10 Best Hip Hop DJs Ever!

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Funkmaster Flex (@funkmasterflex) - For popular radio DJ Funkmaster Flex, work never ends. Sometimes, though, he is just on chill mode.TWEET: "Wow! Been here all day!! I have done no work today!! Really enjoying it!! Wahhhhh!!!" (Photo: Henry Dziekan/Retna Digital)
DJ Extraordinaire \r - Of course Kid Capri rocked the party. (Photo: John Ricard / BET)
DJ Kool Herc - DJ Kool Herc is understood to be the father of hip hop. That's quite a title, but it's one that's well-deserved, as the Jamaican-born, Bronx-raised legend created break beats, which would serve as a launching pad for the music and culture. (Photo: WENN.com)
1. Grandmaster Flash - Grandmaster Flash has left an indelible, impossible-to-miss mark on hip hop, popular music and DJing. A key party-rocker in rap's nascent South Bronx days, Flash is credited with inventing the cross-fader using discarded electronic parts found in a local junkyard. Later, as leader of Grandmaster Flash & the Furious Five, he was behind two seminal records: "The Adventures of Grandmaster Flash on the Wheels of Steel," an instrumental turntable solo that marked the first time scratching was recorded on wax; and "The Message," the hugely influential prototype for all socio-political rap to follow. Flash and the Furious Five were the first hip hop group to be inducted into the Rock 'N Roll Hall of Fame, in 2007. (Photo: Chris McGrath/Getty Images)Jam Master Jay   - JMJ and Run-D.M.C. redefined pop culture. Jam Master Jay not only provided the scratching, he also adapted his style of dress (Adidas and black hats). Post-Run-D.M.C., JMJ presented new rap acts such as Onyx and 50 Cent. He also started the Scratch DJ Academy for aspiring spinners and producers.R.I.P. JMJ!(Photo: Matthew Peyton/Getty Images)

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Kid Capri - Kid Capri began putting his fingers on vinyl as early as 8 years old. The Bronx, N.Y. DJ released The Tape in 1991 via Warner Bros. Records, and was also Def Comedy Jam’s in-house spinner. Today, you can see the vet on BET’s Master of the Mix.(Photo: John Ricard, BET)

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