classic hip hop archive

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3rd Bass
98 Degrees
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Aayliah
The Afros
Arrested Development
 BBD- Bell Biv Devoe
Big Daddy Kane
The Notorious B.I.G. - Biggie Smalls
BWP - Bytches With Problems
Biz Markie
Black Sheep
BLACKstreet
Bobby Brown
Boogie Down Productions
Boyz II Men
Brand Nubian
Busta Rhymes
Canibus
Cece Peniston
Charli Baltimore
Chubb Rock
Chuck Chillout
Craig Mack
Cypress Hill
Da Brat

Das EFX

David Bowie

De La Soul
DMX
Doug E Fresh, The Human Beat Box
Dr. Dre
Dru Hill
Eazy-E
EPMD
Eric B. & Rakim
Eve
Faith Evans
The Fat Boys
Fu-Schnickens
Ghostface Killah
Guru
Guy
Harlem World
Heavy D
House of Pain
Ice Cube
Immature - IMx
India Arie
Isis & Professor X
Issac Hayes
Ja Rule
James Brown
DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince - Will Smith
Jodeci - The Bad Boys of R&B
K-Ci & JoJo
Kedar Massenberg
Keith Murray
Kelis
Kid n' Play
Kid Capri
Kimora Lee Simmons
Kool G Rap & DJ Polo
Kool Keith
Kool Moe Dee
Kris Kross
KRS-One
Leaders of the New School
Lil Kim
Lil Zane
Lil Mo
LL Cool J
Lord Tariq & Peter Gunz
Luke Skyywalker
Marley Marl
Mary J Blige
Mase
Mad Lion
Monie Love
MC Hammer
MC Lyte
MC Shan
Mic Geronimo
Michael Jackson
Miles Davis & Easy Mo Bee
Miriam Makaba
Naughty By Nature
Neneh Cherry
New Edition
Nice & Smooth
Onyx
Patra
Pete Rock & CL Smooth
PM Dawn
Public Enemy
The Lox
Q-Tip
Queen Latifah
R. Kelly
The Real Roxanne
Redman
Rick James
Run-DMC
Russell Simmons
Salt-N-Pepa
Sean Combs
Shabba Ranks
Shaggy
Shyne

Slick Rick

Snoop Dogg

Snow

Spike Lee

Super Cat

Suge Knight

Super Cat

Swizz Beatz

The Afros

The Fat Boys

The LOX / D-Block

Timbaland

TLC

Todd Terry

Tone Loc

Toni Braxton

Too $hort

Total

Tribe Called Quest

Trina

Tupac

Uptown Records

Usher

Vanilla Ice

Warren G

Wendy Williams

Wyclef Jean

Yo-Yo

Ziggy Marley

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