- 50 Cent
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. - Jay-Z
Shawn Corey Carter (born December 4 1968), better known as Jay-Z, is an American rapper and current president and CEO of Def Jam and Roc-A-Fella Records. In addition, he co-owns The 40/40 Club, and is co-owner of the New Jersey Nets NBA team. He is one of the most financially successful American hip-hop artists. Known for his flow and blending of street and popular rap, Jay-Z has become one of the best-selling rappers in the hip hop industry. - Sean Combs
Sean John Combs (born November 4, 1969) is an American record producer, mogul, CEO, clothing designer, and a rapper. As of October 2006, his nickname and recording name is Diddy. Previously, he had been known as Puff Daddy and later as P. Diddy ("Puff" being often used as a nickname, but never as recording names). He is still called "P. - Fat Joe
Joseph Antonio Cartagena (born August 19, 1970 in The Bronx, New York, USA), better known by his stage name Fat Joe, is an American rapper. - Mobb Deep
Mobb Deep are a hip hop duo made up of Havoc and Prodigy. They are perhaps most famous for their landmark album "The Infamous", and for their accompanying hit single, "Shook Ones Pt. II". - Method Man
Method Man (born Clifford Smith, April 1, 1971 in Staten Island, New York) is an American rapper, record producer, actor, and member of the hip hop collective, Wu-Tang Clan. He has appeared in films and TV shows such as "CSI, How High, The Wire, Garden State", and "Soul Plane", among others. He took his stage name from the 1979 film "The Fearless Young Boxer", also known as "Method Man". - Busta Rhymes
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. - Ll Cool J
James Todd Smith III (born January 14, 1968), better known as LL Cool J, is an American hip hop artist and actor. He is best known for romantic ballads like "I Need Love" as well as pioneering pop rap like "I Can't Live Without My Radio", "I'm Bad", "Boomin' System", and "Mama Said Knock You Out" "4, 3, 2, 1". He has also appeared in several films. - Juice Crew
The Juice Crew was a pioneering hip-hop collective in the mid to late 1980s founded by producer Marley Marl and housed by the label Cold Chillin' Records. The group's name was derived from radio DJ Mr. Magic's alias, "Sir Juice". The Juice Crew first grabbed at notoriety with a single entitled "The Bridge", which sparked a long time rivalry between the largely Queens-based crew and the Bronx rapper KRS-One and Boogie Down Productions. - Boot Camp Clik
Boot Camp Clik is a American hip hop supergroup from Brooklyn, New York. The group consists of Buckshot (of Black Moon), Smif-N-Wessun, also known as Cocoa Brovaz (Tek and Steele), Heltah Skeltah (Rock and Ruck, aka Sean Price) and O.G.C. (Originoo Gunn Clappaz) (Starang Wondah, Top Dog, and Louieville Sluggah). Though commercial success has largely eluded them, the Camp has gained a large following in the underground rap community. - KRS-One
Lawrence Krisna Parker (born August 20, 1965), known as KRS-One, is an American hip hop MC of Jamaican and Nigerian descent from South Bronx. Over his career he has been known by several pseudonyms, including "Kris Parker," "The Blastmaster," and "The Teacha." KRS-One is a significant figure in the hip hop community, … - Biz Markie
Biz Markie (born Marcel Hall April 8, 1964 in Harlem, New York) is an East Coast hip hop rapper and DJ, best known for humorous singles such as "Just a Friend". He has been labeled The Clown Prince of Hip-Hop. - Ol' Dirty Bastard
Russell Tyrone Jones was an American MC known by the stage name Ol' Dirty Bastard (often shortened to ODB). He was one of the founding members of the hip hop group Wu-Tang Clan. Ol' Dirty Bastard simultaneously brought a measure of humor and a touch of the absurd to the Wu-Tang Clan. Often noted for his unusual microphone technique (critic Steve Huey writes of Jones' "outrageously profane, … - Foxy Brown
Inga Marchand (born September 6 1979, in Park Slope, Brooklyn, New York), better known as Foxy Brown, is an American rapper of Afro-Trinidadian and Indo-Trinidadian descent known for her solo work as well as numerous collaborations and a brief stint as part of hip-hop musicgroup The Firm She has released three albums: "Ill Na Na" (1996), "Chyna Doll" (1999), and "Broken Silence" (2001) while also being featured on "Nas, Foxy Brown, … - Talib Kweli
Talib Kweli (born Talib Kweli Greene in Brooklyn, New York City on October 3, 1975) is an American MC from Brooklyn, New York. He is one of the best-known rappers in alternative hip hop, and is frequently critically acclaimed, despite not having seen significant commercial success. His name in Arabic means "student", his last name in Swahili means "true". Talib and fellow rapper artist Mos Def purchased Nkiru, … - The Notorious B.I.G.
