- Kool G Rap
Nathaniel Wilson (born July 20, 1968), known by stage name Kool G Rap, is an American hardcore rapper from Queens, New York City. He is from the Corona section of Queens. He began his career with the Juice Crew in the 1980s but achieved little commercial success. Wilson began working with DJ Polo in 1986, releasing several underground hit singles including "It's a Demo"/"I'm Fly". Two other singles, "Streets of New York" and "Road to the Riches", … - Styles P
David Styles (born November 28, 1974), better known as Styles P is an American based rapper. He was born to an American father and an African mother. He is a member of rap group D-Block, which includes Jadakiss, and Sheek Louch. He is known primarily for the hardcore lyrics and powerful messages in his music. - Flavor Flav
William Jonathan Drayton Jr., known by the stage name "Flavor Flav" (born March 16, 1959), is an American rap artist and television star and member of the politically conscious hip hop group Public Enemy. After falling out of the public eye in former years, he has recently reappeared as a star of American reality television. He has starred in multiple VH1 programs, most recently the Flavor of Love series. - Rick Rubin
Frederick Jay Rubin (born March 10 1963 in Lido Beach, New York) is a multiple Grammy Award-winning American record producer. He is given credit for merging rap and heavy metal (now known as rapcore), as well as the "American series" albums with Johnny Cash. MTV called him "the most important producer of the last 20 years." In addition to being a producer, he is a musician serving as the original DJ of the Beastie Boys, and a head of a record label, … - Grand Puba
Grand Puba (born Maxwell Dixon March 4, 1966) is a rapper best known as a member of the group Brand Nubian. He debuted with the group Masters of Ceremony. Their album "Dynamite" (1988) was hailed by critics, but probably due to lack of sales the group soon disbanded, and Puba emerged as the lead rapper of Brand Nubian. - Ultramagnetic Mcs
The Ultramagnetic MC's are a rap group whose members are Kool Keith, Ced Gee, TR Love, Moe Love and later Tim Dog. A former member was Rooney Roon but he got kicked out. Their work was associated with unorthodox sampling, polysyllabic rhymes, and bizarre lyrical imagery. - Vincent Gallo
Vincent Gallo (born in Buffalo, New York on April 11, 1961) is an American movie actor and director, producer, screenwriter, and musician. Although he has had small roles in mainstream films such as "Goodfellas", he is most associated with independent movies. "Buffalo '66", which he wrote, directed, and starred in, is considered his most notable film. In the 1980s, Gallo worked as a figurative painter in New York City, … - Terminator X X
Terminator X (born Norman Rogers, 25 august 1966) is best known as the producer DJ of the rap group Public Enemy, which he left in 1999. He has also produced two solo albums, "Terminator X & The Valley of Jeep Beets" (1991) and "Super Bad" (1994), featuring, among others, Chuck D, Sister Souljah, Kool DJ Herc, the Cold Crush Brothers, and a Bass music track by the Punk Barbarians. - Everlast
Everlast (born Erik Schrody, August 18, 1969 in Valley Stream, New York) is an Irish-American rapper and singer-songwriter, best known for his hit "What It's Like", and for his genre-crossing mix of rap and acoustic-based rock music. He was the frontman for rap group House of Pain until 1996. In 2000, he won a Grammy (with Santana) for Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal, for the song "Put Your Lights On". - Wendy Starland
Wendy Starland (b. February 9, 1980, New York City), is an American singer, songwriter, music producer and musician. Starland was discovered at a concert held by Maceo Parker who noticed her singing along with many of his numbers. Parker brought Starland onstage to perform; the performance received a standing ovation. Since then, her music, videos and image have been used in numerous musical genres and advertising media. - David Jude Jolicoeur
David Jude Jolicoeur (born 21 September 1968, in Brooklyn, New York) is a rapper, producer, and one third of groundbreaking hip hop trio De La Soul. Jolicoeur, Vincent Mason and Kelvin Mercer were friends who attended the same high school in the Amityville area of Long Island during the 1980s. After they decided to form a rap group, each member re-christened themselves with an outlandish name (Trugoy the Dove, P.A. Pasemaster Mase and Posdnuos, respectively). - Rap Dixon
Herbert Allen "Rap" Dixon (September 15 1902 - July 20 1942) was an American outfielder in Negro League baseball for a number of teams. He was born in Kingston, Georgia. Although Dixon began playing in the league in 1922, he joined the semi-pro Keystone Giants in 1916 at the age of fourteen. Dixon was noticed for his quick and powerful bat by William Strothers, who was building up the independent Giants at the time. When Dixon began playing for Strothers in the 1920s, … - Britney Spears
The youngest Spears stepped out on her own in 2002 as a cast member of Nickelodeon's All That . After becoming a fan favorite - like former All That stars Amanda Bynes and Nick Cannon - the then 13-year-old got her own series , Zoey 101 , which became the second highest-rated show among tweens, after TV juggernaut American Idol . - 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. - 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, … - Rza
RZA (born Robert Diggs, July 5, 1969 in Brownsville, Brooklyn, New York, USA) is an American hip hop producer, rapper and actor. He is the "de facto" leader of the hip hop group Wu-Tang Clan, and was also a member of Gravediggaz. He has produced almost all of Wu-Tang Clan's albums as well many Wu-Tang solo and affiliate projects. Lately he has gained more attention for his work in films, … - Chuck D
