- Spice 1
Spice 1 (born Robert L. Green, Jr. in Corsicana, Texas), is a West Coast rapper raised in Hayward, California. He was first discovered by rapper Too $hort. His first album, Let It Be Known, was not well-known or widely released, and included seven old-school style tracks. His second album, widely considered as his debut, was a very vivid and fatalistic Gangsta rap album, and his angry, edgy, … - Bizarre
Rufus Johnson (born July 5, 1976 in Detroit, Michigan), better known as Bizarre, is an American rapper and member of the group D12. More recently Rufus Johnson was featured on a season of MTV's Celebrity Fit Club. Bizarre and Eminem have been affiliated with the rap group the Outsidaz which included Young Zee, Rah Digga and Pacewon among others. D12 is said to have joined the Outsidaz early in their career to form a large collective. - Lil' Kim
Kimberly Denise Jones (born July 11, 1974 in Brooklyn, New York), better known by her stage name Lil' Kim or her nickname Queen Bee, is a Grammy Award winning rap artist. Kim rose to fame in the mid 1990s and has become one of the two best selling female rappers of all time (along with Missy Elliott). - Dj Premier
Christopher Edward Martin (born March 21, 1966), better known as DJ Premier (and affectionately "Premo"/"Primo"/"Preem" by his fans, fellow musicians and critics) is a prominent American hip hop producer and DJ, and the instrumental half of the duo Gang Starr, together with MC Guru on the lyrical side. Originally from Houston, he has lived in Brooklyn, New York virtually his entire professional career. - James A. Michener
James Albert Michener (February 3, 1907 - October 16, 1997) was an American author of more than 40 titles, the majority of which are novels of sweeping sagas, covering the lives of many generations in a particular geographic locale and incorporating historical facts into the story as well. Michener was known for the meticulous research behind his work. - David Mays
David Mays is the co-founder and co-owner of The Source magazine. In 2006, the board of directors of The Source officially terminated Mays from the position of CEO of The Source Entertainment, Inc. after revenues from The Source magazine fell. Mays appears to many an unlikely figure to have held such an influential position in the hip hop music industry, a white Jewish Harvard University graduate. - Miss Info
Minya Oh, known by the stage name Miss Info, is a radio presenter. Formerly a writer and reporter for MTV News, Miss Info is currently an on-air radio personality at the New York hip hop and R&B station Hot 97. She is also a journalist who has worked for the notable hip hop industry publication "The Source". Oh was a Music Lifestyles editor at "Vibe" Magazine (where she presently pens the monthly advice column "Ask Miss Info"), … - Tyson Beckford
Tyson Craig Beckford (born December 19, 1970 in Bronx, New York) is an American model and actor, known worldwide for his muscular physique, facial structure, and tattoos; and also as the lead model for Ralph Lauren. He is also reported to be one of the highest-paid and richest male supermodels in the world. Beckford is the son of a half Jamaican half Chinese father (paternal grandmother is 100% Chinese) and Jamaican mother with Panamanian ancestry. - Bishop Lamont
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. - Trygve Seim
Trygve Seim is a Norwegian jazz saxophonist. Born in Oslo, Seim started to play the saxophone in 1985 after hearing Jan Garbarek's CD "eventyr". He started studying jazz music at the Trondheim Conservatory of Music in 1990. In 1991, he and pianist Christian Wallumrød founded the group Airamero with Johannes Eick on bass and Per Oddvar Johansen on drums. The group made one record, "Airamero" in 1994. - Super Cat
Super Cat (born William Maragh in Kingston, Jamaica, 1966) is one of the originators of the late 80's and early 90's dancehall movement. Super Cat is Jamaican of African and Indian descent. His nickname, the "Wild Apache" was given to him by his mentor Early B. His first single as was entitled 'Mr. Walker' and was a hit in Jamaica. - Benzino
Raymond Scott (born October 24, 1965) is a rapper known as Benzino. He was the former co-owner of "The Source", a popular hip hop magazine in the United States. Originally the rapper was residing in Boston, Massachusetts when he met "The Source" founder Dave Mays while visiting Harvard University. From 1988 to 2001, Benzino was a silent partner in the growth of the business. - Wendy Day
