Queens rap duo Capone-N-Noreaga enjoyed massive street credibility with the release of their debut album, The War Report, which earned them a devoted following in the hardcore rap world. Capone (born Kiam Holley) and Noreaga (born Victor Santiago) grew up in the projects of Queensbridge and LeFrak City, respectively, and endured rough childhoods... [+] Read More

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I haven't eaten in years. I'm hungry people. I'm the 215 lyrical assassin known as CZR short for CRIMINAL ZOO **** with RHINO strength.
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Hip-hop is in an ice age - or perhaps just the age of Ice Water.
Under the tutelage of Wu-Tang Clan’s resident chef Raekwon, the four-man crew of Polite, Stomach, P.C. (Paulie Caskets) and D.C. (Donnie Cash) marks Staten Island’s return to prominence as hotbed for fresh, credible talent. As Raekwon, Shaolin’s long standing delegate,... [+] Read More

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Acknowledged as the more skilled member of the duo Mobb Deep on the mic, Prodigy spent years making a name for himself alongside partner Havoc on acclaimed albums such as Hell on Earth (1996) and Murda Muzik (1999) before releasing his first solo album, HNIC, on Loud Records in late 2000. With this album, Prodigy teamed up with a roster of... [+] Read More

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While a member of the New York City duo Organized Konfusion, Pharoahe Monch developed a reputation as one of underground hip-hop's pre-eminent lyricists, crafting intricate and intelligent raps with partner Prince Poetry. After recording three albums together from 1991-1997, the two split up amicably, and Monch pursued a more aggressive solo... [+] Read More

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In this since '93. Started doin 6attles in Cincinnati where i grew up. 6acc then i went 6y Schyme. Then I did open mic shows and crew 6attles at clu6s in North Florida while in school with my first group. I was goin 6y LoWEyEs, and it was me, L.A.X., R.U.M, Truth and GC3. Then I ended up 6acc in the Nati and started playin round with production... [+] Read More

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Dan "The Automator" Nakamura is a San Francisco-based hip-hop producer whose work with "Kool" Keith Thornton on the latter's Dr. Octagon project shot him to unlikely acclaim in 1996. With a series of ever more elaborate conceptual projects since then, Nakamura's wildly imaginative productions and offbeat sense of humor made him one of the... [+] Read More

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After single-handedly redefining "warped" as the mind and mouth behind the Bronx-based Ultramagnetic MC's, "Kool" Keith Thornton -- aka Rhythm X, aka Dr. Octagon, aka Dr. Dooom, aka Mr. Gerbik -- headed for the outer reaches of the stratosphere with a variety of solo projects. A onetime psychiatric patient at Bellevue, Keith's lyrical thematics... [+] Read More

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Born in Luanda, Angola in the year of 1987, moved to California at 12 years old, Eternal Ace is an MC with a passion for production whose sound is influenced by Hip-Hop's Golden Age As Well As Early And Mid-90's Rap (e.g. Nas, Dr. Dre, Wu-Tang, Gangstarr, 2Pac, EPMD, KRS-One, etc.), his lyrical content is strictly derived from his own... [+] Read More

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Relatively minor stars in the Wu-Tang constellation, GP Wu released their debut, Don't Go Against the Grain, in 1998. That album was produced by Daddy O from Stetsasonic and Hank Shocklee of Bomb Squad and Public Enemy fame, making the Wu-Tang connection even more tenuous. However, as Wu-Tang Clan historians will undoubtedly know, the four GP Wu... [+] Read More

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We're a group mainly based in the southwest of England but we're all from different parts of the world stretching from southern africa ,cuba,brazil and England.The group started in 2004 originally known as Illgotten and since then because of forces outside our control its evolved into more creative fields.With affiliations to the... [+] Read More

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Speaking out against what he saw as a decline in rap during the mid-'90s, Jeru the Damaja came to the fore as a self-proclaimed prophet and the savior of hip-hop, much as KRS-One had done almost ten years before. Jeru first appeared as a guest on Gang Starr's Daily Operations album, and his own deal with Payday/ffrr appeared soon after,... [+] Read More

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Part of the large family of groups based around the Wu-Tang Clan, Killarmy consists of Killa Sin, Shogun Assassin, 9th Prince (aka North Star, Madman), Baretta 9, Islord, and Dom Pachino. Predominantly produced by Fourth Disciple -- who has also worked with Shabazz the Disciple as well as Wu-Tang -- Killarmy released two singles through... [+] Read More

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As golden age rap suddenly gave way to West Coast gangsta in the early '90s, an East Coast variety of hardcore rap arose in turn, with Mobb Deep initially standing tall as one of New York's hardcore figureheads on the basis of their epochal Infamous album. Released in April 1995, The Infamous was released almost exactly a year after Illmatic and... [+] Read More

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Initially regarded as one of hip-hop's most promising newcomers in the late '90s, Mos Def expanded his reach in the years to come, establishing himself as a serious actor and also making a bid to reshape the rap-rock genre. His artistic career began in the late '80s as a television actor, a profession he began directly out of high school. By the... [+] Read More

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Heralded instantly as one of New York's leading rap voices, Nas expressed an outspoken, self-empowered swagger that rallied the streets of his city and elsewhere. Whether proclaiming himself "Nasty Nas" or "Nas Escobar" or "Nastradamus" or "God's Son," the self-appointed King of New York battled numerous adversaries for his position atop the... [+] Read More

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New Jersey rapper Redman made his initial impact with Whut? Thee Album in 1992. He blended reggae and funk influences with topical commentary and displayed a terse, though fluid rap style that was sometimes satirical, sometimes tough, and sometimes silly. Redman returned in 1994 with his second album, Dare Iz a Darkside, which was a harder album... [+] Read More

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Another of the many outgrowths of the Wu-Tang Clan, rappers the Sunz of Man comprised 60 Sec Assassin, Killah Priest, Prodigal Sunn, and Hell Razah. Their debut LP, The Last Shall Be First, appeared in 1998 on Red Ant. Saviorz Day followed in 2002 for Riviera. ~ Jason Ankeny, All Music Guide

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