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African-American rappers

  • 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.
  • Sha-RockSharon Green entered the world on the 25th of October 1962 in Wilmington, North Carolina. Her family moved her to the South Bronx during the earliest years…
  • Queen LatifahDana Elaine Owens arrived in the world on the 18th of March 1970 within the city limits of Newark, New Jersey. Her childhood unfolded primarily in nearby…
  • Missy ElliottMelissa Arnette Elliott was born on the 1st of July 1971, at the Naval Medical Center in Portsmouth, Virginia. Her family lived in a manufactured home…
  • The Lady of RageRobin Yvette Allen stood in Chung King Studios during the summer of 1988. She was twenty years old when she met Shahkim, a rapper from Queens who would later…