Actor, vocalist, lyricist, arranger, producer, activist Lauryn Noelle Hill is one of the most influential hip-hop artists. She was born in East Orange, New Jersey, on May 26, 1975, to Mal Hill, a computer consultant, and Valerie Hill, an educator and pianist. She has one … Read MoreLauryn Noelle Hill (1975- )
Outkast is a southern hip hop group from Atlanta, Georgia which includes Andre Lauren “Andre 3000″ Benjamin and Antwan “Big Boi” Patton. The two formed the group after they met at the Lenox Square Shopping Mall in Atlanta in 1992. After graduating from high school … Read MoreOutkast (1992-2007)
Clifford Smith Jr. is a rapper, producer, songwriter, and actor best known under the stage name Method Man. Smith was born on March 2, 1971, in Hempstead, New York to Clifford and Genola Smith. The couple share three children: Terri, Clifford Jr. and Althea. Smith’s … Read MoreMethod Man/ Clifford Smith Jr. (1971- )
Onika Tanya Maraj-Petty, known professionally as Nicki Minaj, is an influential award-winning and record-breaking rapper and songwriter who has sold over a 100 million records. Music critics and members of the public alike have named Minaj the Queen of Rap due to her punchy flow … Read MoreNicki Minaj/Onika Tanya Maraj-Petty (1982- )
Brandon Paak Anderson, better known as Anderson .Paak, is an American rapper, songwriter, producer, and drummer. Born on February 8, 1986, in Oxnard, California, Paak has become widely respected in the music industry as a multi-talented, up and coming artist. He is bi-racial, his father … Read MoreAnderson .Paak (1986 – )
Nel Ust Wyclef Jean is an rapper, musician and actor. Jean was born on October 17, 1969, in a hut with no electricity, in Croix-des-Bouquest, Haiti. His parents, Nazarene Pastor Gesner and mother Yolanda immigrated to the United States, and in 1978, Jean and his … Read MoreNel Ust Wyclef Jean (1969- )
Dante Terrell Smith was born on December 11, 1973, to Sheron Smith and Abdul Rahman Smith in Brooklyn, New York. Smith began rapping at the age of nine, and by the age of fourteen, he became a child actor, appearing in the ABC network television … Read MoreMos Def/Dante Terrell Smith (1973 – )
Clifford Joseph “T.I.” Harris Jr is a rapper, actor, and entrepreneur credited with popularizing the Hip Hop subgenre, Trap Music during the 2000s. Harris was born on September 25, 1980, to Clifford “Buddy” Harris Sr. and Violeta Morgan in Atlanta, Georgia. He grew up in … Read MoreClifford Joseph Harris Jr/T.I. (1980- )
Christopher Brian Bridges is a rapper, actor and three-time Grammy award winner best known under the stage name Ludacris. Bridges was born On September 11, 1977, in Champaign, Illinois to Roberta Shields and Wayne Brian Bridges. He began rapping at the age of nine, and … Read MoreChristopher Bridges/Ludacris (1977 – )
Nasir bin Olu “Nas” Dara Jones is an American song rapper, songwriter, and entrepreneur. Jones was born on September 14, 1973 to Olu Dara, a jazz and blues musician from Mississippi, and Fannie Ann, a United States Postal Service worker from North Carolina who lived … Read MoreNas/Nasir bin Olu Dara Jones (1973-)
