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Cassidy's New Joint Hits 106 & Park Tonight! - The baby-faced MC first received recognition for battling his Philly brethren Freeway. He was quickly nabbed by Swizz Beatz for his Full Surface imprint and released a pair of successful albums.Don't miss Cassidy's New Joint "Condom Style" tonight on 106!(Photo: Andrew H. Walker/Getty Images)

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The Roots - Considered to be one of the finest bands in music, The Roots epitomize artistry. With bandleader/drummer ?uestlove and front man/lead MC Black Thought, the Roots have been a staple in rap since the early ‘90s. Nowadays the Philly group can be seen nightly on NBC as the house band for Late Night With Jimmy Fallon. (Photo: Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images)

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Beanie Sigel - Beans was the original bad boy of Roc-A-Fella Records. During his heyday at the Roc the Philly MC was second only to Jay-Z in popularity and record sales.(Photo: Shareif Ziyadat/FilmMagic)

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Will Smith - Before he was kicking arse at the box office, Will Smith was the Fresh Prince of hip hop. Along with DJ Jazzy Jeff, the Philly native released pop-friendly hits like “Parents Just Don’t Understand” and “Summertime.” Now, he just lets his daughter, Willow, drop pop gems on ’em.(Photo: Ron Galella, Ltd./WireImage/Getty Images)

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Freeway - As part of the Beanie Sigel-led State Property, Freeway’s impressive rhymes and unique look made him the standout star. He also dropped the infamous line “Ima rob me a person” on “What We Do…” off his debut Philadelphia Freeway.(Photo: John Ricard/BET)

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Lisa “Left Eye” Lopes - Born in Philadelphia, PA, the late Left Eye was an integral part of the pop group TLC. Her playful rhymes always added the right amount of energy to any TLC song including “No Scrubs” and “Ain’t 2 Proud 2 Beg.” (Photo: Al Pereira/Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images)

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Eve - The Ruff Ryders first lady set out to demolish her competition — male or female. Her biggest hit came courtesy of the Dr. Dre-produced “Let Me Blow Ya Mind” featuring Gwen Stefani, which won her a Grammy for Best Rap/Sung Collaboration.(Photo: Earl Gibson/PictureGroup)

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Meek Mill - Relatively unknown a year ago, 2011 has been a really good year for Philly rapper Meek Mill. Following his appearance on XXL's Freshmen cover, Mill took off, inking a deal with Rick Ross' Maybach Music Group and hasn't looked back since.(Photo: John Ricard/BET)

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Asher Roth - The Morrisville, PA, rapper broke onto the music scene with his party anthem “I Love College.” The inevitable Eminem comparisons have curtailed some of Roth’s success as well as his debut album, Asleep in the Bread Aisle, which received mixed reviews.(Photo: Ethan Miller/Getty Images for MGM Resorts International)