Also ranks #27 onThe Best Rappers From Queens, NYC Also ranks #30 onThe Best Bands Named After Drugs 22 Patra 54 votes Hailing from Kingston, Jamaica, this dancehall queen rose to prominence in the '90s with her sultry vocals and provocative image. Her fusion of reggae, dancehall...
Onyx is an American hardcore hip hop group from South Jamaica, Queens, New York City, consisting of Fredro Starr and Sticky Fingaz. Founded in 1988 by Starr, Sonny Seeza, and the late Big DS, the group has released seven studio albums in the US, one collaborative al...
In an instance of violence that would prove to be a staple of modern hip-hop folklore, 50 Cent was shot nine times while sitting in the driveway of his grandmother's house in Southside, Jamaica Queens on May 24, 2000. Fif was hit in his hand, both of his legs, his arm, his chest...
Hailing from South Jamaica, Queens by way of Trinidad and Tobago, Nicki Minaj earned her crown as the modern-day Queen of Rap with her fierce, braggadocious spirit. Her 2009 mixtape Beam Me Up Scotty established her as a lyrical powerhouse, shortly before she emerged as the First Lady of ...
The saga of 50 Cent, cast from South Jamaica, Queens, is anything but ordinary. 50 Cent would face numerous hardships, including a turbulent childhood marked by drug dealing and violence. Yet, despite the odds stacked against him, he discovered his passion for rapping. Then, in 2000, fate,...
On the project, the South Jamaica, Queens native offered dexterous and poetic verses over abstract jazz samples from saxophonist Oliver Nelson and multi-hyphenate musician Quincy Jones. The sounds were fitting, as Monch has pointed to jazz greats Miles Davis and John Coltrane as his childhood ...
City: Queens Date: June 27, 2017 Reason: The chart-topping rapper moved to Jamaica, Queens when she was 5 years old from Trinidad and has always repped her borough in her music. Fetty Wap Tom Briglia, Getty Images Fetty Wap City: Patterson, N.J. ...
A founding member of Queens trio Live Squad and frequent 2pac collaborator, Stretch was best known as a producer for 2pac’s2pacalypse NowandStrictly 4 My N.I.G.G.A.Z.and for beingpresent with ’Pac during the Quad Studios shootingin 1994, after which the two had a falling out. But...
50 Cent was born Curtis James Jackson III on July 6, 1975, in Queens, New York City. He was raised in the South Jamaica neighborhood by his mother, Sabrina, who was a drug dealer. She died when Jackson was just eight years old. 50 Cent was then raised by his grandmother. At age ...
Born as Curtis James Jackson III, the artist known globally as 50 Cent, emerged from the tough streets of South Jamaica in Queens, New York. From a life filled with adversity, he rose to become one of the most influential figures in the music industry. His journey began in the late 1990...