Spinderella joined forces with Salt-N-Pepa to jumpstart her career and successfully spun a string of hits selling more than 12 million records. The records earned the trio a Grammy in 1995 for Best Rap Performance by a duo or trio. This solidified the threesome as trailblazers for women working it in hip-hop.

After the shot clock ran out on Salt-N-Pepa, Spinderella moved on to hosting spots on the radio, eventually landing herself a nationally syndicated show, The Backspin. She also holds down the international title as the “Universe’s #1 Female DJ.”

Jam Master Jay's high school friends, Joseph “Run" Simmons, Russell Simmons, and Darryl “D.M.C” McDaniels brought Jam Master Jay aboard the Run-D.M.C ship and the group departed into a sea of success. They were the first rap group with a music video played on MTV, the first hip-hop group to land the cover of Rolling Stone, and first non-athletes to be the faces of Adidas.

These are only a few of the honors the group gathered in conjunction with hits like “Walk this Way” and the album Raising Hell. Jam Master Jay met a tragic end at the young age of 37-years-old when two unidentified men broke into his studio in Queens, shooting and killing him. The case remains unsolved.

Beverly Bond started out as a model but transformed into a DJ by way of vinyl. She quickly made moves in the scene and expanded her popularity by eventually becoming one of the most popular DJs in NYC. She launched the non-profit, Black Girls Rock!, a place for youth empowerment and mentoring for young ladies of color. The non-profit joined forces with BET to create a yearly awards ceremony recognizing the achievements of women in music that has been active for over ten years.

Mister Cee has had a career spanning over three decades with abundant success on the radio airwaves of New York's WGHT Hot 97 for 21 years. After several sex-related arrests, he joined Radio 103.9 and during the transition spoke openly about his sexuality within an industry historically known for shaming the LBGTQ community.

Mister Cee was the infamous DJ behind Big Daddy Kane in the late 80s and early 90s. However, the industry owes him the biggest share of gratitude for the discovery of The Notorious B.I.G and playing a huge part in accelerating Biggie's career. Along with his contribution to the success of many big name artists like Biggie and Jay-Z, his dedication to preserving the memory and achievements of hip-hop artists is unduplicatable.