bone thugs n harmony

Group? - ATCQ all day. But, the LOX get a close second imo.

Run Dmc

dang. i thought i was gonna be the first to say atcq. i was THIRD in a thread of only 4 posts. dangit. i'll be the first to say de la is my 2nd favorite though. take that.

ATCQ, Wu Tang, Brand Nubian, Run DMC, EPMD, Public Enemy.
I'd also say BDP, Eric B & Rakim, Pete Rock & CL, but technically they aren't "Groups" with only one MC.

Can't forget Gangstarr. ;)

Once it's all said and done, I'd say De La Soul. Revolutionary early work and they never cease to create solid album after solid album. Fools absolutely hated on Stakes is High when it came out with an unknown Dilla blessing them with beats.

Plus, they've consistently been one of the greatest crews to bless the occasional guest spot. From the Propellerheads to DJ Honda to the Gorillaz, they just never disappoint me.

It's almost 20 years after 3 Feet High and I still want to see them whenever they come to town. Luckily, they're here tonight!

Can you tell I've thought about this :)

The Whole Native Tongues Family

Outkast. Untill they "split" and Andre stopped rapping.

Beastie Boys

For me personally, I would have to say Black Sheep and EPMD for Groups/Duos plus Eric B and Rakim if that counts.

kris kross!!!!

2 live crew

wu tang clan aint nothin to fuck wit

Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five

thats what i was gonna say

Wu. ATCQ. and cant forget Heiroglyphics!

Run DMC, EPMD, Public Enemy, Eric B & Rakim, and the 45 King

jurassic 5,Wu Tang, hieroglyphics

Run-DMC

tribe called quest, no questions asked, ever. run dmc did their thing, but they were over produced, im surprised to see so many people give them so much props.

nkotb,n-sync,backstreet boys,five!
































in the words of kagen....thanks im new....lol

pretty much got it covered for me........

You forgot Menudo.

jurassic 5, wu tang

Mobb Deep (pre- G-unit)
The Lox
ATCQ

ATCQ
Heiroglyphics

Co-Mother-F*cking-Sign

FAT BOYS

No love for Pharcyde?

this morning... Cypress Hill. its been forever since i heard them, but theres great memories from the back in the 90's, i also miss the 2Pac and Notorious BIG

gotta agree. tribe prevails all the time. timeless tunes.

Hmm...theres are few, but i'll just name the first that came to mind....

ATCQ

For me it has to be EPMD

The group is 5ive, not five!

ATCQ here!

i'm not kidding. i actually liked nkotb. please don't go girl is my jam.

amazing how many people love ATCQ! wow.

One more--I've gotta go with the Tribe of Questers too.

De La Soul

my name is here before I plopped down my favorite.
Some peeps here may fall out of their chairs, but it's hands down N.W.A.. I even have the 'Straight outta Compton' album. Close seconds are Run DMC & 2 Live Crew

The Afros.and what!

wu tang clan-tribe called quest-beastie boys- run dmc

why would people fall out of their chair, kagen? nwa is definitely legendary.

Hiero
Wu
Def Squad
ATCQ
Pharcyde/Little Brother...

another one for Tribe and Pharcyde

Legendary... Yes. But in the same caliber lyrics-wise as other groups mentioned in this thread???
Don't get me wrong, they did their thing, but...
Hmmm, not so sure.
Just my opinion.

Growing up in Ohio.. this was hardcore shit.

Not knockin' ya. I guess it was a lil different growing up in Brooklyn.

+1 on phonte and poo

De La Soul, Alkaholiks, DPGC, ATCQ, EPMD Naughty By Nature, Run DMC, Grandmaster Flash & The Furious 5, The Sugar Hill Gang, Afrika Bambaata & The Soul Sonic Force, Jurassic 5, Public Enemy, The Comission, Junoir M.A.F.I.A. all come close but for me

""NEVER TEACH THE WU-TANG"""

1. tribe
1. pharcyde
2. little brother
3. the wu

N.W.A., The Wu Tang Clan, Public Enemy and A Tribe Called Quest... I think I have to start a post on the top 5 albums of all time... Word.

