• Unsung Hero - Marley Marl
Can the longest running hip hop producer ever get his muthafuckin props or what? This man's been bangin out the dope shit for mad years!

• Unsuspecting Sucka - L.L.
He took the phrase "I'm bad" and made it literal.

• Unsung Hero - Ice T
Like him or hate him, he's responsible for getting the West Coast scene started. He's also one of the most intelligent MCs ever. "Six In the Morning" (the origial 12" version) is classic.

• Unsuspecting Sucka - Rakim
Tis piece of news broke my hip hop heart: Rakim lip syncs like Milli Vanilli at his shows. What kinda bullshit is that? At least he writes his sown shit though... I hope.

• Unsung Hero - Jazzy Jeff & the Fresh Prince
Beyond the fact that they're way past corny now, these two kids helped put Philly on the hip hop map in a big way. Jeff also pioneered the transformer scratch, a mainstay in DJing ever since, as well as laying some dope ass tracks. (Remember "Touch of Jazz," "Rock the House," "Summertime"?)

• Unususpecting Sucka - DMX
You know, I suspect DMX knows he's a sucka. Jacked EPMD's "Get the Bozack" and obviously took it literally. This kid has absolutey no talent and should be fed immediately to a starved school of electric eels and piranhas. • Unsung Hero - Just-Ice
One of the three "original gansgters" of hip hop, Just-Ice dropped two albums—one classic and one also very solid. He rolled with B.D.P. once and also was a pioneer of reggae-rap.

• Unsuspecting Sucka - Master P
This is the only man alive who makes Vanilla Ice seem like he had skills. By far the worst rapper ever, Master P has taken the pain of severe constipation and turned it into a positive, creating a new national anthem. How P creates his songs: One day Percy (that's Master P to y'all) was at the dentist, getting a tooth pulled. At one particular vicious tugging P moaned, "Uhhhh." The dentist, being what he is, didn't give a fuck and yanked the shit outta the tooth again. "Uhhhhh, ya heard me?" asked P. After the tooth was safely out and the novacaine wore off, P realized he could was on to something. "Hmmm... makes you say uhhhh. I got it!" The end.









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