del
you're missing del on your list bro
hiero doesn't count
Black sheep were awesome.The difference between "real hip hop" and the shit that's popular these days is simply content.
Anyone can sell their image with enough PR, but I prefer substance over image.
for example:
Tha Alkaholiks - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Ant Banks - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
A Tribe Called Quest - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Black Sheep (hip hop group) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Black Moon (group) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Brand Nubian - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Biz Markie - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Common (entertainer) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Chali 2na - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Das EFX - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Danger Mouse - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Dilated Peoples - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Digable Planets - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
DJ Krush - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
DJ Shadow - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Mark Farina - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
DJ Premier - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
DJ Quik - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
EPMD - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Eric B. & Rakim - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Extra Prolific - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Gang Starr - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Geto Boys - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Grandmaster Flash - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Gravediggaz - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Hieroglyphics (group) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Jeru the Damaja - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Jurassic 5 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
KRS-One - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
KMD - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
King Kooba - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Lords of the Underground - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Luniz - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Main Source - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Naughty by Nature - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Obie Trice - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Sound Providers - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Mobb Deep - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Mos Def - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
MF Doom - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Murs (rapper) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
N.W.A - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
People Under the Stairs - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Pete Rock - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Peanut Butter Wolf - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Pharcyde - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Pharoahe Monch - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Public Enemy (band) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Run–D.M.C.
The Rascals - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Ronny Jordan - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Rob Base and DJ E-Z Rock - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Souls of Mischief - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Too Short - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Talib Kweli - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Thes One - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
A Tribe Called Quest - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Wu-Tang Clan - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Zion I - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Well that's all I can think of at the moment but there's a ton more to choose from.
Feel free to add more if you like...