BDP were hugely influential in provoking political and social consciousness in Hip-Hop however they were sometimes overshadowed by the political hip hop group Public Enemy.

* Everlast & Danny Boy, successively members of Hip-Hop group House of Pain and of La Coka Nostra.

Along with hip-hop artists DJ Derezon, the group released their first single, “ My Melody / Istanbul in 1992 to fight racism towards Turks in Germany by combining Western and Turkish cultures ( Hip-Hop Culture ).

* UTP ( group ), a Hip-Hop group

The dance companies include Fusion Dance Company, Northwestern's premiere Hip-Hop Dance Crew ; ReFresH Dance Crew, an open dance community that offers free hip-hop choreography and freestyling lessons ; Graffiti Dancers, a dance group that focuses on jazz and modern ; and Boomshaka, Northwestern's premiere drum and dance ensemble, combining body rhythm, drumming, and dance.

* 7L & Esoteric, a Hip-Hop group from Boston

* First Hip-Hop group to perform at Lincoln Center, January 2002

In July of 2012, the group reunited on stage during Busta Rhymes ' headlining set at the Brooklyn Hip-Hop Festival, to perform " Case of the P. T. A.

2006 brings a renaissance in Colombian Hip-Hop in the form of Afro-Colombian group ChocQuibTown, fusing traditional rhythms and instruments from their native lands in the Colombian Pacific into their sound.

* Dirty South Divas, a Tampa-based Hip-Hop group consisting of Tata Parker and Elsie Pacheco.

He followed this with his tenure in the Latin / disco group Foxy, who scored a number one hit on the Hot R & B / Hip-Hop Songs chart (# 9 on Billboard Hot 100 ) with " Get Off ", whch was co-written by Driggs.

* Where Is the Love ?, a song by Hip-Hop group The Black Eyed Peas

* Run DMC, Hip-Hop group

The New York City based Hip-Hop group, Ratking, were inspired by the mentions of rat kings in Terry Pratchett novels.

* Havoc, musician, Half of the Hip-Hop group Mobb Deep.

* Prodigy, rapper, Half of the Hip-Hop group Mobb Deep.

The Hip-Hop group " Bisso na Bisso " also hails from Congo-Brazzaville.

This release was followed by a North American tour with Australian Hip-Hop group Bliss ' n ' Eso.

Shabak Samech ( Hebrew: שב " ק ס ) is considered to be the first Israeli Hip-Hop group.

Reddnation, a group from Alberta has become decorated – having received awards for ' Best Rap / Hip Hop CD ' and ' Best Duo / Group ' at the Aboriginal Peoples Choice Music Awards for their second album Now or Never, Best Rap or Hip-Hop Album at the 2006 Canadian Aboriginal Music Awards, ' Best Group or Duo ' & ' Best Rap or Hip-Hop Album ' at the 2007 Alberta Aboriginal Music Awards, and ' Best Group or Duo ' at the 2007 Aboriginal Peoples Choice Music Awards.

Class A ' z are an Irish rap supergroup from Dublin, members of this group include Terawrizt AKA Andy Brady, Redzer and Nu-Centz with regular appearances from Collie, Siyo, Nugget and Rawsoul. They recently featured on an RTÉ documentary about the current state of Irish Hip-Hop.

* The Path We Chose, Hip-Hop / Rap group, based in Danbury

On his 7th solo album Finding Forever, Hip-Hop artist Common features harpist Brandee Younger on the introductory track, followed by a Dorothy Ashby sample from her 1969 recording of By the Time I Get to Phoenix.

The album peaked at # 9 on Billboard magazine's Top R & B / Hip-Hop Albums and at # 14 on the Billboard 200, spawning several singles including " Gotta Lotta Love ", " I Ain't New To This " and " 99 Problems " – which would later inspire Jay-Z to record a version with new lyrics in 2003.

The single that many consider the first true Latin Hip-Hop record ( was not called Freestyle until much later ) was Lisa Lisa and Cult Jam's " I Wonder If I Take You Home.

