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After much hype, these label signings seemed to fall flat.

Left Eye - Lisa "Left Eye" Lopes added just enough hip hop to the multiplatinum selling R&B trio, TLC. Along with Tionne "T-Boz" Watkins and Rozonda "Chilli" Thomas, the three girls introduced a different side of fashion to the hip hop arena, complete with baggy jeans and condom-eye patches.  (REUTERS/Gary Hershorn /Lando)
8 Ball - "The first song I ever heard by Rakim was 'Eric B for President' on a mixtape I got from New York in like '88. I fell in love with Rakim's slow flow immediately! He had very intricate word play for his era and definitely gave me great hip hop lessons in the form of songs like 'Mahogany' and 'Check Out My Melody.'"(Photo by Rick Diamond/Getty Images)

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8Ball & MJG Sign To Bad Boy - Southern rap pioneers 8Ball & MJG signed with Diddy's Bad Boy Entertainment in the early 2000s. After a highly successful independent career, it was supposed to be the jumpstart to Bad Boy's domination of Southern hip hop. Not so much. They parted ways after two albums. (Photo: Rick Diamond/Getty Images)

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