43 American hip hop biography stubs

Aaron Phillip, better known by his stage name Afu-Ra, is an American underground rapper. Afu-Ra is a member of the Gang Starr Foundation, and has worked closely with its members, Gang Starr, Jeru the Damaja, Big Shug, Group Home, and others.

Anthony Peaks, better known as Apache, was an American rapper.

Antonia D. Reed, known professionally as Bahamadia, is an American hip-hop artist and singer. Bahamadia released her debut album, Kollage, in 1996, followed by the independently released EP BB Queen in 2000. She then released a full-length album, Good Rap Music, in 2005. Bahamadia has also released the singles “Dialed Up Vol. 1”, “Here”, and “Dialed Up Vol. 2”

Kevin Gilliam, better known by his stage name BattleCat, is an American hip hop record producer and Disc jockey from South Los Angeles, California.

Rudolph Rinchere, better known by his stage name Bang Belushi, is an American underground rapper from Detroit, Michigan. He is a current member of the Fat Killahz and also Obie Trice's hypeman.

Curtis Donnell Davis, better known by his stage name Big Mello, was an American rapper from Houston, Texas. He debuted as Big Mello in 1992 with the album "Bone Hard Zaggin'" on the Rap-A-Lot Records label.

Rene Brown is an American rapper. She was born in Jackson, Mississippi.

Ishmael Reginald Butler is an American rapper, record producer and songwriter. He is best known for his work with such groups as Digable Planets in the 1990s and Shabazz Palaces in the 2010s.

Terrell Woods, better known by his stage name Carnage the Executioner, is an American rapper from Twin Cities, Minnesota. He is also part of the groups such as Ill Chemistry and Saltee.

Ronald Fields, better known by his stage name Cougnut, was an American rapper from the Lakeview neighborhood of San Francisco, California.

Shane Johnson known as Shane Dollar, is a rapper who was born on June 30, 1980 in Suffolk, Virginia. He has performed with celebrity acts including Obie Trice, Cappadonna, Ghostface Killah, Raekwon, Nottz Raw, Cassidy, Bubba Sparxxx, Yelawolf, Nappy Roots, Ying Yang Twins, Mac Lethal, Ras Kass, Keith Murray, Nine, Canibus, Nature, Ces Cru, Lil Wyte, and Rampage.

Odis Oliver Flores, better known by the stage name O.T. Genasis, is an American rapper and songwriter.

Michael Buchanan, better known as House Shoes, is an American Detroit-born hip hop producer and DJ, who lives and works in Los Angeles, California. He served as a producer on albums by Phat Kat, Proof, Elzhi, Pumpkinhead, Marv Won, J Dilla, Danny Brown, and Quelle Chris among others. He is a three-time Detroit Music Awards winner for Outstanding Hip-Hop DJ.

Jakki Rubin, better known by his stage name Jakki tha Motamouth, is an American rapper from Columbus, Ohio. He is a member of MHz Legacy. He was part of the group The Weathermen. Originally released in 2004, his first solo album, God vs. Satan, was re-released in 2005. He's best known for his punchlines and excellent storytelling ability.

James Brandt Curran is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, and record producer. James is more commonly known by his stage name JTM, formerly James the Mormon. Although he doesn't make religious music, he self-identifies as a religious person. JTM is a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

Shanell Jones, better known by her stage name Lady Luck, is an American hip-hop artist from Englewood, New Jersey. Luck signed a five-album record deal with Def Jam worth between half a million and a million dollars at the age of 17 on the strength of several freestyles that she did for New York radio station WQHT-FM. Luck was featured in The New Yorker and a series of articles in The Source, which ran monthly installments on her career.

Mutulu Olugbala, better known by his stage name M-1, is an American rapper, activist and author from Brooklyn, New York. He is best known for his work as one half of the political hip hop duo Dead Prez with stic.man.

Awood Johnson, better known by his stage name, Magic, was an American rapper from New Orleans, Louisiana, perhaps best known for his stint with No Limit Records in the late 1990s and early 2000s.

Joshua Mallett, also known by his stage name "Rip", is an award-winning American recording artist, producer, DJ, and filmmaker from Waukegan, Illinois. Rip has been selected as a "Famous Waukeganite" by the City of Waukegan. In 2018 he was considered for four Grammy Awards and was the first billed hip-hop set to perform the Grand stage at The World's Largest Brat Fest on May 26, 2018.

Peter Jones, professionally known by his stage name MC Shy D, is an American rapper and producer from the Bronx, New York. He was signed with Luke Skyywalker Records and released two albums, Got to Be Tough and Comin' Correct in 88, through the label from 1987 to 1988. He released his third album, Don't Sweat Me, in 1990 via On Top Records and Benz Records, and his fourth album, The Comeback, in 1993 via Wrap Records. In 1996, Jones released his fifth studio album, Recordnize, featuring DJ Smurf under Benz Records. His sixth and recent album, Against The Odds, was released in 1999 with Charlotte 'Tha Rhythum' Crooms also via Benz Records.

Ms. Melodie, the stage name of Ramona Parker, was an American emcee. She was associated with KRS-One's group Boogie Down Productions (BDP) and was for a time married to KRS-One. She was described by Vibe as "one of the ladies who could sonically spar with the fellas, spit raw lyrics, rhyme from a female's perspective, and hold their own."

Vinia A. Mojica is a singer-songwriter from Queens, New York City, United States of America. She is best known for her collaborations with the Native Tongues collective and other hip hop artists.

