- Kid Rock
Robert James Ritchie (born January 17 1971), best known as Kid Rock, is an American rapper, singer and rock musician most notable for his albums "Devil Without a Cause" and "Cocky" and his hit singles "Bawitdaba" and "Picture." His backup band is known as Twisted Brown Trucker. Together, they fuse rap, hard rock, southern rock, country and blues. - R. Kelly
Robert Sylvester Kelly (born January 8, 1967 in Chicago, Illinois) is an American Urban R&B singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, record producer, and occasional rapper. He first appeared on the music scene as the founder and lead singer of Public Announcement whose smooth mixture of hip-hop beats, soul, and funk propelled the group's 1992 debut album "Born Into the '90s" to platinum status. - Jason Mraz
Jason Thomas Mraz (born June 23, 1977) is an American singer-songwriter, born and raised in Mechanicsville, Virginia, a suburb of Richmond. His last name is from the Slavic word "mraz", meaning "frost". Mraz is an eclectic artist with multiple and varied stylistic influences, including pop, rock, folk, jazz, country, and hip hop/rap. He has played with various artists, including The Rolling Stones, Bob Dylan, Dave Matthews Band, Paula Cole, John Popper, Makana, … - Travis Barker
Travis Landon Barker (born November 14, 1975) is an American drummer, who achieved most of his fame by drumming for the band, Blink-182. He currently is the drummer for +44 and has also played for side projects Box Car Racer, Transplants and Expensive Taste. In 1996, Barker joined his first touring band, playing drums for The Aquabats as The Baron Von Tito. He recorded one album with them, The Fury of the Aquabats!, in 1997. - 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. - Kardinal Offishall
Kardinal Offishall (born Jason Harrow on May 21, 1976 in Scarborough, Ontario) is a Canadian hip-hop MC and producer of Jamaican descent. Kardinal is often viewed as "Canada's hip-hop ambassador", and along with MC's such as Saukrates and Maestro Fresh Wes, he's arguably the most popular. Kardinal blends soul, dancehall, reggae and hip-hop to create a truly unique sound. - Layzie Bone
Steven Howse (born September 23 1975), also known as Layzie Bone, L-Burna, # 1 Assassin and Lil' Lay, is an American rapper. He is a member of the rap group Bone Thugs-n-Harmony. Howse was born in Cleveland, Ohio, where he grew up. He was apprehended selling drugs and was given the option of either being sent to jail or to Fort Worth, Texas with his uncle and aunt. - Brian Austin Green
Brian Austin Green, (born Brian Green on July 15, 1973 in Van Nuys, Los Angeles, California), is an American actor, best known for his role as David Silver on the television series "Beverly Hills 90210", a character he portrayed from 1990 until 2000. Brian, of Scottish, Cherokee Indian, Hungarian and Irish descent, grew up in North Hollywood, California, and attended North Hollywood High School. - Eve
Eve Jihan Jeffers (born November 10, 1978 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania), better known as Eve or E-V-E, is a Grammy-award winning American rapper, singer, and actress. She adopted the name Gangsta in high school as part of an all-female group called EDGP (pronounced "Egypt"), and eventually went solo as Eve of Destruction. - Mila J
Mila J. (Born Jamila Chilombo on November 18, 1983), is the latest R&B/Rap solo female artist to the TUG roster headed by Chris Stokes, creator of the groups B2K and Immature. - Bally Sagoo
Bally Sagoo (born Baljit Singh Sagoo) is a British Asian Sikh musician and DJ who was born in Ranjit Nagar, Delhi, India but grew up in Birmingham, England, in a predominantly Black neighbourhood, influenced by disco, rap and Motown music. He gained success as a DJ in the club scene and broke into music by revamping old Bollywood hits and fusing them with hip hop. He is widely credited as one of the original pioneers of what is now modern Indian music, … - Trina
Trina (Katrina Le’verne Taylor) is an American rapper. - J Smooth
Jorhel Aburto better known as J Smooth is a bilingual Hip Hop and Reggaeton singer of Nicaraguan ethnicity. - C-Murder Miller
