Hip hop groups Hip hop groups 't Hof van Commerce is a Belgian hip hop crew from Izegem in the province West Flanders, in the Dutch speaking flemish north part of Belgium. Their name is dialect for 'chamber of commerce', all their raps/lyrics are also in the West Flanders dialect, which makes them hard to understand for most Flemish or Dutch people. ...more on Wikipedia about "'t Hof van Commerce"
1200 Techniques is an Australian hip hop group. They were formed in 2000. ...more on Wikipedia about "1200 Techniques"
2 In A Room is a hip hop and house music duo from Washington Heights, New York, which includes rapper Rafael "Dose" Vargas and producer/ remixer Roger "Rog Nice" Pauletta. They are best known for their 1990 hit "Wiggle It", which spent two weeks at #1 on the Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart (#3 in the UK) and then crossed over to mainstream radio and climbed to #15 on the Hot 100, eventually becoming a gold single. ...more on Wikipedia about "2 In A Room"
2 Live Crew is a controversial rap group, largely due to the sexual themes of one album, As Nasty As They Wanna Be ( 1989). ...more on Wikipedia about "2 Live Crew"
2XL is a hip-hop act that won the Eurovision Song Contest in 2001. The group consists of two teen-age brothers; Bennett Talmadge "Laze" Armstrong and Justyn Talmadge "Royal" Armstrong. ...more on Wikipedia about "2XL"
3rd Bass were a rap group in the late 1980s and early 1990s, notable for being one of the first white rap groups in history. Like the Beastie Boys, 3rd Bass helped prove that white rap was viable both critically and commercially. ...more on Wikipedia about "3rd Bass"
69 Boyz are a Miami bass and hip hop group originating from Jacksonville, Florida, but who work mainly in Orlando, Florida. The group was created by producers C.C. Lemonhead and Jay Ski (of Chill Deal, Quad City DJs and 95 South), and consists of rappers Thrill Van, Barry "Fast" Wright, Greg "Slow" Thomas, and Rottweiler Mike Mike. The name of the group derives from the fact that all of it's members were born in 1969; it is not, as has been suggested, related to the 69 sex position. ...more on Wikipedia about "69 Boyz"
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7 notas 7 colores is a hip hop band from Catalonia, Spain ...more on Wikipedia about "7 Notas 7 Colores"
7L and Esoteric are a hip hop duo from Boston, Massachusetts. Esoteric is the emcee, and 7L is the DJ/ producer. ...more on Wikipedia about "7L and Esoteric"
99 Posse are an Italian hip hop group from Naples. They rap both in Italian and in the local Naples dialect. Most of 99 Posse's songs deal with political or social issues, and they are considered to be left-wing hardliners. As a showing of their activism, all of their albums have beens released with a "prezzo politico" (political price), each CD displaying a sticker saying "Don't pay more than..." For 99 Posse, this means "putting into practice a specific understanding about their relationship with the market, a sort of ideal practice." They have gained popularity in Italy through their songs and the way in which they give voice to progressive political causes. ...more on Wikipedia about "99 Posse"
A Tribe Called Quest was an influential rap group of the 1990s, originally formed in Queens, New York City in 1988. The group is comprised of Q-Tip, Phife Dawg, and DJ Ali Shaheed Muhammad. A fourth member, Jarobi, was with the group for the first album, but parted ways with the group after. ...more on Wikipedia about "A Tribe Called Quest"
Advanced Chemistry are a German hip hop band from Heidelberg. Members include Toni L, Linguist, Torch; affiliated: Boulevard Bou. ...more on Wikipedia about "Advanced Chemistry"
Analog Brothers is an experimental rap crew featuring Ice Oscillator a.k.a. Ice T (keyboards, drums, voc), Keith Korg a.k.a. Kool Keith (bass, strings, vocals), Mark Moog (drums, violyns and vocals) and Silver Synth (synthasizer, lazar bell and vocals). Their CD Pimp To Eat featured guest appearances by various members of the Rhyme Syndicate, Odd Oberheim, Jacky Jasper, D.J. Cisco from S.M. and H Bomb, the Synth-a-Size Sisters and Teflon. ...more on Wikipedia about "Analog Brothers"
Another Bad Creation (or A.B.C. for short) was an American hip hop and R&B musical group from Atlanta, Georgia. Made up of preteens, A.B.C. were discovered by Michael Bivins of New Edition and Bell Biv DeVoe fame. ...more on Wikipedia about "Another Bad Creation" Made by http://www.shortopedia.com. shortopedia
anticon is a collective of musicians, based in Oakland, California as well as an independent record label owned equally among seven founding artists and one manager, and releases material created by its members, affiliates, and extended musical family. anticon cohered originally within experimental rap circles based on both coasts, the midwest, and Canada, though many of the artists on anticon--Why?, 13 & God, and Dosh, most significantly--are, by now, only tangentially related to hip-hop. They are known for frequent collaboration within and without their own collective and have, over time, evolved into a group of separate artists that, despite exploring various different styles of music including electronica and rock, all share a similar progressive, and often challenging, indie quality. The artists within the collective have been known to perform and release music in solo and group form. ...more on Wikipedia about "Anticon"
