* MC Frontalot ( has also entered as Urine Luck and Rapper Name Redacted, and was the lead singer of Duboce Triangle and Milwaukee Youth Center Choir )

Rapper Jay-Z refers to his wife, singer Beyoncé Knowles, as " my high yellow broad ," in his 2009 song " Off That ," from the The Blueprint 3 album.

( who featured her and Jay-Z on his Rene & Angela-sampled " I Love You More " for the song " I Love the Dough "), Foxy Brown ( who sampled her " I'll Be Good " for her 1997 top ten hit, " I'll Be ", Rapper Sylk-E. Fyne's 1998 hit " Romeo and Juliet " that samples Rene and Angela's " You Don't Have to Cry ", and last but not least singer Avant re-recorded the Rene & Angela ballad, " My First Love ", with singer Keke Wyatt in 2000.

sampled Rene & Angela's " Your Smile " for their rap song " Backstabbers "; Female Rapper Sylk-E. Fyne's 1998 Platinum hit " Romeo and Juliet " sampled Rene & Angela's R & B Top 5 hit " You Don't Have to Cry "; Sylk-E. Fyne also sampled their Top 5 hit " Your Smile " for her song " Your Style "; additionally, Adina Howard re-recorded their " You Don't Have to Cry " as a duet ; and Avant re-recorded the Rene & Angela ballad, " My First Love ", with singer Keke Wyatt in 2000.

Rapper B. o. B and country singer Taylor Swift also collaborated for a Country Rap song called " Both Of Us " in 2012.

A number of the musicians featured on the soundtrack also appeared in the film itself, including Morris Day, Sheila E., Tone Loc ( as Slam the Rapper ), former Ozzy Osbourne drummer Randy Castillo appears playing the Black Plague concert during the flashback at the beginning of the film and Vince Neil, the lead singer of Mötley Crüe ( who appeared as Bobby Black, the lead singer of the fictitious band, Black Plague ).

Rapper / singer Andre 3000 of the duo OutKast covered it for inclusion in a Nike commercial that ran during the 2010 NBA Finals.

* Saltine aka The Mad Rapper ( Jon H. Harris ), recording artist, songwriter who gained international attention with his remake of the 60's classic " 96 Tears " that featured the songs creator (?

Francis Michael Durango Magalona ( October 4, 1964 – March 6, 2009 ), also known as FrancisM, Master Rapper, MC The Mouth and The Man From Manila, was a Filipino rapper, entrepreneur, songwriter, producer, actor, director, and photographer.

Via his record labels such as Bust It Records, Oaktown Records and FullBlast, Hammer has introduced, signed and produced new talent including Oaktown's 3. 5. 7, Ho Frat Hoo !, the vocal quintet Special Generation, Analise, James Greer, One Cause One Effect, B Angie B, The Stooge Playaz, DASIT ( as seen on ego trip's The ( White ) Rapper Show ), Teabag, Common Unity, Geeman and Pleasure Ellis ; both collaborating with him and producing raps of their own during his career.

During a May 2008 interview with HipHopGame. com, Rapper Big Pooh hinted that he and Phonte may never record another album together:

* Mike " Pizon " Scala ( 1982 -) Rapper, record producer, 2012 US Congressional candidate

William Braunstein, better known as Ill Bill, is a Jewish American Rapper and record producer from Brooklyn, New York.

Patrick Douthit ( born January 15, 1975 in Winston-Salem, North Carolina ), better known as 9th Wonder is a hip hop record producer, record executive, DJ, lecturer, and Rapper from Durham, North Carolina, U. S. He began his career as the main producer for the group Little Brother, and has also worked with Mary J. Blige, Jean Grae, Wale, Jay-Z, Murs, Drake, Buckshot, Chris Brown, Destiny's Child, J. Cole, Kendrick Lamar, Erykah Badu, Ludacris, Mac Miller, David Banner, and Lecrae.

Deric Michael Angelettie ( born July 31, 1968 ), otherwise known as D-Dot, Papa Dot and The Madd Rapper, is a rapper, record producer, CEO and entrepreneur.

* Allen Forrest aka Matchstik Rapper and Music producer

* Joseph Bruce, Rapper and producer.

Rapper / producer El-P and DJ / producer Mr. Len founded the group in 1992 in Queens, New York and rapper / producer Bigg Jus later joined.

* Rapper / producer Lord Finesse was raised in Forest Houses.

* Rapper / producer Diamond D was raised in Forest Houses.

* Rapper and producer Dr. Dre has stated that his third album, Detox, may be a rap opera.

The individual members of the group, rappers Phonte ( Phonte Coleman ), and Rapper Big Pooh ( Thomas Jones ), and DJ / producer 9th Wonder ( Pat Douthit ), met in 1998 while enrolled as college students at North Carolina Central University in Durham, North Carolina.

