https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4FFK5Oh10osBorn in Mount Vernon, New York on December 18, 1970, Earl Simmons is an American rapper and actor signed to Ruff Ryders Entertainment. He is better known by his stage name, DMX, or Dark Man X. Simmons was raised in Yonkers, New York. After releasing It's Dark and Hell Is Hot, his debut solo album, …
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=splv6HpkIIMProdigy and Havoc make form the hip-hop duo Mobb Deep. Both members are originally from Queensbridge, which is a Long Island City, New York. Perhaps their most well-known works are from the seminal album The Infamous and the smash song Shook Ones Pt. II that went along with it.1991–1994: Formative YearsWhile attending Manhattan's esteemed High …
Born in Crown Heights, Brooklyn, on September 14, 1973, Nasir bin Olu Dara Jones, also known as Nas (previously Nasty Nas and Escobar), is a well-known American hip-hop artist. His father is jazz musician Olu Dara, and he grew up in the notorious Queensbridge housing projects. Before assuming his more well-known alias of Nasty Nas, …
Rapper Cordae, who is located in Maryland, is well-known for his energetic buzz and deep storytelling. Cordae, who was initially a member of the brief YBN collective, gained notoriety with the viral hits “My Name Is” and “Old N*ggas,” the first of which sampled Eminem’s 1999 breakthrough song and the latter of which was a …
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VT0YV-hJHzgRapper MO3 of Dallas rose from the Northside of the city with candid and unapologetic images of life on the streets. His slow-burning approach and booming flows were matched with streetwise lyricism on songs such as Shottaz 3.0 and 4 Indictments from 2017. Just when his career was taking off after the release of his …
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nHkOo1WasigRapper Joe Green started posting his freestyles online in 2010 after moving to Atlanta and releasing mixtapes full of street hits. His track "31 tha Hard Way" was released in 2011 when he became a member of the Exit 40 crew. With his song "RSN," which he released in 2014, he lit up the streets. …
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ogablC3FSzo&list=PLU2NKuDBMPAzRBorVh6p1mPjmAC8vC9KZRapper Ralo from Atlanta didn't grow up planning to be a musician. Terrell Davis, who was born in 1995, was raised in a hazardous and impoverished neighborhood of Atlanta, where he struggled to obtain money for his family through both legal and illegal ways. In his early years, Davis experienced several arrests and two lengthy …
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jy4DVvF5YjMRapper Tokyo Jetz, a native of Jacksonville, Florida, first gained notoriety for a string of freestyle videos she shot in her vehicle. Her songs, which center on the harsh realities of street life, are bold, confrontational, and dramatic, yet she can also be funny and reflective. She has worked with rappers like T.I., Trina, and …
Rapper Kash Doll, from Detroit, exudes strength and confidence while crafting smooth, ostentatious songs with attention-grabbing production. Hits like “For Everybody” from 2018 almost quickly lead to a major label record deal, and her full-length debut in 2019 (issued by Republic) debuted at number 200 on the Billboard 200.
A rapper from Atlanta, Georgia, Jeffery Lamar Williams is signed to Gucci Mane’s 1017 Brick Squad Records, Asylum Records, and Atlantic Records. He is best known by his stage name, Young Thug (acronym for Truly Humble Under God), although he also goes by “SEX!!” and was briefly known as “Jeffery” After receiving favorable reviews for …
