Shyne (real name Moses Michael Leviy (born Jamal Barrow) is a rapper born on November 18, 1978 in Belize City, Belize to a Belizean Creole politician and a Garifuna mother.
SHYNE'S BIO
As a child, he was spurned by his father due to his illegitimacy and mixed ethnicity. Shyne is said to be a practicing Jew. Born in Belize, Barrow relocated with his mother to Brooklyn, in New York's Flatbush district at about age 13. Despite some time on the streets in his early teens, Shyne subsequently held down a steady job while continuing his education and pursuing his interest in music. He was fortuitously overheard rhyming in a barbershop by producer DJ Clark Kent, who, noting the young rapper's......
Scarface (born Brad Jordan, November 9, 1970) is a rapper from the South Acres neighborhood in Houston, Texas, originally known for his work as a member of the Geto Boys. He has been a solo artist since 1991, becoming one of the most popular southern rappers in the business although maintaining ties to the Geto Boys. He is known for his sometimes unique and exaggerated voice and rapping technique.
Recording as Akshen, he began his career recording solo for Rap-A-Lot Records, a local label in Houston, Texas. In the late 1980s, he joined the Geto Boys as they were forming and released We Can't Be Stopped, a highly successful LP that garnered the Geto Boys a large fanbase, in spite of their......
Clipse is a critically acclaimed hip hop duo that formed in Norfolk, Virginia in 1992. They announced the end of their career together at a live show in 2010 and remained firm on this stance, up until 2024 when Pharrell announced a new album with them.The duo is made up of brothers Gene "No Malice" Thornton and Terrence "Pusha T" Thornton, who is also currently signed to Kanye West's G.O.O.D Music label. They met Pharrell of the producing duo The Neptunes, in 1993, he formed a working relationship with the duo and helped them secure a contract with Elektra Records. Early mixtape success on Clinton Sparks' Exclusive Audio Footage increased their fan-base, but the group's major debut single......
How do you put an exclamation point an illustrious, trend-setting career in the music industry? Easy – by doing the same thing that got you there in the first place.
The creative Atlanta hip-hop duo known as YoungBloodz, is back with their new single “Foolish” from their upcoming EP “Back From The Liquor Sto”.
"Back To The Liquor Sto" is vintage YoungBloodz that fans have been waiting to hear again. And its that original southern slang of the YoungBloodz, that keeps their legendary name in the current music scene relevant and fresh. The YoungBloodz are pioneers in the Atlanta hip-hop scene and changed music as we know it with their signature Crunk sound.......
Carl Terrell Mitchell (born November 27, 1973 in Chicago, Illinois), better known by his stage name Twista and formerly Tung Twista, is an American rapper who once held the title of fastest emcee in the world, being able to pronounce 11.2 syllables per second. In 1992 he released his debut album, Runnin' Off At Da Mouth, and has since released a further seven albums including 1994's Resurrection, 1997's Adrenaline Rush, 2004's highly successful Kamikaze, 2005's The Day After and 2007's Adrenaline Rush 2007. His latest studio album, Category F5, was released in July of 2009.
Twista grew up in the K-Town area on the west side of Chicago. He started rapping at the age of 12. However, before......
The LOX is a rap group from Yonkers, NY, founded in 1994 by Jadakiss, Styles P and Sheek Louch. Discovered by Mary J. Blige, they are signed to Diddy's record label Bad Boy Records and have released two albums on the label, 1998's Money, Power & Respect and 2000's We Are The Streets. In 2001 they changed their name to D-Block and Team Arliss, T. Waters and J-Hood joined the group, but J has since left. They have plans to release their third studio album, New L.O.X. Order sometime in 2009 or 2010.
They ended up leaving Bad Boy over financial disputes with record boss P. Diddy and were snapped up by the DMX-led Ruff Ryders.......
Howard Bailey, Jr. (born March 9, 1980 in St. Louis, Missouri), better known by his stage name Chingy, is an American rapper, actor and entrepreneur. Following in the footsteps of his heroes Ice Cube and Run-DMC, he began writing lyrics at age nine and was recording at ten. He originally considered the stage name H.Thugzy before settling on Chingy, a slang term for money. With the release of the track "Right Thurr" Chingy became an overnight sensation, with the track peaking at number four on the Billboard 100. His highly anticipated debut album Jackpot was released in 2003, and it was received well by critics and fans alike. Within a year of its release, Jackpot was certified RIAA 3x......
Webbie (born Webster Gradney, Jr. on September 6, 1985) is a rapper from Baton Rouge, Louisiana. He came into the hip-hop scene in 2005 with "Give Me That" which featured UGK rapper Bun B. His song "Bad Bitch" was featured in the 2005 movie Hustle & Flow. Webbie's debut album "Savage Life" was released on July 4 2005. Webbie 2nd Album "Savage Life 2" Was released in 2008.
Pharrell Williams (born April 5, 1973 in Virginia Beach, Virginia, United States), also known by his mononym Pharrell, is an American singer-songwriter, rapper, record producer, and fashion designer. Williams and Chad Hugo make up the record production duo the Neptunes, producing soul, hip hop and R&B music. He is also the lead vocalist and drummer of rock, funk, and hip hop band N*E*R*D, which he formed with Hugo and childhood friend Shay Haley. He released his first single "Frontin'" in 2003 and followed up with his debut solo album "In My Mind" in 2006. His second album, "G I R L", was released on March 3, 2014.
As part of the Neptunes, Williams has produced numerous hit singles for......
Ian O'Neill Smith (born May 29, 2005), (also known as suburbancerberus or Ian Ferguson) is an up-and-coming rapper, producer, and songwriter from St. Louis, Missouri. He is based in Dallas, Texas.
Ian started releasing music through his SoundCloud as early as 2018 under the moniker suburbancerberus, where he used to make mixes of other big named artists. He would then start producing for other artists in 2019 through 2022 for other artists such as Izaya Tiji and Lil Xelly.
Ian would then release his first single “G63” on July 15, 2022, kicking off his solo career in music. Shortly after, Ian would release his debut EP "Only For A While" on August 4, 2022. Ian would then shift......
