While solo rappers often take the credit, legendary rap crews brought a unique dynamic of different styles, chemistry and collective firepower. Which hip-hop group left the biggest mark on the genre? Cast your vote now!
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Wu-Tang Clan
Nine rappers from Staten Island who transformed the hip-hop landscape forever in 1993 with Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers).
N.W.A
Paved the way for gangsta rap with Straight Outta Compton and shocked America with unfiltered lyrics about Los Angeles.
Unpopular opinion: N.W.A's discography aged terribly compared to their peers.
A Tribe Called Quest
Jazz-rap pioneers who created a timeless masterpiece with relaxed beats and intellectual lyrics on The Low End Theory.
Influenced an entire generation.
Outkast
André 3000 and Big Boi combined Southern funk, soul and experimental pop on groundbreaking albums like Speakerboxxx/The Love Below.
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Beastie Boys
Three friends from New York who mixed punk energy with hip-hop and scored the first number 1 rap album on the Billboard 200 with Licensed to Ill.
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Public Enemy
Brought political activism to the forefront of pop music with Chuck D's thundering voice and Flavor Flav's infectious energy.
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Run-D.M.C.
Brought hip-hop to the masses and MTV by fusing rap with rock guitars in the groundbreaking collaboration Walk This Way.
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The Fugees
Wyclef Jean, Lauryn Hill and Pras Michel scored one of the best-selling hip-hop albums of all time, full of soul and reggae, with The Score.
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Cypress Hill
Stood out with B-Real's nasal flow, DJ Muggs' dark funky beats and their outspoken cannabis culture.
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De La Soul
Ushered in the alternative hip-hop era of the late 1980s with their playful, eclectic samples on 3 Feet High and Rising.
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Nine rappers from Staten Island who transformed the hip-hop landscape forever in 1993 with Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers).
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