Wendy Day (born 1962) is an American entrepreneur, writer and founder of Rap Coalition, the not-for-profit entity created to protect artists from exploitation in the music industry. The advocacy group arms rappers with the tools needed to succeed in the music industry, by way of free conferences and panels. Day has been instrumental in the development of several well known rap music stars and labels, including Do Or Die, Twista, Cash Money Records, C-Murder, … - Wei Chen
Wei Chen is a television and radio journalist from Canada. She has worked for the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation and its main rival CTV. In 2003, Chen surprised many by leaving CTV, where she was a national correspondent, to work for a local upstart station called Toronto 1 (now called SunTV), where she would host the station's morning news program. The program, "Toronto Today", was a bust and ratings were a disaster. - Crunchy Black
Crunchy Black (born Darnell Carlton) is a rapper and dancer from Memphis, Tennessee, and was once a core member of the Oscar winning hip hop group Three 6 Mafia. Crunchy is a pop culture icon known for his dancing "G-Walking". "A new label is started and it's my label, and my artist don't have to go without gettin' paid cause if you work you shall eat thats for real." According to an article in "Ozone Magazine", … - Thirstin Howl III
Thirstin Howl III is a New York-based hip-hop artist of Puerto-Rican descent from Brownsville, Brooklyn. In 1997 he was the winner of The Source Magazine's Unsigned Hype Award. Thirstin is an accomplished freestyler and Battle Emcee. - Mel-Man
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. - Kelefa Sanneh
Kelefa Sanneh is an American journalist and music critic. Since 2000, he has written for the "New York Times", covering the rock 'n' roll, hip hop, and pop music scenes. Sanneh has also written for "The Village Voice", "The Boston Phoenix" and "The Source". He also served as deputy editor of "Transition Magazine", a cultural magazine based at Harvard that is edited by Henry Louis Gates and Kwame Appiah. - Bobbito Garcia
Robert "Bobbito" Garcia (born September 25 1966 in New York City), also known as "DJ Cucumberslice" and formerly known as "Bobbito The Barber", "Make It Happen", "Boogie Bob", "Kool Bob Love", "Soul Food Bob", and "Bag of Tricks" is a Puerto Rican streetball player, DJ, writer and member of the Rock Steady Crew. From 1990 to 1998 he co-hosted The Stretch Armstrong and Bobbito Show on WKCR. - Pete Snodden
Pete Snodden (Born 11 June 1980, Bangor, County Down) is a Northern Irish DJ for Cool FM, a commercial radio station based in Newtownards, Northern Ireland. He currently presents the radio station's breakfast show and "The Source", the station's Saturday night dance music show. Snodden started his career as a DJ in 1997 working in clubs around Northern Ireland, before becoming what he has described as a "sort of broadcast assistant" on "Wes' House", … - Adario Strange
Adario Strange is a New York based film director, writer and artist. He is most well known for his documentary film "The NYU Suicides" detailing a year of strange deaths at the famed university. From 2006 to 2007, he was Editor in Chief of the weekly newspaper "New York Press". Strange was born and raised in the East Village in New York City, NY, United States. - Kimberly Osorio
Kimberly Osorio (age 32, born in Bronx, New York City) filed a lawsuit against The Source magazine alleging; sexual harassment, gender discrimination, defamation, retalitory discharge and maintaining a hostile work environment. Osorio began working at The Source magazine in 2000 as an Associate Music Editor and was later promoted to Music Editor, she was given her last position in 2003 as Editor-in-Chief, the first female EIC in the history of the publication. - Chill Rob G
Chill Rob G (born Robert Frazier) is a rapper from Jersey City, New Jersey. He was part of Queen Latifah's New Jersey-based Flavor Unit collective, which also involved Nikki D, DJ Mark the 45 King, and Naughty By Nature, among others. He was signed to Stu Fine's Wild Pitch Records in the late 1980s, and released one album, "Ride the Rhythm", on the label. "Ride the Rhythm"'s track alternated between a somewhat hardcore sound and an easygoing, … - Estevan Oriol
Estevan Oriol, is a Mexican American photographer based in Los Angeles, California. His work has been featured in dozens of magazines worldwide including Mass Appeal, The Source, Details, Vibe, and Rolling Stone. He is affiliated with Soul Assassins. - Kokane
