Best rappers
by ojhansson | created - 31 Jan 2016 | updated - 31 Jan 2016 | Public
1. The Notorious B.I.G.
Soundtrack | Bad Boys
Christopher Wallace, a.k.a. Biggie Smalls, was born on May 21, 1972 in Brooklyn, New York. He was the son of Jamaican parents, Voletta Wallace, a pre-school teacher, and Selwyn George Latore, a welder and small-time politician. He was raised in the poor Brooklyn neighborhood of Bedford-Stuyvesant. ...
2. Nas
Soundtrack | Belly
Nas, born Nasir bin Olu Dara Jones on September 14, 1973, is the son of Olu Dara, an unconventional jazz musician. At age nine he was a member of the Devastatin' Seven in the mid-1980s, the fruits of which can be heard on his 1994 debut, "Illmatic," which was released on Columbia/SME later that ...
3. Gang Starr
Soundtrack | Training Day
Gang Starr is known for Training Day (2001), The Lincoln Lawyer (2011) and Fish Tank (2009).
4. Daniel Dumile
Soundtrack | Ken Park
Daniel Dumile was born on January 9, 1971 in London, England, UK. He was a music artist and actor, known for Ken Park (2002), Hell Fest (2018) and Vacation Friends (2021). He was married to Jasmine. He died on October 31, 2020 in New York City, New York, USA.
5. Outkast
Soundtrack | Flight of the Phoenix
Outkast (sometimes written as OutKast) was an American hip hop duo formed in 1992 in East Point, Georgia, consisting of Atlanta-based rappers André "3000" Benjamin (formerly known as Dré) and Antwan "Big Boi" Patton. Outkast is often regarded as one of the greatest and most influential hip hop acts...
6. Mobb Deep
Soundtrack | Don't Be a Menace to South Central While Drinking Your Juice in the Hood
Prodigy (b. Albert Johnson) and Havoc (b. Kejuan Muchita) began making music together, after meeting as teenagers, while attending the Graphic Arts High School in Manhattan. In the early 1990s, they adopted the stage name Mobb Deep and released their debut album, "Juvenile Hell". The 1995 follow-up...
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