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Hip hop is a musical genre which developed alongside hip hop culture, and is commonly based on concepts of looping, rapping, freestyling, DJing, scratching, sampling and beatboxing. The music is used to express concerns of political, social, and personal issues. Hip hop began in the Bronx in New...
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Analog Brothers
Analog Brothers is an experimental hip-hop crew featuring Ice Oscillator also known as Ice-T (keyboards, drums, vocals), Keith Korg also known as Kool Keith (bass, strings, vocals), Mark Moog also known as Marc Live (drums, violyns and vocals),...
Aaliyah
Aaliyah Dana Haughton (January 16, 1979 – August 25, 2001), who performed under the mononym Aaliyah (pronounced /əˈliːə/), was an American recording artist, actress and model. She was born in Brooklyn, New York, and was raised in Detroit, Michigan....
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- Jan 16, 1979
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- Aug 25, 2001 (age 22 years)
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Articolo 31
Articolo 31 is a popular band in Milan, Italy, melding hip hop, funk, pop and traditional Italian musical forms. They are one of the most popular Italian rock/hip hop groups.
Members are the rapper J.Ax (real name Alessandro Aleotti), and DJ Jad ...
Active as Musical Artist (start):
- 1991
Beastie Boys
Beastie Boys is an American hip hop group from New York City. The group comprises Michael "Mike D" Diamond, Adam "MCA" Yauch, and Adam "Ad-Rock" Horovitz. Since around the time of the Hello Nasty album, the DJ for the group has been Michael "Mix...
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- 1979
Boogie Down Productions
Boogie Down Productions was a hip hop group originally comprised KRS-One, D-Nice, and DJ Scott La Rock. DJ Scott La Rock was murdered on August 27, 1987, months after the release of BDP's debut album Criminal Minded.
The name of the group, Boogie...
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Cypress Hill
Cypress Hill is an American hip hop group from South Gate, California. Originally called DVX, the name was changed after Mellow Man Ace left in 1988. Cypress Hill was the first Latino group to have platinum and multi-platinum albums, selling over 18...
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- 1988
Chuck D
Carlton Douglas Ridenhour (born August 1, 1960), better known by his stage name, Chuck D, is an American rapper, author, and producer. He helped create politically and socially conscious rap music in the late 1980s as the leader of the rap group...
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- Aug 1, 1960 (age 49 years)
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Coldcut
Coldcut are an English dance music duo comprising Matt Black and Jonathan More. Their signature style is electronic dance music, featuring cut up samples of hip hop, breaks, jazz, spoken word and various other types of music.
In 1986, computer...
Gorillaz
Gorillaz is an English virtual band created in 1998 by Damon Albarn of Britpop band Blur, and Jamie Hewlett, co-creator of the comic book Tank Girl. The band is composed of four animated band members: 2D (vocals, keyboard), Murdoc (bass guitar),...
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House of Pain
House of Pain is an Irish-American hip-hop group who released three albums in the early to mid 1990s before lead rapper Everlast decided to pursue his solo career again. The group is best known for its 1992 hit single "Jump Around", which reached #3...
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- 1990
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- 1996
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Ice T
Tracy Marrow (born February 16, 1958 ), better known by his stage name Ice-T, is a Grammy Award and NAACP Image Award-winning American rapper, actor and author. He is credited with helping in pioneering gangsta rap, in the late 1980s. As an actor,...
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- Feb 16, 1958 (age 51 years)
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Insane Clown Posse
Insane Clown Posse is an American hip hop duo from Detroit, Michigan. The group is composed of Joseph Bruce and Joseph Utsler, who perform under the respective personas of the wicked clowns Violent J and Shaggy 2 Dope. Insane Clown Posse performs a...
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James Brown
James Joseph Brown (May 3, 1933 – December 25, 2006), originally James Joseph Brown, Jr., also known as "The Godfather of Soul", was an American entertainer. He is recognized as one of the most influential figures in 20th century popular music and...
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- May 3, 1933
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- Dec 25, 2006 (age 73 years)
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Jennifer Lopez
Jennifer Lopez was born in July 24, 1969 in the Bronx, NYC. Currently married to Hispanic singer Marc Anthony, she is the mother of two. Jennifer Lopez, also known as “J Lo” is a singer, actress, dancer, song writer, record producer,...
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- Jul 4, 1969 (age 40 years)
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Active as Musical Artist (start):
- 1999
Mariah Carey
Mariah Carey (born March 27, 1969) is an American singer, songwriter, record producer and actress. She made her recording debut in 1990 under the guidance of Columbia Records executive Tommy Mottola, and became the first recording artist to have her...