Her first project with husband Todd Russaw as executive producer and creative partner, the album scored number 14 on the Billboard 200 album chart and number two on the Top R & B / Hip-Hop Albums chart, eventually being certified platinum, but yielded moderately successful singles, with the Jennifer Lopez-written " I Love You " becoming the only top twenty entry.

In 2006, she released her second album, Fantasia, which featured the single " When I See U " which topped the Billboard Hot R & B / Hip-Hop Songs chart for eight weeks.

Artists like Lloyd, T. I., TLC, Monica, Usher, 112, Ludacris, YoungBloodZ, OutKast, Goodie Mob ( as well as the Dungeon Family music collective which both are members of ), producers like Organized Noize, L. A. Reid, and Jermaine Dupri, the latter of whom founded the successful record labels LaFace and SoSo Def, have blurred musical boundaries by blending R & B singing with Hip-Hop production.

The last single " I Do " wasn't a success like the previous singles with only reaching # 73 on the R & B / Hip-Hop single chart.

The actor appeared in Every Time I Die's music video " Kill The Music " and recorded a public service announcement for Deejay Ra's ' Hip-Hop Literacy ' campaign, encouraging reading of screenplays by Tarantino.

" Hip-Hop Junkies ," which featured a sample from The Partridge Family's " I Think I Love You " was also a hit, and it was once performed live on Keenan Ivory Wayans ’ comedy / variety TV show, In Living Color.

The album went platinum and was produced by legendary producer Teddy Riley ; it included such singles as " I Just Can't Handle It " ( R & B # 10 ), " I Can't Wait Another Minute " ( Pop # 8, R & B # 1 ), and their biggest hit to date, " I Like the Way ( The Kissing Game )", which went to number one on the U. S. Billboard Hot 100 and the U. S. Hot R & B / Hip-Hop Songs chart.

A haunting melodic guitar riff and jazzy Hip-Hop beat carry the listener, and the rising tempo — syncopated by Reggae breaks — increasingly intensifies the message .” One of their popular song lyrics reads, “ Your corrupt culture makes my rich culture look poor, I ’ m trying to learn more about my past, I ’ m fighting to make my culture last …” The Hustlers HC is trying to make a change where they are in the world any way they can.

I know there are some chicks here waiting to sing ' Starships ' later — I'm not talking to y'all right now ," then launched into explictive comments that he wants to see real Hip-Hop performances.

( who featured Jay-Z on his Rene & Angela sampled " I Love You More " for the song " I Love the Dough "), Foxy Brown ( who sampled their " I'll Be Good " for her 1997 top ten hit, " I'll Be " which featured Jay-Z ; as well as their song " Secret Rendezvous " for her hit, " Bonnie and Clyde, Part 2 "); Hip-Hop Group Junior M. A. F. I. A.

The lead single from I Got That Work, " Number One Stunna " peaked at # 24 on the Billboard Hot R & B / Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks.

" When I Think of You " was the 32nd biggest Hot 100 single of 1986, as well as the 47th biggest Hot R & B / Hip-Hop Songs single of 1986 and the 22nd biggest Hot Dance Club Play single of 1986.

" If I Didn't Have You ", " Vanilla Sky ", Chad Kroeger's " Hero " from Spider-Man and " Love of My Life ( An Ode to Hip-Hop )" from Brown Sugar opposed them.

*" There But For the Grace of God Go I " ( RCA Victor, 1979 ) ( Billboard Hot 100 # 77, Billboard Hot R & B / Hip-Hop Songs # 91, Billboard Hot Dance Club Play # 8 )

WCKX ( 107. 5 FM, " Power 107. 5 ") is a radio station broadcasting an Rhythmic contemporary format with a heavy but hit-driven emphasis on current R & B / Hip-Hop product.

Haynes returned to New York City in 1993 to take advantage of the flourishing Hip-Hop scene ; and the resulting album was the sample heavy Transition.

More recently, Electropop / Auto-tune singles have become the primary source of the station's playlist as several stations have started to move away from the heavy amount of Hip-Hop tracks that made up the format.

This tweaking has sparked a lot of talk on radio message boards and follows a pattern among Rhythmic-format stations that have scaled back on the heavy amount of Hip-Hop in favor of a more balanced approach.