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Rest In Peace Dolla.net. Roderick Anthony Burton II (November 25, 1987 – May 18, 2009) better known by his stage name Dolla, was an American rapper from Atlanta, Georgia. Burton embarked on his music career in 2003, with hip hop group Da Razkalz Cru, under the pseudonym Bucklyte. The group quickly disbanded, and Burton went on to work as a ...
Wyclef Jean. Nel Ust Wyclef Jean[ 2] ( / ˈwaɪklɛf ˈʒɒ̃ / WHY-clef; born October 17, 1969) [ 2][ 3] is a Haitian rapper and record producer. At the age of nine, [ 4] Jean and his family emigrated to Northeastern United States. He formed the New Jersey-based hip hop trio Fugees in 1990 with fellow musicians Lauryn Hill and Pras Michel, for ...
Signature. Earl Simmons (December 18, 1970 – April 9, 2021), known professionally as DMX, was an American rapper and actor. Regarded as an influential figure in the late 1990s and early 2000s hip hop, [ 4] his music is characterized by his "aggressive" rapping style, [ 5] with lyrical content varying from hardcore themes to prayers. [ 2][ 3 ...
Bushwick Bill. Richard William Stephen Shaw (December 8, 1966 – June 9, 2019), better known by his stage name Bushwick Bill, was a Jamaican rapper. [ 3] He was a member of the Texas hip hop group Geto Boys, a group he originally joined as a breakdancer in 1986 as Little Billy. [ 4] He went on to become one third of one incarnation of the ...
Biz Markie. Marcel Theo Hall (April 8, 1964 – July 16, 2021), known professionally as Biz Markie, was an American rapper and singer. Markie's 1989 single "Just a Friend", became a Top 40 hit in several countries and was named No. 100 on VH1 's list of the 100 greatest hip-hop songs of all time in 2008. [ 3] Markie was sometimes referred to as ...
King Von (2018–2020) Misharron Jermeisha Allen (born December 7, 1996), [ 1][ 2] known professionally as Asian Doll (also known as Asian Da Brat, or simply Asian ), is an American rapper. A Dallas native, she was the first female artist to be signed to Gucci Mane 's 1017 Eskimo Records. [ 3][ 4]
Johnny "J". Johnny Lee Jackson (August 28, 1969 – October 3, 2008) [ 1] was a Mexican-American multi-platinum songwriter, music producer and rapper best known for his early career with Death Row Records, and for his work with 2Pac on Me Against the World and All Eyez on Me, as well as 2Pac's posthumously released albums. [ 2]
Michael Kenneth Williams (November 22, 1966 – September 6, 2021) was an American actor. He rose to fame for his acclaimed portrayals of Omar Little on the HBO drama series The Wire (2002–2008) and Albert "Chalky" White on the HBO series Boardwalk Empire (2010–2014). [ 2][ 3][ 4] Born in Brooklyn, New York City, to an African-American ...