Carlton Douglas Ridenhour (born August 1, 1960), better known by his stage name Chuck D, is an American rapper, composer, actor, author, radio personality and producer. Chuck was born in Roosevelt, Long Island, New York, USA. He helped further 1980s political rap music as the controversial and influential lead rapper of Public Enemy. - Julie Donaldson
Julie Anne Donaldson is a beauty queen from Ponte Verde Beach, Florida who has competed in the Miss USA pageant, in addition to working as a sportscaster on the New York City based network SportsNet New York. Donaldson won the Miss Florida USA title in the state pageant held in Orlando, FL in July 2000. She had previously placed first runner-up to Kristin Ludecke in the previous year's pageant. Donaldson competed in the Miss USA 2001 pageant won by Kandace Krueger of Texas, … - 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. - 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. - Frankee
Frankee (born Nicole Francine Aiello, on June 9, 1983, in Staten Island, New York) is an American pop and hip pop singer. She claims to be the ex-girlfriend of singer Eamon. In 2003, she appeared on Louie DeVito's "Dance Divas Volume 1", for the track "Making Love (Out of Nothing At All)" under the name Nikki A. In 2004 she recorded the song "F.U.R.B. (Fuck You Right Back)". - Tragedy Khadafi
Percy Chapman, (born August 19 1971) known by his stage name Tragedy Khadafi, is an American hip hop artist. Khadafi hails from the Queensbridge housing projects in Queens, New York which has hailed other hip hop artists such as Nas, Cormega, Mobb Deep, Capone-N-Noreaga, as well as many others. His name is a reference to dictator Muammar al-Gaddafi, also known as Omar Khadafi. - 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. - 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. - Big Noyd
Big Noyd (born TaJuan Perry on May 7, 1975) is a rapper from Queensbridge, New York City. He is closely affiliated with Mobb Deep, and he is featured on all of their first 7 albums. Big Noyd was first introduced with his verse on "Stomp 'Em Out" from Mobb Deep's 1993 debut "Juvenile Hell", but it was first in 1995, on Mobb Deep's album The Infamous that Big Noyd attracted wider attention. - 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. - 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. - Kurious Jorge
Jorge Alvarez better known as Kurious Jorge or just Kurious is an underground rap artist from New York City. - 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. - Cage Kennylz
Cage (real name Christian Palko, sometimes known as Cage Kennylz) is an American hip hop artist from New York City. He is known for his acid rap horror-core lyrics, inspired by his experiences in a mental institution as a teenager. He is also notable for a short-lived feud with Eminem (insults directed at him on "The Slim Shady LP") in the late 1990s. - Chino Xl
Chino XL (born Derek Keith Barbosa, April 8, 1971, in The Bronx, New York) is a New Jersey rapper well respected among hip-hop enthusiasts for his technically accomplished style and battling abilities. He is notorious for his usage of self-consciously over-the-top punchlines (which usually take the form of puns or similes) and for his exaggerated egotism. He is also well known to many for a brief feud with Tupac Shakur. - 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. - Kirk Jones
Kirk Jones (born November 3, 1973 in Brooklyn, New York), alias Sticky Fingaz or Sticky, is an American Rapper and actor, a member of hardcore Rap group Onyx. Although he was born in Brooklyn, he lived in and represents Queens and has said to have lived in all the five boroughs of New York City. - Esham
Esham (born Rashaam Attica Smith on September 20, 1977) is a rapper from Detroit, Michigan. He calls his style of rock-influenced hip hop "acid rap". He released his first album, "Boomin' Words from Hell", in 1990 at the age of 13. - Mari Evans
Mari Evans (born July 16 1923 in Toledo, Ohio) is an African-American poet. She is currently residing in Indianapolis.She attended the University of Toledo, then pursued a teaching career. She lectured on literature and writing; she produced, wrote and directed the television program called "The Black Experience." She is best known for many of her poems. One, called "When In Rome", is taught in many high school and college English classes. - Jimmy Nievez
Jimmy Nievez, born in 1969, is a disc jockey of New York, Boston, and San Juan, Puerto Rico. After several years of disc jockeying, Nieves became one of the original disc jockeys of Cosmos 94 FM, Tu Emisora Radioactiva. The first radio station targeting Underground Rap followers, known today as the music phenomenon reggaeton. In 1998, Jimmy was being offered the opportunity to be part of a new radio station in New York, … - Just-Ice
Just-Ice A former bouncer at punk clubs, Joseph Williams Jr. was the first of the New York MCs to embrace gangsta rap (although he hardly ever used foul language), and when he burst out of Fort Greene, Brooklyn, as Just-Ice, he gained instant notoriety. Muscle-bound, tattooed, aggressive—he resembled Mike Tyson in more than just looks—and with a mouthful of gold teeth, he certainly stood out. - Eamon
Eamon Doyle (September 19, 1984), professionally known as Eamon, is an American pop and hip pop singer and songwriter. He is best known for his hit single, "Fuck It (I Don't Want You Back)". - Egypt
"Egypt" is co-host of " The Ed Lover Show" at their flagship station WWPR, She is from Philadelphia,PA. Since May 2006, replacing the recently cancelled Star & Buc Wild on NY radio station Power 105.1. She was a weekend DJ at the hip-hop station. Egypt worked the midday shift at WBLS-FM, for two years before leaving in 2003. - Unikkatil
Unikkatil (born in 1981) (birth name Viktor Palokaj, also known as Rebel is a rapper and producer from Prishtina, Kosova who proclaims himself the "King" of the Albanian hip-hop scene. He has been a prolific pioneer of "Shqip Rap" (Albanian Rap) since his beginnings in 1994. Unikkatil has continued producing successful tunes while living in the Bronx, New York.
|
| |