A few of old-school hip-hop's finest. Photo illustration by Ellie Skrzat for Slate. Photos by Vince Bucci/Getty Images, Stringer PN/Reuters, Blake Sell/Reuters, and Mario Anzuoni/Reuters. This summer ...

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Earlier this week, Tony Touch blessed the Internet with a previously unreleased clip of Busta Rhymes and Ol' Dirty Bastard rapping together. Although the clip wasn't a rap battle, it got XXL thinking ...

This article has been handpicked from the Okayplayer editorial archives and included in our Hip Hop 50 collection as a noteworthy inclusion to the genre's rich and diverse narrative. The article has ...

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