KMD
KMD (Kausing Much Damage, or A positive Kause in a Much Damaged society) was an underground hip hop trio active in the early 1990s.
Category: East Coast
Rappers, DJs and collectives from the east coast of the United States…
Jungle Brothers
The Jungle Brothers are an American hip hop group that pioneered the fusion of jazz and hip-hop and also became the first hip-hop group to use a house-music producer.
Kurtis Blow
Kurtis Walker, better known by his stage name Kurtis Blow, is an old school rapper and music producer. He is one of the first commercially successful rappers and the first to sign with a major record label. “The Breaks”, a single from his 1980 eponymous debut album, is the first certified gold rap song…
The High and Mighty
The High & Mighty is an American hip hop duo from Philadelphia consisting of rapper Mr. Eon and DJ Mighty Mi.
Tucka Da Huntaman
Tucka Da Huntaman was an underground MC from Brooklyn, NYC, who released only one single in 1995, “Da Hunt Is On bw Watch Your Back” on Profile Records.
The UMC’s
The UMC’s was comprised of Hass G and Kool Kim, who released the critically acclaimed, full-length album Fruits of Nature in 1991, which garnered chart success with the duo’s #1 Billboard Hot Rap Single “Blue Cheese” and #2 Hot Rap Single “One To Grow On”.
Stetsasonic
Stetsasonic was an American hip hop group formed in 1981 in Brooklyn, New York. It is remembered as one of the first hip-hop crews to use a live band, and their positive, uplifting lyrics have made the group forerunners of alternative hip hop and jazz hip-hop…
Special Ed
Special Ed is the performing name of Edward Archer, an American underground hip hop musician of Jamaican descent. Hailing from Brooklyn in New York City, he is identified with east coast hip hop.
Redhead Kingpin & The FBI
Redhead Kingpin and the F.B.I. was an American hip hop group best known for its debut single and highest-charting song, “Do the Right Thing” from its album A Shade of Red, which peaked at #13 on the UK Singles Chart in 1989.