Roxanne Shante, born Lolita Gooden in the Queensbridge projects, was a teenage battle-rap prodigy and one of hip-hop's first prominent...

Tyler, the Creator, born Tyler Gregory Okonma, is a rapper, producer, and designer who co-founded the Odd Future collective. Emerging...

B.G., born Christopher Dorsey in New Orleans, is a rapper who signed to Cash Money Records at age 12 and...

KRS-One, known as 'The Teacha,' is a Bronx MC, philosopher, and Boogie Down Productions co-founder who rose from homelessness to...

Juice WRLD, born Jarad Higgins in Chicago, was a prolific rapper and singer central to the late-2010s emo and SoundCloud...

Kid Cudi, born Scott Mescudi on January 30, 1984 in Cleveland, is a genre-bending rapper and singer who reshaped hip-hop's...