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Boyz II Men Biography

Boyz II MenR&B/hip-hop group Having sold more than 30 million albums worldwide, this Philadelphia-based close harmony group has received nearly as many accolades as platinum records. They…

Limp Bizkit Biography

Limp Bizkitrock band The band that energetically fuses metal, punk, and hip-hop owes much of its popularity to its willingness to offend. Named in homage to the condition of a pot smoking…

DMX

Name at birth: Earl SimmonsDMX (also known as Dark Man X) was a hard core rapper from the East Coast school, known for his aggressively brutal raps. After his death in 2021, The New York Times called…

Woodstock '99

Various Artists Hybrid/Epic It became known as the Woodstock of fires, destruction, and alleged rapes, but this summer's three-day music fest in upstate New York was supposed to be about the…

Robert Glasper

Pianist and producer Robert Glasper's 2012 album Black Radio won a Grammy for best R&B album, and his follow-up, Black Radio 2, won for best traditional R&B performance the next year. The…

Rhyme and Reason

Director: Peter SpirerDirectors of Photography:Peter Spirer, Daniel Sollinger, George Mitas, Sean Adair, Brennan McClean, Alex Rappaport, Adam Vardy and Antonio PontiEditors:Andy Robertson…

Scary Movie

Director:Keenan Ivory WayansWriters:Shawn and Marlon Wayans, Buddy JohnsonDimension Films; R; 88 minutesRelease:7/00Cast:Jon Abrahams, Carmen Electra, Marlon Wayans Keenan Ivory Wayans' Don't…

Sacha Baron Cohen

Before he was Borat on the big screen, comedian Sacha Baron Cohen made his fame playing the goofy television interviewer Ali G, a dimwitted hip-hop poseur with a cockney accent. Ali G appeared on…

J Dilla

Name at birth: James DeWitt YanceyJ Dilla was a record producer from Detroit whose influence on hip-hop wasn't widely recognized until after his 2006 death from a blood disorder. He was 32 and died…

Pootie Tang

Director/Writer:Louis C.K.Paramount Pictures; PG-13; 81 minutesRelease:7/01Cast:Lance Crouther, JB Smoove, Jennifer Coolidge The character of Pootie Tang (Lance Crouther) offered one of The…