Emcees

Takeoff, born Kirshnik Khari Ball in 1994 in Lawrenceville, Georgia, was one-third of the influential Atlanta trap group Migos. Known...

Drill is a subgenre of hip-hop that originated in Chicago's South Side in the early 2010s, defined by dark production,...

Kendrick Lamar Duckworth, born June 17, 1987 in Compton, California, is one of hip-hop's most acclaimed artists. The son of...

'Top Billin'' by Brooklyn brother duo Audio Two, Milk Dee and Gizmo, became one of hip-hop's most recognizable and heavily...

Rakim Allah was born William Michael Griffin Jr. on January 28, 1968 in Wyandanch, Long Island, N.Y. to a musically...

Rob Base and DJ E-Z Rock were childhood friends from Harlem who, in 1988, released 'It Takes Two,' one of...