this is not in a particular order...
Wu-tang
Fugees
Run DMC
NWA
Outkast

run dmc
outkast
nwa
mop

1. Wu-Tang
2. Black Eyed Peas
3. Mobb Deep
4. OutCast
5. Tribe Called Quest

honorable mention: Living Legends

in no particular order..

cunninlynguists
beastie boys
atmosphere
e-f@mm
living legends

honorable mention: glue

Jedi Mind
Outkast
Roots

my top 3

did u seriously say black eyed peas sleep, what the fuck, justin timberlake sings one of their choruses, FUCK YOU

no order
bone thugs
wu tang
offspring
nirvana
nwa
icp
blah cant even remember half of music

GangStarr
Eric b and Rakim
Jedi Mind Tricks
DemiGodz
Fugees
Tribe called quest

public enemy
wu tang
nwa
bone thugs

ignoring the duos..

D-12
Out Kast
Run DMC
NWA
Beastie Boys

G-Unit
OutKast

d-12
outcast
g unit
beastie boys

bone thugs sucks!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
get that into your heads. The only reason they rap fast is because the bone thugs were sent to prison and lets say they didn't quite understand the rules of soap, to make a long story short, each of them got a dick in the ass, and it's sent them on their journey through the rap game, speaking really fast with words that don't even rhyme. Dumb Fucks.

Now here's what i call hip-hop
The Wu
The Roots
Tribe
Jurrasic 5
Pitch Black

or you can say that some are not hip-hop, lol either way it's your opinion, mine is wat I put above ^

D-12 And G-Unit Tho...BLAH

1.Wu-Tang Clan(Revoltionized The Hip Hop Culture)
2.The Roots
3.NWA
4.J 5
5.Run DMC(Straight Classic Also An Original to the Hip Hop Culture)
6.Gangstarr
7.Eric B. And Rakim
8.D.I.T.C.(Big L's Group)