Delinquent Habits formed in Los Angeles in 1991 The group was one of the first Latino hip-hop acts mixing English Spanish and Spanglish lyrics together Delinquent Habits consists of rappers Kemo David LK Thomas Ives Ivan S Martin and OG Style Alejand…

Dudley Perkins began rapping in 1987 though his debut for most hip-hop fans took place in 1995 when he was featured on a track from tha Alkaholiks Coast II Coast as Declaime Affiliated with the group of rapperproducers who made waves later in the dec…

Each a respected producer in his own right Kingston and Young God joined forces when they decided to create the group Blue Sky Black Death After they signed to Mush Records in 2005 the duo set to work on making their first record A Heap of Broken Ima…

Hailing from the same California town Oxnard that brought Lootpack and Madlib to the world Roc C was first introduced to the world with his appearance on Oh Nos another Oxnard native single Move Pt 2 in 2004 This led to a signing with Stones Throw Re…

Another name for Visionaries and Of Mexican Descent member 2Mex Songodsuns first showed up in the mid-90s when 2Mex and some friends including DJ Nobody got together to make a record However other commitments prevented an album from coming out though…

Signed to a major label when she was only 16 years old MC AkSent grew up quick thanks to a rough childhood Her father an aspiring rapper caught up in a gang lifestyle was killed in a shooting when she was only four With her mother unable to support h…

Hailing from Landover MD Kevin Brown aka Kev Brown got his first exposure to hip-hop when he heard his brothers copy of the 1986 Run-DMC album Raising Hell though he didnt begin to heavily immerse himself in the genre until he was in high school in t…

British singer-songwriter Jim Noir appeared in 2004 with an eclectic sound mixing modern rock and elements of electronica. His early EPs created quite a buzz, with Adidas subsequently picking one track ("Eanie Meany") for their 2006 World Cup ad camp…

Singer Seu Jorge spearheaded the Brazilian samba renaissance of the early 21st century expanding his audience far beyond South America via featured roles in the internationally acclaimed films City of God and The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou Born J…

The Shys brash update of 60s British Invasion and garage rock and 70s punk had its roots in San Clemente CA where vocalistguitarist Kyle Krone and keyboardistharmonica player Alex Kweskin grew up as childhood friends Kweskin learned to play piano and…