going w/ option # 3 . . . .
RAVE LABELS
91/94 suburban base
91/93 production house
92/93 ibiza/limited e/kemet
91/92 SUAD/ruff quality
early rising high
late 91/92-era XL
RAVE ACTS
omni trio
4hero
psychotropic
genaside ii
liquid
OTHER STUFF
congo natty/rebel mc
massive attack/tricky
disco inferno
early aphex twin
my bloody valentine
then i suppose the whole 2-step thing, of which i'm none too knowledgeable but on occasion rate
as for hip hop -- hardly an aficionado -- but to name the obvious canon = mystikal, outkast, jay z, nas, wu tang, mobb deep, de la soul, jungle bros, public enemy
and, ahem, dancehall