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B. B-Legit; B-Tight; B.G. Knocc Out; Baby Bash; Bad Azz (rapper) Boosie Badazz; Fredo Bang; Ant Banks; Lloyd Banks; BeatKing; Benny the Butcher; B.G. (rapper) Big Ed ...
Artis Leon Ivey Jr. (August 1, 1963 – September 28, 2022), [4] known by his stage name Coolio, was an American rapper.He was best known for his single "Gangsta's Paradise" (1995), which won a Grammy Award, and was credited for changing the course of hip hop by bringing it to a wider audience. [5]
Calvin Cordozar Broadus Jr. was born on October 20, 1971, in Long Beach, California, to Beverly Tate (1951–2021) and Vernell Varnado. [16] [17] Varnado, who was a Vietnam War veteran, singer, and mail carrier, left the family only three months after Snoop Dogg's birth, and thus he was named after his stepfather, Calvin Cordozar Broadus Sr. (1948–1984).
The Sugarhill Gang is an American hip hop group formed in Englewood, New Jersey in 1979. Their hit " Rapper's Delight ", released the same year they were formed, was the first rap single to become a top 40 hit on the Billboard Hot 100 , [ 1 ] reaching a peak position of number 36 on January 12, 1980. [ 2 ]
Also in 2007, Bone Thugs-n-Harmony won the American Music Award for Favorite Rap/Hip-Hop Band, Duo or Group. T.H.U.G.S. , an album featuring previously unreleased, largely remixed Bone Thugs-n-Harmony songs that hadn't made the final cut of BTNHResurrection and Thug World Order , was released on November 13, 2007, by their former record label ...
The two gangs have been close allies for decades and are still allied today. [14] B-Brazy, Peanut II and Lil' Laniak II were from the Denver Lanes. Tip Toe, Pimp D, Spyder, O.G Mad Eye, Big Hawk and Lil' Hawk were from the Crenshaw Mafia. Of those 9 members, 7 have been confirmed deceased. [15] B-Brazy was shot and killed in a set up in 2003. [16]
Eric Lynn Wright (September 7, 1964 [1] – March 26, 1995), known professionally by the stage name Eazy-E, was an American rapper who propelled West Coast rap and gangsta rap by leading the group N.W.A and its label, Ruthless Records. He is often referred to as the "Godfather of Gangsta Rap".