"My" Favorite Rap Groups

Remember these are my favorites not yours!

1. Wu Tang Clan - The best conglomeration of rappers ever! Don't even debate that
2. Run DMC - The pioneers!
3. EPMD - So simple with the flows but they were too cool to question their wit
4. De La Soul - Sampling wasn't a big deal until these guys went complex and creative
5. NWA - You mention gangsta rap or west coast these are they guys you say next
6. A Tribe Called Quest - Production, skillz and positivity with a subtle but happy edge
7. Eric B and Rakim - You have the God on the mic but Eric B killed it for them being selfish
8. Mobb Deep - Hav's beats and P's threats, violent sonic mastery!
9. Grandmaster Flash and Furious Five - Another group of pioneers, first cautious rap track
10. Salt n Pepa - I really don't see another crew of females doing this again, seriously!
11. M.O.P.- They stepped Mobb Deep's level of violence up a notch but you love it!
12. Geto Boys - TX's first supreme lyrical team. My Minds Playin Tricks-nuff said!
12. The LOX - Pardon the shiney suit tampering but these dudes are a beastly collective!
12. BDP- Ok, we tend to overlook Scott La Rock's prominence in the early years but Shan knows
13.Outkast - Loved these guys first 3 albums then evolved a bit too much for me
14. Public Enemy - Chuck, Flav, Terminator X and the S1Ws let's start a revolution!
15. Jazzy Jeff and the Fresh Prince - Forget the happy songs but remember Brand New Funk?
16. Brand Nubian - Whether with or without Puba these guys are on point.
17. The Roots - If BlackThought kept a consistent lyrical co-D they would be incredible to me
18. Little Brother - Some of you still don't know them; please come back 9th Wonder!
19. Onyx - Their first two albums were insane! Especially tracks like "Last Days"
20. Souls of Mischief - You would think twice if someone told you they were from Cali, complex!

Honorable Mention

0 Digital Underground - Hey Pac owes his career to them

0 3rd Base - Two stellar albums from rap's first white answer to EPMD and then they split just like EPMD, so sad

o X Clan - Too bad they were successful in era that it was vogue to be ultra aware of your heritage

o Das Efx - They were hurt by not being able to shack there fadish and often bitten "Bum Skiggidy Bum" style but are great lyricist all the same. Even Jay Z was biting them!

0 Boot Camp Clik - They are more of a collective than a group. A gathering of 4 groups Black Moon, Heltah Skeltah, OGC and Smiff n Wessun and few other misc MCs. That "For The People" album that was so anticipated by fans but was one of the biggest let downs in rap "can't wait for that to drop" history. They lost their foot hold next Wu with this album. You have to admit they rival Wu Tang with the sheer number of top notch MCs. Buckshot, Sean Price, Rock and Steele lead the pack.