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califaithful:

Yesterday I was wearing a Wu-Tang Clan shirt. No picture, just a big WC with “Wu-Tang Clan” under it on the front. So while I was out buying breakfast waiting in line this cutesy white girl who started flirting with me suddenly asked, “The Wu-Tang Clan, what’s that?” In my mind I kind of overreacted, but I was like eh, whatever. But anyway that story is besides the point of this entry, in the end I got her number, but onto why I decided to do this entry. See, my mind is always overclocked, usually I’m literally thinking of a hundred things at once, usually about the same subject, just in millions of different ways. So while I was disappointed, I was always thinking about shiet like Methodman’s latest album, and where Wu-Tang ranks as one of the best hip-hop groups of all time.

You know where this is going, this is my ranking of the greatest hip hop groups of all time. And you know I’m always up for healthy conversation, or some good debacles on this subject called Hip-Hop.

1. Wu-Tang Clan

Witty.Unpredictable-Talent.And.Natural.Game. The Wu-Tang Clan, a group like no other. A shit load of things made this group successful. RZA’s bangin’ beats are one of them. But the greatest thing this group offered was every individual member of the group coming together to combine their loosely related flows to make some bangin’ on songs. The Clan had so many different characters, each different, and bringing their own style and flavor to the table. You wonder why they were so inimitable, it’s because this group was just too crazy. Their characters brought together a group never seen or heard before. Many up to this day have tried, but no one has been able to step up to the Wu-Tang. Wu-Tang is just not a group you wanna mess with, “Can’t stand niggas that floss too much// Can’t stand Bentleys, they cost too much// Kid wanna get up, the kid gets touched// Kid wanna step up? The kid gets stuck// I’m the one that’ll call your bluff when your boys try to act tough//” -MethodMan. He has ladies and gentleman, he has called their bluffs, and no one has succeeded against him.

2. N.W.A

When you come out with a song called “Fuck The Police” and make millions off of it, and continued to still make money continuing with those antics and not backing off. Not only do you have my undisputed respect, but you gotta be one hell of a dangerous group just to pull that off. These guys literally had to fight for their right just to express themselves. No joke, they got threats from the FBI, and that still didn’t stop them from defying conventionalism, calling out racist cops, and following P.E.’s suit of fighting the power. They started a world wide movement, “Fuck The Police” was a song used everywhere to fight oppression, power, and corrupt governments. People got arrested just listening to it in other countries because of what it represented. And mind you, this is just one song. A quick testament to just how great this group was; Dr. Dre, Eazy E, and Ice Cube all branched off to make some great solo careers.

3. Public Enemy

Back when Flavor Flav was still in his right state of mind. Flav, Chuck D, S1, and The Proff’ all came out with one mission in mind. To raise the bar of the conscious mind. They politicized hip-hop like you wouldn’t believe. They were the original urban voices. They not only fought the power, they made it cool. Yes people, back in the day before Flavor Flav lost his mind in the new millennium and started bangin’ beastyl 7-foot women, he was an actual hip-hop icon and stood for something great.

4. Bone Thugs-N-Harmony

Flow wise, these guys are like 5 Twista’s in one, but harmonized, melodic, and actually make sense. These guys came out in the mid 90s, a time where many different sounds where coming from every region. Talent was everywhere at the time. Everyone thought that they already heard it all. They brought a completely different sound to the table, one that pioneered and inspired many of todays music, but it just can’t be imitated. Don’t lie, you know that when Bizzy was spittin’ you tried following up his flow and it just wouldn’t happen.

5. Run DMC

Undoubtedly one of the most influential rap groups of all time. Unquestionable, don’t even try it. Run, DMC, and Jam shattered barriers opening up the doors for every group after them. Without them, the Golden Age of Hip-Hop would have never happened, and unfortunately this candy fake rap dominating the air waves today is happening too because of them, but that’s always been the message. Do what you want young thug, it’s in your power to do so. It’s tricky, but you can.

6. A Tribe Called Quest

These guys personified consistency, if that’s even the word I’m looking for. Many groups and artists try to change it up just to keep up with the latest trends. These guys never had to, their instrumentals, melodic flow combined have never changed up to this day, and people are still listening to them.

7. De La Soul

Playful, funny, but still had intelligent rhymes. A “mature” group that was just so out of the norm in gangsta rap some people didn’t even know if these guys were serious. A couple of albums later, people found out that they were. Another group that influenced another path of hip-hop being used today.

8. The Beastie Boys

Back then if you told me that a group of white boys would become one of the most influential rap groups of all time. I would have laughed at your face. These guys were trailblazing and busted onto the scene with a bang. The fact is, albeit that some of their lyrics just don’t make sense, they had a huge following.

9. The Roots

Probably hip-hops first real band. They took samples, and used instrumentals to create timeless music. Combining jazz and rap, who would have ever thought it would work?

10. The Fugees

An incredibly talented group. In fact the consensus was that they were too talented. After two albums they didn’t kill us softly, they straight up broke hearts by breaking apart.

Notables that I might continue onto later: Naughty By Nature, Three 6 Mafia, Geto Boys, Cypress Hill, Grandmaster Flash & The Furious 5, The LOX, Good Mob, Black Moon, Salt ‘N Pepa, CunninLynguists.

hell yeah