Rapper and producer, Raz Fresco sampled a clip from the movie in his music video for the song Filmore Slim.

Rapper and producer Cavell was also part of the original NFL collective and is now known to many as The Mantis.

* Erick Sermon-American Rapper & Producer ( Formally of EPMD )

Rapper Snoop Dogg presented the Best R & B Video award with Dr. Dre and George Clinton.

DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince were the first hip hop artists to release a double album, 1988's He's the DJ, I'm the Rapper which at eighty-five minutes warranted a double vinyl package but was edited by thirteen minutes to allow a single CD release.

Popular and most successful hip hop artists include Katutura native Jericho, Kanibal, Snazzy, BK ( Brooklyn & Kimorah ) ( Rapper and Singer ), Rizzy, A-51, a group of native Angolans, and D-Jay, who has lived most of his life between Walvis Bay and Chicago, United States.

Rapper Lupe Fiasco recites Basmala during the first track on his album Lupe Fiasco's Food & Liquor.

Hanlon however bolstered the squad with numerous new signings, Gary Burrell joined from Heybridge Swifts, Mark Beard joined from Stevenage Borough as player / assistiant manager, Paul Bruce joined from Dagenham & Redbridge & So Solid Crew Rapper, Former AFC Wimbledon player Junior Harvey was recruited, another player from Dagenham & Redbridge was brought in, Nick Eyre, signed to replace Veteran Paul Bastock.

Rapper Tupac Shakur interpolated the melody of " A Dream " for his posthumous hit, " I Ain't Mad at Cha ", just little over a few months later, R & B group Blackstreet sampled the song's music for their hit, " Don't Leave Me ".

Compton Rapper Tweedy Bird Loc edited the intro & used it as an intro itself in his hit song " Coming Out The Cage " on his debut album ' 187 Ride By '.

Rapper / Producer DJ Quik's second track on his 2005 album Trauma titled " Intro for Roger " is dedicated to Roger Troutman, whom he credits teaching him the voice box as used extensively on Quik's 1995 album Safe & Sound.

While being promoted through Outreach Entertainment, they performed alongside several of the Midwest's Elite & Upcoming Artists ; Most Notably of which the Joplin, MO Based Hip Hop Duo " Midwest Connect " composed of Southeast, KS Artist " Brent Ward " – KØØ → LAID and St. Louis Rapper / Artist " Neno Black ".

Rapper emigrated to the United States and became an actor and stage director on Broadway while studying at New York University.

* Rapper / actor Mos Def currently lives in Clinton Hill.

* 1949 – Patrick Hernandez, French singer and songwriter

* 1960 – John Pizzarelli, American jazz guitarist, songwriter, singer and bandleader

* 1981 – Kari Jobe, American singer and songwriter ( Gateway Worship )

* 1984 – Max Bemis, American singer, musician, and songwriter ( Say Anything, Two Tongues, and Max Bemis and the Painful Splits )

* 1925 – Ned Miller, American singer and songwriter

* 1950 – David Cassidy, American actor, singer, songwriter and guitarist ( The Partridge Family )

* Adrian Belew ( born 1949 ), American guitarist, singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and record producer

* Adrian Borland ( 1957 – 1999 ), English singer, songwriter, guitarist and record producer

* Adrian Gurvitz ( born 1949 ), English singer, musician and songwriter

* " Absalom, Absalom " is the title of a song on the 1996 Compass CD Making Light of It by singer / songwriter Pierce Pettis, incorporating several elements of the biblical narrative.

* 1928 – Serge Gainsbourg, French singer, songwriter, actor and director ( d. 1991 )

* 1967 – Greg Camp, American singer, songwriter, and guitarist ( Smash Mouth )

* 1999 – Anthony Newley, English actor, singer, and songwriter ( b. 1931 )

Ani DiFranco (; born Angela Maria DiFranco on September 23, 1970 ) is an American singer, guitarist, poet, and songwriter.

* 2002 – Pierre Rapsat, Belgian singer and songwriter ( b. 1948 )

* Alexandra Lee ( stage name Alexandra Starlight ), American singer and songwriter

* 1915 – Billie Holiday, American singer and songwriter ( d. 1959 )

* 1945 – Megas, Icelandic singer, songwriter, and writer

* 1951 – Janis Ian, American singer, songwriter, musician, and author

* 1981 – Vanessa Olivarez, American singer, songwriter, and actress

" Boudica has also been the primary subject of songs by Irish singer / songwriter Enya, Dutch soprano Petra Berger, Scottish singer / songwriter Steve McDonald, English metal band Bal-Sagoth, Faith and the Muse and Dreams in the Witching House.

* Gordie Sampson, singer / songwriter.