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Signed to a major label when she was only 16 years old, MC Ak’Sent grew up quick thanks to a rough childhood Her father, an aspiring rapper caught up in a gang lifestyle, was killed in a shooting when she was only four

A member of the popular IAM collective, French rapper and producer Akhenaton also enjoyed considerable success as a solo act Born Philippe Fragione in Marseille on September 17, 1968, he spent much of his youth in the neighboring village Plan-de-Cuques, discovering hip-hop in 1981

Gangsta-funk rapper Akinyele (aka Akinyele Adams) followed the obscenity-laced recordings of 2 Live Crew with his own homage to sex on his 1993 debut, Vagina Diner Recorded for Interscope, it was followed a year later by Bomb

Boston rapper Akrobatik (born Jared Bridgeman) released his first single, Ruff Enough, in 1998 Independent New York label Rawkus released his second single, Internet MCs, but it was his next release, Say Yes Say Word, that achieved anthem status and solidified Akrobatik’s reputation as a talented MC

Akwid’s Sergio Gomez and Francisco Gomez immigrated to California from Mexico as children and settled into the cross-cultural live wire of South Central Los Angeles There they formed the Juvenile Style DJ crew as teens and adopted the nicknames “Wikid” (Sergio) and “AK” (Francisco)

Al "Purple" Hayes Biography, Photos, Pictures

Confident that his nickname out-cools just about anyone else’s, Al “Purple” Hayes is going into his second decade of collaborations on rap and R&B projects, easily earning his golden age status

Born Aljaray Gaston, rapper Al Fatz was raised by his grandmother in Cleveland, OH In high school he began rapping and performing at local talent shows; at one of these, the reception to one of his songs, “Hold Up Hold Up Mane,” was so strong that Al, who at this point was going under Fat Al, decided to record it

Al Tariq was originally known as Kool Ass Fashion (Fashion for short) when he got involved with the legendary Beatnuts crew with Psycho Les and JuJu He was part of their Intoxicated Demons EP, released in 1993

ADOR (born Eddie Castellanos) burst on the rap scene seemingly out of nowhere when he dropped, in the summer of 1992, the infectious Pete Rock-produced single “Let It All Hang Out,” an unexpected Top Ten Billboard hit and instant classic

A founding member of New York’s DITC (Diggin’ in the Crates Crew), AG made his first appearance on Lord Finesse’s debut album, Funky Technician, in 1990 Teaming up with partner Showbiz in 1991, the duo released their first EP, Party Groove/Soul Clap, and were subsequently signed to Payday Records

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