Williams embarked on a musical career in 2011, releasing a series of mixtapes beginning with I Came from Nothing. In 2013, he signed with fellow Atlanta rapper Gucci Mane's 1017 Records and gained further attention and praise for his debut mixtape with the label, 1017 Thug, released in ...
he first rose to prominence as a member of Diggin' in the Crates Crew (D.I.T.C.), a hip hop group which also included Lord Finesse, Diamond D, and Big L among others. However, Fat Joe's career truly took flight when he launched his solo career with his debu...
Beginning his music journey on SoundCloud in 2013, XXXTentacion introduced unconventional styles and techniques to the scene. He rose to prominence with his chart-topping singles and albums, establishing himself as a key figure in the emo rap and SoundCloud rap movements. Despite facing legal ...
songwriter and producer as a member of the R&B/hip-hop collective Swing Mob in the early ‘90s with childhood friend/producer Timbaland. After collaborating on projects by Aaliyah and others, the pair focused their attention on Elliott’s solo career, beginning with her arresting 1997 debut, ...
Just when it felt Future's smoldering hit streak was beginning to cool, he released back-to-back albums FUTURE and HNDRXX in February of 2017. The two projects teetered between pop-inspired tunes and heavy-handed street records, and Metro was the unsurprising maestro behind the biggest song ...
From the beginning, Xzibit showed lyrical finesse and talent with his gruff, distinct voice. He had a very down-to-earth way of delivering his verses at the start – perhaps this is the aspect of his music that he abandoned when he exploded around the turn of the century. But one cannot...
princess project. a lot of stuff with that didn’t go through for different reasons. that was before we quote, unquote kicked her out. so it was hard in the beginning. there was a lot going on and everybody went their separate ways. but as time went on, it’s like, ‘i wish you...
Antics have been a part of Ugly God’s aesthetic from the beginning. Originally known as Pussy Bacon, he broke through with a song called “I Beat My Meat,” rapped over an iPhone ringtone, which became popular thanks to YouTube dance videos that acted out the song’s lyrics. The music...
Just days before the 2025 GRAMMYs, Bernarr — a Los Angeles resident since 2014 — gave back to his community with a performance at Tha Juice Joint that raised money for those affected by the L.A. wildfires. "Seeing the destruction from the L.A. wildfires has been so...
female rappers were beginning to make up a formidable piece of the genre’s biology, unapologetically detailing their interpretations and experiences of the world they lived in. They all had distinct variations in style, flow, and lyrical content, but what each woman had in common was a fiercely...