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 Coup is a political hip hop group based in Oakland, California.
The High & Mighty is an American hip hop duo from Philadelphia consisting of rapper Mr. Eon and DJ Mighty Mi.
Yomo & Maulkie were a hardcore rap duo, associated with the members of N.W.A.
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 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”.
Tha Mexakinz are a latin rap duo from Long Beach, California, who released three albums in the 1990s on American Recordings sublabel Wild West…
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 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.