Wu-Tang Clan and Bone Thugs-n-Harmony

One of the most revolutionary hip-hop acts, Wu-Tang Clan helped prove rap to be an art form, establishing a hip-hop enterprise in the process whilst delivering their uncompromising, dark sound and hard-hitting, intelligent wordplay. Wu-Tang Clan were the antidote to Dr. Dre's G-funk domination, offering a distinctly grimy, hardcore alternative to the West Coast sound with their 1993 debut, Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers). Formed in Staten Island, New York, the Clan developed into a sprawling collection of artists, rooted by RZA's musical direction and vision. Bone Thugs-n-Harmony is one of the most well renowned hip-hop groups to come out of the early 1990s. They started their career in Cleveland, Ohio and launched their career after Eazy-E signed them to Ruthless Records. The group released their second album E. 1999 Eternal in 1995, which would become their most popular release. They were praised for their melodic approach to rapping as well as their infectious G-Funk beats and dark uses of synthesizers.