THE CREWS
KEEP IT OLDSKOOL wants to shine the light on the crews. Although there are crews in todays Hip Hop none can match the scope and the prestige of the ones that came before. Here are some of the classic crews in Hip Hop
The Juice Crew
Marley Marl, Roxanne Shante(not pictured), MC Shan, Mr. Magic,(not pictured) Big Daddy Kane, Craig G, Tragedy, Biz Markie, TJ Swann (not pictured), Masta Ace,
NATIVE TONGUES
Trugoy(not pictured), Maseo, Posdnous, Mike Gee, Baby Bam, Sammy B, Phife(not pictured), Ali Shaeed, Muhammad, Jarobi(not pictured), Q-Tip, Monie Love, Queen Latifah, Chi Al(not pictured)i, Dres(not pictured), Mista Lawnge (not pictured)
WU-TANG CLAN
The RZA, The GZA, Ol Dirty Bastard, Inspectah Deck, Raekwon The Chef, Ghostface Killah, U-God, Masta Killa, Method Man, Cappadonna (not pictured)
NWA
Ice Cube,DJ Yella,Dr Dre,D.O.C,Eazy E, Mc Ren
RUFF RYDERS
DMX, Jadakiss, Styles P, Sheek Louch, Eve, Drag-On, Swizz Beatz
There were countless others such as No Limit,Cash Money Millionares, Dungeon Family, Money Millionares, Boot Camp Clique, Hit/Def Squad, Hilltop Hustlers, and the Hieroglyphics Crew To be crew you had to do more then just do a guest apperance on a track. Alot of times the crew would do uncredited background vocals. A lot of the crews fractured or fell apart but some continue on to this day.
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