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T.I. - 80% match to 8Ball And MJG

Clifford Joseph Harris Jnr., 25 September 1980, Atlanta, Georgia, USA. Rapper T.I. was one of countless up-and-coming artists to emerge from the south of the USA during the early twenty-first century. T.I. was first exposed to hip-hop at the age of seven, and by the time he was 11 he had decided to pursue a career in rap seriously (originally as T.I.P.). A few problems with Read more

Lil Scrappy - 78% match to 8Ball And MJG

Juvenile - 69% match to 8Ball And MJG

Terius Gray, 26 March 1975, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA. This highly talented New Orleans, Louisiana, USA-based rapper earned his name from a youth spent on the streets. He originally made his mark on the southern underground scene in the early 90s as part of the trio 3Grand, before signing a short-term solo recording contract with Warlock Records, who released 1995’s B Read more

Youngbloodz - 69% match to 8Ball And MJG

Crime Mob - 67% match to 8Ball And MJG

This Atlanta, Georgia-based rap group was formed in 2003 by M.I.G. (J. Usher, 1987, Atlanta, Georgia, USA), Cyco Black (b. Alphonce Smith, 1986, Sandy Springs, Georgia, USA), Diamond (b. Brittany Nicole Carpenter, 20 May 1988, Atlanta, Georgia, USA), Killa C (b. Christopher Henderson, 1986, Decatur, Georgia, USA), Lil’ Jay (b. Jonathan Lewis, 1985, Atlanta, Georgia, USA Read more

Bone Thugs-N-Harmony - 65% match to 8Ball And MJG

Based in Cleveland, Ohio, USA, Bone Thugs-N-Harmony was one of the most successful 90s rap outfits to break into the mainstream. Formed in the early 90s by Layzie Bone (Steven Howse, 23 September 1975, Cleveland, Ohio, USA), Bizzy Bone (b. Bryon Anthony McCane, 12 September 1976, Columbus, Ohio, USA), Krayzie Bone (b. Anthony Henderson, 17 June 1973, Cleveland, Ohio, USA), W Read more

Nas - 62% match to 8Ball And MJG

Nasir Bin Olu Dara Jones, 14 September 1973, Long Island, New York, USA. From the tough Queensbridge housing projects which brought the world Marley Marl, MC Shan and Intelligent Hoodlum, Nas made his name as a highly skilled rapper with the double whammy of 1994’s Illmatic and 1996’s It Was Written, albums whose music was crafted with a degree of subtlety and fore Read more

Trick Daddy - 62% match to 8Ball And MJG

Dmx - 58% match to 8Ball And MJG

Earl Simmons, 18 December 1970, Baltimore, Maryland, USA. The leading hardcore rapper of the late 90s and early 00s, Earl Simmons was raised from an early age by his aunt in New York City’s Yonkers district. He took his name from the DMX digital sound machine, and developed a reputation as a DJ in the local projects. DMX won Source magazine’s Unsigned Hype Award in Read more

Fabolous - 58% match to 8Ball And MJG

John David Jackson, 18 November 1977, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA. Jackson began recording in the late 90s under the Fabolous Sport moniker but enjoyed little recognition. He shot to fame in 2001 as the poster-boy of DJ Clue?’s new label, Desert Storm. Hired as much for his looks as his rapping ability, Fabolous was used by DJ Clue? to cash in on the populari Read more

2Pac - 56% match to 8Ball And MJG

Parish Lesane Crooks, 16 June 1971, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA, d. 13 September 1996, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA. The controversy-laced gangsta rapper 2Pac was the son of two Black Panther members, and his mother Alice Faye Williams was actually pregnant with her son while being held in a New York prison. After his mother married Mutulu Shakur, who became the baby
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Jay-Z - 56% match to 8Ball And MJG

Shawn Corey Carter, 4 December 1969, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA. Raised in Brooklyn, Carter was a school friend of the Notorious B.I.G. He first started releasing records in the late 80s, part-financing his music by hustling. In 1990, he appeared on records by his close friend Jaz (‘The Originators’) and Original Flavor (‘Can I Get Open’), and Read more

Snoop Dogg - 56% match to 8Ball And MJG

50 Cent - 54% match to 8Ball And MJG

Rich Boy - 54% match to 8Ball And MJG

Maurice Richards, 1983, Mobile, Alabama, USA. This southern rapper was raised in Mobile and studied mechanical engineering at Tuskegee University. He experimented with beats while still at college but it was when he started rapping that the idea of pursuing a music career took hold. He dropped out of university and began recording demo material. A number of his tracks were p Read more