…1972 in Brooklyn, New York, in the neighborhood of Bedford-Stuyvesant. Biggie, or “The Notorious B.I.G,” as he’d later become known, experienced a rough childhood—at an early age, he was surrounded…
…him on the ‘Lung Collapsing Lyrics’ intro) and basically all of DITC (via Lord Finesse, who he battled in ’89). He’s cut records with everyone from Kane & Kool Keith…
…Queen Latifah’s rap Princess of the Posse. He gave the demo to the host of Yo! MTV Raps, Fred Braithwaite (professionally known as “Fab 5 Freddy”). The recording captured the…
DJ Jazzy Jeff was born in West Philadelphia and developed a love of music at an early age. Jeff was just 10 years old when he started spinning records at…
…Roc-A-Fella records upon his release from prison in 2003 and began creation of a new album. Working in the studio in the late afternoon on November 13, 2004, Jones experienced…
…the stage for The Skills Dat Pay Da Bills, his full-length debut, released on Island Records. The album balanced themes of Nation of Gods and Earths with gangsta-isms and more…
…The group has appeared on records that have sold over 40 million copies. Aiming from the Queensbridge neighborhood of NYC, the duo has been responsible for delivering some of the…
…helped negotiate Big Pun’s contract with Loud Records. In 1997, Big Pun had his first hit, “I’m Not a Player,” and it quickly rose up the rap charts, peaking at…
…of Straight Out the Jungle, Warner Bros. Records soon signed the group and released Done By the Forces of Nature in November 1989. In 1990, the Jungle Brothers contributed the…
…Sermon included Murray on his album No Pressure on the single “Hostile”. His first album, The Most Beautifullest Thing in This World, was released in 1994 on Jive Records. The…
2Pac‘s third album. Release date: March 14, 1995. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mb1ZvUDvLDY Me Against the World was released March 14, 1995 on the Interscope Records label. It was his impending prison sentence, troubles…
Founded in 1997 in Oakland, CA, Hiero Imperium Records is A-Plus, Casual, Del The Funky Homosapien, DJ Toure, Domino, Opio, Pep Love, Phesto, and Tajai. Coming off waves of success…
