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- 8 Shades of Black Band1
- DJ Clark Kent (Early hip hop DJ; b. in Panama; grew up in Crown Heights, Brooklyn)1
- Dot A Rock (Early Hip Hop MC. Member of The Fantastic Five. Also member of Mighty Force Crew.)1
- Force of the 5 MCs (Crash Crew) (Hip Hop performer, Crash Crew)1
- Grandwizzard Theodore and the Fantastic Five (Pioneering Hip Hop group. Originally called "The L Brothers," later called "The Brothers Fantastic.")1
- Herc1
- 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.)1
- Kool Herc (Jamaican born Hip Hop DJ, active 1967 -)1
- Rubie Dee (Early Hip Hop MC. One of the first two Puerto Rican MC's. Member of The Fantastic Five.)1
- Waterbed Kevie Kev (Early Hip Hop MC. Member of the Fantastic Five.)1
- Wayne and Charlie (Early Hip Hop novelty act with Wayne, a ventriloquist, and Charlie the Rapping Dummy.)1
- Whipper Whip (Early Hip Hop MC. Member of The Fantastic Five. One of the first two Puerto Rican MC's.)1