Configa: Giving The Love Back #HH50
Rapper turned producer Andrew ‘Configa’ Laidlaw, who hails from Newcastle, UK, has already been a Hip Hop mainstay for over the course of the
Skyzoo: Standing The Test Of Time #HH50
Over the course of his, now, twenty-plus year career in Hip Hop, native Brooklyn, New York rapper / songwriter Skyzoo has released a succession
DJ EFN: Leading By Example #HH50
Under Crazy Hood Productions, DJ EFN, née Eric Fernando Narciandi, is and has been a man whose worn many hats; mixtape, album & film
Spin4th [YAGGFU Front]: Guide To Life #HH50
After landing a recording contract with Mercury Records, North Carolina’s YAGGFU [an acronym for: You Are Gonna Get Fucked Up (if you)] Front, comprised
General Steele [Smif-N-Wessun]: In The Spirit Of Hip Hop #HH50
After having made their official debut on Black Moon’s Enta da Stage LP, Brooklyn, New York’s Smif-N-Wessun (a.k.a. Cocoa Brovaz), comprised of Darrell “Steele”
CMT: Ageless Hip Hop #HH50
DJ CMT, along with his frequent collaborator E-A-Ski, released their debut EP, 1 Step Ahead of Yall, in 1992 after inking a recording contract
Big Shug: Still Undefeated #HH50
As a cofounder of Gang Starr, Cary ‘Big Shug‘ Guy was born in Boston, Massachusetts, spending his formative years in the Murdapan [see: Mattapan]
Glasses Malone: For The Culture #HH50
Growing up in the rough and tumble ‘hoods of Watts and Compton; two cities within Southern Los Angeles, CA, Glasses Malone, née Charles Penniman,
Phantasm [The Dwellas]: I Am Hip Hop #HH50
Flatbush, Brooklyn, Hip Hop duo The Dwellas [formerly Cella Dwellas], comprised of emcees Phantasm and UG, first arrived on the scene in March ‘96
Shade Sheist: On To The Next Thing #HH50
Inglewood, CA, rapper Tramayne ‘Shade Sheist’ Thompson literally burst onto the music scene with his 2000 anthem-like single, “Where I Wanna Be,” produced by