- Jennifer Lopez
Jennifer Lynn Lopez, popularly nicknamed J.Lo, is an American actress, singer, songwriter, dancer, and fashion designer. She is the richest Hispanic in Hollywood according to the website "A Socialite's Life" and the most influential Hispanic entertainer in America according to "People en Español"s list of 100 Most Influential Hispanics which pays tribute to Hispanics who have had an impact on their communities. - Eliot Spitzer
Eliot Laurence Spitzer (born June 10 1959) is an American lawyer, politician and the former Governor of New York. Spitzer was elected governor in the November 2006 election. He is the former New York State Attorney General, a member of the Democratic Party, and is married to Silda Wall Spitzer, the founder and chair of Children for Children, a non-profit organization. The Spitzers have three daughters. - 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. - 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, … - 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. - Billy Joel
William Martin "Billy" Joel (born May 9, 1949, in the Bronx, New York, USA) is an American singer, pianist, songwriter, and composer. He released his first hit song, "Piano Man", in 1973. According to the RIAA, he is the sixth best selling artist in the United States. Joel had Top 10 hits in the '70s, '80s, and '90s, is a six-time Grammy Award winner and has sold in excess of 150 million albums worldwide. He was inducted into the Songwriter's Hall of Fame (Class of 1992), … - Mary J. Blige
Mary Jane Blige (born January 11, 1971), is an American R&B, soul, and pop singer, songwriter, rapper, producer, and actress who has sold over 60 million records around the world since her career began in 1991. In that span she has had thirty-one charting hits on the U.S. pop charts. She has had forty hits on the R&B charts, seventeen of which were in the top ten and six which reached number one. She also has nine singles to reach number one on the dance charts, … - 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. - 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. - Afrika Bambaataa
Afrika Bambaataa (born April 17 1957) (born Kevin Donovan) is a DJ and community leader from the South Bronx, who was instrumental in the early development of hip hop throughout the 1970s. - Al Pacino
Alfredo James Pacino (born April 26, 1940) is an Academy Award- Golden Globe, AFI, Bafta, Emmy Award- and Tony Award-winning American stage and film actor played such iconic roles as Michael Corleone in "The Godfather Trilogy" and Tony Montana in the 1983 film "Scarface". - Prospect
Prospect is a Puerto Rican Rapper from The Bronx and member of the Terror Squad. He has been on albums from both Big Pun and Fat Joe as well as both Terror Squad albums. He was part of Full a Clips Crew. He was known to be the wackess member of the group accorrding to Fat Joe. It would take him forever to write a rhyme. So he was sound off Terror Squad after the lean back video. - Colin Powell
General Colin Luther Powell, United States Army (Ret.) (born April 5, 1937) is a former American military leader and statesman. He became the first African-American to be confirmed as United States Secretary of State. As the 65th United States Secretary of State (2001-05) under President George W. Bush, Powell became the highest ranking African American government official in the history of the United States. - 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, … - Slick Rick
Richard Walters (born January 14 1965), better known by stage names Slick Rick, MC Ricky D and The Ruler, is a rapper. Originally from South Wimbledon, London, England, he moved with his family to The Bronx in 1975 where he met Prince Charmz who taught him how to rap. He has always credited "B" from St. Louis for his success with his career. - Ralph Lauren
Ralph Lauren (born Ralph Lifschitz on October 14, 1939) is an American fashion designer and business executive. - Calvin Klein
Calvin Richard Klein (born November 19, 1942) is a well-known American fashion designer. In 1968, he launched the company that would later become Calvin Klein Inc. In addition to clothing, Calvin Klein also gave his name to a range of perfumes, including CK One and CK Be (fragrances for both genders), now owned by Coty Inc. Swatch Group manufactures watches and jewelry under the Calvin Klein and Calvin Klein Jeans brands. - Remy Ma
Reminisce Smith (born May 30 1981 in The Bronx, New York) is a Grammy-nominated rapper and former member of Fat Joe's rap crew, Terror Squad. She was featured on the group's hit song "Lean Back" from their second album "True Story" and in the remix of M.O.P.'s "Ante Up". Her debut solo album, "There's Something about Remy: Based on a True Story", was released on February 7, 2006. - Armageddon
Armageddon (born John Eaddy) is a rapper from The Bronx and was a member of The Terror Squad. He is African-American, Dominican and Puerto Rican, though he said he is often mistaken for being full Hispanic, especially of Dominican descent. He has appeared on numerous albums from Fat Joe and on Big Pun's "Capital Punishment" and "Endangered Species", as well as both Terror Squad albums. Often referred to as "Geddy" by his fans, … - Ed Koch
Edward Irving Koch (born December 12, 1924; pronounced to rhyme with "Scotch") was a United States Congressman from 1969 to 1977 and the Mayor of New York City from 1978 to 1989. - Stanley Kubrick
Stanley Kubrick was an influential and acclaimed American film director and producer considered among the greatest of the 20th Century. He directed a number of highly acclaimed and sometimes controversial films, including "2001: A Space Odyssey", "Paths of Glory", "A Clockwork Orange", and "Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb". - Amadou Diallo
Amadou Bailo Diallo was a 23-year-old immigrant to the United States from Guinea, who was shot and killed on February 4, 1999, by four New York Police Department plain-clothed officers; Sean Carroll, Richard Murphy, Edward McMellon and Kenneth Boss. The four men fired a total of 41 rounds. Diallo was unarmed at the time of the shooting, … - Edgar Allan Poe
