American rappers American rappers Curtis James Jackson (born July 6, 1975 ), known commonly as 50 Cent, is a popular African-American rapper also known as Fiddy or Fifty who rose to fame following the success of his 2003 debut album Get Rich or Die Tryin'. ...more on Wikipedia about "50 Cent"
A.L.T. (born 1970 as Al Trivette) is an American rapper of Mexican and French American descent from Rosemonte, California. He started rapping in 1983 and started working together with producer Tony G in 1989. Tony G asked him to write a track for Kid Frost; and Frost in turn asked him to join his Latin supergroup Latin Alliance. In 1991, his début album "Another Latin Timebomb" (mainly produced by Mike Greene and Geoff Rios) came out on Atlantic/East West, spawning the world-wide crossover hit "Tequila", a cover version of the song by the Champs. After his second album, "Stone Cold World" (mainly produced by Tony G), came out independently, A.L.T. continued collaborating with rappers such as SlowPain, Mellow Man Ace and Kid Frost, proving to be one of the driving forces behind the L.A. Latin rap scene. ...more on Wikipedia about "A.L.T."
Aceyalone (born Eddie Hayes) is an American rapper, known for his passion for and command of words and language. He is an elder statesman of the rap scene, having played an important part in the development of intelligent, literate rap in a time when Gangsta rap was the predominant rap style. ...more on Wikipedia about "Aceyalone"
Adam Horovitz, a.k.a. Adrock, (born October 31 1966, in South Orange, New Jersey) is a member of the Beastie Boys. After leaving his band "The Young And The Useless", Adam Horovitz joined Mike D and MCA in the Beastie Boys, opening for Madonna on her famous "Like a Virgin" tour. ...more on Wikipedia about "Adam Horovitz"
Adam Yauch, pronounced Yahwk, also known as MCA and Nathaniel Hornblower, is a founding member of hip-hop trio the Beastie Boys. Yauch was born August 5, 1964 into a wealthy family in Brooklyn, New York. ...more on Wikipedia about "Adam Yauch"
Adina Howard (born 1975 in Grand Rapids, Michigan) is a singer and rapper. Her debut album Do You Wanna Ride?, with the hit single " Freak Like Me", was released in 1995 and achieved high sales figures. The song "Freak Like Me", as well as Howard's image, can be described as hyper-sexual. It can be said that she opened the door for female rap artists to incorporate sexually explicit material into their works in the future. A second album, "Welcome to Fantasy Island" (originally titled "Portrait Of A Lady"), garnered a couple critical raves, but was shelved by Elektra Records in 1997, due to their decision that the album 'did not contain any other singles'. ...more on Wikipedia about "Adina Howard"
Aesop Rock (born Ian Bavitz) is an avant-garde hip hop musician ( rapper and producer) whose albums have been critically acclaimed for their originality and depth. Aesop's style blends a varying tone and delivery with subject matter that focuses on intricate sequences of widely varying imagery, metaphors and pop culture references, while including the occasional touchstones of traditional hip hop storytelling and self-promotion. As a result of this unorthodox style, Aesop has become a controversial topic among hip hop enthusiasts. ...more on Wikipedia about "Aesop Rock"
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Afroman (born Joseph Edgar Foreman, 28 Jul 1974) is a rap artist from Palmdale, California, but later moved to Hattiesburg, Missisippi. His best-known song is the 2001 hit " Because I Got High", which gained popularity through Napster, local radio play, a feature on Howard Stern's radio show, and the "stoner" movie Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back (and accompanying soundtrack). His other most popular song, "Crazy Rap", is often refered to as "Colt 45", because of it's lyrics, "Colt 45 and 2 Zig Zaggs". ...more on Wikipedia about "Afroman"
Ahmad Ali Lewis (born in 1976 in Los Angeles, California), is a West Coast hip hop performer. Credited as simply Ahmad, he is best known for his solitary hit single, 1994's " Back in the Day", a nostalgic song that came to be used a almost a cliché for nostalgia in hip-hop culture. "Back in the Day", the main single from Ahmad's only LP, Ahmad, hit #26 on the US pop charts and #19 onth U.S. R&B charts. ...more on Wikipedia about "Ahmad (rapper)"
Akir is an American rapper who is signed to Immortal Technique's Viper Records. He is known for the political message within his songs. His single "Politricks" exploits political efforts to thwart minorities political voices. Akir was featured in the source's "Unsigned Hype" in January 2005. ...more on Wikipedia about "Akir"
Ali Vegas is an underground rap artist from Jamaica, Queens, New York. He is the cousin of NBA Player Lamar Odom. ...more on Wikipedia about "Ali Vegas"
Allen Ezail Iverson (born June 7, 1975 in Hampton, Virginia) is an American professional basketball player. He is an All-Star point guard/ shooting guard for the National Basketball Association's Philadelphia 76ers franchise. At the relatively young age of 30, he is already considered by many to be among the greatest players in recent memory. ...more on Wikipedia about "Allen Iverson"
