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- Jay Cee (Hip Hop Performer)[remove]9
- DJ Clark Kent (Early hip hop DJ; b. in Panama; grew up in Crown Heights, Brooklyn)6
- Kool Herc (Jamaican born Hip Hop DJ, active 1967 -)6
- Herculords (Early Hip Hop performers who began speaking ("rapping") in sync with the beats, and became known as MCs or emcees. The Herculords, made up of Herc, Coke La Rock, Clark Kent, Timmy Tim, LeBrew, and Imperial JC were the earliest to gain major fame.)5
- Force of the 5 MCs (Crash Crew) (Hip Hop performer, Crash Crew)4
- Buddy Esquire ("The Flyer King") (Hip Hop Flyer Designer, active in the 1970s and 1980s)3
- Kool Herc3
- Beatbox2
- DJ Whiz Kid (Early Hip Hop DJ)2
- Ecstasy Garage Disco2
- MC Lil Dave (Early Hip Hop emcee)2
- Nasty D2
- Original 5 MCs (All female hip-hop group; members: LaSpank, Lady Sweet, Lil Tee, Quenny Quen, Hi-Cee)2
- Phase 2 (Born Lonny Wood in Bronx, NY. Graffiti Artist, 1970's-1980's)2
- Phase II2
- Tony D2
- Treacherous Three (Pioneering Hip Hop group)2
- Afrika Bambaataa (Hip Hop DJ from the South Bronx. Instrumental in the early development of hip hop.)1
- Afrika Bambaataa (Hip Hop DJ from the South Bronx. Instrumental in the early development of hip hop.)1
- Afrika Bambaataa and the Cosmic Force (One of Bambaataa's many groups. Featured emcees Lisa Lee, Ikey C, Chubby Chub, and Ice Ice.)1