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- Mar 27, 1970 (age 39 years)
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- 1990
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N.W.A
N.W.A (Niggaz Wit Attitudes, AKA "Niggaz With Attitude") was a Compton, California-based hip hop group widely considered one of the seminal acts of the gangsta rap sub-genre. Active from 1986 to 1991, the group endured controversy due to the...
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- 1986
Active as Musical Artist (end):
- 1992
Public Enemy
Public Enemy, also known as PE, is a hip hop group from Long Island, New York, known for its politically charged lyrics and criticism of the American media, with an active interest in the frustrations and concerns of the African American community....
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- 1982
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Run-D.M.C.
Run–D.M.C. (sometimes written Run D.M.C., Run–DMC, or Run DMC) was a hip hop group from Hollis, in the Queens borough of New York City. Founded by Joseph "Run" Simmons, Darryl "D.M.C." McDaniels, and Jason "Jam-Master Jay" Mizell, the group is...
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Active as Musical Artist (start):
- 1982
Active as Musical Artist (end):
- Oct 30, 2002
Soul Coughing
Soul Coughing was a New York-based alternative rock band. The band found modest mainstream success during the mid-to-late 90's. Soul Coughing developed a devout fanbase and have garnered largely positive response from critics. Steve Huey describes...
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- 1993
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- 2000
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Tupac Shakur
Tupac Amaru Shakur (June 16, 1971 – September 13, 1996), known by his stage names 2Pac (or simply Pac) and Makaveli, was an American rapper. He has sold 75 million albums to date and is one of the best-selling music artists in the world. In addition...
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- Jun 16, 1971
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- Sep 13, 1996 (age 25 years)
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Wu-Tang Clan
The Wu-Tang Clan are a New York City-based hip-hop group, which consists of: RZA, GZA, Method Man, Raekwon, Ghostface Killah, Inspectah Deck, U-God, Masta Killa, and the late Ol' Dirty Bastard. They are frequently joined by fellow childhood friend...
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Active as Musical Artist (start):
- 1990
Robbie Williams
Robert Peter "Robbie" Williams (born 13 February 1974) is a multi-BRIT Award-winning English singer, songwriter and musician. His career started in 1990, at the age of 16, as a dancer and singer with the pop band Take That. Robbie left the group in...
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- Feb 13, 1974 (age 35 years)
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Nelly Furtado
Nelly Kim Furtado (born December 2, 1978) is a Canadian singer-songwriter, record producer, and actress. She has sold over 50 million albums worldwide. Furtado grew up in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada, and currently resides in Toronto.
Furtado...
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- Dec 2, 1978 (age 31 years)
Lisa Lopes
Lisa Nicole Lopes (May 27, 1971 – April 25, 2002), better known by her stage name Left Eye, was an American rapper, singer, songwriter, teen idol, and member of the R&B; girl group TLC.
Lopes contributed her own self-written raps to many of TLC's...
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- May 27, 1971
Date of death:
- Apr 25, 2002 (age 30 years)
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DJ Mahmut and Murat G
DJ Mahmut & Murat G is a Turkish hip hop duo from Frankfurt, Germany. Murat G raps in German and Turkish; and DJ Mahmut uses music from east and west. The group was founded in the early nineties. They also established their own label Looptown...
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R. Kelly
Robert Sylvester Kelly (born January 8, 1967), best known by the stage name R. Kelly, is an American R&B; and soul singer-songwriter, occasional rapper, and record producer. Debuting in 1992 with the group Public Announcement, Kelly went solo in...
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- Jan 8, 1967 (age 43 years)
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Justin Timberlake
Justin Randall Timberlake (born January 31, 1981) is an American pop musician and actor. He has won six Grammy Awards as well as two Emmy Awards. He got his big break when he appeared as a contestant on Star Search, and went on to star in the Disney...
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- Jan 31, 1981 (age 28 years)
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Massive Attack
Massive Attack are a music production and vocal duo from Bristol, United Kingdom. Working alongside co-producers, they assemble a collective of various favoured session musicians and guest vocalists with whom they make records and tour live. The duo...
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Active as Musical Artist (start):
- 1987
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 (born Didier Morville) and Kool Shen (born Bruno Lopès). Their six albums were released by Sony Music...
Active as Musical Artist (start):
- 1989
Active as Musical Artist (end):
- 1998
One Minute Silence
One Minute Silence was a four-piece band based in Ireland that combined influences from metal, hardcore punk and rap. The band consisted of vocalist Brian 'Yap' Barry from Co. Tipperary, guitarist Massimo Fiocco from Limerick City, drummer Eddie...
