- Lil' Flip
Wesley Eric Weston, Jr. (born March 3, 1981 in Houston, Texas), better known as Lil' Flip, is an American rapper known for his freestyle ability, and for becoming one of the first Houston rap artists to become mainstream and nationally known. Lil' Flip was given the title of "Freestyle King" by the late DJ Screw. He is also a member of the Screwed Up Click. - Eminem
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, … - Beanie Sigel
Dwight Grant (born on March 6, 1974) better known as Beanie Sigel is an American Muslim rapper from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, signed to Damon Dash and Jay-Z's Roc-A-Fella Records in 1998. Beanie founded the group and label State Property as well as the clothing company. Beanie Sigel's name derives from the street in Philadelphia where he was raised, Sigel Street. It is also a play on the name of the famous gangster, Bugsy Siegel. - Tupac Shakur
Tupac Amaru Shakur (June 16 1971 - September 13 1996), also known by his stage names: 2Pac, Makaveli, or simply Pac, was an American artist renowned for his rap music, movie roles, poetry, and his social activism. He is recognized in the "Guinness Book of World Records" as the best selling hip-hop artist, with over seventy-five million albums sold worldwide including over fifty million in the United States alone. - Ice T
Tracy Marrow (born February 16, 1958), better known by stage name Ice-T, is an American rapper, rock musician, author, and actor. He was instrumental in creating gangsta rap and rapcore. Much of his music is politically oriented, like that of Public Enemy, although this has declined with time. Since 2000, he has played the role of Det. Fin Tutuola on "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit". As of 2007, Marrow resides in North Bergen, New Jersey. - Big L
Lamont Coleman (May 30 1974-February 15 1999), better known as Big L, was an American rapper. Big L was born, raised, lived, and was fatally shot in the same New York City neighborhood, Harlem, about which he frequently rhymed. He is mostly remembered for his freestyling, storytelling, punchlines, his critically acclaimed debut album "Lifestylez ov da Poor & Dangerous", and his murder at the age of twenty-four. - 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. - Immortal Technique
Felipe Coronel (born February 19 1978), better known as Immortal Technique, is a hip hop MC and political activist. Most of his lyrics focus on socio-political issues. The views expressed in his lyrics are largely a mixture of left-wing political commentary on issues such as poverty, religion, and racism. His lyrics also express a belief in conspiracy theories, especially regarding the September 11, 2001 World Trade Center attacks. - 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. - 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. - Nine
Nine is the stage name of David Keyes (September 19 1969), a rapper from The Bronx, New York and protege of DJ Funkmaster Flex, whom enjoyed moderate success in the 1990s. Known for the popular Hip hop singles "Any Emcee" and "Whutcha Want?", Nine got his big break in late 1993 as a featured guest on Funkmaster Flex and the Ghetto Celebs' "Six Million Ways to Die." The verse showcased Nine's harsh, … - Canibus
Germaine Williams (born December 9 1974), better known as Canibus and also as Can-I-Bus and Rip the Jacker, is a Jamaican-born American MC and rapper respected amongst hip-hop aficionado's as one of the greatest lyricists in hip-hop history. He is notorious for his intricate and complex rhyme schemes and punchlines, as well as his sound technique and aptitude as a battle rapper. - Hell Rell
Durell Mohammad (born on May 5, 1980 in South Bronx, The Bronx, New York City, New York, USA), better known as Hell Rell, is a member of The Diplomats. His debut album, titled "For The Hell Of It", is to be released spring 2007 through Diplomat Records and Koch Entertainment. He is occasionally confused as the son of Miss Ruby Payton. Hell Rell was incarcerated in Clinton Maximum Security Correctional Facility, among a few other jails, … - Chamillionaire
Hakeem Seriki (born November 28, 1979), better known by his stage name Chamillionaire (pronounced Ka-MIL-yin-air, a portmanteau of "chameleon" and "millionaire") is an American rapper and the CEO of Chamillitary Entertainment. He stated that his aim is to prove that the South can produce quality lyricists. He is also a hook writer and usually sings and harmonizes with himself (using double-tracked vocals) on his own hooks. - Proof
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, … - Serius Jones
Serius Jones (born Saleem Bligen in Englewood, New Jersey) is a rapper who is mostly known for his freestyle battles. Jones won an astounding 12 consecutive battles at New York's Monday Night Fight Klub before facing and beating Jin tha Emcee who when battled by Jones was the Fight Klub King. His most known battles are Jones vs. Jin, Jones vs. Big Ace, which both appeared on MTV 2's Fight Klub, and also Jones vs. Murda Mook which appeared on a SMACK DVD. - J.R. Writer
JR Writer, also known as "Serious Business", "The Writer of Writers" and "A.R. Writer" (born Juan Rusty Brito, Washington Heights, Manhattan, New York City, New York, on September 13 1984) is an American hip hop artist of Dominican descent. Writer's freestyling and lyrics are characterised by aggressive wordplay. He is a member of The Diplomats. - 40 Cal.