Ali Shaheed Muhammad is an American hip hop DJ, record producer, and rapper, best known as a member of A Tribe Called Quest. With Q-Tip and Phife Dawg, the group released five studio albums from 1990 to 1998 before disbanding; their final album was released in 2016. A native of Brooklyn, New York City, Muhammad currently lives in Los Angeles.

O.G.C. is an American hip hop trio, composed of members Starang Wondah, Top Dog and Louieville Sluggah. The group is mostly known through their membership in the Boot Camp Clik, along with Buckshot, Smif-N-Wessun and Heltah Skeltah.

Damon Coleman, better known by his stage name Omen, is an American rapper and record producer from Chicago, Illinois. He is signed to J. Cole's Dreamville Records and Interscope Records. His debut studio album Elephant Eyes, was released on July 21, 2015.

Parrish J. Smith, better known as PMD, is an American rapper from Brentwood, New York, a member of EPMD and Hit Squad.

Lumumba Carson, known by his stage names Baba Professor X the Overseer, Professor X, or PXO was born the son of Brooklyn-based activist Sonny Carson.

Laura Raia, professionally known as Moxie Raia, is an American singer-songwriter. She is of Italian descent. Her first mixtape 931 featuring artists like Pusha T, Wyclef Jean and Post Malone was released in March 2016. The second single from the mixtape, "On My Mind" featuring T, reached No. 42 on Spotify's Viral 50 tracks in March 2016.

Chynna Marie Rogers, known mononymously as Chynna, was an American rapper, disc jockey, and model who was signed by Ford Modeling Agency at the age of 14 and affiliated with the ASAP Mob.

Seagram Miller was an American rapper from Oakland, California, United States.

John Randolph, better known as Jay Smooth is a cultural commentator best known for his Ill Doctrine video blog. He is also the founder of New York City's longest-running hip hop radio program, WBAI's Underground Railroad. Smooth left WBAI in July 2018 after the station hired Leonard Lopate, who was fired from WNYC for allegations of sexual assault.

Soopa Villainz is an American hip hop supergroup based in Detroit, Michigan. Formed in 2002, the group consists of Joseph Bruce, Joseph Utsler and Esham. Lavel was later added to the lineup, but left during the group's hiatus. Since 2018, the group has reverted to its original lineup. The songs of Soopa Villainz center thematically on nefarious actions conducted by comic book supervillains. The group went on hiatus in 2005. ICP announced at its 2016 GOTJ seminar that the group would be reuniting for 2017. During ICP's performance on July 21, 2018 a banner showing the groups logo was unfurled, teasing the return of the group.

South Central Cartel is an American West Coast hip hop/gangsta rap group based in Los Angeles, California.

James Bromley Spicer was an American hip hop recording artist who released a number of old school rap singles during the late 1970s and early 1980s including the classic "Dollar Bill Y'all," for which he was perhaps best known. Spicer was managed by Russell Simmons' Rush Management. His single "The Bubble Bunch" featured Jellybean Benitez's first remix.

Kevin Smith, best known by his stage name Lovebug Starski, was an American MC, musician, and record producer. He began his career as a record boy in 1971 as hip-hop first appeared in the Bronx, and he eventually became a DJ at the Disco Fever club in 1978. He is one of two people who may have come up with the term "hip-hop". Starski claimed that he coined the phrase while trading the two words back and forth while improvising lines with Cowboy of the Furious Five at a farewell party for a friend who was headed into the Army.

Cordaro Uveil Stewart better known by his stage names Mr. Cash King and C. Stewart, is an American Rapper from Detroit, Michigan. On December 10, 2015 he released his first independent recording Single (music), "Inspiration" it was one of the top 11 songs and first in the rap Music genre at the fourth annual GRAMMY Amplifier program with Big Sean, Sam Hunt, and Lzzy Hale being the curator judges. His second single, "Round Hea" Featuring Atlantic Records recording artist Dusty McFly was released in 2016 as a trap heavy song.

DJ Subroc was an American-born, British hip hop artist and a member of KMD and Constipated Monkey.

The Surf MC's were an American hip hop group from California. They were signed to Profile Records in 1987 and released their only album, Surf or Die, the same year. The album was a mix of rock, punk and hip hop and had one single, "Surf or Die," which peaked at number 90 on the US Billboard R&B chart.. They performed with Red Hot Chili Peppers and Faith No More on the The Uplift Mofo Party Tour.

Theodore Livingston, better known as Grand Wizzard Theodore, is an American hip hop DJ. He is widely credited as the inventor of the scratching technique. In addition to scratching, he gained credibility for his mastery of needle drops and other techniques which he invented or perfected.

Hammy Down Versace is an American rap artist from Prestbury, Illinois. He started his rap career as 'Fat Ghost', in Wisconsin in 2008. Since then, Versace has moved to Los Angeles and began recording his single "Ferocious" at a Recording studio in Hollywood.

Wemerson Olivera, known by the stage name Wem, is a New Jersey-based American hip hop artist and music video director. Wem has been featured in XXL Magazine and is known for establishing himself in the American rap industry after being a first-generation immigrant from Brazil.

Paul Wright is an American musician originally from Eugene, Oregon. His debut album, Fly Away, was recorded in Oregon with Christopher Stevens and released in 2003. He graduated from Northwest Christian University with a degree in Communications after spending a semester studying at the Contemporary Music Center in Martha's Vineyard.

South Central Cartel is an American West Coast hip hop/gangsta rap group based in Los Angeles, California.