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Active as Musical Artist (start):
- 1995
Active as Musical Artist (end):
- 2003
Wrecked Mob
Wrecked Mob from Lucerne, Switzerland were the first Swiss-German Rap Crew on a major recording label (Sony/Columbia Records). They are also part of the legendary Graffiti Crew Stick Up Kids (www.stickupkids.de), together with worldwide acclaimed...
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Primitive Lyrics
Primitive Lyrics (aka "PL") is a hip hop crew, founded 1991 in Zürich, Switzerland. The group was one of the first Swiss dialect hip hop crews. Primitive Lyrics combined live rock music (drums, bass, guitar, saxophone) together with a DJ and two...
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Autechre
Autechre are an English electronic music group consisting of Rob Brown and Sean Booth, both natives of Rochdale, Greater Manchester. Formed in 1987, the duo are one of the most prominent acts signed with Warp Records, a label known for its...
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- 1991
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Damon Albarn
Damon Albarn (pronounced /ˈdeɪmən ˈɔːlbɑːn/; born 23 March 1968 in Whitechapel, London), is a Grammy Award-winning English singer-songwriter and record producer. He has been involved in many high profile projects and collaborations throughout his...
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- Mar 23, 1968 (age 41 years)
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Tim Westwood
Timothy Westwood (born 3 October 1957) is an English DJ and presenter of radio and television. He also presents the UK version of the MTV show Pimp My Ride. He is often referred to by other DJs and artists appearing on his shows simply as 'Westwood'...
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- Oct 3, 1957 (age 52 years)
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Kilo Ali
Kilo Ali (born 1972), also known as Kilo, is a rap music artist from Atlanta, Georgia, United States. Kilo recorded mainly bass music/miami bass tracks, but also hip hop tracks with a less distinctive southern flavour.
Ali was turned on to hip-hop,...
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- 1972 (age 38 years)
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The Coup
The Coup is a political hip hop group based in Oakland, California. It formed as a three-member group in 1992 with emcees Raymond "Boots" Riley and E-Roc along with DJ Pam the Funkstress. E-Roc left on amicable terms after the group's second album...
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- 1992
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Fun Lovin' Criminals
The Fun Lovin' Criminals (often referred to by their initials, FLC) are an American alternative hip hop / alternative rock group from New York City. Their musical style is eclectic, covering such styles as hip hop, rock, funk, blues and jazz. Their...
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Active as Musical Artist (start):
- 1993
3rd Bass
3rd Bass was an American hip-hop group that rose to fame in the late 1980s and early 1990s, and was notable for being one of the first successful interracial hip-hop groups.
MC Serch (Michael Berrin), Prime Minister Pete Nice (Peter J. Nash), and DJ...
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2 Live Crew
2 Live Crew is a hip hop group from Miami, Florida. They caused considerable controversy with the sexual themes in their work, particularly on their 1989 album As Nasty As They Wanna Be.
2 Live Crew was created by David "Treach DJ Mr. Mixx" Hobbs in...
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Active as Musical Artist (start):
- 1985
OutKast
OutKast is an American hip hop duo based in East Point, Georgia, a city south of Atlanta, Georgia. They were originally known as The OKB (The OutKast Brothers) but later changed the group's name to OutKast. The group's original musical style was a...
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Active as Musical Artist (start):
- 1991
Joe Hahn
Joseph "Joe" Hahn, better known as Mr. Hahn, (born March 15, 1977 in Dallas, Texas) is an American turntablist and director best known as the DJ for the band Linkin Park.
Hahn joined Linkin Park, after meeting fellow band mate Mike Shinoda in art...
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- Mar 15, 1977 (age 32 years)
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Queen Pen
Lynise Walters, better known by the stage name Queen Pen, (born in 1973) is a Grammy winning American female rapper.
Her music career started as a protégé of Teddy Riley, a music producer and member of the R&B; group BLACKstreet in the mid-1990s....
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Ja Rule
Jeffrey Atkins (born February 29, 1976), better known by his stage name Ja Rule, is an American rapper, singer, and actor formerly signed to The Inc. and Universal Records, formerly of Def Jam Recordings. A Hollis, New York native, Ja Rule has...
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- Feb 29, 1976 (age 33 years)
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Mike Shinoda
Michael Kenji "Mike" Shinoda (born February 11, 1977) is an American musician, record producer, and artist from Agoura Hills, California. He is best known as the rapper, songwriter, keyboardist, vocalist and rhythm guitarist of rock band Linkin Park...
