Musicians - Artists
by beaversgrad | created - 01 Jul 2016 | updated - 07 Jun 2020 | PublicArtists, Albums & Songs
1. Dr. Dre
Soundtrack | Training Day
Considered by many to be hip-hop's greatest producer, Dr. Dre (b. André Young, February 18, 1965) pioneered gangsta hip-hop and his own variation of the sound, dubbed G-Funk. His very early albums were violent but cautionary tales of the criminal mind, but Dre's records with NWA celebrated the ...
2. Eminem
Soundtrack | 8 Mile
Eminem was born Marshall Bruce Mathers III in St. Joseph, Missouri, to Deborah R. (Nelson) and Marshall Bruce Mathers, Jr., who were in a band together, Daddy Warbucks. He is of English, as well as some German, Scottish, and Swiss-German, ancestry. Marshall spent his early childhood being shoved ...
3. NWA
Soundtrack | New Jack City
NWA is known for New Jack City (1991), 21 Jump Street (2012) and Us (2019).
4. Eazy-E
Soundtrack | Harsh Times
Eric Lynn Wright, better known by his stage name Eazy-E, was an American rapper who performed solo and as a member of the group NWA Wright is affectionately called "The Godfather Of Gangsta Rap."
He was born in Compton, California. After dropping out of high school in the tenth grade, he supported ...
5. Run-D.M.C.
Soundtrack | Die Hard
Run-DMC (also spelled Run-D.M.C.) was an American hip hop group from Hollis, Queens, New York City, founded in 1983 by Joseph Simmons, Darryl McDaniels, and Jason Mizell. Run-DMC is regarded as one of the most influential acts in the history of hip hop culture and one of the most famous hip hop ...
6. Darryl McDaniels
Soundtrack | Die Hard
Darryl Matthews McDaniels was born on May 31, 1964, in Queens, New York. His birth parents are unknown. At the age of 3 months, Byford and Banna McDaniels adopted him. He attended Catholic schools in New York City and after graduation, he attended St. John's University in Queens, New York. During ...
7. Joseph Simmons
Soundtrack | Die Hard
Joseph Simmons was born on November 14, 1964 in Queens, New York, USA. He is a producer and actor, known for Die Hard (1988), The Bounty Hunter (2010) and Friday Night Lights (2004). He has been married to Justine Simmons since June 25, 1994. They have four children. He was previously married to ...
8. Rick Rubin
Soundtrack | Battleship
Rick Rubin was born on March 10, 1963 in Long Island, New York, USA. He is a producer and actor, known for Battleship (2012), Twister (1996) and Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021).
9. Nas
Soundtrack | Belly
Nas, born Nasir bin Olu Dara Jones on September 14, 1973, is the son of Olu Dara, an unconventional jazz musician. At age nine he was a member of the Devastatin' Seven in the mid-1980s, the fruits of which can be heard on his 1994 debut, "Illmatic," which was released on Columbia/SME later that ...
10. Jay-Z
Soundtrack | The Harder They Fall
Jay-Z was born Shawn Corey Carter on December 4, 1969 in Brooklyn, New York City, New York. Carter was a school friend of The Notorious B.I.G.. He first started releasing records in the late 1980s. In 1990, he appeared on records by his close friend, Jas ("The Originators") and Original Flavor ("...
11. A$AP Rocky
Actor | Dope
American rapper from Manhattan, New York City. Rakim is a member of the hip hop collective A$AP Mob, from which he adopted his moniker. Rocky released his debut mix-tape Live. Love. A$AP, in 2011. The success of his mix-tape led to a record deal with Polo Grounds Music, RCA Records, and Sony Music ...
12. Kool G Rap
Soundtrack | Colors
Kool G Rap was born on July 20, 1964 in Jamaica, Queens, New York City, New York, USA. He is an actor and composer, known for Colors (1988), Giancana Story: The Kool G Rap Chronicles and Music of the Heart (1999).
13. KRS-One
Soundtrack | The Manchurian Candidate
Lawrence "Kris" Parker better known by his stage names KRS-One (an abbreviation of "Knowledge Reigns Supreme Over Nearly Everyone") and Teacha, is an American rapper, lyricist and occasional producer from New York. He rose to prominence as part of the hip hop group Boogie Down Productions, which he...
14. Mac Miller
Actor | Scary Movie 5
Mac Miller was born on January 19, 1992 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA. He was a music artist and actor, known for Scary Movie V (2013), Tall Girl (2019) and Lethal Weapon (2016). He died on September 7, 2018 in San Fernando Valley, California, USA.
15. Snoop Dogg
Actor | Training Day
Snoop Dogg is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, producer, media personality, entrepreneur, and actor.
His music career began in 1992 when he was discovered by Dr. Dre and featured on Dre's solo debut, "Deep Cover", and then on Dre's solo debut album, The Chronic. He has since sold over 23 ...
16. Cashis
Actor | Eminem Feat. 50 Cent, Cashis, Lloyd Banks: You Don't Know
American rapper, born and raised in Chicago, but relocated to Irvine, California in Orange County with his high school friend and producer Rikanatti to get away from the dangerous street life and to pursue his rap career. He is a member of the Gangster Disciples. Cashis' group "The Renegades" sent ...
17. Royce Da 5'9''
Soundtrack | Fast Five
Ryan Montgomery, also known as Royce Da 59, is an American rapper from Detroit, Michigan. Voted as one of the most underrated MCs in the rap industry, Royce has three full-length albums credited to his name, despite being through more career upheavals than most artists experience over their whole ...
18. Big Sean
Soundtrack | Terminator Genisys
Big Sean was born Sean Michael Leonard Anderson on March 25, 1988 in Santa Monica, California & raised in Detroit, Michigan. After releasing a number of mixtapes, Sean released his debut studio album, Finally Famous in 2011, which peaked at number three on Billboard 200, and was certified Platinum ...
19. Obie Trice
Soundtrack | Cradle 2 the Grave
Obie Trice III (born November 14, 1977) is an American rapper. He was signed to fellow Detroit rapper Eminem's Shady Records in 2002, where he released the albums Cheers (2003) and Second Round's on Me (2006). Trice formed his own record label, Black Market Entertainment, upon leaving Shady. He ...
20. The Alchemist
Soundtrack | Step Brothers
The Alchemist has been one of the most successful producers of hip-hop music in recent years. However, fans of hard-hitting hip-hop are amazed when they find out that one of the top producers of this genre of music is a Caucasian Jew from the affluent suburb of Beverly Hills, California.
Al's family...
21. Proof
Actor | 8 Mile
Proof was born on October 2, 1973 in Detroit, Michigan, USA. He was an actor and director, known for 8 Mile (2002), The Longest Yard (2005) and Bad Company (2002). He was married to Sharonda. He died on April 11, 2006 in Detroit, Michigan, USA.
22. Stat Quo
Soundtrack | Case 39
Stat Quo is known for Case 39 (2009), Torque (2004) and Straight Outta Compton (2015).
23. Swift
Soundtrack | The Longest Yard
Swift was born on March 16, 1976. He is an actor, known for The Longest Yard (2005), Bad Company (2002) and Project X (2012).
24. Dave Burd
Actor | Dave
Dave Burd was born on March 15, 1988 in Cheltenham Township, Pennsylvania, USA. He is an actor and writer, known for Dave (2020), The Lego Batman Movie (2017) and Lil Dicky: Earth (2019).
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