Jacqueline Michael Whatley

Fronted by vocal powerhouse Aaron Hall and R&B super-producer Teddy Riley, Guy dominated the U.S. music scene in the late '80s and early '90s with their innovative strain of jazzy hip-hop and R&B, often referred to as New Jack Swing. Since the mid 1990s, the Harlem trio has periodically disbanded......

With more than 130 millions albums sold worldwide, the Backstreet Boys are one of the best-selling bands in history. Once managed by infamous '90s star-maker Lou Pearlman, who allegedly still owes the band over $3 million, the seven-time Grammy-nominated group defined the late '90s with such hits as "Everybody (Backstreet's......

Los Angeles native Ty Dolla $ign is a quadruple threat. Originally trained in bass guitar, the "My Cabana" rapper is the son of Tyrone Griffin, keyboardist from late-'70s/early-'80s funk band Lakeside. Ty was also the writer and producer behind L.A. rapper YG's 2010 smash hit, "Toot It and Boot It."......

Danny Brown's ascent to global music acclaim was, perhaps, kismet. The high-energy storyteller with the signature missing front tooth (due to a childhood bike accident) harbored aspirations of becoming a rapper from the age of 7. In a 2013 interview with Complex, the Detroit native explained, "My start in rap......

Legendary 93.5 KDAY presents Krush Groove 2014, a concert featuring some of hip-hop's most influential acts past and present. Headlining the show are top-selling, Cleveland-based rap legends Bone Thugs-n-Harmony. After a brief hiatus in 2011, during which Krayzie and Wish left the group, the guys were able to reconcile creative......

John Legend's pungent brand of R&B/soul stood out in the bling rap - dominated musical climate of the early 2000s. His 2004 G.O.O.D. Music debut, Get Lifted, yielded the internationally charting ballad "Ordinary People" and catapulted the Ohio native to global stardom. In 2007, the nine-time Grammy winner and staunch......

Lauded globally for his pioneering rhyme skills and wicked good looks, LL has enjoyed the type of career longevity that many artists have seldom seen. Bred in Queens, N.Y., the rapper born James Todd Smith endured and witnessed both physical abuse and gun violence in his home. This challenging upbringing......