Born on the edge of the U.S.'s equator, The Mason-Dixon Line, Equalibrium Nation is a group of six young men with a diverse musical sound. Hailing from P.G. County, Maryland, where north meets south and listening preferences switch genres and styles every five miles, the area has had an influence on their music that allows it to be heard and... [+] Read More

Yes No

1 out of 1 people agree

BORN IN 2005 from turntables, a sampler, and a microphone, Philadelphia Slick has evolved into a ten-piece hip-hop ensemble. While lead emcee Noesis spins lyrical webs, producer and keyboard player Zach Reilly composes music that is somewhere in between DJ Shadow and Curtis Mayfield – a contemporary splice of funk and soul music from days... [+] Read More

Yes No

1 out of 1 people agree

That classic sound is coming out of Austin, Texas, and its making noise in the hip hop scene as Mike & Ike present their debut album, Introducing Mike & Ike. The duo blends smart, but accessible lyrics with the infectious sounds of jazz and soul music to create a style that recalls the best elements of where rap music has been, but stays fresh... [+] Read More

Yes No

0 out of 1 people agree

AMU


Amu started rapping at a tender age inspired by his father who bought him a Hip Hop album in the early eighties while living in the United States. Upon his return to Soweto where he was born, Amu found it very difficult to exercise his love for Hip Hop, being a foreign artform his friends thought it to be rubbish. But... [+] Read More

Yes No

One of the major success stories of 1992, Arrested Development was a progressive rap collective fusing soul, blues, hip-hop, and Sly and the Family Stone-influenced funk with political, socially conscious lyrics. The group was founded in the late '80s by rapper Speech and DJ Headliner, who decided to make the transition to a more positive,... [+] Read More

Yes No

The Five Percent Nation of Islam was a popular inspiration for numerous thinking-man's rap groups during the early '90s, and Brand Nubian was arguably the finest of the more militant crop. Although they were strongly related to the Native Tongues posse in style and sound, they weren't technically members, and were less reserved about... [+] Read More

Yes No

The most idiosyncratic personality in rap and possessor of its most recognizable delivery, a halting, ragga-inspired style with incredible complexity, inventiveness, and humor, Busta Rhymes formed Leaders of the New School in 1990 and released two albums with the group before breaking out with a 1996 solo hit single, "Woo-Hah!! Got You All in... [+] Read More

Yes No

Cale Hawkins is a 15-year old musician from Bemus Point, NY. He started playing guitar when he was 7 years old, and piano when he was 10.

More instruments followed and while his main instruments remain guitar and Hammond B3 organ, he also plays drums, piano/keyboards, bass guitar, bass keys, and several brass and woodwind... [+] Read More

Yes No

Veteran hip-hop producer Diamond D has helped out with several of rap music's most acclaimed LPs, including A Tribe Called Quest's The Low End Theory and the Fugees' The Score. In 1992, he recorded his first solo album, the underground classic Stunts, Blunts & Hip-Hop (which was released as by Diamond & the Psychotic Neurotics). Although it... [+] Read More

Yes No

Dj Dax of The UNDC & 365 Click Djs. Miami Beach based hip hop dj / producer / artist & promoter. The Methuen, MA born hip hop entrepreneur has been making his mark all around the underground scenes of multiple cities in the country for far more than a hot minute. With production credits spread all across the board Dax continually strides further... [+] Read More

Yes No

The Rock of Gibraltar still stands tall at the entrance of the Mediteranean Sea. One of the fabled pillars of Hercules rich in history and culture, and home to the talented beatsmith and conscious lyricist, from the pioneering Hip Hop crew South Link, the man who calls himself EmVee.
EmVee comes from a very artistical family who have been... [+] Read More

Yes No

Uniondale, NY, rappers MC Charlie Brown, MC Dinco D, MC Busta Rhymes, and Cut Monitor Milo issued A Future Without a Past for Elektra in 1991 as Leaders of the New School. They combined Afrocentric message tracks with novelty throwaways, and got a little attention for "Teachers, Don't Teach Us Nonsense." They followed it with T.I.M.E. in 1993. ~... [+] Read More

Yes No

Extremely significant for 1991's Breaking Atoms alone, Main Source's effect on hip-hop is nearly impossible to gauge, especially when considering Large Professor and K-Cut's contributions outside of the group. Consisting of MC/producer Large Professor (born Paul Mitchell) and twin DJs/producers K-Cut (born Kevin McKenzie) and Sir Scratch, the... [+] Read More

Yes No

Hi My Name is Paul Otto (AKA Ottomatic) and i'm sixteen years old. I'm from Ames Iowa and i make rap music. This is the first time i've put my music on the internet and i hope people like it. I've spent over a year writing songs for fun and then eventually started rapping to beats later on. And these are some of my best songs that i've made. Enjoy.

Yes No

Comprised of brothers Prince Be (Attrell Cordes) and DJ Minute Mix (Jarrett Cordes), the early-'90s group P.M. Dawn straddled the gap between hip-hop and smooth '70s-style soul, creating an innovative urban R&B that owed as much to pop as it did to rhythm and blues. The brothers recorded their debut single, "Ode to a Forgetful Mind," in 1988,... [+] Read More

Yes No

To emcee is to be a master of ceremony and a master of crowds. It is to defy the laws of syntax and to give meaning where there is none. Emceeing is that which turns word into ecstasy. It means to compel creative thinking and an undying movement of thought. It seeks out no ending. Instead it grows, changes, and pushes past wherever it was told... [+] Read More

Yes No

The Fugees translated an intriguing blend of jazz-rap, R&B, and reggae into huge success during the mid-'90s, when the trio's sophomore album The Score hit number one on the pop charts and sold over five million copies. The trio formed in the late '80s in the New Jersey area, where Lauryn Hill and Prakazrel Michel ("Pras") attended a local high... [+] Read More

Yes No

An influential alternative rap quartet from South Central Los Angeles, the Pharcyde was formed by MCs/producers Tre "Slimkid" Hardson, Derrick "Fatlip" Stewart, Imani Wilcox, and Romye "Booty Brown" Robinson. Hardson, Wilcox, and Robinson were all dancers and choreographers who met on the L.A. underground club circuit in the late '80s, worked... [+] Read More

Yes No

"FOR ALL THOSE WHO SAID WE SHOULD CALL IT QUITS ...WE DID.” "Prepare yourself for an experience that is beyond that which you have ever encountered." Out of the G.T.A., a group has formed that is not afraid to step past what is widely excepted as Hip Hop and bring back what has been missing and what has never been attempted with the art form.... [+] Read More

Yes No