Born Mohandas Dewese in New York City in 1962, Kool Moe Dee was known as an eccentric young man, always carrying around a pen and pad to write down rhymes. He attended the State University of New York College at Old Westbury, and graduated with a B.A. degree. In the late 70s, Kool Moe Dee […]
Happy Birthday to the legendary Dr.Dre! Today rap’s favorite doctor turns 51 and continues to be a major part of the rap game after over 25 years. Entrepreneur, DJ, producer, rapper, musician, actor, and director are just a few of the hats that Dr. Dre has worn in the music business. His legacy all started with […]
Happy Birthday to one of the greatest rappers alive, Rakim! Rakim turns 48 years old today and his rap legacy still vibrantly lives on. Celebrate with 7 of Rakim’s classic videos and songs below:
Happy Birthday to Texas legend Pimp C! Celebrate the Underground King’z birthday with some of his most trill classics below. Rest In Peace Pimp C!
Born in Harlem, New York, at an early age Sean Combs suffered tragedy when his father was killed when he was three years old. Soon after, his mother Janice moved the family from Harlem to a suburb of the Bronx. As an adolescent, Sean soaked up the rising hip hop movement in the 80’s, in the […]
Orville Richard Burrell, best known by his stage name SHAGGY, nicknamed after the Scooby-Doo character was born in Kingston, Jamaica. At the age of 18, he and his family moved to the flatbush area of Brooklyn, New York..where he started singing in the streets with friends, took singing lesson and soon began performing with the […]
Born Calvin Broadus, Snoop Dog grew up in the tough neighboorhoods of Long Beach California, and got his legendary nickname came from his mother. Snoop’s mother was always fearful for her son falling into slangin’ in the streets, so she made sure he attened church – and that’s where he found his love for performing as part of […]
Born Marshall Mathers in St. Joseph, Missouri, Eminem spent most of his childhood shuttling between Missouri and Michigan, till eventually settling in Michigan when he was eleven. Eminem grew up in a lower class, predominately African-American neighborhood. Picking up rapping at 14, Eminem and fellow friend and MC Proof (R.I.P.)would freestyle in their high school lunchroom. Making […]
Boom 92 salutes Multi-platinum, Grammy award winning artist, songwriter and producer, (and almost Haitian presidential candidate) Nel Ust Wycliffe Jean or better known as Wyclef Jean! Wyclef Jean was born in Haiti and lived there until age 9, when he moved with his family to the United States first to Brooklyn, and later New Jersey. […]
Boom 92 salutes a real pioneer in the music game… Edward Theodore Riley … aka Teddy Riley! Born and raised in Harlem, New York, Teddy became something of a music prodigy. As a teen, his mother was a driving force to help develop his aspirations in music. After hustling on the streets, he cashed in […]
Born in Brooklyn, New York to a professor and school administrator, Talib Greene Kweli grew up in an educated environment and was drawn to afrocentric rappers and conscious artists like De La Soul and Native Tongues. Talib would write short stories and poems as a child and teenager, but it was a 1994 trip to […]
Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylania in 1972, Tariq “Black Thought” Trotter began rapping at age nine. Originally attending the prestigious Philly High School for the Creative and Performing Arts. Thought was expelled for allegedly being caught in the bathroom with a lady friend. Despite this, Thought took his creative talents and teamed up with friend and drummer […]