According to history, hip-hop originated in New York in the 1970s. Despite early detractors and skeptics, the genre took off and grew with early acts like DJ Cool, Grandmaster Flash, and Afrika Bambaataa. The Notorious B.I.G., Lil Kim, The Lox, Diddy, Wu-Tang Clan, and Damon Dash were among the many rappers, executives, and producers that …
Rapper Lil Baby, who was born and raised in Atlanta, is a charismatic, self-assured, and hugely successful global star who routinely tops charts with his gritty, yet approachable, commercially oriented style. After releasing a number of mixtapes, he gained widespread recognition in 2018 when he dropped his first official album, Harder Than Ever (which featured …
Emerging Memphis, Tennessee rapper. Collaborations include 8 Ball, MJG, Juicy J, Young Scooter, Paul Wall, Future, and Gucci Mane.
Rapper Mario Mims, best known by his stage name Yo Gotti, was born in Memphis, Tennessee, on May 19, 1981. He is an American and is signed to Cash Money Records. Known as Lil Yo in the past, he made his debut in 2000 with the release of From Da Dope Game 2 Da Rap …
Born in Baton Rouge, Louisiana on February 5, 1986, Kevin Gilyard is an American rapper and vocalist better known by his stage name, Kevin Gates. It was revealed in 2013 that Gates had joined Young Money Entertainment.
Jeffery Williams, an American rapper from Atlanta, Georgia, better known by his stage name Young Thug (also goes by “SEX!!” and was known as “Jeffery” for a short while), is signed to Gucci Mane’s 1017 Brick Squad Records, Asylum Records, and Atlantic Records. After receiving favorable reviews for his mixtape 1017 Thug, Thug rose to …
Born in South Jamaica, Queens, New York, on July 6, 1975, Curtis James Jackson III, best known by his stage name 50 Cent, is a rapper, actor, singer, entrepreneur, author, and Grammy Award nominee. He is also the founder of the hip hop group and label G-Unit.
