Category : Performance

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Dr. Dre

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A music fan from the start, Dr. Dre started working as a DJ in his teens. His first major success came with the rap group...
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Ice Cube

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Ice Cube, by name of O’Shea Jackson, Sr., (born June 15, 1969, in Los Angeles, California, U.S.), American rapper and actor whose membership in the...
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Beyoncé

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Beyoncé Knowles first captured the public’s eye as the lead vocalist of the R&B group Destiny’s Child. She later established a solo career with her...
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The Sugarhill Gang

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The Sugarhill Gang is a hip-hop group from the 70s and 80s. They are credited with releasing hip-hop’s first single to find a mainstream audience...
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Biggie Smalls

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Biggie Smalls, also known as “The Notorious B.I.G.,” was a revered hip-hop artist and face of East Coast gangsta rap. He was shot and killed...
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Funk

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Funk, a rhythm-driven musical genre popular in the 1970s and early 1980s that linked soul to later African-American musical styles. Like many words emanating from...
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Donna Summer

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Singer-songwriter Donna Summer, known as the “Queen of Disco,” was born on December 31, 1948, in Boston, Massachusetts. She died on May 17, 2012, at...
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Sean “Puffy” Combs

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Sean Combs, in full Sean John Combs, bynames Sean “Puffy” Combs, Puff Daddy, P. Diddy, and Diddy, (born November 4, 1970, New York, New York,...
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Don Cornelius

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Don Cornelius, American television host and producer (born Sept. 27, 1936, Chicago, Ill.—died Feb. 1, 2012, Los Angeles, Calif.), created, produced, and hosted the groundbreaking...
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JAY-Z

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JAY-Z, previously spelled Jay-Z or Jay Z, original name Shawn Corey Carter, (born December 4, 1970, in Brooklyn, New York, U.S.), American rapper and entrepreneur,...