Articolo 31 is a popular band in Italy, melding hip hop, funk, rap and traditional Italian musical forms. They are one of the most popular European rap groups. Members are rapper J Ax and DJ Jad; their producer is Franco Godi who produced the music for the Signor Rossi animated series. They took their name from the Irish constitutional law guaranteeing freedom of the press. They moved from pure hip hop to hip hop with many influences from rock (sampling Bob Dylan), klezmer (sampling the Klezmatics) etc. to a rock/pop-inspired kind of rap. With "Domani smetto" they left the world of hip hop per se, rapping and singing to rock/pop tracks. They worked together with Kurtis Blow on the album "XChé SI!", which also included an electro track. Their posse, Spaghetti Funk, has other popular members like Space One and especially pop rappers Gemelli DiVersi. ...more on Wikipedia about "Articolo 31"
Assassin is a French hardcore rap group. The pioneering group was formed in the late 1980s by Rockin' Squat (real name Mathias Cassel) and Solo. Later, Doctor L joined them, as well as DJ Clyde. True to their musical and lyrical roots, Assassin are primarily interested in social criticism and uncompromising music. They do a lot of social work for children and political prisoners for example. ...more on Wikipedia about "Assassin (rap crew)"
Atmosphere is a Minnesota rap group, formed around 1994. At its creation, the group was called Urban Atmosphere. Atmosphere originally consisted of Spawn (emcee) ANT (producer) and Slug (DJ at the time). After the Spawn left the group (now rapping under the name Rek The Heavyweight) the line up was set, with Slug, ANT and a rotating DJ. Currently the group consists of rapper Slug (Sean Daley), producer Ant (Anthony Davis), and Touring DJ Mr. Dibbs (Brad Forste). They are widely considered to be one of the most successful underground rap groups. Slug is also one of the co-founders of a Minneapolis hip hop label called Rhymesayers Entertainment. ...more on Wikipedia about "Atmosphere (band)"
Audio Two were a late 1980s rap due consisting of brothers Milk D. and DJ Gizmo. Breaking out with their first hit, " Top Billin'", they would follow that up with a full length release titled " What More Can I Say?". Following in their footsteps were Milk and Giz's sister, better known to the rap world as MC Lyte who also garnered some success with the release of several albums. Despite a promising start the Audio Two stalled with their sophomore effort, I Don't Care: The Album. By this time, neither did their fans and it sold poorly. Milk D. would release an LP a few years later but to dismal sales and success. ...more on Wikipedia about "Audio Two"
Platinum-selling hip-hop artists Bone Thugs-N-Harmony were known by the name of B.O.N.E. Enterpri$e before signing with Eazy-E under Ruthless Records. Together they recorded an underground LP called Faces of Death in 1993, which enjoyed limited success in the Cleveland area, and was re-released in 1995 by Stoney Burke Records. Flesh-n-Bone was not a part of the group at this point in time, and was consequently missing from the album. ...more on Wikipedia about "B.O.N.E. Enterpri$e"
B.U.G. Mafia is a Bucharest based hip hop crew (founded in 1993), and is among the first hip hop groups in Romania. They are gangsta rappers, who generally rap about life in the their poor neighborhood, Pantelimon; subjects include poverty, crimes, corruption, money, but they also criticize the political class in Romania. B.U.G. Mafia are very popular in Romania. ...more on Wikipedia about "B.U.G. Mafia"
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The Beastie Boys are an American hip-hop music group from New York City ( Brooklyn and Manhattan). The main members are Mike D (real name Michael Diamond), MCA ( Adam Yauch) and Ad-rock ( Adam Horovitz). ...more on Wikipedia about "Beastie Boys"
Beginner (formerly Absolute Beginner - note that Beginner is the German plural) is the name of a German rap group from Hamburg, consisting of Jan Eißfeldt, Denyo and DJ Mad. ...more on Wikipedia about "Beginner"
Big Brovaz is a music group from London that plays pop music with influences from HipHop and RnB. Their breakthrough was in late 2002 with the song "Nu Flow" which became a huge hit all over Europe. They have since gone into relative obscurity as they have disappeared from the commercial hip-hop scene. ...more on Wikipedia about "Big Brovaz"
Black Moon is a rap group featuring Buckshot as the lead vocalist, another MC named 5ft., and the DJ Evil D. Their Enta Da Stage album is considered a classic by many hip hop fans. Black Moon would later release "Warzone" (1999) and "Total Eclipse" (2004). Enta Da Stage was recently sampled by Jedi Mind Tricks on their album Violent By Design. ...more on Wikipedia about "Black Moon (band)"
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