[Intro: Black Thought]
Fifty years ago, a street princess was born in [?]. The art form took the entire world by storm. How'd she do it?!!!?! Her influence. Constantly raising the stakes of each generation. Domination by whichever means it takes to go for it. Sparked into a flame, never came, public domain. And she prefers to be referred to by ... her full government name

[Verse 1: Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five (Melle Mel)]


[Verse 2: Run DMC]


[Verse 3: LL Cool J]


[Verse 4: Salt n Pepa]


[Verse 5: Rakim]


[Verse 6: Public Enemy (Chuck D + Flavor Flav)]


[Verse 7: LL Cool J and Black Thought]


[Verse 8: De La Soul]

[Verse 9: Houston rapper]


[Verse 10: Ice T]


[Verse 11: Queen Latifah]


[Verse 12: Wu-Tang (Method Man)]


[Verse 13: Outkast (Big Boi)]


[Verse 14: Busta Rhymes (formerly of LONS)]


[Verse 15: Missy Elliott]


[Verse 16: ??]


[Transition: Queen Latifah]

[Verse 17: Nelly]


[Verse 18: Too $hort]


[Verse 19: ??? We gon make it]


[Verse 20: Lil Baby]


[Verse 21: Glorilla]


[Verse 22: ?]


[Outro tribute: LL Cool J]

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