Kokane (born Jerry Long, Jr. around 1969), is a rapper from Pomona, California and best known for his work with Above The Law. A cousin of Above The Law's main member Cold 187um (aka Big Hutch), Kokane signed with Ruthless Records in 1991 and made a cameo on NWA's "Niggaz4life" album. He followed this up with his debut album "Addictive Hip Hop Music". Produced by Cold 187 and Laylaw, the album enjoyed limited critical or commercial success. - Cojo, Art Juggernaut
Cojo, Art Juggernaut (born September 25, 1977) is an American artist and writer. His work has been printed in fifteen countries and thirteen languages. He rose to notoriety in the early 2000s for his commercial art and illustration, predominantly in print and fashion. His style is characterized by vector-sharp, thick outlines and bold colors. He is most noted for his work at Maxim Magazine, which he has appeared in nearly 100 times. His comic strip, "A Day in the Life", … - Matthew Reid
This is the "Unofficial Cool Site", -a place to stay connected with the best of the Coast-Listeners. (History of show)= "Coast to Coast A.M." was originated by "Art Bell"(still hosting weekends), who began broadcasting this program from his backyard in Nevada. This grew steadily over time and "C2C" is now the worlds "Most Listened-To" late night talk show with 10 to 20 million listeners in 24 time zones. - Hiren
My name is Hiren, but everrrrrrrrryone calls me "H". I was born in the south raised in PASSAIC, NEW JERZ, gotta love lil ass passaic what a freakin town lol. I just finished college so I'm tryna get on that extra grind tryna get a job doin' TV Production work holla at me if you know somebody that knows somebody lol. I'm motivated at times to do things but I have my feelings of self doubt at times. - Peggy Overman
I'm bored. - James Holsomback
First and foremost,I am a father. I try to be the best and most strict father I can be. My lil man comes first. His name is Josiah and he's 5 year old, so basically everything I do revolves around him and me setting a good example. I am not about to have a bad ass kid later on in life. - Joseph Hall
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- Raqiyah Mays
Raqiyah Mays is a hip-hop journalist and a current Sunday personality at New York radio station Hot97. She is also an entertainment reporter for "The Kiss Wake Up Club", on Emmis Communications-owned sister station, 98.7 Kiss FM. In addition to playing music on her Sunday show, Mays reports on entertainment and gives social commentary. Mays is executive editor of the politically-themed hip hop publication, "the Ave Magazine". - Soce, The Elemental Wizard
soce, the elemental wizard is a New York City-based rapper and producer. One of the rap scene’s few openly gay MCs, … - Kinfolk Thugs
Kinfolk Thugs is a rap group native of Memphis, Tennessee. Having been influenced by many of their city's rap artists like 8 Ball & MJG, Three 6 Mafia, Al Kapone, Playa Fly, Taylor Boyz, & Gangsta Pat, Kinfolk Thugs are known for their gritty depiction of the harsh ghetto life as well as their cockey yet laid back flow combined with a distanct southern gangsta style. Through this, they have risen to be amoung the top independent artists of the South. - Nick Michaels
Nick Michaels is a broadcaster, writer, actor and producer whose voice has appeared on over a billion dollars of paid advertising for such clients as Excedrin, Coca Cola, Toyota, Kodak, and many other national advertisers. Born in Montreal, Canada, he started in radio as a teenager while still in high school. He moved to Toronto in 1973 and quickly became one of Canada's most in demand voices for television commercials. - William von Meister
William F. von Meister (1941/1942-May 18, 1995) was an American entrepreneur who founded and participated in a number of startup ventures in the Washington, DC area. These included Control Video Corporation, a predecessor company to AOL, and The Source, an early BBS. He was considered a near-legendary dealmaker and a pioneering figure in the online services industry. William von Meister died of cancer in Great Falls, Virginia at the age of 53 - Stacy-Ann Gooden
Stacy-Ann Gooden (born in Jamaica) is an American model and newswomen, reporting for WRNN-TV, stationed in Westchester. Gooden was previously a traffic agent for WNYW's "Good Day New York" and Metro Traffic for News 12 Network. In broadcast she was a general assignment reporter and editor of general news stories and a videographer in New York and New Jersey. In the modeling industry, Gooden appeared in magazines such as YM and The Source. - The Source
- Philip Whalen
Ordained a Zen Buddhist priest in 1973. Published several books of poetry. Original member of San Francisco's Beat poets, along with Allen Ginsberg and Jack Kerouac.
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