Sev is a rock band from the Northern Virginia area who appeared in a national advertising campaign for Pepsi Blue. Sev also appeared on the website come-alive show Farmclub and the summer...
Black Star is a hip hop group formed by MCs Mos Def and Talib Kweli. Affiliated with the group is DJ Hi-Tek, who formed producer/MC duo Reflection Eternal with Kweli for the album Train of...
Howard Bailey, Jr. , better known by his stage name Chingy, is an American Hip-Hop recording artist and actor. Chingy grew up in the historic Walnut Park section of St. Louis, a...
Akira The Don (real name Adam Narkiewicz) is an independent Pop and Hip-Hop musician. Born in West Bromwich and raised in North Wales. His musical career began as a member of underground...
Erick Sermon, also known as Erick Onassis, (born November 25, 1968 in Bay Shore, New York) is an American rapper, musician, and producer. Sermon is best known as half of late-1980s/1990s hip...
Swami are a critically-acclaimed British Indian pop/alt/bhangra band from Birmingham, England. It is also the pseudonym of the band's lead performer, producer, DJ and guitarist Diamond...
RBL Posse (short for Ruthless by Law) was a 1990s gangsta rap group from Hunters Point in San Francisco, California. Formed in 1991 by Black C (Christopher Matthews) and Mr. Cee (Kyle...
Mobb Deep is an American hip hop duo that consists of Havoc and Prodigy. The group is best known for its dark, hardcore delivery, as exemplified by the single "Shook Ones Pt. II." From...
M.O.P., short for Mash Out Posse, is an American hardcore hip hop duo. The duo, composed of Billy Danze and Lil' Fame, is known for the aggressive delivery typically employed by both emcees...
Terius Gray, better known by his stage name Juvenile, (born March 25, 1975) is an American rapper, He is also a former member of hip-hop group the Hot Boys . At the age of 19, he began...
Dejuan Rice, known by stage name Suga Free, is an American rapper from Pomona, California. He is known for his unorthodox flow — his ability to rap at high speed with wild variations in...
Capone-N-Noreaga is an American hip hop duo that consists of Capone and Noreaga. In 1996 the duo signed with Penalty Records; it was also awarded The Source magazine's Unsigned Hype column...
Onyx is a hip hop group from New York City. Originally formed in 1988 by Fredro Starr, Sonsee, the late Big DS, the group later added Sticky Fingaz, Starr's cousin, in 1991, managed by...
Chubb Rock (born Richard Simpson on May 28, 1968 in Jamaica) is a New York-based rapper who released several commercially successful hip hop albums in the early 1990s. A former National...
YoungBloodZ are an American Southern rap duo from Atlanta, Georgia, comprised of members J-Bo and Sean P (formerly known as Sean Paul, but changed his...
Naughty by Nature is a Grammy Award-winning American Hip hop group that at the time of its formation in 1989 consisted of Treach, Vin Rock, and the DJ Kay Gee. The group formed in East...
Digital Underground is an alternative rap group from Oakland, California. The band's leaders are Greg “Shock G” Jacobs and hype man Humpty Hump. Jacobs spent most of his youth in New York...
Frazier Thompson III, better known by his stage name Trae, (born March 5, 1981). is an American rapper from Houston, Texas. With his cousin Z-Ro, he is a part of the underground rap...
Das EFX is an American hip-hop group. It consists of emcees Skoob (also known as Books, born William "Willie" Hines on November 27, 1970) and Dre (also known as Krazy Drayzy, born Andre...
Boo-Yaa T.R.I.B.E. are a hip hop group from Carson, California, composed of the Devoux brothers Paul, Ted, Donald, Roscoe, Danny, and David. Their family is from Samoa. They first began...
downset. was a Rap Metal / hardcore punk group hailing from Los Angeles, California. The band's original moniker was Social Justice. They released their debut album, Unity Is Strength, in...
Robin Yvette Allen (born June 11, 1968), better known by her stage name The Lady of Rage, is an American rapper and actress best known for collaborations with several Death Row Records...
A Tribe Called Quest is an American hip hop group, formed in 1988. The group is composed of rapper/producer Q-Tip , rapper Phife Dawg , and...
Gravediggaz was an American hip hop group from New York City, well-known for its dark sense of humor and abrasive, menacing soundscapes. The group was formed in 1994 and was effectively a...
The Wu-Tang Clan is a New York City–based hip hop group. Wu-Tang Clan consists of nine American rappers: RZA, GZA Raekwon, U-God, Ghostface Killah, Inspectah Deck, Method Man, Masta Killa...