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A native from the Crenshaw region of South Central LA, T-Love (aka Taura Taylor) is among hip-hop’s original developing females. From her start being a scenester in the Western world Coastline recording-plant pipeline (where she created and shopped demos for famous brands Eazy-E and Ruthless Information’ impresario Jerry Heller) to …

Combining the talents of reputed West Coast single rappers Rasco and Planet Asia, both of whom acquired piled-up music honours and critical compliment inside the hip-hop community, Cali Agents released their debut album in 2000 with The way the West Was Gained. The documenting, which reflected affects from both coasts, …

Brewing an essential concoction of Latin salsa, urban hip-hop, and jazz-funk, Ozomatli created in LA within the mid-’90s, eventually buying a lineup that included Raúl “El Bully” Pacheco, Ulises Bella, Jiro Yamaguchi, Cut Chemist, Chali 2na, Wil-Dog Abers, Mairo Calire, Rene “Spinobi” Dominguez, Justin “Niño” Porée, Asdrubal Sierra, and Jabu. …

Though there’s actually six of these, Jurassic 5 got the rest directly on their self-titled debut EP. Area of the brand-new rap underground from the past due ’90s (alongside Firm Flow, Mos Def, Dr. Octagon, and Sir Menelik), the sextet — rappers Marc 7even, Chali 2na, Zaakir, and Akil, plus …

Bearing an identifiably deep baritone tone of voice, Chali 2na (blessed Charles Stewart, Jr.) became the unofficial stage man for Western world Coast underground preferred Jurassic 5. Originally from southside Chicago, Stewart initial gained a pastime in graffiti composing before engaging in music. Both actions were his method of steering …

One-third from the influential L.A. hip-hop group Dilated Individuals, Proof was created Michael Perretta in LA, relocating from Santa Monica to Venice Seaside with his mom when he was six, after his parents’ divorce. Though Proof was greatly into skating and graffiti while developing up, it wasn’t until he was …