June 13, 2006

The Best Hip Hop Groups of All-Time*****The first blog we ever did at Grown Folks Hip-Hop focused on the Top 10 MCs of All-Time that MTV had selected and who we thought were worthy of that honor. In that discussion there were questions about the absence Run of Run DMC and Chuck D, to name a few. Those two legends weren't forgotten, but since the list was limited to solo artists only, Run and Chuck didn't qualify. There have been many great groups in Hip-Hop. From the early pioneers like Grandmaster Flash and the Furious 5; Cold Crush Brothers and The Treacherous 3; to the groups of Hip-Hop's "Golden Age" like the aforementioned Run DMC, Public Enemy, Salt-N-Pepa, NWA, EPMD, Naughty, Tribe, Geto Boys; to the groups that continue to make major noise today after being in the game for years like Outkast and Mobb Deep. All these groups and many others have made their permanent mark in this culture, some more than others. So we would like to know what Hip-Hop duos or groups you would rank in your top ten and what they meant to you. It will be interesting to see the different top ten people have and what order they're in.

My Personal Top 10 Hip-Hop Groups of All-Time:
Run DMC
Public Enemy
Grandmaster Flash & the Furious Five
Wu-Tang Clan
EPMD
A Tribe Called Quest
Pete Rock & CL Smooth
NWA
OutKast
Naughty by Nature