Tupac Amaru Shakur was a rapper, actor, and activist who became one of hip-hop's most influential and mythologized figures. Blending ...

Snoop Dogg, one of the most recognizable and successful hip-hop artists in history, was born Cordozar Calvin Broadus Jr. in ...

De La Soul are a celebrated Long Island trio, Posdnuos, Trugoy, and Maseo, who formed in 1988 with producer Prince ...

Roc-A-Fella Records was founded in 1995 by Damon Dash, Jay-Z, and Kareem 'Biggs' Burke after labels passed on Jay-Z. Launched ...

Big Pun, born Christopher Rios in the Bronx, was a revered Latino rapper celebrated for his dazzling technical skill and ...

Lady Pink, born in Ecuador and raised in New York, was one of graffiti's most important early artists and a ...