Criteria: Although many of the greatest duos in hip-hop history are composed of an emcee and DJ or Producer, this list is focused on duos made up of two emcees who put out at least one studio album together.
- Outkast
Members: Andre 3000 & Big Boi
Best Work: ATLiens (1996)
Number of Albums: 6
Status: Finished as a group; Both work solely (Occasional feature work & live performances)
2. Black Star
Members: Mos Def & Talib Kweli
Best Work: Mos Def & Talib Kweli Are Black Star (1998)
Number of Albums: 1
Status: Both work solely (Collaborate occasionally)
3. Clipse
Members: Malice & Pusha T
Best Work: Hell Hath No Fury (2006)
Number of Albums: 4
Status: Finished as a group; Both work solely (Possible reunion)
4. Run The Jewels
Members: El-P & Killer Mike
Best Work: Run The Jewels 3 (2016)
Number of Albums: 3
Status: Active & Both work solely
5. Mobb Deep
Members: Prodigy & Havoc
Best Work: The Infamous (1995)
Number of Albums: 8
Status: Both work solely (Collaborate often, Possible reunion)
6. UGK
Members: Pimp C & Bun B
Best Work: Ridin’ Dirty (1996)
Number of Albums: 5, 1 Posthumous
Status: Finished as a group (Bun B works solely, Pimp C passed in 2007)
7. Heltah Skeltah
Members: Rock (The Rockness Monstah) & Ruck (Sean Price)
Best Work: Nocturnal (1996)
Number of Albums: 3
Status: Finished as a group (Rock works solely, Sean Price passed in 2016)
8. M.O.P.
Members: Billy Danze & Lil’ Fame
Best Work: Warriorz (2000)
Number of Albums: 5
Status: Active & Both work solely
9. Method Man & Redman
Members: Method Man & Redman
Best Work: Blackout! (1999)
Number of Albums: 2, 1 Soundtrack
Status: Both work solely (Collaborate often & Possible reunion)
10. Felt
Members: Slug & Murs
Best Work: Felt, Vol. 2: A Tribute to Lisa Bonet (2005)
Number of Albums: 3
Status: Finished as a group; Both work solely
11. Dead Prez
Members: stic.man & M-1
Best Work: Let’s Get Free (2000)
Number of Albums: 3
Status: Inactive (M-1 works solely)
12. Organized Konfusion
Members: Pharoahe Monch & Prince Po
Best Work: Stress: The Extinction Agenda (1994)
Number of Albums: 3
Status: Finished as a group; Pharoahe Monch works solely
13. Smif-N-Wessun
Members: Tek & Steele
Best Work: Dah Shinin’ (1995)
Number of Albums: 5
Status: Both work solely (Collaborate often, Possible reunion)
14. Das EFX
Members: Dray & Scoob
Best Work: Dead Serious (1992)
Number of Albums: 7
Status: N/A (Dray works solely)
15. Cannibal Ox
Members: Vast Aire & Vordul Mega
Best Work: The Cold Vein (2001)
Number of Albums: 2
Status: N/A (Vast Aire works solely)
16. The Throne
Members: Jay Z & Kanye West
Best Work: Watch the Throne (2011)
Number of Albums: 1
Status: Finished as a group; Both work solely
17. 8Ball & MJG
Members: 8Ball & MJG
Best Work: On Top of the World (1995)
Number of Albums: 8
Status: Both work solely (Collaborate occasionally)
18. Tha Dogg Pound
Members: Daz Dillinger & Kurupt
Best Work: Dogg Food (1995)
Number of Albums: 7
Status: Active & Both work solely
19. Capone-N-Noreaga
Members: Capone & N.O.R.E.
Best Work: The War Report (1997)
Number of Albums: 5
Status: Active
20. Camp Lo
Members: Sonny Cheeba & Geechi Suede
Best Work: Uptown Saturday Night
Number of Albums: 7
Status: Both work solely (Collaborate often, Possible reunion)