Top 25 DJs of all time

Hip hop performer Jam Master Jay, part of the pioneering rap trio Run DMC, is shown in this Feb. 25, 2002 file photo, in Los Angeles. Jam Master Jay was shot and killed Wednesday, Oct. 30, 2002 at a recording studio in Queens. (AP File Photo / February 25, 2002)

October 13, 2004

We asked readers at Newsday.com for their favorite 25 hip-hop DJs. Here's the tally:

1. Jam Master Jay (Run-D.M.C.)

2. Funkmaster Flex

3. DJ Premier

4. Kid Capri

5. DJ Clue

6. Dr. Dre

7. DJ Red Alert

8. DJ Kay Slay

9. DJ Green Lantern

10. Eric B.

11. Marley Marl

12. Grandmaster Flash

13. Tony Touch

14. Biz Markie

15. Spinderella (Salt-n- Pepa)

16. Kool DJ Herc

17. Scott La Rock (Boogie Down Productions)

18. DJ Skribble

19. Big Daddy Kane

20. Afrika Bambaataa

21. Cut Creator

22. Terminator X (Public Enemy)

23. Lovebug Starski

24. Jazzy Jay (Soulsonic Force)

25. Mr. Magic

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