Hip-Hop Pioneers From Macklemore's 'Downtown' Get Long Overdue Props

There is little dispute that, between 1978 and 1984, the three greatest rappers anywhere from Planet Earth to Planet Rock were Grandmaster Melle Mel, Grandmaster Caz and Kool Moe Dee. Despite basically being the Muddy Waters, Howlin’ Wolf and Bo Diddley of what Jay Z does for a living, they’re…