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| Olubowale Folarin (born September 21, 1984), better known by his stage name Wale, is an hip hop artist from Washington, D.C. He rose to prominence in 2006, when his song "Dig Dug (Shake It)" became popular in his hometown. Wale became locally recognized and continued recording music for the regional audience. |
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Juaquin Malphurs, (born July 1986) better known by his stage name Waka Flocka Flame, is an rapper signed to So Icey Entertainment. He is the son of Debra Antney, Gucci Mane's manager and CEO of So Icey/Mizay Entertainment. Malphurs moved with his family from New York to Riverdale, Georgia when he was nine years old. As a child, drug dealers and basketball players were his role models. |
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Michael Stevenson (born November 19, 1989), better known by his stage name Tyga (Thank You God Always), is an rapper. Tyga was born Michael Stevenson on November 19, 1989, in Compton, California. He is of Jamaican and Vietnamese descent, and a cousin of Travis McCoy, the lead vocalist of the group Gym Class Heroes. He achieved his first recognition opening for Fall Out Boy and Gym Class Heroes during the Young Wild Things Tour in late 2007. His first single, "Coconut Juice," was released in 2008 and was directed by Rage. His first mixtape, No Introduction the Series: April 10, was released online in April. The second part to the series, No Introduction the Series: May 10, was released in May. |
| Gucci Mane was born February 2, 1980. The year 2005 was like yin and yang for Atlanta bling rapper Gucci Mane. He enjoyed success entering the charts with his first national hit, “Icy,” became involved in a quarrel with that song’s collaborator, Young Jeezy, and found himself facing murder charges in the Georgia courts. |
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| Born in Islington, London in April 3, 1985 as Leona Louise Lewis---Leona Lewis, is one of Ireland’s most famous singers. She was born to parents: Marie Lewis and Joe Lewis, and was the middle child, having brothers: Bradley and Kyle. Leona and her brothers were raised in Highbury and attended the Ambler Primary School located in Finsbury Park. She currently lives with her partner Lou Al-Chamaa while maintaining her singing career.
As early as age twelve, Leona had the love for singing; in fact, she even composed her first song at that age. When she reached the age of thirteen, Leona joined Hackney Empire’s Lady talent show for people under eighteen, wherein she emerged as the winner. |
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| Dead Prez is an underground political hip hop duo composed of stic.man and M-1. They are known for their pan-Africanist lyrics. These lyrics tend to focus on revolution, veganism, institutional racism, critical pedagogy, police, capitalism, education, prison systems, religion, activism against governmental repression, and corporate control over the media, especially hip-hop record labels. Dead Prez made their stance clear on their first album, declaring on the lead song, "I'm a African" that the group is "somewhere between N.W.A. and P.E." |
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Twista grew up in the K-Town area on the west side of Chicago. He started rapping at the age of 12. Locally in K-town and all Chicago, he is a member of Vice Lords gang but many say he is on good terms with other Folk Nation gangs. Before starting his professional career, however, he had several other jobs, including working at a factory, selling shoes, telemarketing, working at McDonald's, working as a security guard, and cutting hair. |
