André Romell Young, better known by his stage name Dr. Dre, is an American record producer, rapper, actor and record executive. He is the founder and current CEO of Aftermath Entertainment and a former co-owner and artist of Death Row Records. Young is a significant figure in the development of rap music. He was a founding member of the influential rap group N.W.A., …

Curtis James Jackson III (born July 6 1975) is an American rapper commonly known by his stage name 50 Cent. He rose to fame following the release of his albums "Get Rich or Die Tryin'" and "The Massacre". 50 Cent achieved multi-platinum success with both albums, selling over twenty million records worldwide. Born in South Jamaica, Queens in New York, 50 Cent began drug dealing at the age of twelve during the 1980s' crack epidemic.

Trevor Tahiem Smith, Jr. (born on May 20 1972), better known as Busta Rhymes, is an American hip hop musician and actor of Jamaican descent. Chuck D of Public Enemy gave him the name Busta Rhymes (from former NFL wide receiver George "Buster" Rhymes) after watching him perform. He is also a follower of the Nation of Islam offshoot, The Nation of Gods and Earths.

Scott Spencer Storch is a Canadian entertainment mogul, hip hop, pop, R&B and Reggeaton record producer of Jewish descent. He has his own record label, Storch Music Company and Tuff Jew Productions and he has produced for a variety of artists including Christina Aguilera and Beyoncé, to name a few. He plans to release a debut album called Piano Man.

Obie Trice III (born November 14 1977) is an American rapper from Detroit, Michigan. He began rapping at the age of 11, and had a number of underground hits such as "Respect", "My Club", "Dope Jobs Homeless", and "The Well Known Asshole" before he signed to Shady Records in 2000. Obie Trice credits himself for having no "rap name", but instead using his birth name/given name for performing.

Stanley Benton (born July 24, 1979), better known as Stat Quo, is an Atlanta-based African-American rapper signed to Eminem's Shady Records and Dr. Dre's Aftermath Entertainment. He has been generating mixtape buzz since 2002. He is also a part of Grown Man Music, a record label he founded with LT Moe. Benton attended University of Florida, where he majored in economics, before pursuing a musical career.

Tony Cottrell, better known as Hi-Tek, is an American hip hop producer from Cincinnati, Ohio. He is best known for his work with Talib Kweli on his Reflection Eternal album and on Black Star. His father is singer Willie Cottrell of the Willie Cottrell Band whom Hi-Tek featured on his second release Hi-Teknology 2.

Philip Martin (born in Inglewood, California), better known by his stage name Bishop Lamont, is an American rapper from Carson, California currently signed to Dr. Dre's Aftermath Entertainment record label. Martin started rapping at age thirteen. Dr. Dre met Martin while on set filming The Game's music video for "Dreams". After giving him praises on an L.A. radio station, Dr. Dre signed Martin in 2005.

Denaun Porter (born December 7, 1979 in Detroit, Michigan), known by his stage name Kon Artis, or production title Mr. Porter, is a rapper and producer, who rose to fame as an original member of Detroit rap collective D12.

Joell Ortiz is a Puerto Rican American rapper from the Cooper Projects, a housing project in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, New York. He was born on July 6, 1980. He is currently signed to Dr. Dre's Aftermath Entertainment record label. He was featured in the Unsigned Hype column of the March 2004 issue of The Source Magazine and was also selected as Chairman's Choice in XXL Magazine.

Melvin Bradford, better known as Mel-Man, is a hip-hop producer who co-produced Dr. Dre's "2001" album. He also co-produced several tracks with Dr. Dre for Eminem's second album "The Marshall Mathers LP". He also performed on the track "Shittin' on The World" from the "Dr. Dre Presents…The Aftermath" compilation album. Little is publicly known about Mel-Man. After founding Aftermath Entertainment in 1996, Dr.

Michael "Mike" Elizondo is a well-known bassist keyboardist, and hip hop music producer. He is especially known for his collaborations with internationally successful rappers Dr. Dre and Eminem. He has played the bass for many of Dr. Dre's productions and has co-written some of Eminem's songs, including the hit single "The Real Slim Shady"; he co-produced several songs on "Encore" with Dr. Dre, and co-produced 50 Cent's hit single "In da Club" with Dr. Dre as well.

Dawaun Wesley Parker is a multi-platinum musician and record producer. Dawaun Parker is a staff songwriter and producer for Dr. Dre’s Aftermath Entertainment label. After receiving his first formal credit on 50 Cent’s, Get Rich or Die Tryin’ Soundtrack, Parker contributed to several songs on Busta Rhymes #1 album, The Big Bang, as well as Jay-Z's return record, Kingdom Come.

Storchaveli Recordings is an American based record label that was founded by music producer Scott Storch and is distributed by Dr. Dre's Aftermath Entertainment. He got the idea of naming 'Storchaveli Records' from Tupac Shakur as he changed his name and was going to make a record company called "Makaveli Records".

Marshall Bruce Mathers III (born October 17 1972), commonly known as Eminem or Slim Shady, is an American rapper, record producer and actor from the Detroit, Michigan area. Having sold seventy million albums worldwide, Eminem is one of the best-selling musicians of the early 2000s, and one of the best-selling rappers of all time. Eminem was discovered by pioneer gangsta rapper and producer Dr. Dre, …

DeShaun Dupree Holton (October 2 1973-April 11 2006), better known as Proof, was an American rapper and member of the rap group D12. Proof was a long time friend and publicity assistant of Eminem, and was also nicknamed Big Proof, P, Dirty Harry, and Oil Can Harry. Proof began his career in Detroit's Hip Hop Shop organizing freestyle tournaments, …

Eve Jihan Jeffers (born November 10, 1978 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania), better known as Eve or E-V-E, is a Grammy-award winning American rapper, singer, and actress. She adopted the name Gangsta in high school as part of an all-female group called EDGP (pronounced "Egypt"), and eventually went solo as Eve of Destruction.

Raekwon (born Corey Woods, January 12, 1970, Brooklyn, New York, United States) is an American East Coast rapper and a member of the Wu-Tang Clan. Raekwon may not have achieved the solo stardom of his fellow Wu-Tang Clan members Method Man, Ol' Dirty Bastard or RZA but along with Genius/GZA and frequent partner Ghostface Killah, he's done some of the most critically acclaimed work outside the confines of the group.

Chaz "G.A.G.E." Scott is a Latin-American rapper from Philadelphia. He was born and raised in Germantown, but currently lives in Atlanta, Georgia. The acronym "G.A.G.E." stands for "Germantown Avenue, Gotta Eat." G.A.G.E. is a protege of producer/rapper Dr. Dre, currently signed to his Aftermath Entertainment imprint. Mel-Man, a Philadelphia producer and Dre's right-hand man, discovered G.A.G.E. through a three-song demo. He brought the demo to the attention of Dr. Dre, …