C Miller (born Corey Miller on March 9, 1971) is an American rap artist from the infamous Calliope Projects in New Orleans, Louisiana. Prior to April 5 2005, he used the stage name C-Murder. He appears on Ludacris' "Release Therapy" album on a song called "Do Your Time" (also featuring previously incarcerated rappers Pimp C and Beanie Sigel, he is credited as C-Murder). He is also featured on the N.W.O Wolfpac theme. - Will Smith
Willard Christopher "Will" Smith, Jr. (born September 25, 1968) is a Golden Globe and Academy Award-nominated American actor, and a multiple Grammy Award-winning hip hop artist. He is one of a small group of people who have enjoyed success in three major entertainment media in the United States: feature films, television, and the music industry. "Newsweek" has named him the most powerful actor on the planet. - 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, … - Lil Wayne
Dwayne Michael Carter Jr (born September 27, 1982 in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA), better known as Lil' Wayne, is an American, Grammy-nominated rapper, Songwriter, and is known as the president of the New Orleans-based label Cash Money Records and the CEO of Young Money Entertainment. - 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. - 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). - 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. - John Legend
John Legend (born John Stephens, 28 December 1978, Springfield, Ohio) is a five-time Grammy Award winning R&B singer, songwriter, and pianist. His debut studio album, the platinum-selling "Get Lifted", was released in late 2004, and features collaborations with rap artist and producer Kanye West as well as rapper Snoop Dogg. "Get Lifted" produced two singles: "Used to Love U" (U.S. top 100, … - Dr. Dre
André Romell Young, better known by his stage name Dr. Dre, is an American record producer, rapper, actor and record executive. He is the founder and current CEO of Aftermath Entertainment and a former co-owner and artist of Death Row Records. Young is a significant figure in the development of rap music. He was a founding member of the influential rap group N.W.A., … - The Game
Jayceon Terrell Taylor (born November 29 1979 in Los Angeles, California), known by his stage name The Game, is an American rapper signed to Geffen Records. The Game rose to fame in 2005 following the success of his debut album, "The Documentary" and his two Grammy nominations. Since then, The Game is considered to be a driving force in bringing back the West Coast hip hop scene and competing with many of his East Coast counterparts. - Eazy-E
Eric Lynn Wright (September 7 1963-March 26 1995), better known by the stage name Eazy-E, was an American rapper, producer, and record executive from Compton, California, a suburb of Los Angeles. He was a Kelly Park Compton Crip from the early teenage years until his death, mentioned in the song 'Any Last Werdz?'. He was the son of Richard and Kathie Wright. - Isaac Hayes
Isaac Lee Hayes (born August 20, 1942, in Covington, Tennessee) is an American soul and funk singer, songwriter, musician, record producer, arranger, and actor. Hayes is best known as one of the creative forces behind Stax Records, for which he served as both an in-house songwriter/producer and a recording artist. In addition to his work in popular music, Hayes has also written scores for several motion pictures as well. - Mack 10
Dedrick Rolison (born August 9, 1971) is an American gangsta rapper and actor best known by his stage name Mack 10. Born in the city of Inglewood, California, he is of African American,Puerto Rican and Mexican American descent. He was a member of the hardcore rap trio known as the Westside Connection, along with Ice Cube and WC, and was consequently involved in Ice Cube's feud with Cypress Hill. He has sold 2.4 million albums as solo artist and label owner. - Ludacris
Christopher Brian Bridges (born September 11 1977), better known as Ludacris, is an American rapper. A cousin of R&B singer Monica, Ludacris has received three Grammy Awards over the course of his career. He is the co-founder, along with his manager, Chaka Zulu, of Disturbing tha Peace, an imprint distributed by Def Jam Recordings. - 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, … - Bow Wow
