Rappers including Diddy, Jay-Z and 50 Cent refer to the city in some of their songs as a favorite vacation destination, usually by yacht.

* Rappers such as Big Pun, Ivy Queen, Don Chezina and others also enjoy success.

Rappers such as Kid ' N Play, Big Daddy Kane and Kwamé were internationally famous for helping promote this trend worldwide, particularly Kid ' N Play member Christopher " Kid " Reid.

Rappers Shyheim and Ghostface Killah of Wu-Tang Clan lived together in Stapleton Houses ; RZA likens the area to a concentration camp in " Impossible "; Ghostface also notes Stapleton in his song " Maxine " as being a violent neighborhood.

Rappers Andre Nickatina, Ice Cube, 2Pac, Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg, Warren G, Nate Dogg, MC Eiht, Scarface, Wu-Tang Clan, Project Pat, King Tee, DJ Pooh, The Notorious B. I. G., Eric B & Rakim, EPMD, Method Man & Redman, Cypress Hill, RBL Posse, Luniz, and the Geto Boys.

GLS United, formed by three widely known radio moderators, was perhaps the first German hip hop group, releasing the first German-language hip hop song " Rappers Deutsch " in 1980 although they were just a novelty act created for this one song.

* Spoof Welsh rap group Goldie Lookin Chain mentioned the killer in their song, " Guns Don't Kill People, Rappers Do ", a satire on the supposed links between gangsta rap and gun crime as reported in the press: ' Like Michael Ryan, about to snap, guns don't kill people, it's just rap '.

Milk Me contained the song " Confused Rappers ", a track that dissed Jennifer Lopez for essentially stealing the beat from The Beatnuts ' " Watch Out Now " on her 2002 hit " Jenny from the Block ".

When she was 18, Ivy Queen moved to San Juan where she met rapper and producer, DJ Negro, who introduced her to a group called The Noise, with whom she wrote and performed her first song " Somos Raperos Pero No Delincuentes " ( We're Rappers, But Not Delinquents ).

Unfortunately, the Beatnuts were convinced that the sample from " Hi-Jack " was stolen from them without credit, and they subsequently criticized Lopez on their 2004 song " Confused Rappers ".

* Sandra and Samantha Lawrence The Wee Papa Girl Rappers were a British female rap duo, who came from Acton & lived in one of the tower blocks next to Acton Police Station, the picture on the back cover of their album was taken out side their block.

Rappers who sampled rock songs included Ice-T, The Fat Boys, LL Cool J, Public Enemy and Whodini.

Rappers Sergio " AK " Gómez and Francisco " Wikid " Gómez, who make up Akwid, are brothers, originally from Jiquilpan, Michoacán, now live in Los Angeles, California.

MC Frontalot, in collaboration with faux-German electronic musician KOMPRESSOR on the track Rappers We Crush, rhymes " What did I do to deserve this ?/ What was my crime ?/ Was it because I sampled Die Toten Hosen that one time?

About. com ranked the group's lead MC, Wise Intelligent, # 5 on its list of the 10 Most Underrated Rappers, calling him " one of the most creative MCs of our time.

In a countdown of the 10 Most Underappreciated Rappers — Most Underrated Rappers of All Time, the editors of About. com listed AZ as # 1 on the list.

He began his musical career at radio station KTKR 1310 AM in Taft and went on to become one of the founding members of The Rappers Rapp Group.

In 1984 while living in New York City, Graham was exposed to the then budding Rap Music scene of the lower east side, frequently hanging out with Graffiti artists and local Rappers and coming home with spray paint on his hands.

Rappers from the 1980s and 90s needed to keep their references to Africa subtle for a few reasons.

Rappers like J. Nahtz, AZ and Common are known for trying to " save " rap music.

Rappers Lil ' Kim and Eve are known for resorting to trends surrounding being scantily clad with provocative tattoos and being perceived as attractive in the process.

The brothers were loyal supporters of the Selangor team and so decided to write a rap tune for their favourite team back when they were originally known as Selangor Rappers ' Unit, writing Viva Selangor.

* Rappers Ill Bill and DJ Muggs have an album entitled " Kill Devil Hills " released in 2010

The album was included in Rhapsody's list of " The 10 Best Albums By White Rappers ".