Christopher George Latore Wallace (May 21, 1972 - March 9, 1997), popularly known as Biggie Smalls (after a gangster in the 1975 film "Let's Do It Again"), Big Poppa, Frank White (from the film "King of New York"), and his primary stage name, The Notorious B.I.G. (Business Instead of Game), was an American rapper and hip hop artist. - Lloyd Banks
Christopher Charles Lloyd (born April 30 1982 in New Carrollton, Maryland, USA), better known as Lloyd Banks, is an American rapper and member of the popular rap group G-Unit. - Ghostface Killah
Ghostface Killah, also known as Ghost Face Killer, Tony Starks, Ironman, or simply Ghostface, was born Dennis Coles on May 9, 1970 in Staten Island, New York. A rapper, he first rose to fame as a member of the hip hop collective, the Wu-Tang Clan. After the group achieved breakthrough success in the early-mid 1990s, … - Grandmaster Flash
Joseph Saddler (born January 1, 1958 in Bridgetown, Barbados), better known as Grandmaster Flash, is a hip hop musician and DJ; one of the pioneers of hip-hop DJing, cutting, and mixing. Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2007, becoming the first hip hop artists so honored. - Big Daddy Kane
Antonio Hardy (born September 10, 1968), better known by his stage name Big Daddy Kane, is a record producer/rapper from the Bed-Stuy section of Brooklyn, New York. He worked with artists including Big L, Biz Markie, Marley Marl, Public Enemy, Teddy Riley, Rudy Ray Moore and Barry White. Heavily influenced by Grandmaster Caz in his earlier years, he continued to improve his fast flow and freestyle battle techniques. - Jim Jones
Joseph Guillermo Jones II (born on July 15, 1976 in Harlem, Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States), is a Aruban/Puerto Rican and African American rapper He is best know by his stage name, Jim Jones. Jones is an original member of The Diplomats, also known as Dipset, and also for the hit single We Fly High, and its accompanying catchphrase, "Ballin!". He is Co-CEO of Diplomat Records and is director of A&R for Warner Music Group. - Special Ed
Special ed is the performing name of Edward Archer (born May 16, 1973 in Brooklyn, New York), an American hip hop musician of Jamaican descent. Hailing from Brooklyn in New York City, he is identified with East Coast hip hop. In his own right, Special Ed is probably best known for the songs "I Got It Made" and "I'm The Magnificent", produced by "Hitman" Howie Tee and released in 1989 on the "Youngest in Charge" album when Ed was just 16. In 1990, … - Heltah Skeltah
Heltah Skeltah is a hip hop duo consisting of members Rock (aka Da Rockness Monstah) and Ruck (aka Sean Price). The two are members of New York Hip Hop supergroup Boot Camp Clik, along with Buckshot, Smif-N-Wessun and O.G.C.. - Big Pun
Christopher Lee Rios (November 9 1971-February 7 2000), better known as Big Punisher or Big Pun, was a New York rapper of Puerto Rican descent who emerged from the underground rap scene in The Bronx in the late 1990s. He first appeared on albums from The Beatnuts on the track "Off the Books" and Fat Joe on Fat Joe's second album "J.O.E. (Jealous Ones Envy)", on the track "Watch Out", prior to signing to Loud Records as a solo artist. - Kool Moe Dee
Mohandas Dewese (born 8 August 1962), better known as Kool Moe Dee, was an American old-school rapper prominent in the late 1980s and early '90s. He was born in Manhattan, New York City. In high school in the late 1970s, he met Special K and DJ Easy Lee. Kool Moe Dee joined with other rappers Special K and L.A. Sunshine as well as DJ Easy Lee to form the influential old school hip hop group the Treacherous Three. - Mc Shan
Shawn Moltke (born September 9, 1965) is an American rapper who uses the stage name MC Shan. Born and raised in the Queensbridge Projects located in Long Island City a section in Queens, New York City on September 9, 1965. Shan is the cousin of old school hip-hop producer Marley Marl. Shan got a record deal with Cold Chillin' Records in 1983 due to his relationship with Marl, and joined Marl's Juice Crew All-Stars. - Smif-N-Wessun
Smif-N-Wessun (aka Cocoa Brovaz) is a hip hop duo consisting of members Tek and Steele. Smif-N-Wessun are 2/5 of the Brooklyn supergroup Boot Camp Clik, with Buckshot, Heltah Skeltah and O.G.C. - Juelz Santana
LaRon Louis James (born on February 18 1983) is an American rapper and producer. He is better know by his stage name, Juelz Santana. He came to fame following his appearances on Cam'ron's 2002 singles, "Oh Boy", and "Hey Ma". - Rock
