Jacinta Howard

One of the most respected, influential groups in hip-hop history, ATCQ's legacy continues to thrive.

From LL Cool J to MC Lyte, here are some of the worst Rock & Roll Hall of Fame hip-hop snubs.

Common makes his rap debut, Kurupt shows respect to his East and West coast roots, Pras and Bizzy Bone make a solo go of it Mack 10 delivers 'The Recipe.'

From 8Ball & MJG to Trina, Talib Kweli, Lil Wayne, Dipset and Wu-Tang, we've combed through A3C's massive schedule to see which events you should definitely hit up.

MC Lyte establishes herself as a premier emcee, Scarface releases a slept-on banger, VH1 pays proper homage to hip-hop, and Black Thought is born.

On its 20th anniversary, we look back at the album that propelled Jay-Z to superstar status, 'Vol. 2... Hard Knock Life.'

MC Hammer gets it started, KRS-One avoids the "Sound of Da Police," Patra and Yo Yo cozy up to 2Pac, Souls of Mischief drop a rap classic and Jeezy is born.

Lil Wayne has finally dropped 'Tha Carter V' after years of drama and delays. Judging from the early Twitter reactions, people are pretty ecstatic about it.

World-wise, wary, alien and earthy, 'Aquemini' is the quintessential OutKast album.

2Pac's Thug Life drops, Ludacris undergoes 'Release Therapy,' J.Lo declares she's still from "the block," Shyne makes his Bad Boy debut, and Serena Williams is born.