Monday 21 September 2015

My Top 7 Rap Artists Of All Time[Part 2]

5. Jay Z: Real Name: Shawn Corey Carter
               Date Of Birth: 4th December 1969
               Place Of Birth: Brooklyn, New York
               5 Facts: -He is currently married to female pop sensation Beyoncé.
                       -Carter was involved in a mega feud from 2001-02 with fellow artist Nas, which consisted of verbal slagging being transmitted into the songs.
                             -He has received 21 Grammy Awards during his illustrious career spanning                                       3 decades.
                             -He is the owner of NBA Basketball team, The Brooklyn Nets.
                             -He has the record number of album appearances by a solo artist in                                 the billboard hot 100 with 13.
               5 Best Known Songs: -'Ni**as in Paris'.
                                                   -'99 Problems'.
                                                   -'Empire State Of Mind'.
                                                   -'Run This Town'.
                                                   -'Numb/Encore'.



4. Dr.Dre: Real name: Andre Romelle Young.
                 Date Of Birth: 18th February 1965.
                 Place Of Birth: Los Angeles, California
                 5 Facts: -He found fame as a member of influential gangsta rap group N.W.A.
                               - He is the second wealthiest Hip-Hop artist in the world behind Jay Z with a net  worth of $550,000,000.
                               - He found and is the CEO of Aftermath Entertainment and Beats Electronics.
                               - Dre was involved in a relationship with singer Michel'le.
                               - He released his third studio album as a solo artist in 2015 called Compton    because of the new N.W.A film. His previous efforts were 'The Chronic'[1993] and '2001'[1999].


 
                5 Best Known Songs: 'The Next Episode'.
                                                    'Still D.R.E'.
                                                    'I Need A Doctor'.
                                                    'Dre Day'.
                                                    'Express Yourself'.

3. Eazy-E: Real Name: Eric Lynn Wright.
                  Date Of Birth: September 7th 1963
                  Date Of Death: March 26th 1995.
                  5 Facts: -He was also a member of N.W.A[he was also the founder].
                                -He only became a rapper in 1988 when he rapped the words to 'Boyz N Tha Hood. 
                                -His debut album 'Eazy-Duz-It was released in 1988 and sold over 2.5 Million copies.
                                   -He married 12 days before his death.
                                 - In 1995, he died of A.I.D.S at the age of 31.
                   5 Best Known Songs: 'Boyz N Tha Hood'
                                                       'Eazy-Duz-It'
                                                       'Real Muthap****in G's.
                                                       'It's On'
                                                       'Gimmie That Nut'
                                                         
       

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