Bless
DJ Carbon.

Public Enemy

all of these are pretty good. my favorite though....

The B.U.M.S

the B.U.M.S. were dope...but their one album ain't really enough to put em on top for me.

G-Unit when it was Game,50,Llyod Banks, Young Buck. You have to admit everywhere you went people where going G-G-G Unit!

Run DMC are a part of hip hop history! There the reason behind LL cool J and the Beastie Boys. Without them hip hop wouldn't have gone through that revolution. They earned there props in my opinion. RIP Jam Master Jay....

Run DMC, EPMD, Def Squad :P Tribe Called Quest and Slumvillage

oops....

O-Town would kick all their asses!

There are so many groups that I like a lot... ATCQ, Gang Starr, De La, and so on... but my favorite group hands down is Dilated Peoples. I can really relate to the music they make.

That's totally valid.

Gangstarr
De La Sol
ATCQ
Public Enemy
Eric B & Rakim
EPMD

The Wu... There will never be another group that can have all those people flowing on one track with no hook and it sounds sick!

Wu-Tang is here forever . . .
































motherf*ckers!!!!

R.I.P. O.D.B

In no paticular Order

Outkast
ATCQ
Wu Tang Clan
EPMD
Public Enemy

you know what my second group is Evil One?

The Nonce

I cant believe I am the only one who listed Def Squad. for real? Those are 3 dope ass MC's.

i used to sell mixtapes but now i'm an mc..

i've got all that nonce shit homie!

tig ol...keith murray is so so...erick sermon is marginally better...and the def squad album, once it finally came to fruition was dissapointing.

feel you. I am a big fan of Kieth and Redman so hence my loyalty. haha

word..i'm a big redman fan but the others are ehhh.

i'm also a styles of beyond superfan.

hahaha. One of my boys back in the day was boys with Cheapshot and he told me the story about how Cheapshot got his name.

Apparently he cheapshotted this dude and everybody in his highschool started calling him Cheapshot.

keith murray - "get lifted" was dope but I agree they weren't that good.

#3 on my list... is.... Freestyle Fellowship.

i had the pleasure of living with cheapshot but not in a gay way.

wow... thats a small world.

the children are the future.

and wu-tang is for the babies.

What is the SOB camp up to these days? Didnt they sign with fort Minor?


Wait back it up...easy back it up!! Man the good old days. I am going to ripp that 12" right now!

yeah...SOB is in machine shop/warner bros...

i've heard a bit of their new LP...shit is fire...they've got j. dilla on there...rza...shit is fire.

i'd say their album is definitely crushing it in the mix.

Maybe I went through this too fast, but I was really surprised to not see the legendary Roots crew on anyones list.

The Roots!!!

black moon
the B.U.M.S
Run DMC

My bad! I completly agree with you the def squad were a dope crew!

You heard Reds new album yet?

Heard it in pieces. Def a few good tracks on it though. Just sucks cuz he never seems to get any hype around his releases. Dude is due for a platinum record.
All I gotta say though is he puts on a very good live show.

Top rated though? Black thought is dope but he's just not as good as some of the others.

Black Thought can run with the best of em though...He is def in my top 10.

No way! No way!

top 10? No way!

word i'm about to date myself!
in no order
Ultramagnetics Mc's
Tuff Cru
Chill Rob G
Native Tounges Collective
PE
Mantronix( not just for the mc, but mantronik was ahead of his time)
Paris
Roxanne Shante(hands down one of the best female mc's)

my top 10 MCs:

big daddy kane
redman
pharoahe monch
tupac
biggie
snoop
jay-z
nas
andre
lauren hill

LMAO!!

