The 50 Greatest Rap Logos

From the Wu-Tang "W" to Tommy Boy and everything in between.

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The great rap logos from the history of hip-hop acted as cultural co-signs, and for every great rapper and label there is a memorable stamp of approval. A lot of the great ones were created in the labels' art departments by a few notable designers, who at the time probably didn’t know that they were penning what would become cultural iconography. Sometimes, the logos went beyond the group or the label itself—marks like the Wu-Tang “W” and Tommy Boy logo had moments where the image itself stood on its own. We made a list of The 50 Greatest Rap Logos of all time. Click on to see what made the cut.

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50. Rawkus Records

49. Dead Prez

48. Octopus Breaks

47. Diplomats

46. Ice Cube

45. Ruthless Records

44. Hypnotize Minds

43. Dilated Peoples

42. S.O.U.L.

41. Fever

40. Pete Rock/Soul Brother Records

39. Beatnuts

38. Nervous Wreck

37. Sick Wid It

36. Duck Down

35. N.W.A.

34. Strong City

33. Fresh

32. Fondle 'Em

31. Bad Boy Records

30. Luke Skyywalker/Luke Records

29. Death Row Records

28. Zulu Nation

27. BDP

26. OutKast

25. Big Pun

24. Mantronix

23. Cold Chillin' Records

22. Naughty By Nature

21. Cypress Hill

20. Lench Mob Records

19. House of Pain

18. Beastie Boys

17. KMD

16. Gang Starr

15. Eminem

14. Nas

13. Sugar Hill

12. No Limit Records

11. Delicious Vinyl

10. Young Jeezy

9. Tommy Boy Records

8. Onyx

7. A Tribe Called Quest

6. Hieroglyphics

5. EPMD

4. Run-DMC

3. Def Jam Records

2. Wu-Tang Clan

1. Public Enemy

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