Calvin Alan Byrd (born August 31, 1981) in Harlem, New York City, New York is a rapper better know by his stage name, 40 Cal. He is known for his battle and freestyle abilities and gained attention from the battle show Fight Klub. Byrd has named himself "Mr. Rewind That" as a moniker "reflecting his abilities to spit metaphors that have hip-hop heads rewinding to catch the reference." After appearing on several Diplomat albums and mixtapes, … - Chingo Bling
Chingo Bling is a Mexican American rapper from Houston, Texas. He is known for his gimmick as a Tamale Kingpin, dressed with his notable cowboy boots adorned with the Nike logo. Chingo Bling graduated from Trinity University in San Antonio, Texas with a BS in business administration, was a member of the national business fraternity ΑΚΨ, and is CEO and founder of the record label Big Chile Enterprises,LLC. - Chali 2na
Chali 2na (born Charlie Stewart in Chicago, Illinois, in 1971) is an MC for the hip-hop group Jurassic 5. His deep voice is one of the most recognizable in all of hip-hop. As a young boy, he moved to South Central Los Angeles, the home base of Jurassic 5 since the group's inception in 1995. He was raised by his grandmother. His stage name is a reference to Charlie the Tuna, the deep-voiced animated mascot of Starkist. - Mc Juice
Terrence C. Parker, better known by his stage name Juice, is a rapper from Chicago, Illinois. He is best known for beating Eminem in a freestyle battle; the famous Scribble Jam freestyle battle competition in 1997. Known for his smooth flow and his ability as a 'punchline rapper' he has received acclaim for his freestyles and battle raps. One notorious contest was his $5k battle against Supernatural. - Z-Ro
Z-Ro (born Joseph Wayne McVey on June 6, 1976) is an American rapper from Houston, Texas, known for his "up-from-nothing" rise to fame, flexibility in rhyme and extensive collaboration with other rap artists and musicians. Z-Ro's popularity has increased rapidly, as has been featured on Bun B's single "Get Throwed" with Pimp C Jay-Z, and Young Jeezy. Z-Ro was released from prison July 9th, 2007. - Manafest
Chris Greenwood (best known as Manafest) is a Christian rapper from Toronto Ontario Canada. He is also a skater, which led to his career in hip hop; after an accident in 1998, he took time to focus on rap and was noticed by Trevor McNevan of Ontario-based band Thousand Foot Krutch. This led to his signing to an internationally distributed label, BEC Recordings, and debut release "Epiphany", … - Lew Hawk
Lew Hawk is a rapper from Houston, Texas. He was part of The Color Changin' Click and is currently working with Paul Wall on his debut album for a 2007 release. - Big Tuck
Cedric Tuck, mostly known by his rap or stage name Big Tuck, is an African-American rapper born and raised in Dallas, Texas. He is a member of the Dallas rap group DSR (Dirty South Rydaz). He has released over 32 mixtapes and now is signed to Universal Records. - Terrence J
Terrence Jenkins (born July 12, 1983 in South Jamaica, Queens, New York City, New York, United States) is an American television personality and one of the current hosts of the popular Black Entertainment Television show 106 & Park. He first auditioned for the position in the summer of 2005, when BET presented the "New Faces Contest", which was being used to find replacements for the original hosts, Free and AJ Calloway. - Jang Woo Hyuk
Jang Woo Hyuk (장우혁) is a South Korean rapper from the group H.O.T.. After the revered k-pop group H.O.T. disbanded, its ex-members Tony An, Jang Woo Hyuk and Lee Jae Won formed the stylish dance music trio JTL. Now Woo Hyuk goes one step beyond by launching his highly anticipated solo career. He is also the CEO of "Newest Entertainment" (a dancing academy). - Killa Kyleon