My Top 10:

Pac
Big
Jigga
Nas
Del
Red
Black Thought..haha
Dre/snoop
Common
Guru

sorry to go off course....

my real top 5:

dylan
dylan
dylan
dylan

and

dylan

i spit hot fire.

top 5

top 10 (no particular order)

biggie
big pun
jay-z
big daddy kane
rakim
nas
kool g rap
pac
eminem
ghostface

Never teach the Wu-Tang!

why you bitin my styles?

LOL nahh im just playin

The subject has the word, "group", in it. R.I.F.

Digital Underground
Convicted Felons
CMW
Yaggfu Front
Original Flavor
Public Enemy
NWA
etc.

The Fugees

yaggfu front is amazing!

Well I never said he was top rated, even though I believe he is one of the best, I was just surprised that the GROUP was not in anyones top favorites. I mean people are picking groups that had mediocre emcees. I just think that the Roots and Outkast are the most consistant and innovative groups in hip-hop.

oops I forgot to mention Dilated Peoples!!!!
Dope dj too!

ATCQ & Wu

No doubt

Yo of the M.omentus O.ptimus M.usical M.ovement A.lliance.

Yezzzir... One of the Dopest Dj's!!!

But I mentioned them up above....

EPMD, A Tribe Called Quest, The L.O.X.

Props scotty, you ever seen them live?
The put on a great show!

In no particular order:
Public Enemy
NWA
Boogie Down Productions
ATCQ
IAM
Gangstarr
EPMD

Mostly because these groups changed hip hop in their own way

Wu Tang
The Roots
Little Brother
ATCQ
De La Soul
Outkast
EPMD

Outkast
Leaders of the New School
Beastie Boys
Wu
ATCQ
Run DMC
The Treacherous Three
NWA
KMD

The L.O.X.?

No way! No way!

lox...yes way

No Doubt! one of if not THE BEST (IMO) stage Show! Since 98 I have seen them live well over 15 times!!! Just keep getting better!

Yea how did I forget Dilated... Def one of the best live shows i've seen.. Babu is the man!

Ya man. Babs never stops amazing me. Everytime He puts something out He scratches get better, and more Funky. What sets him apart from the rest even more is his ability to exacute them live, exactly as they are on the record!

Hands down my favorite DJ.

I can't believe that no one has mentioned Poor Righteous Teachers. Not many hits but lyrically sound.

Ya Man... Rock that Funky Joint! And Shakyla? and Mashion!!!

juice crew

One of the best modern Rap groups in my opinion. I did however forget Outkast. As Someone mentioned earlier, a true rap group should have more than one emcee therefore, I eliminated the Roots (no more Malik B) and Gang Starr. I also consider the Wu a crew like the Juice Crew and not a Rap Group.

What? They had plenty of hits.

They also had "Booty Naked Booty Bless", along with several others.

young black teenagers

musical youth?


LOL

Sam and the Serato-ettes

That's easy Outkast

It's impossible to single it out to just one :

Tribe Called Quest
Public Enemy
Digable Planets
Pharcyde
Wu-Tang
Little Brother
Dilated Peoples
Dé-La-Soul

There are countless others (but they are mostly solo acts)..... however, those are my favorites!

Fav. Producer/M.C. duo:

Atmosphere
Pete Rock & CL Smooth
Soul Position
Gangstarr
.

wow, I thought I was the only one who bought the B.U.M.S album. What happened to them? I really liked that album.

I love the Camp Lo album as well...

cunninlynguists

A lot of west coast heads did.You never hear abou them because their second album flopped and crap became popular.

J5
dilated peoples
outkast
tribe called quest (whatta shame)
de la soul

what the hell I'll post my top 10 :)

nas
blackstar(talib mos def)
common
wu-tang-clan
atcq
biggie
big l
pac
big pun
bone-thugs

my new fav:
blue scholars
kidz in the hall
joell ortiz

New Kids on The Block ;)

dilated peoples
J5
gangstarr
goodie mob
pharcyde
luniz
4 corners
fuschnikens
non phixion
beatnuts
roots
bone thugs