Yo! MTV Raps is a two-hour music video program that aired on MTV Europe from 1987 to the mid-1990s and on MTV US from August 1988 to August 1995. The American version (produced by Ted Demme and Peter Dougherty) was the network’s first hip hop music show, and was based on the original MTV Europe …
David Lawrence Brewster Jr. (born June 3, 1988) is an American rapper and actor better known by his stage name Dave East. East began his career in 2010, and his eighth mixtape, Black Rose, got him notice in 2014. Its release drew the notice of fellow New York rapper Nas, who signed East to his …
Marshall Bruce Mathers III (born October 17, 1972), known professionally as Eminem often stylized as EMINƎM), is an American rapper, songwriter, and record producer. He is credited with popularizing hip hop in middle America and is critically acclaimed as one of the greatest rappers of all time. Eminem’s global success and acclaimed works are widely …
Brad Terrence Jordan (born November 9, 1970), better known as Scarface, is an American rapper and record producer best known as a member of the Geto Boys, a Houston-based hip-hop group. He was born in Houston and grew up in the South Acres (Crestmont Park) neighborhood. In 2012, he was placed #16 on The Source’s …
Gary Eldridge Grice (born August 22, 1966), better known by his stage names GZA and The Genius, is an American rapper and songwriter. A founding member of the hip hop group Wu-Tang Clan, GZA is the group’s “spiritual head”, being both the first member in the group to receive a record deal and being the …
Clifford Joseph Harris Jr. (born September 25, 1980) is an American rapper better known by the stage aliases T.I. and Tip (commonly abbreviated as TIP or T.I.P.). Harris, who was born and raised in Atlanta, Georgia, is regarded as one of the forefathers of the hip hop subgenre trap music, alongside fellow Atlanta rappers Jeezy …
Nipsey Hussle (August 15, 1985 – March 31, 2019), formally known as Airmiess Joseph Asghedom (commonly styled as Nipsey Hu$$le), was an American rapper, entrepreneur, and activist. In the mid-2000s, Hussle emerged from the West Coast hip hop scene and independently released his debut mixtape, Slauson Boy Volume 1, to minor local success, which led …
Sean Love Combs (born Sean John Combs on November 4, 1969) is an American rapper, actor, record producer, and record executive better known by his stage names Puff Daddy, P. Diddy, or Diddy. He began his career as a talent director at Uptown Records before launching his own record company, Bad Boy Records, in 1993. …
Inga DeCarlo Fung Marchand (born September 6, 1978), best known as Foxy Brown, is an American rapper. After signing with Def Jam in 1996, she released her debut album, Ill Na Na, on November 19, 1996. The album was certified platinum by the RIAA and has sold over 7 million copies worldwide. She was also …
Onika Tanya Maraj-Petty, better known by her stage name Nicki Minaj, is an American rapper, singer, and songwriter of Trinidadian descent. She was born on December 8, 1982. She is renowned for her diverse musical taste, dynamic rapping style, alter personas, and accents. After releasing three mixtapes between 2007 and 2009, Minaj first became well-known. …