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Ranker: The Best '80s Rappers

"80s hip hop or "old school" hip hop obviously plays a huge role in where rap is today. The "scene" wouldn't exist without these artists. These are the best rappers that basically defined hip hop culture and brought rap to the forefront of the music industry."
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Run-DMC
Run-DMC
1
NWA
NWA
2
Eric B. & Rakim
Eric B. & Rakim
3
LL Cool J
LL Cool J
4
Beastie Boys
Beastie Boys
5
Public Enemy
Public Enemy
6
Slick Rick
Slick Rick
7
Grandmaster Flash and Furious Five - The Message
Grandmaster Flash and Furious Five - The Message
8
Big Daddy Kane
Big Daddy Kane
9
KRS-One
KRS-One
10
Ice-T
Ice-T
11
Salt-N-Pepa
Salt-N-Pepa
12
Eazy-E
Eazy-E
13
Ice Cube
Ice Cube
14
Heavy D
Heavy D
15
DJ Jazzy Jeff & the Fresh Prince
DJ Jazzy Jeff & the Fresh Prince
16
The Sugarhill Gang
The Sugarhill Gang
17
EPMD
EPMD
18
De La Soul
De La Soul
19
Too $Hort
Too $Hort
20
DR. DRE
DR. DRE
21
Boogie Down Productions
Boogie Down Productions
22
Doug E Fresh
Doug E Fresh
23
MC Lyte
MC Lyte
24
Geto Boys
Geto Boys
25
Whodini
Whodini
26
Biz Markie
Biz Markie
27
Afrika Bambaataa
Afrika Bambaataa
28
Kool Moe Dee
Kool Moe Dee
29
Kurtis Blow
Kurtis Blow
30
Sir Mix-A-Lot
Sir Mix-A-Lot
31
MC Hammer
MC Hammer
32
Gang Starr
Gang Starr
33
Kool G Rap
Kool G Rap
34
Fat Boys
Fat Boys
35
Tone Loc
Tone Loc
36
Rob Base
Rob Base
37
Kid N Play
Kid N Play
38
MC Shan
MC Shan
39
Special Ed
Special Ed
40
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