Rappers, DJs and groups from the west coast of the United States…
Tracy Marrow, better known by his stage name Ice-T, is an American hip hop artist and actor. He was born in Newark, New Jersey and moved to Los Angeles, California when he was in the 7th grade. After graduating from high school he served in the United States Army for four years. He began his career as a rapper in the 1980s and was signed to Sire Records in 1987, when he released his debut album Rhyme Pays…
Dilated Peoples is an American hip hop group that resides in California.
Blackalicious is a California-based hip hop duo made up of rapper Gift of Gab (born Timothy Parker) and DJ/producer Chief Xcel (born Xavier Mosley).
Hailing from Long Beach, California, LMNO has emerged as one of the most prolific artists in music today.
As an independent artist, Jeff strives to create music with meaning that both moves the feet and heals the soul.
Jon Owens, known by his stage name Casual, is an American rapper from Oakland, California and one of the founding members of the alternative hip hop collective Hieroglyphics.
Breeze is a hip-hop artist, from California. First heard on “Just Clowning”, from King Tee’s seminal 1988 album Act A Fool, Breeze is one of a relatively small handful of rappers who represented the antithesis of the audio gangsterism born out of 1980s Cali rap, whilst still maintaining cutting-edge production (courtesy of L.A. Posse) and hard lyrics, albeit with only minimal profanity…
The Beat Junkies originated around the Bay area of California. The group was established in 1992 by J-Rocc. The original members included Curse, Rhettmatic, Melo-D, Icy Ice, Symphony, & What?!. Shortkut, D-Styles, Red-Jay, Havik, and Tommy Gun (who joined in late 1992) were later added. DJ Babu joined the Junkies by late 1993; the newest member is currently Mr. Choc, who was added to the crew in early 1996…
The Nonce was a hip-hop duo from Los Angeles, California, that was active in the 1990s (releasing material from 1992 to 1999).