Rock, also known as the Rockness Monstah, is an American Rapper, famous as a member of Hip Hop collective Boot Camp Clik and the duo Heltah Skeltah along with Ruck. After releasing two albums with Heltah Skeltah, "Nocturnal" and "Magnum Force", Rock left Duck Down Records and pursued a solo career. He signed to DJ Lethal's Lethal Records and recorded a solo album titled "Planet Rock", which was never released after the label folded. - Infamous Mobb
"Infamous Mobb", also known as "IM3", is a hip hop group from Queensbridge in Queens, New York, composed of members Ty Nitty, Twin Gambino and Godfather, Pt. III. Their style is similar to that of their Queensbridge affiliates Mobb Deep. Infamous Mobb first appeared on Mobb Deep's album "Hell On Earth". They also appeared on "Murda Muzik" and "Infamy", as well as many mixtapes. - Marley Marl
Marlon Williams, better known as Marley Marl, is an influential hip-hop producer. He was the house producer of the Juice Crew, known for The Bridge Wars, a feud with Boogie Down Productions seen as the first hip hop beef. The Juice Crew included: Big Daddy Kane, Biz Markie, Roxanne Shanté, Kool G Rap, MC Shan (his cousin) and Masta Ace, … - Memphis Bleek
Malik Thuston Cox (born on June 23, 1978), better known by his rap persona of Memphis Bleek, is a New York rapper who regularly came in contact with rap legends such as The Notorious B.I.G. and Jay-Z. After his childhood, he has collaborated with artists such as Beanie Sigel, Ja Rule and Missy "Misdemeanor" Elliott, among others. - Tony Touch
Tony Touch, also known as Tony Toca, is an American hip hop DJ MC, B-boy, and producer from New York City, who is of Puerto Rican descent. He currently hosts a 2 hour mix show called "Toca Tuesdays" on SIRIUS Satellite Radio channel Shade 45 on Tuesdays from 8pm to 12pm Est. Time. He has worked with many groups and rappers as Funkdoobiest, Cocoa Brovaz and Cypress Hill, and has a longtime affiliation with New York-based B-boy association Rock Steady Crew. - Sean Price
Sean Price is an American rapper from Brownsville, Brooklyn, a member of the Hip Hop supergroup Boot Camp Clik. He came to fame as one-half of the duo Heltah Skeltah, performing under the name Ruck, along with partner Rock. - Masta Ace
Masta Ace (born Duval Clear on December 4, 1966) is a rapper from Brooklyn, New York. Appearing on classic 1988 posse cut, "The Symphony", he garnered notoriety as an unsung asset to the Juice Crew posse, where he released a number of well-respected albums that were nonetheless little-heard outside purist circles. The single that has earned him the most attention has been "Born to Roll" (a remix to the track "Jeep Ass Niguh", … - Inspectah Deck
Inspectah Deck (born Jason Hunter July 6, 1970 in the Bronx, New York) is a rapper, producer and member of the Wu-Tang Clan. Though he has not achieved the same level of success in his solo career as some of his fellow Clansmen (like Ol' Dirty Bastard or Method Man), he has been a prominent member of the group ever since their debut album and stands out on some of their biggest hits such as "C.R.E.A.M." and "Triumph". - Top Dog
Top Dog is an American rapper, member of the Hip Hop supergroup Boot Camp Clik, and the trio O.G.C.. Top Dog (also known as Big Kahuna and D.O.) debuted on Smif-N-Wessun's "Dah Shinin'" in 1995, appearing on the single "Sound Bwoy Bureill" and the track "Cession at da Doghillee". Top Dog became a member of The Fab 5 in 1995, releasing the hit single "Blah" b/w "Leflaur Leflah Eshkoshka". - Young Mc
Young MC (born Marvin Young on 10 May 1967 in London, England) is a former rapper most known for his 1989 hit, "Bust a Move", which won the first-ever Grammy Award for "Best Rap Recording". His debut album, "Stone Cold Rhymin'", is generally seen as a brilliant pop rap album. It was re-issued by Rhino Records and originally recorded on the Delicious Vinyl record label. - Joell Ortiz
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. - Craig G
Craig G (born Craig Morgan) is a rapper who hails from the Queensbridge housing project in Queens, New York, USA. Craig is best known as one of the original members of hip hop producer Marley Marl's Cold Chillin' Records group the Juice Crew, which consisted of other hip hop acts such as Big Daddy Kane, Kool G. Rap, Masta Ace and Biz Markie among others. Craig G is known for his battles with fellow freestyler MC Supernatural.
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