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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

Daphne Rubin-Vega Biography, Photos, Pictures

Most fans know Panamanian actress/singer Daphne Rubin-Vega for her role as Mimi, the free-thinking doomed lover in Broadway’s Tony-winning musical Rent Before the big-belting New York City resident was an actress, though, she took a pop-star turn in the all-girl band Pajama Party, which released two little-noticed albums, Can’t Live Without It and Up All Night, on Atlantic and shot to the top of the dance charts with the single “Yo No Se” in the early ’90s

Darc Mind, a Long Island-based hip-hop group comprised of MC Kevroc and producer Webb D (aka X-Ray), were originally signed to Loud Records, and began recording their debut album, Symptomatic of a Greater Ill, at the end of 1995

Darkleaf emerged from the Los Angeles underground in the early ’90s, after the legendary Unity Committee split in two One faction became Jurassic 5; the other, Darkleaf

DarkRoom Familia Biography, Photos, Pictures

Latin gangster rappers DarkRoom Familia hail from Hayward, CA (a town close to Oakland), and were originally formed in 1988 Like other burgeoning gangster rappers of the era, major labels weren’t quick to sign such bands, so the bandmembers had to sell their tapes by taking them personally to record stores in the area as word of mouth quickly began to spread

One of the most beloved hip-hop crews in rap music, DITC (an acronym for “Diggin’ in the Crates”) consists of veteran rappers, DJs, and producers dedicated to the true essence of rap music: original lyrics and strong beat-savvy productions

Das EFX’s wildly playful, rapid-fire stuttering — dense with rhymes and nonsense words — was one of the most distinctive and influential lyrical styles in early-’90s hip-hop

Dat Nigga Daz Biography, Photos, Pictures

One of the most important 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

Formerly known as John Doe, DOE’s (Dominant Over Everyone) hardcore rhymes are often tempered by his cleverness and humor as well as the bouncy, pop-inflected beats of his main producer, Timbaland

D.R.E.S. tha Beatnik Biography, Photos, Pictures

Andre Lett, aka DRES tha Beatnik (or Divine Real Essence of Sound), grew up in Philadelphia, but made a name for himself in Atlanta, GA, as a human beatbox of phenomenal talent

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