"Killa Kyleon" (born Kyle Riley) is a rapper from Houston, Texas who is part of Boss Hogg Outlawz. His debut album is expected to be released sometime in 2008 under Geffen Records; it will be titled "Kyleonville" or "Houston Is Kyleonville". Kyleon is also the leader of his own group called "Day 1 Familia" which consists of other rappers from the Houston area that he grew up with including "Dre-Day". - Cassidy
Barry Adrian Reese (born July 7 1982), better known by his stage name Cassidy, is an American rapper. His most successful work to date is his 2004 album "Split Personality", which reached #2 on the Billboard 200 album chart and #1 on the Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop albums chart. He won "BET's Rap City Best Booth". - Kj-52
KJ-52 or Fivetweezy (born Jonah Sorrentino, June 26, 1975) is a Christian rapper, best known for two songs addressed to another rapper, Eminem. "KJ" is an abbreviation that stands for King Jonah (a previous mantle). "52" (pronounced "five-two") represents the miracle of the five loaves and two fish as also told in the Bible. KJ-52 desires to give his gifts and talents in much the same way the boy gave his food to Jesus in the story. - Yung Ro
Yung Ro is a southern Rapper signed to Paid-N-Full Records. He was once part of The Color Changin' Click with Chamillionaire, Paul Wall, 50/50 Twin, Rasaq, and Lew Hawk. Yung Ro now has a group called Nobody Inc. - Aflie
Alan Muther (born May 18 1988), is a Spanish rapper known by his stage name Aflie. He was born in Madrid, Spain. To date, he is unsigned and has no studio albums but has released two mixtapes credited to his name online. Aflie, originally well known for his freestyle and battle rap technique, is now working to be considered a skilled lyricists in hip-hop. - Jin
Jin Au-Yeung (jyutping: Au1joeng4 Zing6), also known as Jin, Jin tha MC, 100 Grand Jin and The Emcee is an American rapper born on June 4, 1982. - Bj Taylor
Antoine Mercadius, better known by his stage name BJ Taylor is a Canadian white rapper. "BJ Taylor" is most notable for its common focus of parodying themes heard in modern rap. <br> - Al-D
AL-D is a southern rapper from Houston, Texas. He joined the southern hip-hop group Screwed Up Click with his brother, the late DJ Screw, who was the founder of the Screwed Up Click. He has done many mixtapes with the Screwed Up Click and other rappers from the south. - Taebin
Danny Im (Hangul:), also known by his Korean name Taebin, is a Korean singer and the youngest member of the Korean hip hop group 1TYM and YG Family. Born on May 6, 1980, he debuted as part of 1TYM in 1998. On June 12, 2004 he released his first solo album under the name Taebin. Using Danny during his 1TYM days, he is known for his smooth R&B vocals, and often performs with his friend and fellow k-pop artist SE7EN. - R-Mean
Armin Hariri (born June 9 1980), is an Armenian Emcee known by his stage name R-Mean. He was born in Los Angeles, California. To date, he has one studio album and numerous mixtapes credited to his name. R-Mean, originally well known for his freestyle technique, is now considered by many to be one of the most skilled lyricists in hip-hop today. - Mr. Mr. 3-2
"Mr. 3-2" (born Chris Barriere) is a rapper based out of Houston, Texas. While signed to Rap-A-Lot Records he was involved with two groups, The Convicts and Blac Monks, and released one solo album. After leaving Rap-A-Lot, 3-2 released albums on N'yo Face and Street Game Records. He has collaborated on tracks with UGK, Scarface, 8 Ball & MJG, Lil Keke & Too Short. - Pete Miser
Pete Ho is an American hip-hop rapper and producer living in New York City who performs under the name Pete Miser. - Royce da 5'9"
Ryan Montgomery (born July 5, 1977) is an MC known by his stage name Royce Da 5'9". He was born in Detroit, Michigan then moved to Oak Park, Michigan by the age ten. To date, he has four studio albums (with one on the way) and numerous mixtapes credited to his name.
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