Gang Starr were originally founded as a hip-hop group in 1987, but after a few unsuccessful single releases, most of the band left. The remaining MC, Guru, then ...
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Boogie Down Productions were one of the formative bands of both hardcore and political hip-hop, led by rapper KRS-One. They released a seminal hardcore rap album in 1987 - Criminal ...
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After five largely solo albums under the name "Boogie Down Productions," KRS-One decided to set out on his own. On his first solo album, 1993's Return of the Boom Bap, ...
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The Wu-Tang Clan (pronounced /ˈwuːtæŋ/) is a highly influential hip hop group from New York City that consists of RZA , GZA, Method Man, Raekwon, Ghostface Killah, ...
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Big Daddy Kane is regarded as one of the most influential and skilled golden age rappers. MTV put him at No. 7 in their Greatest MCs Of All Time list,[2] ...
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Run–D.M.C. (sometimes written Run D.M.C., Run–DMC, or Run DMC) is an American hip hop group from Hollis, in the Queens borough of New York City. Founded by Joseph "Run" Simmons, ...
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Kanye Omari West (pronounced /ˈkɑːnjeɪ/; born June 8, 1977)[1] is an American rapper, singer, and record producer. West first rose to fame as a producer for Roc-A-Fella Records, where he ...
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Lonnie Rashid Lynn, Jr. (born March 13, 1972), better known by his stage name Common (previously Common Sense), is an American hip hop artist and actor. Common debuted in 1992 with ...
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James Dewitt Yancey (February 7, 1974 – February 10, 2006),[1] better known by the stage names J Dilla and Jay Dee, was an American record producer who emerged from the ...
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