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- Afrika Bambaataa (Hip Hop DJ from the South Bronx. Instrumental in the early development of hip hop.)1
- Busy Bee Starski (Early Hip Hop emcee (aka Chiefrocker Starski), b. David Parker in South Bronx, NYC. )1
- DJ Breakout (Early Hip Hop DJ. Member of the Funky Four Plus One.)1
- DJ Clark Kent (Early hip hop DJ; b. in Panama; grew up in Crown Heights, Brooklyn)1
- Funky Four Plus One (More) (Early Hip Hop group, Bronx, NY. Featured Sha-Rock, KK Rockwell, Rodney Cee, Raheim, Jazzy Jeff, DJ Breakout, DJ Baron. )1
- Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five (Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five was an influential American hip hop group formed in the South Bronx of New York City in 1978.)1
- Grandwizzard Theodore and the Fantastic Five (Pioneering Hip Hop group. Originally called "The L Brothers," later called "The Brothers Fantastic.")1
- 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
- Hercurock Production1
- Jay Cee (Hip Hop Performer)1
- Kool DJ AJ (Hip Hop DJ. Played with Busy Bee, Kurtis Blow et al.)1
- Kool Herc (Jamaican born Hip Hop DJ, active 1967 -)1
- Mercedes Ladies (All female hip-hop DJ crew from the Bronx; founded around 1976; active through early 1980s; the sister group to Grandwizard Theodore and the L Brothers; members: Baby D (D'Bora), Sherri-Sher, RD Smiley, Zina-Zee, DJ LaSpank, Eve-a-Def; later members: Sweet P and Sty-Sty.)1
- Spoonie Gee (Born Gabriel Jackson, Harlem, NYC. Early rap artist.)1
- The Positive Force MC's (Old school hip-hop group from the Bronx; members: J-One, Barry D, J-Guy, Lil D)1