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20th-century African-American people

  • DJ HollywoodAnthony Holloway, known as DJ Hollywood, was born on the 10th of December 1954. His approach to MCing changed how audiences heard early hip-hop music.
  • Joseph Deighton Gibson Jr.A bell rang at Chicago's WJJD radio station in 1943, marking the moment Joseph Deighton Gibson Jr. began his career under Al Benson.
  • Marley MarlMarlon Lu'Ree Williams was born on the 30th of September 1962 inside the Queensbridge housing projects in Queens, New York.
  • Russell SimmonsRussell Wendell Simmons was born in the Hollis neighborhood of Queens on the 4th of October 1957. His father worked as a public school administrator while…
  • Justin SimienJustin Simien was born in Houston, Texas. He grew up Catholic and lost his father while he was still young. The family lived within the metro area of that…