NaS
Nasir bin Olu Dara Jones, who performs under the mononym Nas, formerly Nasty Nas, is an American rapper and actor.
Tag: Conscious Rap
Mos Def
Dante Terrell Smith is an American MC and actor. He is better known by his stage name Mos Def, which, contrary to popular belief, does not mean ‘MOSt DEFinetly’, but rather that he thinks he is the ‘Most Def’, Def meaning ‘cool’ in old school hip-hop slang…
Immortal Technique
Immortal Technique is an American rapper and political activist. He was born in Lima, Peru and raised in Harlem, New York.
Run-D.M.C.
Run-D.M.C. was an influential hip hop group from Hollis, in the Queens borough of New York City.
Suprême NTM
Suprême NTM (or simply NTM) is a French hip hop group formed in 1989 in the Seine-Saint-Denis département. The group comprises rappers Joey Starr and Kool Shen. Their six albums were released by Sony Music Entertainment.
Leaders of the New School
The Leaders of the New School were an underground hip hop crew composed of Uniondale, New York natives Charlie Brown, Dinco D, Busta Rhymes and Cut Monitor Milo, Busta Rhymes’ cousin.
Lootpack
Lootpack were a hip hop trio with members Madlib, Wildchild and DJ Romes. They collaborated with names, like Dilated Peoples, Oh No, Defari, Declaime, Tha Alkaholiks and I could go on…
KRS-One
Lawrence Krishna Parker, better known by his stage name KRS-One, is an American rapper. Over his career, he has been known by several pseudonyms including “Kris Parker”, “The Blastmaster”, “The Teacha”, and “The Philosopher”.
Boogie Down Productions
