Born Antonio Hardy in Brooklyn, New York, his stage name Kane was an acronym for “King Asiatic Nobody’s Equal”. In…
Born Christopher Dorsey in New Orleans, he began his career at the age of 14 and was among the first rappers…
Born in Harlem and raised in Jersey City, Joe Budden encountered a drug problem as a teenager, even going to…
Born Mason Durell Betha in Jacksonville, Florida but raised in Harlem, Mase’s first love was basketball. He began rapping alongside…
Born Kenneth Moore, the Native Houstonian was a football star at Jack Yates HS in the early 90s. One of…
Born Joseph Antonio Cartagena in Brooklyn, New York, Fat Joe lived in public housing growing up. His brother introduced him…
Born Nathaniel Dwayne Hale in Clarksdale, Mississippi, Nate began singing in the New Hope Baptist Church in Long Beach and Life…
Born Erik Schrody, Everlast grew up in Valley Stream, New York. His love for hip-hop took him to Los Angeles,…
Born in Brooklyn and attending school in Long Island, Kelvin ‘Posdnuos” Mercer created the group De La Soul with his…
Born Anthony Ray in Seattle, Mix a Lot started rapping in the early 80s, and cofounded the record label Nastymix…
Born in Atlanta, Georgia, Chris Kelly had a childhood friend by the name of Chris Smith. While the two were…
Born in Boston, Massachusetts, Michael Bivens is an original member of the group New Edition. The boy band, which included…
Born Kurtis Walker in Harlem, New York, Kurtis Blow started off as a BBOY and then block party and club…
Born Dedrick D’Mon Rolison in 1971, Mack 10 grew up in Inglewood, CA, and debuted in 1995 with the soundtrack…
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