AMG is a prototype West Coast gangsta rapper notorious for the sexually explicit — albeit relatively good-natured and humorous — nature of his lyrics and best known for his song "Bitch Betta Have My Money". ...more on Wikipedia about "AMG (rapper)"
André 3000 (born André Benjamin on May 27, 1975 in Atlanta, Georgia) is a rapper and producer; one half of the successful and avant-garde hip-hop duo OutKast. He is also known by the aliases "Dre" (his original moniker), "Possum Allawishes Jenkins", "Dookie", the reversed "Benjamin André" and "Johnny Vulture" (for example on Gwen Stefani's album Love. Angel. Music. Baby., on which he produced/appeared on the tracks "Bubble Pop Electric" and "Long Way To Go"). ...more on Wikipedia about "André 3000"
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Anquette is a Miami Bass girl group from Miami, Florida, USA. They debuted with their version of the 2 Live Crew's "Throw the D", namely "Throw the P" ( 1986). Anquette's debut LP Respect ( 1989) featured a cover version of Aretha Franklin's "Respect" as well as an R&B hit ("I Will Always Be There for You") and a rap track dedicated to Janet Reno. Other noteworthy tunes include "Ghetto Style" and "Shake It (Do the 61st)". Anquette came back in 1997 with the tune "My Baby Mama". ...more on Wikipedia about "Anquette"
Ant Banks is a rapper and record producer for various West Coast hip hop artists. His collaboration with the artist Too $hort lead to the expansion and ability to produce his own albums. ...more on Wikipedia about "Ant Banks"
Allan Pineda Lindo, (b. 28 November 1974) is better known as Apl.de.ap. He was born in the barrio Sapangbato in Angeles City in the province of Pampanga, Philippines. He is of Afro-Filipino descent. ...more on Wikipedia about "Apl.de.ap"
AZ (born Anthony Cruz in Brooklyn, New York City) is an African-American/ Dominican East-Coast rapper. His original name was "AZ The Visualiza" and was later changed to just AZ. AZ has achieved a cult following in spite of little mainstream success. He first came to prominence appearing on Nas' landmark Illmatic on the song "Life's A Bitch" (his verse on that song got him signed)( 1994, 1994 in music) and soon released Doe or Die ( 1995, 1995 in music) to critical acclaim, even from critics who hated hip-hop but liked AZ's moralistic and realistic portrayals of the dangers of thug life. ...more on Wikipedia about "AZ (rapper)"
B.G. (short for "Baby Gangsta" or "B. Gizzle", born Christopher Dorsey on September 3, 1980 in New Orleans, Louisiana) is a hugely successful African-American rapper. The millionaire entertainer is often referred to as simply B.G.. ...more on Wikipedia about "B.G. (aka) Baby Gangsta"
Brian "Baby" Williams (born February 15, 1974) is an eminent entertainment mogul, including being a record executive, producer, entrepreneur, and rapper. Born in New Orleans, Louisiana, Williams and his brother, Ronald "Suga Slim" Williams, own the hip-hop label Cash Money Records. Under the moniker Baby, also known as The Birdman, Williams recorded a number of albums with producer Mannie Fresh as The Big Tymers and performed as one of his own label's most prominent solo acts after the departures of Juvenile, B.G., and Turk. ...more on Wikipedia about "Baby (rapper)"
Baby Bash, also known as Baby Beesh, (born Ronnie Ray Bryant on October 18, 1975 in Vallejo, California, USA) is a Latin American rap/hip-hop artist. ...more on Wikipedia about "Baby Bash"
Underground Atlanta rapper Baby D (born: David B.) was only 16 when his first album, Off da Chain, was released in 2000 on Big Oomp Records. Two years later his follow up, Lil' Chopper Toy was released to much underground acclaim. A major label bidding war ensued, garnering the young MC a multi-million dollar deal with Epic. ...more on Wikipedia about "Baby D"
Beanie Sigel (born Dwight Grant) is an African-American rapper from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, signed to Damon Dash and Jay-Z's Roc-a-Fella Records in 1998. ...more on Wikipedia about "Beanie Sigel"
Hailing from White Plains, a suburb of New York City, Beans (aka Mr Ballbeam) was one of the founding members of New York's legendary Antipop Consortium, which disbanded in 2002. With his distinctive fast-flowing poetic style, Beans manages to amalgamate witty, thoughtful lyrics with his own productions of "Chunky psychedelic electro-hop". ...more on Wikipedia about "Beans (rapper)"
Benzino (born Raymond Scott in 1964) is an African American rapper as well as the CEO and co-owner of The Source, a formerly top-selling hip hop magazine in the United States. Raised in Boston, Massachusetts, Benzino met The Source founder and co-owner Dave Mays while Mays was a student at Harvard University; from 1988 to 2001 Benzino served as a silent partner, finally acknowledging his ownership of the magazine in 2001. Benzino's rapping career has been relatively unsuccessful, compared to many of the star hip hop recording artists featured in his magazine. Although infamous for his run-ins with the police, and his role at The Source, he is most famous for his ill-fated battle with multi- platinum rapper Eminem. ...more on Wikipedia about "Benzino"
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