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William Taylor Biography, Photos, Pictures

The Taylor family figures prominently into the music of hip-hop artisans Level Three, some combination of William Taylor, Marvin Taylor, and Thomas Taylor responsible for every song on 1991’s ice-cold effort at Freezin’ Em

William White Biography, Photos, Pictures

As a producer, William White made sure tapes were ready to roll on rap performer J-Skaytz’s Ready 2 Roll… For material White relied on a veritable flood of contributions from the Waters clan, including Haji Waters, Shawn Waters, and Talib Waters

Originally a member of Houston horror-rappers the Geto Boys, Willie D (born William Dennis) released his first solo album, Controversy, in 1989 Willie parted ways with the Geto Boys in 1992, but shock tactics of his former group are in full force on “F—- Rodney King” from his second album, I’m Goin out Lika Soldier

Although Houston rapper Wine-O’s debut single, “Pop My Trunk,” featuring Paul Wall, may have been booming from car stereos in 2005, he was not a rookie During the late ’90s and early 2000s, Wine-O was a well-respected and prolific Christian rap artist in Texas under the rap pseudonym Nuwine

Wise Intelligent Biography, Photos, Pictures

Wise Intelligent was the lead MC for golden age hip-hop group Poor Righteous Teachers, a Trenton, NJ-based trio well-versed in Five Percent Nation ideology The exposure of their jazz-driven hip-hop was not on the scale of Brand Nubian or A Tribe Called Quest, but PRT did have an equally great influence on the new generation of alternative rappers that cropped up in the late ’90s and early 2000s

Boston may be more well known for its universities than for its ghettos, but a collective of street-smart rappers known as the Wiseguys (WG) hope to put the city on the map for rap music as well

Witchdoctor is an ambitious hip-hop artist from Georgia who blends Afrocentric spirituality, soul, rap, and urban R&B His Organized Noise-produced debut album, A SWAT Healin’ Ritual, was released by Interscope in 1997

Without Rezervation Biography, Photos, Pictures

WithOut Rezervation was one of the first rap groups composed of Native American singers It paved the way for other artists such as Robbie Bee, Haida, Natay, and Julian B The group, which also goes by the abbreviation of WOR, consists of primary lyricist Chris LaMarr, Mike Marin, and Kevin Nez

Rapper Won-G spent the first 15 years of his life splitting time between Brooklyn and his native Port-au-Prince, Haiti, soaking up a legion of musical and linguistic contrasts

Fed up with a life of gang-related violence and hopelessness, Woodie dedicated himself to rap music and quickly rose through the ranks of the Cali Bay Area’s underground scene, eventually signing to Koch Records

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