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

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Pharrell Williams didn't only help change the face of pop music during the late '90s and early 2000s. He also was one of the faces of pop music -- as a charismatic star who often stole the show when producing and/or guesting on other artists' hit singles. His presence was unfading, whether he was in front of a music video or behind a... [+] Read More

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Rapper Cam'ron was born and raised in Harlem, attending Manhattan Center High School, where one of his basketball teammates was Mason "Mase" Betha, who also became a successful rapper. Though his playing earned him scholarship offers from top colleges, Cam'ron was unable to take advantage of them because of his poor academic record, and he... [+] Read More

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“ABiCA” is a group with members Tac and Hash. They began making music in 2001 with another MC named CANT (who left the group in 2005 to pursue a solo career). Together, the three made an underground cd and gained a solid local fan base. Tac and Hash continued to write songs in their own unique style. Although their music is mainly... [+] Read More

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While South Carolina producer/MC Danny! declares himself "A Tribe Called Quest on acid, or EPMD on LSD," he's much more complex than that. Born to military parents in the summer of 1983, Danny Swain never had enough time to grow roots in any particular area. With his family crisscrossing the country, the scenery was always changing and so were... [+] Read More

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With a wealth of street knowledge as well as book knowledge, E Sample brings an alternative to the everyday semantics of the hip-hop industry. E Sample's flow can best be described as a lyric laiden collage of uniqueness. E Sample's style enables him to touch the heart, the street, and the political realm. Reigning from Salisbury, MD., E.... [+] Read More

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R&B / Hip Hop Soul & Ambiant BeatMaker from Paris.

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Every now and then someone so determined and so talented comes along, and the people who are around him are changed in ways they could never imagine. Raised in Toledo, Ohio, Ju Rock was originally born in Buffalo, New York in 1985. The Product (as he likes to call himself) is rapidly spreading his name and gaining respect through out the... [+] Read More

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Just Blaze worked closely with Roc-a-Fella Records in the early 2000s, producing hits like Cam'ron's "Oh Boy," Jay-Z's "Girls, Girls, Girls," and Beanie Sigel and Freeway's "Rock the Mic." He worked closely with Roc-a-Fella's other in-house producer, Kayne West, on the label's many albums released during this same period. And like West, he... [+] Read More

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just listen and feel me ya dig
ive been doing this for a min
this is my 4th independant release
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Italy-based singer Lennon has always lived among different multicultural realities. Born in the former West Germany, he moved to Sardinia before the wall came down. He spent a little time in his grandparents’ house and when he was nineteen, he turned back towards his unknown starting point. He attended some German classes in... [+] Read More

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Chicago-based Muslim MC Lupe Fiasco began rapping in junior high school and joined a group called Da Pak several years later. The group signed to Epic, released one single, and split up, all before Fiasco reached the age of 20. Thanks in part to the vocal support of Jay-Z, L.A. Reid signed Fiasco as a solo artist to Arista, but before anything... [+] Read More

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Mac Nitti hails from Rochester, NY. He is the self-proclaimed Pharaoh of Rochester. He belongs to his own label, Pyramid Entertainment. Mac Nitti is best classified as a “positive rapper”, though he considers himself to be a Socially Conscious Poet. Mac is also a producer and has displayed his talents on the albums of many local... [+] Read More

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I Started Making Beats In The August Of 2007 And Since Then I Loved It So Now I Make Beats Just For Fun And I Sell Some.

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Politik is one of the top underground rap artist in the local scene of Montgomery County, Maryland. He is also a producer, and has produced and worked with other underground artist such as J-Kam, AGB, French Connexion, Dpac, Mecca, and his group, Internazionale Alliance. Politik is dropping his first official Album EP late summer 2007. Politik... [+] Read More

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The Chicago, IL-based Rhymefest first gained national attention as the co-songwriter of Kanye West's Grammy-winning "Jesus Walks." His association with West actually went back several years prior; the MC's independently released Raw Dawg, issued in 2001, was produced entirely by a pre-fame West. Later signed to Mark Ronson's J-distributed Allido... [+] Read More

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If skills sold, Talib Kweli would have been one of the most commercially successful rappers of his time. As it was, however, the especially earnest MC became one of the most critically successful rappers of his time, which dawned in the late '90s when he rapped alongside Mos Def and DJ Hi-Tek as part of the group Black Star. This trio of... [+] Read More

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YOUNG NOV "A 7 CITIES TALE"
Rather than make songs about where they came from and how messed up it was a handful of emcee's didn't fall for the lies and propaganda and yet sought truth and upliftment in their lyrics, these are the emcee's that made songs not about where they came from, but how they got out, how you could get out, and where... [+] Read More

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