"Nine is the stage name of Derrick Keyes (born September 19, 1969), an American rapper from The Bronx, New York City, New York. He also been known as 9MM or Nine Double M. Known for his harsh, gravelly flow and distinctive voice, Keyes got his break in late 1993 as a featured guest on Funkmaster Flex and the Ghetto Celebs' "Six Million Ways to Die".

Keyes originally recorded under the moniker 9MM (or Nine Double M) before changing his name to simply Nine. He stated, "I didn't want to be just be named after the gun (9mm)." His stage name refers to his date of birth (9/19/1969), his shoe size, and his lucky number.

Nine's debut album, Nine Livez, was released by the now-defunct record label Profile Records. Produced by Rob Lewis and Tony Stoute, the album produced the singles "Whutcha Want?" and "Any Emcee" (which samples Eric B. & Rakim).

Portions of Nine's "Whutcha Want?" were featured in advertisements by US automobile manufacturer Jeep. The ads used the song "Steady Bounce" by KRS-One from his album Strickly For Da Breakdancers & Emceez, which also used a sample from Nine’s "Whutcha Want?". According to an interview conducted with HalftimeOnline.com, Jeep never sought permission to use the sample, and Nine pursued legal action.

Nas referred to 9 Double M on the track "Where are They Now?" from his album Hip Hop Is Dead. He is also referred to on the track "Twinz (Deep Cover ’98)" from Big Pun's debut album Capital Punishment, where Fat Joe says "Boogie Down major like Nine" referring to Nine's lyric in his song "Whutcha Want?" where Nine describes himself as a "Boogie Down Bronx major".

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“17 year old BK representer Joey BadA$$ drops off, “Waves,” the second leak off his upcoming solo project, “1999,” and follow-up to his debut video, “Survival Tactics.” The second offering has BadA$$ spitkicking on family, tofu dreams, and having the illest waves in his hood over mellow swelling Rhodes tones and a funky bassline. If you rode out to “Survival Tactics,” cool out, relax and reminisce to this one.”

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01. sugarhill gang - rappers delight [long version]
02. grandmaster flash ft. the furious five - superappin
03. kurtis blow - christmas rappin
04. funky 4 + 1. rapping and rocking the house
05. the younger generation (bka grandmaster flash furious five) - we rap more mellow
06. paulette ft. tanya winley - rhymin and rappin
07. sequence - funk you up [long version]
08. lady b - to the beat yall
09. jazzy 4 mcs - mc rock
10. lady d - lady d
11. funky constellation - street talk (madame rapper)
12. solid c bobby d ft. kool drop - wack rap
13. ron hunt - spiderap
14. xanadu ft. sweet lady - rappers delight
15. xanadu ft. sweet lady - rockers choice
16. fatback - king tim iii (personality jock)

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Joseph Antonio Cartagena (born August 19, 1970), better known by his stage name Fat Joe, is an American rapper, CEO of Terror Squad Entertainment, and member of musical groups D.I.T.C. and Terror Squad.

Fat Joe's first album was Represent, released in 1993, followed by Jealous One's Envy in 1995. From 1998 to 2006, he was signed to Atlantic Records, releasing four albums under the label, Don Cartagena in 1998, Jealous Ones Still Envy (J.O.S.E.) in 2001, Loyalty in 2002, and All or Nothing in 2005. Around the release of All or Nothing, Fat Joe became involved in a highly publicized feud with another New York City-based rapper 50 Cent, who attacked Fat Joe in his song "Piggy Bank". His most popular song in which he performed was his Remy Ma duet "Lean Back" with Terror Squad. The song was a number-one hit in the summer of 2004.

