Grand Puba
We included Grand Puba among our “honorebel mentions” in our Kardinal Offishall-curated Toppa Top Nine Jamaican MCs list on the strength of the yardie flavor he brought to tunes like Brand Nubian’s “Who Can Get Down Like This Man” but upon revisiting his classic Reel to Reel LP from ’92, we can confirm that the mayor of “Now Rule” (and major influence on Biggie Smalls) is indeed a yardie himself, or at least his mama is.