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This rap group formed in Washington, D.C., in August 1999. At that time, DJ Mekalek, whose actual name is definitely Jay Gatsby, and Rhode Isle indigenous DJ Jaysonic, created Jayson Sonico, had been collaborating in the latter’s HEAT record. DJ Comel, also called Eric Latham, was asked to include lyrics …

Delivering the lighter aspect of Houston rap, K-Otix forgoes gangsta clichés, strip-club antics, and DJ Screw intoxicants and only traditional hip-hop simplicity. Even more likely to remind listeners of the Tribe Called Search compared to the Geto Guys, K-Otix provides beats and rhymes of traditional design. Using their manufacturer Russel …

Born Oct 19, 1988 for an absent dad along with a drug-addicted mom, Santiago Leyva was raised quickly. At age group 12 he was surviving in a group house, but he was also composing his first rhymes, and by 15 he previously released his first mixtape. Used by his uncle …

Large Panda are an underground rap trio from LA affiliated with alternate rap icons People Beneath the Stairs. Made up of rapper/makers Newman (created Alex Newman in Seattle), Maanumental (Jamaan Mclaren; Seattle), and Chikaramanga (Chikara Kurahashi; Tokyo, Japan), the trio individually released the ’88 Remix (2002) 12″ EP before becoming …

Casual was third away the gate (subsequent Del tha Funkee Homosapien and Souls of Mischief) in the Hieroglyphics staff, the undisputed kings from the Oakland underground picture. Casual’s stature shows that he may end up being the crew’s bodyguard, before mic is within his hand as well as the MC …

There was a little but vital hip-hop genesis in Boston in the tail-end from the 1990s led by way of a motley band of artists (Porn Theatre Ushers, Skitzofreniks, 7L & Esoteric, Mr. Lif, Understanding) who distributed several musical features — a like of block-rockin’ retro-beats and veneration for the …