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Growing up in New York, Leroy Watson was heavily influenced by the emerging sound of hip-hop he heard around him, listening to fellow Queens natives LL Cool J and Nas At age 12 he first picked up the mic, and just five years later, after freestyling for Loud Records’ Schott Free, was signed to the label

Amyth (pronounced “a myth”) is a vocal quartet consisting of two groups of friends, Wayne Spears and Otis “Labo” Jupiter from Baton Rouge, LA, and Jelani Phillips and Stephen Joyce from St

Born to Jamaican parents, Adam Carter moved to Oakland, CA, from Denver with his family when he was just five years old It was in the Bay Area where he first discovered hip-hop, writing his first rhyme at eight and making his first beat just a few years later

Analog Brothers Biography, Photos, Pictures

Ice-T has shouted out Ultramagnetic MCs on records and in the press for years; thus it’s not surprising that the OG hooked up with Kool Keith in the Analog Brothers Ice assumes the alias Ice Oscillator while Keith adds Keith Korg to his long list of personas (Black Elvis, Dr

Andre Nickatina Biography, Photos, Pictures

With a penchant for old-school rhymes and lo-fi beats, Andre Nickatina hails from the West Coast He released Cocaine Raps and Raven in My Eyes simultaneously on the Dogday imprint, but it was the trilogy of 1999’s Tears of a Clown and 2000’s These R the Tales and Daiquiri Factory Cocaine Raps that put Nickatina on the West Coast circuit

Abd Al Malik Biography, Photos, Pictures

French rapper Abd Al Malik drew on traditions far outside of the hip-hop idiom, embracing elements of blues, jazz, and slam poetry No less unique are his uncommonly philosophical lyrics, which often serve to champion his deep-rooted Muslim faith

Philippine rapper/comedian Andrew E was a DJ in a disco when, in the late ’80s, he heard hip-hop for the first time While he didn’t quite know what it was, the fast-talking fellow was sure he could make a few dollars doing it

Angie Martinez Biography, Photos, Pictures

Part of the New York City hip-hop scene, Angie Martinez got her start working in radio Raised in Brooklyn, Martinez was first introduced to music via her mother’s diverse musical tastes (who was a program director for a jazz radio station)

A Tribe Called Quest Biography, Photos, Pictures

Without question the most intelligent, artistic rap group during the 1990s, A Tribe Called Quest jump-started and perfected the hip-hop alternative to hardcore and gangsta rap

Above the Law Biography, Photos, Pictures

Part of the post-NWA explosion of California gangsta rap, Above the Law came out of the eastern Los Angeles suburb of Pomona; leader Cold 187um, aka Big Hutch (born Gregory Hutchinson), was joined by KMG the Illustrator (born Kevin Dulley), Go Mack (born Arthur Goodman), and DJ Total K-Oss (born Anthony Stewart)