10 for 2010, Agitated, In-your-face, Lyrical, Melancholy, Pioneering, Rhythmic, Urban

In 1981, New York witnessed the formation of the first successful white hip-hop group. Mike D, Ad-Rock, and MCA emerged from the hard-core punk scene of the late 1970s and fought for our right to party to a different sound. Their "Licensed to Ill" sold 720,000 copies in six weeks, making it Columbia'

Agitated, Bombast, Clever, Ebullient, In-your-face, Sardonic, Wise assy