Edgar Allan Poe (January 19, 1809 - October 7, 1849) was an American poet, short story writer, playwright, editor, critic, essayist and one of the leaders of the American Romantic Movement. Best known for his tales of the macabre and mystery, Poe was one of the early American practitioners of the short story and a progenitor of detective fiction and crime fiction. He is also credited with contributing to the emergent science fiction genre. Poe died at the age of 40. - Drag On
Melvin Jason Smalls (born February 8,1979), better known as Drag-on, is an American rapper from The Bronx, New York City. He is a former member of the group Ruff Ryders. - Funkmaster Flex
Funkmaster Flex (born August 5, 1968 in The Bronx) is a popular hip hop DJ on New York City's Hot 97 radio station, where his weekly show has a 10% market share. He is known for being the first to release exclusive records in the hip hop world. His show features live mixing and celebrity guests. - Kid Capri
Kid Capri (real name David Anthony Love) is an American hip hop DJ. He was born in the Bronx, New York City, New York, USA. He is of African-American/Italian-American descent. In the 1970s, Kid Capri began to attend block parties, starting his DJ career at the age of 8. He eventually garnered widespread attention at Studio 54 and began selling his sets with his partner at the time Starchild. Kid Capri has deejayed for seven seasons of Def Comedy Jam. - Bobby Darin
Bobby Darin (born Walden Robert Cassotto) was one of the most popular American big band performers and rock and roll teen idols of the late 1950s. He is widely respected for being a multi-talented, versatile performer who conquered many music genres, including folk, country, pop, and jazz. He was also an award-winning actor, songwriter and music business entrepreneur. - Tony Curtis
Tony Curtis (born Bernard Schwartz, June 3, 1925) is an American film actor. Famous for his thick black wavy hair, good looks, flashing long eyelashes and trademark New York accent, he was most popular during the late 1950s and early 1960s. He is best known for his light comic roles, especially his musician on the run from gangsters in "Some Like It Hot" (1959). He has also essayed a number of more serious dramatic roles over the years, … - Danny Almonte
Danny Almonte Rojas (born April 7 1987 in Moca, Dominican Republic) is a former Little League baseball pitcher, the subject of a media circus in 2001. Considered a phenomenon as he led his Bronx, New York team into the playoffs, Almonte was revealed to have actually been born in 1987 instead of 1989, two years too old to play Little League baseball, even as his team, the Rolando Paulino All Stars, won third place in the Little League World Series. - Regis Philbin
Regis Francis Xavier Philbin (born August 25, 1931) is an Emmy Award-winning American television personality best known for his roles as a talk show host, game show host, singer and presenter at various events. Appearing on television since the late 1950s, Philbin is often called (somewhat tongue-in-cheek and alternately attributed to James Brown), … - Grandmaster Caz
Grandmaster Caz a.k.a. Grandmaster Casanova Fly, (born Curtis Fisher), was born in the Bronx, New York, USA, and was a part of the hip hop group The Cold Crush Brothers. After seeing Kool Herc play at a party in the Bronx in 1974, Fisher decided to become a DJ, and purchase the necessary equipment the next day. As "Grandmaster Caz," he teamed up with his best friend, DJ Disco Wiz (Luis Cedeno). - Carly Simon
Carly Elisabeth Simon (born June 25, 1945 in New York City) is an Academy Award, Golden Globe and two-time Grammy Award winning American musician who emerged as one of the leading lights of the early 1970s singer-songwriter movement. She was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1994. - Cuba Gooding Jr.
Cuba Gooding, Jr. (born January 2, 1968) is an Academy Award-winning American actor. - Kool Keith
Keith Matthew Thornton (born c. 1964), better known as Kool Keith, is an American hip hop artist and record producer. - Tony Sunshine
Tony Sunshine (born Antonio Cruz in the Bronx, New York) is an R&B singer of Puerto Rican descent, famous for singing on a good number of Terror Squad's songs. He sang on tracks such as Cuban Link's "Still Telling Lies", Fat Joe's "All I Need" and Big Pun's "100%". He released his own single on Jive Records titled: "Oh My God" featuring P. Diddy and Dirtbag in 2004. Tony Sunshine has new album set for this spring. - Vin Scully
Vincent Edward "Vin" Scully (born November 29, 1927, in The Bronx, New York) is an American sportscaster, known primarily as the play-by-play voice of the Brooklyn and Los Angeles Dodgers baseball teams. In 50 seasons in Los Angeles (1958-2007), Vin Scully has become a beloved figure. His 57-year tenure with the Dodgers (1950-2007) is the longest of any broadcaster with a single club in professional sports history. - Michael Savage
Michael Savage is the pseudonym of Dr. Michael Alan Weiner, Ph.D. (born March 31, 1942). Savage is a controversial independent American conservative talk radio host, author and popular political commentator and as of February 5th a possible candidate for the 2008 Republican nomination for President. He holds masters degrees in medical botany and medical anthropology, and earned a PhD from the University of California, … - 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, … - Tiffany Evans
Tiffany Evans (born August 4,1992) is an American singer and occasional actress. - Scott La Rock
Scott Sterling, better known by his stage name Scott La Rock, was the original DJ for the hip hop group Boogie Down Productions. Sterling, a social worker, met rapper KRS-One in 1986 at the Covenant House group home in the Bronx where KRS was staying. The pair, together with rapper D-Nice, formed Boogie Down Productions. Their 1987 debut album, "Criminal Minded", was an instant hit, and has since appeared on numerous "greatest albums" lists.
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