Cornell University Library Digital Collections
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- Waterbed Kevie Kev (Early Hip Hop MC. Member of the Fantastic Five.)14
- DJ Hollywood (Old school hip hop DJ and rapper, first live DJ to say rhymes over the beats.)13
- La Shu-Bee (Hip Hop performer, member of Crash Crew)13
- Dr. Jeckyll & Mr. Hyde (Early 1980's hip hop group consisting of Andre "Dr. Jeckyll" Harrell and Alonso "Mr. Hyde" Brown.First performed under name Harlem World Crew.)12
- Ecstasy Garage Disco12
- Keith Cowboy (Keith "Cowboy" Wiggins, a member of Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five)12
- Spoonie Gee (Born Gabriel Jackson, Harlem, NYC. Early rap artist.)12
- The Brothers Disco (Early Hip Hop Group with members: DJ Breakout, DJ Baron, & the Funky 4 MCs)12
- Whipper Whip (Early Hip Hop MC. Member of The Fantastic Five. One of the first two Puerto Rican MC's.)12
- DJ Kool Dee (Hip Hop DJ)11
- Dot A Rock (Early Hip Hop MC. Member of The Fantastic Five. Also member of Mighty Force Crew.)11
- 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.)11
- Kool Kyle (Early hip hop performer)11
- Pow Wow11
- Cosmic Force MCs10
- DJ Clark Kent (Early hip hop DJ; b. in Panama; grew up in Crown Heights, Brooklyn)10
- Devastating 4 MC's (Early hip hop group consisting of Malibu, Trickey Tee, Robbie Rock, Bill Blast)10
- Grand Mixer DST (born Derek Showard, Manhattan, NY-based DJ, later known as Grand Mixer DXT)10
- Masterdon Committee (Masterdon Committee, Masterdon Death Committee, Masterdon Def Committee,early hip-hop group from 174th St., Harlem, Master Don, Pebbly Poo, Gangster G, Keith KC, Boo Ski, Johnny D)10
- T-Ski (Early Hip Hop performer, DJ with the Erotic Disco Brothers)10