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EPMD ist eine US-amerikanische Hip-Hop-Band. Sie wurde 1987 von Parrish Smith (* 13. Mai 1968), der zuvor schon unter dem Namen PMD als DJ aktiv war, und Erick Sermon (* 25. November 1968) gegründet. Der Name steht für Erick and ParrishMillenium Duccats, sowie auf dem "Back in Business" Album „Erick And Parrish Making Dollars“. Ihr Debüt Strictly Business wurde mit Gold ausgezeichnet und gilt als richtungsweisender Klassiker. Erick Sermon trennte sich von Parrish Smith Ende der 1990er Jahre. Parrish Smith ging mit DJ Honda und K-Solo (Hit Squad) lange Zeit auf Tournee.

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The Rumpletilskinz was an American hip hop group signed to RCA Records composed of emcees the Capital LS, Sha-Now the Remedy Man, Jeranimo, and producer R.P.M. The group first appeared onLeaders of the New School's A Future Without a Past on the song "Sound Of The Zeekers @#^**?!" The collaboration proved successful and the group signed a deal with RCA Records. The group released its first and only album What Is a Rumpletilskin? in the summer of 1993. The album failed to make it to the charts, but two singles did, "Attitudes" and "Is It All Right?" Both made it to #24 on the Hot Rap Singles. After the albums failure, the group was dropped from the label and disbanded shortly afterward.

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A Tribe Called Quest is an American hip hop group, formed in 1985,[1] and is composed of MC/producer Q-Tip, MC Phife Dawg aka Phife Diggy (Malik Taylor), and DJ/producer Ali Shaheed Muhammad. A fourth member, rapper Jarobi White, left the group after their first album but rejoined in 1991. Along with De La Soul, the group was a central part of the Native Tongues Posse, and enjoyed the most commercial success out of all the groups to emerge from that collective. Many of their songs, such as "Bonita Applebum", "Can I Kick It?", "I Left My Wallet in El Segundo", "Scenario", "Check the Rhime", "Jazz (We've Got)", "Award Tour" and "Electric Relaxation" are regarded as classics by the hip hop community.

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Boom bap bezeichnet ein Subgenre der Hip-Hop-Musik. Die Namensgebung lässt sich auf die KRS-One Platte Return of the Boom Bap von 1993 zurückführen. Der boom bap erlebte seine Hochzeiten in den 80er und 90er-Jahren in den USA und unterscheidet sich musikalisch deutlich von heutigen kommerziell erfolgreichen Hip-Hop-Produktionen. Heutzutage wird boom bap größtenteils von Nischenkünstlern und -labels veröffentlicht und erreicht selten die breite Öffentlichkeit. Bekannte Künstler des Subgenres sind z.B. A Tribe Called Quest, EPMD oder Del Tha Funkee Homosapien.

Boom bap beschreibt eher bestimmte Produktionstechniken als den Rap selber. Er zeichnet sich oftmals durch eine harte Kick (Bassdrum), gefolgt von einer hohen Snare Drum, aus. Daher auch der der Name boom bap, der onomatopoetisch für diese Art von Drums zu verstehen ist. Traditionell werden analoge Sampler verwendet und verschiedene Musikstile von z.B. Schallplatten gesampelt und neu kombiniert. Auf den Einsatz von digitalen Synthesizern, wie es heute im Hip-Hop weit verbreitet ist, wird größtenteils verzichtet.

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Ol’ Dirty Bastard (* 15. November 1968 in Brooklyn, New York; † 13. November 2004 in New York City, bürgerlich Russell Tyrone Jones) war ein US-amerikanischer Rapper und Mitglied des Wu-Tang Clans.

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Pete Rock & C.L. Smooth waren eine US-amerikanische Hip-Hop-Crew aus Mount Vernon, New York. Sie bestand aus dem DJ, Producer und Rapper Pete Rock (* 21. Juni 1970, Bronx, New York City; bürgerlich Peter Phillips) und dem Rapper C.L. Smooth (* 8. Oktober 1968, New Rochelle, New York; bürgerlich Corey Penn). Von 1991–1995 war das Duo gemeinsam bei Elektra Records unter Vertrag. Bekannt waren sie für die jazzigen Samples von Rock und dem weichen Flow von Philips.

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