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Best hip-hop groups (all time)

A ranking of rap groups and collectives.

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Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five
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Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five

(1978)
Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five was an American hip hop group formed in the South Bronx of New York City in 1978. It was composed of one DJ (Grandmaster Flash) and five rappers (Melle Mel, The Kidd Creole, Keith Cowboy, Mr...
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N.W.A.
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N.W.A.

(1986)
N.W.A (an abbreviation of Niggaz Wit Attitudes) was an American hip hop group from Compton, California. The original lineup consisted of Arabian Prince, Dr. Dre, Eazy-E, and Ice Cube. DJ Yella and MC Ren joined later, with Arabian...
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Run–D.M.C.
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Run–D.M.C.

(1981)
Run–D.M.C. was an American hip hop group from Hollis, Queens, New York, founded in 1981 by Joseph Simmons, Darryl McDaniels, and Jam Master Jay.
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Gorillaz
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Gorillaz

(1998)
Gorillaz are an English virtual band created in 1998 by Damon Albarn and Jamie Hewlett. The band consists of four animated members: 2D (lead vocals, keyboard), Murdoc Niccals (bass guitar), Noodle (guitar, keyboard, and backing vo...
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Beastie Boys
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Beastie Boys

(1981)
The Beastie Boys were an American hip hop band from New York City, formed in 1981. For the majority of its career, the group consisted of Michael "Mike D" Diamond (vocals, drums), Adam "MCA" Yauch (vocals, bass) and Adam "Ad-Rock"...
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Cypress Hill
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Cypress Hill

(1988)
Cypress Hill is an American hip hop group from South Gate, California. Cypress Hill was the first Latino-American hip hop group to have platinum and multi-platinum albums, selling over 18 million albums worldwide.
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Public Enemy
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Public Enemy

(1982)
Public Enemy is an American hip hop group consisting of Chuck D, Flavor Flav, Professor Griff, The S1W group, Khari Wynn and DJ Lord. They formed on Long Island, New York in 1982.
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Outkast
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Outkast

(1992)
Outkast is an American hip hop duo formed in 1992, in East Point, Atlanta, Georgia, composed of Atlanta-based rappers André "André 3000" Benjamin (formerly known as Dré) and Antwan "Big Boi" Patton...
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Bloodhound Gang
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Bloodhound Gang

(1991)
Bloodhound Gang is an American band which began as a hip hop group but branched out into other genres, including alternative hip hop, rapcore, funk metal and electronic rock, as their career progressed.
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The Black Eyed Peas
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The Black Eyed Peas

(1992)
The Black Eyed Peas is an American hip hop group, consisting of rappers will.i.am, apl.de.ap, Taboo, and singer Fergie. Originally an alternative hip hop group, they subsequently added R&B and EDM influences. Although the group wa...
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Twenty One Pilots
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Twenty One Pilots

(2009)
Twenty One Pilots (often stylized as twenty one pilots, or twenty øne piløts) is an American musical duo that originates from Columbus, Ohio. The band was formed in 2009 and consists of Tyler Joseph and Josh Dun. They put out two...
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Hollywood Undead
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Hollywood Undead

(2005)
Hollywood Undead is an American rap rock band from Los Angeles, California. They released their debut album, Swan Songs, on September 2, 2008, and their live CD/DVD Desperate Measures, on November 10, 2009. Their second studio alb...
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Odd Future
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Odd Future

(2006)
Odd Future Wolf Gang Kill Them All, often abbreviated to OFWGKTA (stylized OFWGK†Δ) or simply Odd Future, was an American hip hop collective from Los Angeles, California. The collective was led by rapper and producer Tyler, The Cr...
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