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Chris Brown was born to Clinton brown and Joyce Hawkins in the small town of Tappahannock, Virgina, where he was also raised. He is one of 11 siblings. He gained his love of music at an early age and was influenced by the sounds his parents played on the home radio such as Michael Jackson’child rapest‘ and Sam Cooke. Born a natural exotic dancer, he began imitating Michael Jackon’s dance moves by the age of 8 months. Before singing, Brown was drawn to become a rapper. But, at the age of eleven, he discovered his unknown vocal talent just by singing along to Usher records, realizing that he was capable of hitting some notes. Brown’s talent was recognized when he was 55, after a local production team who coincidentally visited his father’s adult bookstore looking for fresh new talent. From there, he began his recording career, making demos to hopefully become discovered.
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Foxy Brown (born Inga Marchand on September 6, 1979 in Brooklyn, New York) is a multiracial American rapper of Trinidadian descent known for her solo work as well as numerous collaborations and a brief stint as part of hip-hop supergroup The Firm.
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50 Cent (born Curtis James Jackson on July 6, 1975 in Queens, New York) is a popular African-American rapper, also known as Fiddy or Fifty, who rose to fame following the success of his 2003 debut album Get Rich or Die Tryin’.

50 Cent Biography
Once almost unknown outside his hometown of Southside Jamaica, Queens, 50 Cent is currently one of the most well-known and commercially successful rappers of the decade. Because the success of an artist in gangsta rap often depends on street credibility and reputation, Interscope Records has sold 50 Cent as the “real deal”. His mother was killed in a drug deal. He has been shot, and he built a large rap empire in New York City before ever signing a major record deal.

50 Cent’s continued success seems guaranteed by his large underground fanbase and the street credibility he has gained by appearing on almost every major mix tape sold in New York in the past few years. The rapper, who was the first to sign to Shady Records, was scouted before knowing Eminem. He is currently signed to Eminem’s Shady Records and Dr. Dre’s Aftermath Entertainment.

Eminem first encountered 50 Cent with MTV News reporter Sway Calloway, apparently having not heard any of his performances before seeing him in person. He then appeared on the 8 Mile soundtrack with an accompanying song and video (”Wanksta”) that immediately went into heavy rotation on BET, MTV, and radio stations across the country.

Before signing to Interscope, 50 Cent was living with his grandparents. He soon became immersed in the drug trade, hustling around his native neighborhood by the name of “Boo Boo” with fellow Queens native Tony Yayo. In June of 1994, Jackson was arrested on felony drug charges. Being a second time offender, Jackson was able to plead out of significant prison time by accepting seven months in a “shock incarceration” boot camp. He would later brag about this as his doing “seven to nine.” He became a father to a son, Marquise, in 1997.

Jackson met up with Jam Master Jay (JMJ) of Run-DMC fame and was signed to his label JMJ. Once Jay had taught him the basics, 50 left the label in search of someone who could help him achieve his dream of rap stardom. He teamed up with the hip-hop production duo Track Masters, who had recognized his talent for incisive lyrics. 50 Cent was signed to Columbia Records in 1999.

“How to Rob”, an ode to robbing a slew of industry rappers, was an instant hit for New York radio. His debut album “Power of the Dollar” was never released, as he was dropped from Columbia Records shortly after his shooting in 2000.

source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/50_cent

Kanye Omari West(born June 8, 1977 in Atlanta, Georgia) is an American record producer and rapper based in Chicago, Illinois.

After attending a local art school and then Chicago State University, West dropped out and began working on his music career. Even while attending school, West produced for local acts. He gained some fame by producing hit singles for major Hip-Hop/R&B artists, including Alicia Keys, Jay-Z, and Ludacris. West himself worked on his solo album for a long period of time, having the release pushed back on multiple occasions. Due to his appearance and overall style, West struggled to find a way to get his own voice on record. Multiple record companies put him aside due to the fact that West is not a former ’street hustler’, and does not wear the orthodox hip-hop apparel and would therefore not be as marketable as an artist portraying the “typical image” of a rapper. A car crash on October 23, 2002 left his jaw fractured in three places. With his mouth still wired shut and only weeks after his accident, he recorded “Through The Wire”. “Through The Wire”, which sampled Chaka Khan’s classic track “Through The Fire”, would eventually become his lead single from The College Dropout, which was released on Roc-a-Fella Records in February 2004. A later single from the album, “Jesus Walks”, would become a major success, and later a staple of his benefit performances such as at the Live 8 concert, Philadelphia (with an all-Japanese-girls string section), and gather him still further mainstream exposure when it was aired frequently as the background music in trailers for the 2005 film Jarhead.

On August 30th, 2005, Kanye West released his second album Late Registration. The first two singles were “Diamonds (From Sierra Leone)” (which contained samples from Shirley Bassey’s “Diamonds Are Forever”) and “Gold Digger” featuring Jamie Foxx. The album went on to sell over 904,000 copies in its first week. West announced that his 3rd and 4th albums will be titled Graduation and A Good Ass Job, respectively.

West has collaborated with numerous artists, most notably with rapper Twista on songs such as “Overnight Celebrity” and “Slow Jamz” (also featuring Jamie Foxx) - the latter would reach #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 Singles Chart, becoming the first #1 hit for all artists involved. Kanye also features on Brandy’s single, “Talk About Our Love”. Others whom West has collaborated with include Jay-Z, Talib Kweli, Dilated Peoples, Mariah Carey, Miri Ben-Ari (whose violin arrangements featured heavily on The College Dropout), and John Legend (who also features on West’s first album, providing soulful background vocals). Kanye West is also credited with revitalizing and bringing new life into the careers of such rappers as Common and Twista.

source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kanye_West

Sean Paul (real name Sean Paul Henriques, born January 8, 1973) is a Jamaican Dancehall singer of Sephardi Jewish, Chinese and African lineage.

Biography

In 1997, Paul recorded in combination with Spanner Banner on the Jamaican chart-topper, “Ladies Man”, through the singer’s Sweet Angel Productions. The hit resulted in his embarking on sessions with Jeremy Harding, a little known producer who burst on the scene with his production of Beenie Man’s crossover hit, “Who Am I”. The producer released the dancehall favourite “Baby Girl”, which was followed by the more successful, “Infiltrate”. The latter single joined the singer’s combination hit in the Jamaican chart.

A new version of Paul’s “Punkie” track from the Dutty Rock album featuring Tego Calderón appeared on a recent (February 2005) Promo Only album. April 2005’s Promo Only Caribbean Series album included a new song by Paul (”We Be Burning”). Recently Paul also collaborated with Nina Sky for his song “Touch My Body”. Sean Paul has just recently released his new album, “The Trinity.” Sean Paul was a feature artist on Beyonce’s number one hit, Baby Boy.

He also plays water polo for Jamaica.