Genre: R&B/Soul/Urban
Sense In Common signed to Jack Kitty Records. The group have been labeled Canadian Trip Hop. The two artists Ty & Sheena are also hosts of weekly online radio show "Jack Kitty Radio" - They are currently working in studio on their first studio album!
Genre: Hip-Hop
Make way Ketruth is coming in establishing a name for herself. With City Rhymes UK talent DVD under her belt her forthcoming release City Rhymes 2 NY to London edition is guaranteed to get this creative one noticed. Her new Mixtape Let Me Be is also set to bring her voice to the attention of those who had no idea the 5 6’ slender one had... [+] Read More
Genre: Hip-Hop
On the outside you see a beautiful woman who looks as if she's got it all...but it wasn't always this way. Being the middle of four children C~RoB has always chased after her dreams. Having overcome homelessness, poverty, and a life filled with bad choices this self proclaimed woman of purpose has turned her life around 360 degrees by having... [+] Read More
Genre: Hip-Hop
Decades Active: 90s, 00s
Da Brat was one of the first of a new breed of hard-edged female MCs to hit the hip-hop scene during the '90s. Although sexuality was certainly part of her image, it wasn't as important to her as it was to Lil' Kim or Foxy Brown; instead, Da Brat made her name as a tough, profane rhymer whose hardcore attitude and lyrical skills were never in... [+] Read More
Genre: Hip-Hop
Decades Active: 90s, 00s
Following the deaths of Tupac Shakur and the Notorious B.I.G., DMX took over as the reigning, undisputed king of hardcore rap. He was that rare commodity: a commercial powerhouse with artistic and street credibility to spare. His rapid ascent to stardom was actually almost a decade in the making, which gave him a chance to develop the theatrical... [+] Read More
Genre: Hip-Hop
Decades Active: 90s, 00s
East Coast rapper Drag On had a long and profitable history in the background of hardcore rap albums; contributing to projects like DMX's two multi-platinum albums, Ruff Ryders' Ryde or Die, Vol. 1, DJ Clue?'s The Professional, and several compilations and soundtracks. In early 2000, he released his first solo album, Opposite of H2O, which... [+] Read More
Genre: Hip-Hop
Decades Active: 90s, 00s
Before she had released any material at all, Foxy Brown appeared on several 1995-1996 platinum singles, including her first credit, LL Cool J's "I Shot Ya," as well as Total's "No One Else" remix of Jay-Z's "Ain't No...," Toni Braxton's "You're Makin' Me High" remix, and Case's "Touch Me, Tease Me." The incredible success led to a major-label... [+] Read More
Genre: Hip-Hop
Decades Active: 90s, 00s
After making her presence known on Junior M.A.F.I.A.'s debut album, Conspiracy, Lil' Kim launched a solo career in 1996 with the release of her first record, Hard Core. As the album's title implies, Kim was a rarity among female rappers -- one who not only concentrated on edgy hardcore rap but also explicit sexuality, two territories that had... [+] Read More
Genre: Hip-Hop
Decades Active: 90s, 00s
LOX -- an acronym for Living Off Experience -- was a Yonkers, NY-based rap trio who worked their way up through the Bad Boy training camp; writing and rapping on hits by the likes of Puff Daddy, the Notorious B.I.G., Mary J. Blige, and Mariah Carey before releasing their debut album in early 1998.
Sheek (Shawn Jacobs), Jadakiss...
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Genre: Hip-Hop
Decades Active: 90s
The first female rapper on Master P's No Limit label, Mia X was born in New Orleans, but her first rapping experience came in Queens, where the old-school group New York Incorporated rocked a few block parties but called it quits after four years. She moved back down South and became affiliated with hometown hero Master P and his growing label... [+] Read More
Genre: Hip-Hop
Decades Active: 90s, 00s
No female rap artist paralleled the success of Missy Elliott, neither during her reign nor before, and none was more deserving. Unlike most of urban music's female superstars, Missy writes her own songs as well as performs them, and her creative wit in on a par with her stylish demeanor. In addition to her talent and showmanship, though, she... [+] Read More
Genre: Hip-Hop
Ms. RAW, also known as Ritta A. Willis, was born in Lawton, OK. My mother is a native of Commanche County, OK., and (biological)father, a native of Gavelston, TX. The Dirty South, Mid-West, and West Coast flavor have always been influential in my life. Then I arrived in Norfolk, VA., and the East Coast had a flavor all its own... and I...
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Genre: Hip-Hop
Decades Active: 90s, 00s
An MC from the south side of Chicago -- and the daughter of blues guitarist Buddy Guy -- Shawnna (Rashawnna Guy) began writing rhymes while in high school. She caught her first break in 1996, when her duo Infamous Syndicate opened for Junior M.A.F.I.A. in Chicago. Infamous Syndicate signed to Relativity a year later and released Changing the... [+] Read More