Emcees
Outkast & Organized Noize: Pioneering Southern Hip-Hop and Setting a New Standard
OutKast, formed in Atlanta in 1992 by Andre 3000 and Big Boi, became one of hip-hop's greatest and most innovative...
Tupac Amaru Shakur
Tupac Amaru Shakur was a rapper, actor, and activist who became one of hip-hop's most influential and mythologized figures. Blending...
Snoop Dog (Calvin Broadus Jr)
Snoop Dogg, one of the most recognizable and successful hip-hop artists in history, was born Cordozar Calvin Broadus Jr. in...
De La Soul
De La Soul are a celebrated Long Island trio, Posdnuos, Trugoy, and Maseo, who formed in 1988 with producer Prince...
Christopher “Big Pun” Rios
Big Pun, born Christopher Rios in the Bronx, was a revered Latino rapper celebrated for his dazzling technical skill and...
Sugarhill Gang
The Sugarhill Gang were hip-hop's first commercially successful rap group, assembled in the late 1970s by label head Sylvia Robinson....
