Genre: Hip-Hop
Was born and raised in the SLC grew up on all kinds of music but hip hop stuck ive been doin this for about ten years now and im always progressin ive got 1 album and 1 ep out for free if yall want it im in the workshop makin mo so stay tuned thanks for any love you bring
Genre: Hip-Hop
Decades Active: 90s, 00s
A versatile producer as well as an excellent solo rapper in his own right, Brotha Lynch Hung was born Kevin Mann in Sacramento. He hooked up with Master P for a 1993 EP named 24 Deep, but then went out on his own for his debut solo album, 1995's Season of da Siccness. Mann worked on production for Master P's I'm Bout It, E-40's Southwest Riders,... [+] Read More
Genre: Hip-Hop
Decades Active: 90s, 00s
Though the Dayton Family never extended their reach to either the West or East Coast, the little-known rap group developed a substantial cult following in the Midwest during the mid-'90s with their potent hardcore rap. Their unlikely home base of Flint, MI, immediately gave them an idiosyncratic identity; a relatively uneventful, far-from-glitzy... [+] Read More
Genre: Hip-Hop
Decades Active: 90s, 00s
A protégé of Dr. Dre, rapper Eminem emerged in 1999 as one of the most controversial rappers to ever grace the genre. Using his biting wit and incredible skills to vent on everything from his unhappy childhood to his contempt for the mainstream media, his success became the biggest crossover success the genre had seen since Dre's solo debut... [+] Read More
Genre: Hip-Hop
Decades Active: 90s, 00s
Gravediggaz's violent mixture of hardcore gangsta rap and heavy metal was labeled "horrorcore" by some in the press. The whole incident is somewhat ironic, considering the heritage of the group. The mastermind of the group, the Undertaker, is better known as Stetsasonic's Prince Paul (born Paul Huston), who has produced De La Soul among other... [+] Read More
Genre: Rock/Pop
Decades Active: 90s, 00s
Insane Clown Posse are a cartoonish metal/rap band with a vaunted live show that featured open fires, chainsaws, liters of soda dousing the audience (Faygo being the group's favorite brand), and more emphasis on performance art than the performance of music. In the world of the late '90s, that was more than enough to get them a recording... [+] Read More
Genre: Hip-Hop
Decades Active: 90s, 00s
West Coast gangsta rapper Lunasicc emerged from the same Sacramento, California music scene which also gave rise to AWOL labelmate C-Bo. His debut LP Mr. Lunasicc appeared in 1997; A Million Words A Million Dollars followed a year later, and in early 2000 Lunasicc returned with Total Recall. In the Mouth of Madness was issued the next year. ~... [+] Read More
Genre: Hip-Hop
Decades Active: 90s, 00s
Brooklyn-based hardcore rapper Necro raised the bar for perversity in the late '90s and early 2000s with his music and films. Influenced by drugs, gore, pornography, and violence, Necro set out to incorporate these themes into his rapping. He effectively did so on his debut full-length, I Need Drugs (2000). The album featured drug songs (the... [+] Read More
Genre: Hip-Hop
Decades Active: 90s, 00s
Brooklyn-based hardcore rapper Necro raised the bar for perversity in the late '90s and early 2000s with his music and films. Influenced by drugs, gore, pornography, and violence, Necro set out to incorporate these themes into his rapping. He effectively did so on his debut full-length, I Need Drugs (2000). The album featured drug songs (the... [+] Read More
Genre: Hip-Hop
Decades Active: 90s, 00s
Scarface quickly became the South's most admired rapper and remained so throughout the '90s after breaking away from the Geto Boys to launch his solo career in 1991. Even if he never scored any national hits or stormed up the Billboard charts with any of his numerous albums throughout the '90s, no one could question his clout throughout the... [+] Read More
Genre: Hip-Hop
Decades Active: 90s, 00s
Evolving slowly but steadily over the years, Three 6 Mafia began as an exploitative, horror-themed underground hardcore rap sensation ("666 Mafia," get it?) yet went on to enjoy relatively mainstream success years later, eventually winning an Oscar and scoring some major hits. The Memphis, TN, group's membership varied from album to album, with... [+] Read More
Genre: Hip-Hop
Decades Active: 90s
A rolling G-funk trio from Flint, Michigan, Top Authority debuted with Somethin' to Blaze To on Trak Records. The following year brought Rated G, and Ichiban picked up distribution through Wrap for third album Top Authority Uncut (The New Year). ~ John Bush, All Music Guide