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The original lineup consisted of Arabian Prince, DJ Yella, Dr. Dre, Eazy-E, and Ice Cube. MC Ren joined in 1988, with

Lamar 's family was directly touched by the violence of the streets, yet he stayed thoughtful soft-spoken, and a great observer, even as a child. He adopted the stage name K-Dot and began performing his lyrics as a rapper. In 2003, at the age of 16, he released a mix tape called “Youngest Head Nigga in Charge”, which got a lot of interest in his native Southern

Tupac then joined the rap group, Digital Underground, as a dancer. Shortly before the group received award-winning success, Tupac released his own album, "2Pacalypse Now," which was a great success. His hit single, "Brenda's Got A Baby," sky-rocketed his career. His remarkable talent got him a role in the motion picture "Juice." Eventually he released his second album, "Strictly For My N.I.G.G.A.Z.," which was even a bigger hit and introduced his music to the pop charts.

Aaliyah was my best friend, we told eachother everything, I was there with her when she first recorded her first song, we sang together, we even wrote a song together, i thought of her like a little sister, little did I know of the short time I had with her. I remember when I first heard of her, she was performing in Las Vegas with the famous singer Gladys Knight. You should have seen my face full of shock and awe as I heard this eleven year old’s voice, the way she hit all the right notes, and how her voice blended perfectly with Gladys was amazing. From that point on I knew she was going to be a superstar, and that I wanted her, no needed to have her in one of my albums. Three years later, yet again she surprises me by her debut album with

In 2000, he went on a tour with Faith Hill. This gave him opportunities to work with several other famous music icons including Usher, Will Smith, Justin Timberlake, and Sting among many other. He has worked on five albums.

During his early years he dropped out of high school and was a drug dealer for some years. He was good friends with Ice Cube and Dr. Dre. They started making songs for their new album that was called “Boyz-N-The Hood”. In 1987 they made another album that was called “Straight Outta Compton” that album

Shortly after his release from his juvenile detention center, Octave made the decision to take his music career seriously and changed his rap name to Kodak Black. “The CEO of Dollaz N Dealz, A.D. Julien, saw a star quality in Kodak Black that he had never seen before. Kodak was wise beyond his years and had the ability to light up a room with his presence. He decided to invest in Kodak Black’s solo career and signed him to the DND label” (Johnson). From 2013-2014, Kodak Black released two mixtapes, Project Baby and Heart of the Projects, which really started his road to famed. It was greatly received by locals in Broward and Miami Dade. In both mixtapes, explains Black expresses his dedication and love of the streets and projects he grew up in. Three songs from Heart of the Projects skyrocketed and started gaining him nationally fame. One of the songs being “Skrt” and Grammy winning recording artist Drake posted a video of himself dancing to the song, which boosted his popularity, even

Their music has included collaborations across musical genres; Bubba Sparxxx on their 2006 Prohibition album, as did Danny Boone from the

Sean "Puffy" Combs has established himself as one of the biggest names in hip-hop (Heal). Combs a Harlem native whose father was killed when he was only 3 years old, rose from the mean streets to the top of the music business (AP wire, March 18). "It is true that he started from scratch, and I don't think that because he was arrested, people will stop buying his albums (AP wire, March 18). Before pursuing his career as a vocalist, Combs was a business-minded Howard University student and an intern at Andre Harrell's Uptown Records. Combs soon became the A&R representative for Uptown. He then began producing for soon to be mega-stars Mary J. Blige, Heavy D., and Jodeci to name a few. After being let go

On September 29, he released a new CD called “Black and Blue”. This was released on, Marquise Knox

Aside from producing hit records, DJ Premier owns his own recording label, Year Round Records. One of

Davis is a platinum selling rapper he began writing his remarkable music. His music altered the course of hip hop. Every success was followed by a setback. Incarceration, violence, rap beefs, and drug addiction all took place in Gucci’s life. But Gucci Mane has learned from his mistakes and is changing for his future. Throughout his life, he loved to rap with his friends and cousins but never actually tried to career in music since he was into all the bad stuff in Atlanta. One day, he decided to go check out the rap “game.” He feel in love with rap and made many mixtapes. Many people began to recognize him and started to listen to his music. His friends would help him out by selling drugs and giving the customers a free CD. Some of the Atlantic people would not want the CD but eventually ended up hearing it. Gucci has been nominated in the BET awards 3 times. In 2017, he collaborated with Fifth Harmony and won a VMA award for best pop video for the song “Down.” Gucci Mane has also collaborated with many other artists such as Migos. Migos is a trio; Quavo, Offset, and Takeoff. Gucci met them long before they were really famous. He really liked their vocals so Gucci invited them into his squad “The Brick Squad.” Gucci Mane had 11 albums and many mixtapes. His recent album came out on October 2017 “Mr. Davis.” Since then, Gucci has been a successful

The legendary Jay Z is given recognition for being the King of Rap. But is best recognized for his songs as Reasonable Doubt, In My Lifetime and The Blueprint.

Working alongside one of the best producers in the industry has helped the rapper-singer hone her skills as an artist. "Working with Timbaland, he gives me insight, he throws me different ways to approach the beat and those extra tips go a long way," the rapper told MTV News. She continued,"I know that he's worked with some of the greats, so it's just motivation. I feel inspired when we're in the booth together." Tink stated she was really nervous when she flew to Los Angeles to meet the super producer for the first time because she thought he would have an enormous ego. "I was nervous as hell. I'm thinking about everything Timbaland has done, and who he has worked with. I thought he was gonna be Hollywood," Tink revealed to MTV. The rapper added,"I didn't know if he would like what I had on, if he was gonna think I was

Born June 16, 1971, in East Harlem, New York City, New York, Tupac Amaru Shakur, also known by his stage names 2Pac and Makaveli was a legendary American rapper in the 1980’s and 1990’s, along with Dr. Dre and Snoop Dogg. By 2007 Shakur sold over 75 million records worldwide. Shakur signed with multiple record labels as a rapper, for instance, Death Row Records, the label he is most famously known for, Interscope Records, Amaru Entertainment, the label owned by Shakur’s mother. Shakur also belonging to two other record labels, Out Da Gutta Records and Makaveli Records, which Shakur started himself. Interscope, Amaru, and Death Row Records released Changes, a hip hop song by Tupac Shakur featuring Talent .