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- Feb 11, 1977 (age 32 years)
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A Tribe Called Quest
A Tribe Called Quest is an American hip hop group that was formed in 1985. The group is composed of rapper/producer Q-Tip (Kamaal Ibn John Fareed, formerly Jonathan Davis), rapper Phife Dawg (Malik Taylor), and DJ/producer Ali Shaheed Muhammad. A...
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Active as Musical Artist (start):
- 1988
Active as Musical Artist (end):
- 1998
Shaquille O'Neal
Shaquille Rashaun O'Neal (born March 6, 1972), nicknamed "Shaq", is an American professional basketball player, rapper, actor, reserve police officer and a U.S. Deputy Marshal. He is widely perceived as one of the most dominant players in the...
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- Mar 6, 1972 (age 37 years)
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Dragon Ash
Dragon Ash (ドラゴンアッシュ, Doragon Ashu) are a Japanese rock group led by rap mogul Kenji Furuya. They are an icon in Japan and were one of the first groups to popularize hip hop in Japan. They brought a western flavor to Japanese music and helped to...
King Gidora
King Giddra was a Japanese hip hop group that started in 1993. They were signed to the indie label P-Vine Records. After a 6 year hiatus, they would go on to sign with DefStar Records, a sublabel under Sony Music Entertainment Japan (SMEJ) for their...
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Bobby Brown
Robert Barisford "Bobby" Brown (born February 5, 1969) is a Grammy Award-winning American R&B; singer-songwriter and dancer. After success in pop group New Edition, Brown began his solo career in 1987 and had a string of Top 10 Billboard hits,...
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- Feb 5, 1969 (age 40 years)
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Shavo Odadjian
Shavarsh "Shavo" Odadjian (born April 22, 1974) is an Armenian-American songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and director. He is best known as the bassist and occasional songwriter of the Grammy Award-winning rock band, System of a Down. The band has...
Date of birth:
- Apr 22, 1974 (age 35 years)
Sublime
Sublime was an American ska punk band from Long Beach, California, formed in 1986. The band's original line-up consisted of Bradley Nowell (vocals and guitar), Bud Gaugh (drums and percussion), and Eric Wilson (bass guitar). Lou Dog, Nowell's...
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- 1988
Active as Musical Artist (end):
- May 25, 1996
Jurassic 5
Jurassic 5 was an American alternative hip hop group formed in 1993 by rappers Chali 2na, Akil, Zaakir, Mark 7even, DJ Nu-Mark and Cut Chemist. The group broke up in 2007.
Jurassic 5 came together from two separate crews, the Rebels of Rhythm and...
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Active as Musical Artist (start):
- 1993
U-God
Lamont Jody Hawkins (born November 11, 1970), better known as U-God, is an American rapper and member of the hip hop collective, Wu-Tang Clan. He has been with the group since its inception, and is known for having a deep, hypnotisingly rhythmic...
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- Oct 7, 1970 (age 39 years)
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Raekwon
Corey Woods (born January 12, 1968), better known by the stage name Raekwon (sometimes "Raekwon the Chef"), is an American rapper and a member of the Wu-Tang Clan. He released his solo debut, Only Built 4 Cuban Linx..., in 1995, and has continued...
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- Jan 12, 1970 (age 39 years)
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Sean Combs
Sean John Combs (November 4, 1969), known by his stage name Diddy, is an American record producer, rapper, actor, men's fashion designer, entrepreneur and dancer. He won three Grammy Awards and two MTV Video Music Awards, and his clothing line...
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- Nov 4, 1969 (age 40 years)
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Active as Musical Artist (start):
- 1988
Will Smith
Willard Christopher "Will" Smith, Jr. (born September 25, 1968) is an American actor, film producer and rapper. He has enjoyed success in music, television and film. Newsweek has called him the most powerful actor on the planet. Smith has been...
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- Sep 25, 1968 (age 41 years)
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Active as Musical Artist (start):
- 1986
Masters of Illusion
Masters of Illusion is a hip hop side-project of renowned turntablist Kutmasta Kurt and the 2 emcees Kool Keith and Motion Man. Their first self-titled album was released in 2000.
The album's title includes "Kutmasta Kurt presents..." which implies...
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Warren G
Warren Griffin III (born November 10, 1971) better known by his stage name Warren G, is an American West Coast rapper and hip hop producer. He is Dr. Dre's step brother. His biggest hit to date was the single "Regulate" with Nate Dogg released in...
Date of birth:
- Nov 10, 1970 (age 39 years)
