Dr. Dre - 46

LOS ANGELES, CA - AUGUST 26: Producer/rapper Dr. Dre speaks onstage at the 11th Annual BMI Urban Awards at the Pantages Theater on August 26, 2011 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images)

Slick Rick -46

LAS VEGAS - FEBRUARY 17: Rapper Slick Rick performs at Rain Nightclub inside the Palms Casino Resort during the MAGIC convention February 17, 2009 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Rapper Common collaborated with Microsoft to launch the clothing line Software. (Photo by Isaac Brekken/Getty Images)

Salt-N-Pepa (45 & 46)

NEW YORK - OCTOBER 04: Rappers Sandy 'Pepa' Denton and Sheryl 'Salt' James of Salt-n-Pepa pose in the press room at the 4th Annual VH1 Hip Hop Honors ceremony at the Hammerstein Ballroom on October 4, 2007 in New York City. (Photo by Bryan Bedder/Getty Images)

Rev. Run - 45

NEW YORK, NY - JUNE 28: Rev Run attends the New York premiere of "Transformers: Dark Of The Moon" in Times Square on June 28, 2011 in New York City. (Photo by Jemal Countess/Getty Images)

Master P - 44

WESTWOOD, CA - APRIL 02: Rapper Master P in the press room at the 18th Annual Kids Choice Awards at UCLA's Pauley Pavillion on April 2, 2005 in Westwood, California. (Photo by Matthew Simmons/Getty Images)

LL Cool J - 43

WEST HOLLYWOOD, CA - MARCH 13: Actor LL Cool J arrives at John Varvatos' 8th Annual Stuart House Benefit at the John Varvatos Boutique on March 13, 2011 in West Hollywood, California. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images)

Will Smith- 42

HOLLYWOOD - JANUARY 29: Actor/rapper Will Smith arrives at the premiere of "Deliver Us From Eva" at the Cinerama Dome and after-party at the Sunset Room on January 29, 2003 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images)

Ice Cube - 42

LOS ANGELES, CA - SEPTEMBER 12: Rapper Ice Cube arrives at the 2010 MTV Video Music Awards at NOKIA Theatre L.A. LIVE on September 12, 2010 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Christopher Polk/Getty Images)

Diddy - 41

LAS VEGAS, NV - SEPTEMBER 04: Recording artist Sean "Diddy" Combs arrives at a pool party at the Palms Casino Resort September 4, 2011 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images)

Jay-Z - 41

EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ - SEPTEMBER 11: Rapper Jay-Z stands on the sidelines as the New York Jets play against the Dallas Cowboys during their NFL Season Opening Game at MetLife Stadium on September 11, 2011 in East Rutherford, New Jersey. (Photo by Jeff Zelevansky/Getty Images)

Queen Latifah - 41

LOS ANGELES, CA - JUNE 27: Host Queen Latifah speaks onstage during the 2010 BET Awards held at the Shrine Auditorium on June 27, 2010 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Frederick M. Brown/Getty Images)

Wyclef - 41

NEW YORK, NY - OCTOBER 06: Musician Wyclef Jean attends the "Sing Your Song" screening at The Apollo Theater on October 6, 2011 in New York City. (Photo by Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images)

Birdman - 41

NEW YORK - AUGUST 20: Hip-hop artist Bryan 'Baby AKA Birdman' Williams appears on BET's 106 & Park at BET Studios August 20, 2007 in New York City. (Photo by Brad Barket/Getty Images)

Scarface - 41

393469 18: Scarface speaks after receiving the award for Lyricist of the Year August 20, 2001 at the Source Hip-Hop Awards in Miami Beach, FL. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

Timbaland - 41

NEW YORK - DECEMBER 14: Rapper Timbaland performs onstage during Z100's Jingle Ball 2007 at Madison Square Garden December 14, 2007 in New York City. (Photo by Scott Gries/Getty Images)

Method Man - 40

NEW YORK, NY - OCTOBER 05: Rapper Method Man vists SiriusXM Studios on October 5, 2011 in New York City. (Photo by Astrid Stawiarz/Getty Images)

Q-Tip - 40

NEW YORK - NOVEMBER 12: Rapper Q-Tip attends Quincy Jones - Q: Soul Bossa Nostra Release Party at SL on November 12, 2010 in New York, City. (Photo by Joe Corrigan/Getty Images for Interscope)

Mystika - 40

NEW ORLEANS, LA - MAY 07: Mystikal performs during the 2011 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival - Day 6 presented by Shell at The Fair Grounds Race Course on May 7, 2011 in New Orleans, Louisiana. (Photo by Rick Diamond/Getty Images)

DMX - 40

NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 23: Rapper DMX attends the 2009 VH1 Hip Hop Honors at the Brooklyn Academy of Music on September 23, 2009 in the Brooklyn borough of New York City. (Photo by Larry Busacca/Getty Images)

Fat Joe - 40

BALTIMORE - MARCH 8: Rapper Fat Joe speaks at the 92Q Music & Entertainment Seminar at the BCCC Fine Arts Building March 8, 2009 in Baltimore, Maryland. (Photo by Kris Connor/Getty Images for EMI Music - Capitol Records)