10. UGK
9. Fugees
8. Salt 'N Pepa
7. EPMD
6. A Tribe Called Quest
5. Wu-Tang Clan
4. Outkast
3. Public Enemy
2. N.W.A
1. Run-DMC
- There was some debate over whether the Beastie Boys are a hip hop group or not. The naysayers won, and they were replaced by UGK. I totally disagree with this as i feel that the Beastie Boys are definitely a hip hop group and one of the greatest hip hop groups of all time.
- The Fugees should not be on this list. Their first release was only ok. The Score was a classic most definitely. After that, Lauryn Hill dropped a masterpiece, but I never will consider it a hip hop album. She later dropped a double Mtv unplugged album which help bring on one of the best naps I have ever had in my life. Wyclef's first solo was hot. I never peeped anything from him after that though. Collaborations with wrestlers didnt spark my interests too much. Pras is wack. So, 1 hot group album, 1 great solo, and 1 masterpiece non-rap album does not make top 10 material.
- Salt & Peppa are important, but should not be a top 10 rap group of all time. They were a creation of producer Herbie Azor who wrote and produced their first 3 albums. He was Salt & Pepa and the women simply looked moderately good, could dance a little, and recite rhymes. They were wack on the mike. Their music was cornball for the most part. They just don't deserve to be mentioned with the greats.
- MTV, as they have aknowledged, has left some important groups off the list. The Geto Boys are so so so important to southern hip hop, and hip hop in general. Their first three albums (Geto Boys, We Can't Be Stopped, and Til Death) are classics regardless of how slept on they are. They made to excellent combacks with Resurrection in 1996 and The Foundation in 2005. Scarface has released a significant amount of timeless music. Bushwick Bill has trancended hip hop and his size to carve out a spot for himself in pop culture. Willie D has become a cult hero. One time member Big Mike is one of the most underrated artist in hip hop history. The Geto Boys are one of the greatest hip hop groups of all time.
- De la Soul and Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five were also left off. I have nothing to say about this because its just bullcorn as my grandpa would say.
1. Public Enemy
2. RUN-DMC
3. NWA
4. Wu-Tang Clan
5. Grandmaster Flash & the Furious 5
6. Geto Boys
7. A Tribe Called Quest
8. Outkast
9. De La Soul
10. Beastie Boys
- I changed the top 3. Public Enemy is the greatest hip hop group of all time. Four classic albums filled with brilliant lyricism and equally brilliant production. Chuck D is one of the voices for our generation. The Bomb Squad laced Public Enemy with ill beats, but also laced Ice Cube's Amerikkkas Most Wanted as well as other stuff. Flavor Flav is Flavor Flav. Not to mention the S1Ws, their soundtrack work, quality rap/rock collabos and countless other things. This isn't to take away from RUN-DMC or NWA, but Public Enemy was too much of a force.
- Outkast slipped because either the groups ahead of them made better music and were stylistic innovators (Wu-Tang Clan, A Tribe Called Quest) or they were mort influential/important (Geto Boys, Furious 5).
- EPMD, Salt & Pepa, Fugees, and (begrudgingly) UGK were removed because there were groups more deserving of the position.
So, thats my list of the 10 Greatest Hip Hop Groups of all time.
Since I'm bored, I also created a list of the 10 Greatest Southern Hip Hop Groups of all time:
1. Geto Boys (Houston)
2. Outkast (Atlanta)
3. UGK (P.A./Houston)
4. Eightball & MJG (Memphis)
5. TRU (New Orleans)
6. Hot Boys (New Orleans)
7. Three 6 Mafia (Memphis)
8. 2 Live Crew (Florida)
9. Goodie Mob (Atlanta)
10. UNLV (New Orleans)
I also did West Coast Groups:
1. NWA
2. Digital Underground
3. Cypress Hill
4. Hieroglyphics
5. Dogg Pound
6. Pharcyde
7. Freestyle Fellowship
8. Above the Law
9. Alkaholiks
10. WC & the MAAD Circle
PEACE
No comments:
Post a Comment