Possible Clues:

• Rap pioneers, for short
• Some NFL linemen
• Old-school hardcore rappers, for short
• Hip-hop veterans, slangily
• Respected figures
• Old-school icons, in hip-hop slang
• Some rappers, slangily
• Hard dudes, briefly, in '90s rap
• Badasses, for short, in old hip-hop
• Tough dudes, in '90s hip-hop slang