushered in a conscience revival to hip hop at the point where it was losing its original soul as "the people's music" returning to the focus on social consciousness that was part of the foundation of hip hop)
7. Dead Prez (these ninjaz are the RATM of rap, i still can't believe their music was on the radio!)
8. Kanye ( i don't dig Ye music but his influence over the past decade of rap is indisputable)
9. Master P (we forget just how big No Limit was in late 90s but frankly a lot of the radio rap today has that Dirty South feel)
10. Snoop Dogg (no explanation needed, Snoop is a pop culture icon, he is the Elvis of Rap)
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