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De La Soul
2011-06-23Formed in 1987 and hailing from Long Island, NY, De La Soul consists of members Posdnuos, Trugoy, and Maseo. They are best known for their eclectic sampling, quirky lyrics, and their contributions to the evolution of jazz rap and...Genre: Hip-Hop
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DJ Premier
2011-06-23Artist info not availableGenre: Hip-Hop
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DJ Jazzy Jeff
2011-06-23DJ “Jazzy Jeff” Townes was born in West Philadelphia and developed a love of music at an early age. Jeff was just 10 years old when he started spinning records at parties using his family’s basement as a training ground for his expert mixing.Genre: Hip-Hop
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Blockhead
2011-06-23Artist info not availableGenre: Hip-Hop
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Too $hort
2011-06-23Too $hort started his career at the age of fourteen in Oakland, CA. To date, he has sold about 11 million albums in the US alone. His debut album Don't Stop Rappin' was released in 1983. He also appeared in the film Menace II Soci...Genre: Hip-Hop
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Talib Kweli
2011-06-23Talib Kweli hails from Brooklyn, NY and is known as one of the most successful alternative hip hop MCs. He first gained recognition through his collaboration with fellow MC Mos Def on Mos Def and Talib Kweli are Black Star. His fi...Genre: Hip-Hop
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Slick Rick Rivera
2011-06-23"Slick" Rick Rivera is a native New Yorker from the mean streets of Coney Island with a keen eye for what is what and who is who. He leads viewers on unpredictable tours of some of the world's coolest cultural landmarks, stores, a...Genre: Hip-Hop
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Redman
2011-06-23Redman is an American rapper, record producer and actor. He came to fame in the early 1990s as an artist on the Def Jam label. He is also well known for his collaborations with Method Man.Genre: Hip-Hop
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Raekwon
2011-06-23Raekwon is a founding member of the Wu-Tang Clan. His first solo album, Only Built 4 Cuban Linx, was released in 1995 to rave reviews and went on to sell 1.1 million copies.Genre: Hip-Hop
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Pharoahe Monch
2011-06-23Troy Donald Jamerson, better known as Pharoahe Monch, is a solo hip hop artist and formerly a member of the rap duo, Organized Konfusion. After the duo split in 1997, Pharoahe signed with Rawkus Records and released his debut solo...Genre: Hip-Hop
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Nickodemus
2011-06-23Artist info not availableGenre: Hip-Hop
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Big Daddy Kane
2011-06-23On September 10th 1968, Bed Stuy, Brooklyn gave birth to one of hip-hop's most lyrical, diverse, innovative, trendsetting M.C.'s known by many attributes such as Dark Gable, Black Caesar and King Asiatic Nobody's Equal but, known ...Genre: Hip-Hop
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Black Sheep
2011-06-23Hailing from Queens, NY, Black Sheep is comprised of members Andres "Dres" Titus and William "Mista Lawnge" McLean. The group was affiliated with the Native Tongues Posse, a collective of hip hop groups that promoted consciousness...Genre: Hip-Hop
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Brand Nubian
2011-06-23Brand Nubian is a hip hop group from New Rochelle, NY consisting of three members - Grand Puba, Sadat X (formerly Derek X), and Lord Jamar. Their debut album One For All was one of the most popular and acclaimed hip hop albums of ...Genre: Hip-Hop
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Buckshot
2011-06-23Buckshot is best known as the leader of the hip hop groups Boot Camp Clik and Black Moon. To date, he has released one solo album, two with producer 9th Wonder, four albums with Black Moon and four albums with the Boot Camp ClikGenre: Hip-Hop
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Bun B
2011-06-23Hailing from Houston, TX, Bun B, one half of the hip hop duo UGK, is one of the most respected southern rappers of all time. His debut solo album Trill was released in 2005 followed by II Trill in 2008, which debuted at #2 on the ...Genre: Hip-Hop
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DJ Scratch
2011-06-23Artist info not availableGenre: Hip-Hop
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EPMD
2011-06-23EPMD, comprised of Erick Sermon and Parrish Smith and standing for "Erick and Parrish Makin Dollars" is a legendary hip hop group from New York whose career spans over 20 years. 5 out of 6 of their albums together have been RIAA c...Genre: Hip-Hop
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Ghostface Killah
2011-06-23Ghostface Killah aka Iron man aka Tony Starks is a legendary American rapper from Staten Island, New York. He is a member of the infamous Wu Tang Clan, but has released a number of solo projects including 1996's Iron man, which de...Genre: Hip-Hop
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GZA
2011-06-23Gary Grice, better known as GZA, is best known as a founding member of Wu-Tang Clan. GZA's sophomore solo release Liquid Swords was produced entirely by fellow Wu-Tang member RZA. The album, a commercial and critical success, is c...Genre: Hip-Hop
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