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Black Music Month
1) Rakim 
This living legend helped usher in hip-hop'd golden age with his incredible pipes and is still universally known as one of the greatest MC’s to rock the mic.  As one half of the duo Eric B. & Rakim, this microphone fiend is a lyricist who not only created great imagery but had a contemporary style that went far beyond the classic 16 bars.

Top 10 greatest voices in hip-hop

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SLIDESHOW - Whether they have a signature bark or rapid-fire flow these rappers have gained popularity by standing out among their fellow artists...
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Birdman
Home to some of the biggest names in hip-hop, Cash Money Records has helped rappers like Lil Wayne, Drake, and Nicki Minaj superstars. Bryan “Birdman” Williams is the man that laid the foundation. Although he's achieved only moderate success as a rap artist, his business sense has played a big role in making him one of the wealthiest people in hip-hop.

theGrio's top black music moguls

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SLIDESHOW - The music industry has produced many artists who have earned big bucks inside and outside of the studio...
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Music video director Aristotle Torres

Director Aristotle on the art of making music videos

Kyle Harvey
VIDEO - Growing up, music video director Aristotle Torres didn’t have dreams to become one of hip-hop culture’s premier filmmakers. The Bronx native believed he’d be an attorney...
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Michael Jackson's classic single glove was actually worn to cover up his skin condition of vitiligo, not to make a fashion statement. (Photo by Ebet Roberts/Redferns)

theGrio’s top 10 black solo pop stars of the 1980s

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SLIDESHOW - In honor of Black Music Month, we've compiled this slideshow paying tribute to our top 10 favorite solo superstars of the decade...
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4) En Vogue
This iconic California quartet has racked up Grammys, MTV Video Music awards, Soul Train awards and many other honors in higher numbers than almost any other female group in the 90s. From their beginnings in 1989 they charted the way for all other female groups of their era. Before any of the other women on this list and long after some, there was En Vogue.

theGrio's top 10 R&B groups of 90s

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SLIDESHOW - In honor of Black Music Month theGrio is emphasizing groups that came together to make music fans will never forget...
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Maxwell attends Latina Magazine's 15th anniversary celebration at Espace on September 26, 2011 in New York City. (Photo by Neilson Barnard/Getty Images for Latina Magazine)

Top male soul singers of last 10 years

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SLIDESHOW - In honor of black music month, theGrio is drawing attention to the top ten male soul singers...
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10) Elle Varner
Elle Varner came blasting through the airwaves during 2011, with her stand out hit “Only Wanna Give It to You” and the 24-year old L.A. native hasn’t looked back since. With a Grammy nomination under her belt, and a new album scheduled for later this year, Varner is positioning herself to be around for years to come.

Top 10 female singers of last 10 years

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SLIDESHOW - In our continuing coverage of Black Music Month, theGrio is highlighting the top 10 female artists who have sung their way into our hearts over the last ten years'''
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Kendrick Lamar speaks onstage during the BET Awards 2013 Press Conference at Icon Ultra Lounge on May 14, 2013 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Maury Phillips/Getty Images for BET)

theGrio's top 10 most relevant rappers

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SLIDESHOW - For every mainstream artist name dropping Molly in every rap track, they’re artists that are still trying to push the culture forward with detailed lyricism that the right amount of ears aren’t hearing...
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Lupe Fiasco performs live on stage during Supafest 2012 at ANZ Stadium on April 15, 2012 in Sydney, Australia. (Photo by Brendon Thorne/Getty Images)

Rap Genius: Top 5 rap lyrics of the week

Shawn Setaro, Rap Genius
RAP GENIUS - The real action this week was elsewhere, as rappers both old and new spit a stunning variety of brilliant lyrics -- in one case, right under the nose of MMG...
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A$AP Rocky

The South rises again...in rap

Mike McCray
OPINION - The first generation of rappers to grow up during the South’s stranglehold on national airwaves are coming of age and the music they’re creating oozes the influence of the region, despite being made all over the map...
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