Mississippi-born rapper and record label owner Rick Ross has been nominated for Grammy Awards and faced backlash over his past. He has experienced a good...
American rapper, songwriter, and producer Jay-Z was raised in the drug-ridden Marcy Projects of Brooklyn. He originally appeared on Yo! MTV Raps in 1989 and...
With a distinct sense of melody and a fast, occasionally sung delivery, Bone Thugs-N-Harmony emerged from Cleveland, Ohio in the mid-1990s with two huge hits...
Kendrick Lamar Duckworth, who performs as Kendrick Lamar, was born in Compton, California, on June 17, 1987. After writing stories as a child, he put...
Among the most popular and acclaimed artists in postmillennial contemporary music, Rihanna is also uncommonly dynamic, having mixed and matched pure pop, dancehall, R&B, EDM,...
Rapper Joyner Lucas, a Grammy nominee, is an entertainer by nature. Known for his flawless language, smooth flow, and incredibly vivid storytelling, Joyner has emerged...
Renowned pop-R&B virtuoso Ne-Yo, one of the most celebrated performers of the 2000s, broke through to the public eye as a songwriter for Mario's top-charting...
Donald Glover, born September 25, 1983, in California, is a versatile artist known for his work in television, film, and music. He's the creator, star,...
Drake initially gained notoriety as Jimmy Brooks, a wheelchair-bound character he played for seven years on the adolescent serial opera Degrassi: The Next Generation. Following...
Streetwise R&B balladeer Jaheim Hoagland hails from New Brunswick, New Jersey, where he grew up in the 176 Memorial Parkway Homes public housing project. Misfortune...