Hip Hop Artists from the 1980s

Public Enemy released the album (It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back) in 1988, which is considered a classic hip hop album.

Afrika Bambaataa is widely regarded as the "Godfather of Hip Hop" for his role in promoting and developing the genre in the early 1970s.

Run-D.M.C. released the album (Raising Hell) in 1986, which was the first hip hop album to go platinum.

LL Cool J is known as the "King of Rock" in hip hop for his energetic and charismatic performances.

N.W.A released the album (Straight Outta Compton) in 1988, which is considered a landmark album in gangsta rap.

Queen Latifah is known as the "Queen of Rap" for her influential and socially conscious lyrics.

De La Soul released the album (De La Soul Is Dead) in 1991, which is considered a classic album in alternative hip hop.

Doug E. Fresh is known as the "Human Beatbox" for his ability to create drum and percussion sounds using only his mouth.

De La Soul released the album (3 Feet High and Rising) in 1989, which is considered a classic album in alternative hip hop.

Ice-T is known as the "Original Gangster" in hip hop for his influential and hardcore lyrics.

A Tribe Called Quest released the album (People's Instinctive Travels and the Paths of Rhythm) in 1990, which is considered a classic album in alternative hip hop.

Scarface is known as the "King of the South" in hip hop for his influential and hardcore lyrics.

Ice Cube released the album (AmeriKKKa's Most Wanted) in 1990, which is considered a classic album in gangsta rap.

Ice-T is known as the "Godfather of Gangsta Rap" for his influential and hardcore lyrics.

Public Enemy released the album (Fear of a Black Planet) in 1990, which is considered a classic album in hip hop.