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Lady GagaStefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta was born on the 28th of March 1986, but the world knew her as Lady Gaga only after she decided to wear a dress made…
Jay-ZShawn Corey Carter was born on the 4th of December 1969 in Brooklyn, New York, and raised in the Marcy Houses public housing project within the…
Marley MarlMarlon Lu'Ree Williams, known to the world as Marley Marl, stumbled upon the future of hip-hop production through a simple mistake in 1981.
Large ProfessorWilliam Paul Mitchell was born in Harlem on the 21st of March 1972, but his musical destiny was forged in the quiet streets of Flushing, Queens.
Mariah CareyMariah Carey was born on the 27th of March 1969 in Huntington, New York, into a family that would become a case study in the racial tensions of late…
Sean CombsSean John Combs was born on the 4th of November 1969 in Harlem, New York City, into a world that would soon be shattered by violence.
50 CentCurtis James Jackson III was struck by nine bullets at close range on the 24th of May 2000, yet he survived to tell the tale.
LL Cool JJames Todd Smith was four years old when he found his mother and grandfather covered in blood after his father shot them, an event that would haunt him for…
Kurtis BlowKurtis Walker was born on the 9th of August 1959 in Harlem, Manhattan, New York City, but history remembers him as Kurtis Blow, the first rapper to sign with…
MF DoomDaniel Dumile was born in Hounslow, London, on the 13th of July 1971, yet he would spend the majority of his life as a British citizen living in the United…
Sylvia RobinsonSylvia Vanterpool walked out of Washington Irving High School at the age of fourteen, trading textbooks for a microphone and a future that no one could…
Diana RossDiana Ross was born Diana Ernestine Earle Ross on the 26th of March 1944 in Detroit, Michigan, into a family that would eventually shape the sound of a…