It Takes Two: Famous Rapper/DJ Duos

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Kool G Rap & DJ Polo - Mind-blowing duo Kool G Rap & DJ Polo may have been the Juice Crew's version of LL Cool J and DJ Cut Creator, but after their 1986 classic "It's a Demo," backed with the gangsta-centric "I'm Fly," hit hip hop's underground, they proved to be equally lethal. Following the release of the 1992 LP Live and Let Die, the two went their separate ways.   (Photo: Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images)
Pete Rock & CL Smooth - Having carved a path as one of hip hop's best beat-makers in the late '80s and early '90s, Pete Rock teamed with rapper (and fellow Mount Vernon, New York, resident) CL Smooth for their neck-snapping debut Mecca and the Soul Brother in 1992. The duo is best known for their hit "They Reminisce Over You (T.R.O.Y.)," their ode to late Heavy D dancer Trouble T-Roy.  (Photo: Catherine McGann/Getty Images)
Super Lover Cee & Casanova Rud - This rapper/DJ team thoroughly rocked the hip hop clubs of the tri-state in the late '80s with classic cuts like "Girls, I Got 'Em Locked" (1987) and their ode to James Brown's dance skills, "Do the James" (1988).   (Photo: Epic)
DJ Jazzy Jeff & the Fresh Prince - Before Will Smith became a pop culture icon and Hollywood power player, he was clean-cut rapper Fresh Prince, playing vocal accompaniment to the awe-inspiring deejaying skills of Jazzy Jeff. At a time when hip hop needed a commercial-friendly voice to push the genre to the mainstream, the Philly-duo offered up mega-hits like "Parents Just Don't Understand" and "Girls Ain't Nothing But Trouble," helping to land hip hop its first Grammy.   (Photo: CBS /Landov)Atmosphere - Formed in the underground hip hop scene of Minneapolis, this rapper (Slug)/DJ (Ant) team has steadily maintained a notable music career since 1997, when their debut LP Overcast shook the landscape. Since then, they've released six stellar albums, including God Loves Ugly and Seven's Travels. 

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Pete Rock & CL Smooth - Having carved a path as one of hip hop's best beat-makers in the late '80s and early '90s, Pete Rock teamed with rapper (and fellow Mount Vernon, New York, resident) CL Smooth for their neck-snapping debut Mecca and the Soul Brother in 1992. The duo is best known for their hit "They Reminisce Over You (T.R.O.Y.)," their ode to late Heavy D dancer Trouble T-Roy.  (Photo: Catherine McGann/Getty Images)

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