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Ghostface Killah

As one of the original members of the seminal '90s rap crew the Wu-Tang Clan, Ghostface Killah (aka Tony Starks) made an impact before he released his debut album, Ironman, late in 1996. Like all members of the Wu-Tang Clan, the rapper used the group as a launching pad for a solo career, which was assisted greatly by other members of the Clan,...

Rhymefest

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...

De La Soul

At the time of its 1989 release, De La Soul's debut album, 3 Feet High and Rising, was hailed as the future of hip-hop. With its colorful, neo-psychedelic collage of samples and styles, plus the Long Island trio's low-key, clever rhymes and goofy humor, the album sounded like nothing else in hip-hop. Where most of their contemporaries drew...

Jane's Addiction

Jane's Addiction were one of the most hotly pursued rock bands when they gained notice in Los Angeles in the mid-'80s, with record companies at their feet. Flamboyant frontman Perry Farrell, formerly of the band Psi Com, had an undeniable charisma and an interest in provocative art (he designed the band's album covers), and Jane's Addiction...

Iggy Pop

There's a reason why many consider Iggy Pop the godfather of punk -- every single punk band of the past and present has either knowingly or unknowingly borrowed a thing or two from Pop and his late-'60s/early-'70s the Stooges. Born on April 21, 1947, in Muskegon, MI, James Newell Osterberg was raised by his parents (his father was an English...

Daz Dillinger

One of the key members of the mid-'90s Death Row Records empire, producer/rapper Daz Dillinger worked alongside some of the West Coast's best rappers. Along with Kurupt, Nate Dogg, and Snoop Dogg, Dillinger (at time known as Dat Nigga Daz) was one of the Long Beach, CA, clique that had been introduced to Dr. Dre through Warren G during the...

David Banner

One half of the rap duo Crooked Lettaz, David Banner helped put Mississippi on the map in 1999. In 2000, he released his first solo album in Them Firewater Boyz, Vol. 1. Originally on Penalty Records, he realized quickly that a New York-based record label just didn't know how to handle the south. With the help of his crew, he managed to sell...

Sy Smith

R&B songstress Sy Smith majored in psychology at Howard University, sang with a Washington, D.C.-based go-go band, and was a backup singer for Whitney Houston before appearing on Ally McBeal and a series of Gap commercials. Her debut album, Psykosoul, which she also co-wrote and produced, appeared in spring 2000 on Hollywood Records. ~ Heather...

Strong Arm Steady

To introduce themselves to the world, the members of Los Angeles-based Strong Arm Steady, Xzibit, Krondon, Phil the Agony, and Mitchy Slick didn't stick to the usual technique of releasing an album. Instead, they issued a DVD in 2004, made up of clips from performances, recording sessions, and the band hanging out, though, thanks to their...

"Fishscale"
Ghostface Killah "Blue Collar"
Rhymefest "The Grind Date"
De La Soul "Strays"
Jane's Addiction "The Best of Iggy Pop"
Iggy Pop "Tha Dogg Pound Gangsta LP"
Daz Dillinger "Certified"
David Banner "Psykosoul"
Sy Smith "The Collectors Edition, Vol. 1"
Strong Arm Steady

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