Shad Gregory Moss, better known as "Bow Wow" or formerly "Lil' Bow Wow" (born March 9 1987, Columbus, Ohio) is an American rapper, actor, and music producer. - 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, … - Mc Chris
Chris Ward (born September 2 1975), otherwise known as mc chris, is a nerdcore rapper, voice actor, and improvisational comedian born in Illinois, USA. He currently self releases on his own label Jet Pack Industries, LLC. His trademarks include the synthesis of his "geek" heritage with the "gangster" image associated with hip hop artists, and the high pitch of his voice, … - Rhymefest
Che Smith, known by the stage name of Rhymefest, is an American hip hop artist (born January 1, 1977) from the south side of Chicago in Jeffrey Manor whose first official album, "Blue Collar", was released on July 11, 2006. The Grammy Award winning co-writer of Kanye West's "Jesus Walks" is signed to Mark Ronson's Allido Records. In 1997, he famously beat rapper Eminem in a freestyle battle at the Scribble Jam, the largest American hip-hop festival. - 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. - Yung Joc
Yung Joc (born Jasiel A. Robinson on April 2 1983 in Atlanta, Georgia, USA) is a Grammy Award-nominated American rapper from College Park, Georgia. Yung Joc is also featured on the songs "Show Stopper" by Danity Kane (from Diddy's "Making The Band 3") & Cassie's album track "Call U Out". Despite the rumors, he is not related to rapper Young Jeezy. - Coolio
Coolio (born Artis Leon Ivey, Jr. on August 1, 1963 in Compton, California) is an American rapper and actor perhaps best known for the hit song "Gangsta's Paradise." The album "Gangsta's Paradise" is considered a classic west coast Gangsta Rap album, thanks to songs like "Exercise Yo Game" and "Geto Highlites." Coolio has also made numerous television and film appearances. - T.I.
Clifford Joseph Harris Jr. (born September 25, 1980 in Atlanta, Georgia, USA), best known by the stage name T.I., and also by his alter ego T.I.P., is an American Grammy Award-winning rapper, songwriter, actor, record and executive producer as well as the Co-CEO of Grand Hustle Records. According to the Grand Hustle website, T.I. has a clothing line, "AKOO" (A King Of Oneself), launching later in 2007. - Ishmael Beah
Ishmael Beah (b. 1980 in Sierra Leone) is the author of the memoir, "A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier". In 1991, a vicious civil war overtook Sierra Leone. His parents and two brothers were killed; at the age of 13, he was pressed into service as a child soldier. He fought for almost three years before being rescued by UNICEF. In 1998, he fled from Freetown after the 1999 coup to New York City. He now calls his foster mother, Laura Simms, his mother. - Kurupt Emmanuel Brown
Kurupt (born Ricardo Emmanuel Brown on November 23, 1972 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) is an American gangsta rapper and former Executive Vice President of Death Row Records. He is a member of the rap group Tha Dogg Pound, and is mostly known for his work with Death Row Records. Also known as Young Gotti and The Kingpin, He is one half of Tha Dogg Pound (Daz & Kurupt) - Jermaine Dupri
Jermaine Dupri also known simply as JD (born Jermaine Dupri Mauldin on September 23 1972) is an American record producer and rapper. Dupri is notable as the youngest ever inductee to the Georgia Music Hall of Fame on September 16 2006, introduced by Quincy Jones and Russell Simmons. - Anthony Hamilton
Anthony Hamilton (born January 28, 1971 in Charlotte, North Carolina) is an American R&B, soul, and neo soul singer, songwriter, and record producer who rose to fame with his Platinum-selling second studio album "Comin' from Where I'm From" (2003), which featured the singles "Comin' from Where I'm From" and "Charlene". Hamilton first discovered his talent while singing in his church choir at age ten. In 1993, he left Charlotte and headed to New York City, …
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