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Bradley Terrence Jordan (born November 9, 1970), better known by his stage name Scarface, is an American rapper and record producer best known as a member of the Geto Boys, a hip-hop group from Houston, Texas. He grew up in Houston and is originally from the city’s South Acres (Crestmont Park) neighborhood. In 2012, The […]
Dwight Arrington Myers (May 24, 1967 – November 8, 2011), known professionally as Heavy D, was a Jamaican-born American rapper, record producer, and actor. Myers was the leader of Heavy D & the Boyz, a group that included dancers/hype men G-Whiz (Glen Parrish) and “Trouble” T. Roy (Troy Dixon), as well as DJ and producer […]
Sean Combs (born Sean John Combs, November 4, 1969), also known by his stage names Puff Daddy, P. Diddy, Diddy, or Puffy, is a rapper, singer, record producer, record executive, actor, and entrepreneur. Born in New York City, he worked as a talent director at Uptown Records before founding his own record label, Bad Boy […]
Adam Keefe Horovitz (born October 31, 1966), popularly known as Ad-Rock, is a rapper, guitarist, and actor. He was a member of the hip-hop group Beastie Boys. While the Beastie Boys were active, Horovitz performed with a side project, BS 2000. After the Beastie Boys broke up in 2012 (following the death of Adam Yauch), […]
Troy Donald Jamerson (born October 31, 1967), better known by his stage name Pharoahe Monch, is a rapper from South Jamaica, Queens, New York. He is known for his complex lyrics, intricate delivery, and internal and multisyllabic rhyme schemes.
Jason William Mizell (January 21, 1965 – October 30, 2002), better known by his stage name Jam Master Jay, was the DJ of the influential hip-hop group Run-DMC. During the 1980s, Run-DMC became one of the biggest hip-hop groups and is credited with breaking hip-hop into mainstream music. Jason Mizell was born in Brooklyn, New […]
Quincy Matthew Hanley, aka ScHoolboy Q, was born on October 26, 1986, on a military base in Germany. The TDE rapper grew up in Los Angeles, CA, and played football in college. He joined the Hoover Street Crips as a youth, which is why the “H’s” are always capitalized in his name and song titles. […]
Daniel Alan Maman (born October 25, 1977), professionally known as the Alchemist (or simply Alchemist), is an American record producer, DJ, rapper, and songwriter.[3] He began his music career in 1991 in the hip-hop duo The Whooliganz under the moniker Mudfoot, along with now-actor Scott Caan (whose moniker was “Mad Skillz”). After rising to prominence […]
Jason Cullen Green (born October 24, 1976), better known as Planet Asia, is a rapper from Fresno, California. He is prominent for being one half of the now reunited hip-hop duo the Cali Agents and is currently a member of the groups Gold Chain Military and Durag Dynasty. He is also well known for his […]
Otis Jackson Jr. (born October 24, 1973), known professionally as Madlib, is an American DJ, music producer, multi-instrumentalist, and rapper. He is widely known for his collaborations with MF DOOM (as Madvillain), J Dilla (as Jaylib), and Freddie Gibbs (as MadGibbs). Madlib has described himself as a “DJ first, producer second, and MC last.” His […]
