Frazier Othel Thompson III (born July 3, 1980), better known by his stage name Trae tha Truth (or just Trae), is a Houston, Texas-based rapper and record executive. He began his musical career in 1998, and with his solo debut, Losing Composure (2003), he quickly established himself as a significant part of the Texas hip …
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 …
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 …
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 …
Following its opening in 1997, HARLEM continued to support the Japanese hip-hop scene as the “holy land of hip-hop,” and has since become a household name in Japan and around the world. It would not be an exaggeration to call the DJs in charge of the incredible dance floor the best in the country for …
The American rapper Jay-third Z’s album Vol. 2… Hard Knock Life, which was released on October 27, 1998, contains the single “Hard Knock Life (Ghetto Anthem). It contains a sample of the song “It’s the Hard Knock Life” from the 1977 musical Annie that has been altered in pitch. The 45 King produced the song, …