A variety of music genres can be heard and have originated in Kansas City metro area, including: Rock groups Puddle of Mudd, Isaac James, Shooting Star, The Get Up Kids, Shiner, Flee The Seen, The Life and Times, Reggie and the Full Effect, Coalesce, The Casket Lottery, The Gadjits, The Rainmakers, Vedera, The Elders, Blackpool Lights and The Republic Tigers and Rappers Tech N9ne, Krizz Kaliko, Kutt Calhoun, Skatterman & Snug Brim, Mac Lethal, and Solè.

Rappers from the south of France are known to tell the ' cold reality ' of life in France.

Rappers are overwhlemingly of African descent, and in tackling the issue of their invisibility in French society and declaring their origins, they redefine their identity and defy French notions of race and citizenship.

Rappers from the French-speaking part ( where the traditional dialects died out in most parts ) and from the Italian-speaking part ( where most people mix dialects and Standard Italian freely ) rap in the standard languages.

The rap scene started in 1981, when Duffy Hooks launched the first West Coast rap label Rappers Rapp Records, inspired by Sugar Hill Records in New York.

1981 would also bring the Rappers Rapp Group, a West Coast version of Grandmaster Flash & the Furious Five.

Rappers 50 Cent and Kanye West have referenced these infamous gloves in their songs.

According to Daz Dillinger, the reason this happened was because Sam Sneed had too many East Coast Rappers in his Lady Heroin music video.

Club Rappers in Carolina, and club PlayMakers in Puerto Nuevo were the most notable.

Rappers Rapp Group was a hip-hop group, composed of DJ Flash, King MC, Lovin ' C, Mr. Ice, MC Fosty, and Mack-A-Moe. Their first release was " Rappers Rapp Theme ", released through Rappers Rapp Disco Co. in 1982.

Jay-Z has been referred to as Big Daddy Kane's hype man during this period, though Kane explains that he didn't fill the traditional hype man role, instead Jay-Z " basically made cameo appearances on stage.

), Puff Daddy, Lamont Coleman ( Big L ), and Jay-Z, and in this context is often referred to as " Crissy "; see champagne in music.

), Big Daddy Kane, Jay-Z, Killah Priest and Mos Def.

He has also been cited as a major influence to some of hip-hop's most critically acclaimed figures such as Eminem, Nas, Jay-Z, Notorious B. I. G., Big Pun, RZA, Raekwon, Ghostface Killah, Necro, Action Bronson, and more.

Kool G is described by Kool Moe Dee as " the progenitor and prototype for Biggie, Jay-Z, Treach, Nore, Fat Joe, Big Pun, and about twenty-five more hard-core emcees ", and Kool Moe Dee also claims Kool G Rap is " the most lyrical " out of all of the artists mentioned.

His work also includes production for heavyweight rappers such as ( alphabetic order ) Apathy, Big L, Big Daddy Kane, Bun B, Canibus, D. I. T. C., Fat Joe, Game, Ill Bill, Jay-Z, Joell Ortiz, Kanye West, KRS-One, Lord Finesse, M. O. P., Mos Def, Nas, Rakim, Royce da 5 ' 9 ", Snoop Dogg, The LOX, The Notorious B. I. G., Vinnie Paz, Xzibit, rock band Limp Bizkit, and pop / R & B singer Christina Aguilera, among many others.

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In 1999, he scored a major hit with Jay-Z and rap group UGK with the hit " Big Pimpin '".

During the early 1990s, Jay-Z is known to have been Big Daddy Kane ’ s hype man, and Kane helped him early on in his career-Ice-T says, “ I actually met Jay-Z with Kane.

Jay-Z was also featured on Big Daddy Kane ’ s track ‘ Show & Prove ’ from Daddy ’ s Home ( 1994 ), as well as in the video.

The Game also referenced Jay-Z's former occupation as Kane's hypeman: " Ask a Jay-Z fan about Big Daddy Kane: Don't know him, Game gon ' show ' em ".

In April 2010, rapper and producer Jay-Z and his business partner Juan Perez initiated a trademark infringement case against Big Papi's night club 40 / 40 located in his native Dominican Republic.

& Rakim, Kurtis Blow and Run-D. M. C .. Major New York stars emerged to go on and produce multi-platinum records, including Puff Daddy, Jay-Z and The Notorious B. I. G., along with critically acclaimed acts like Wu-Tang Clan, Nas, Big L, and Busta Rhymes.

A large number of well-known hip hop artists have come out of Bedford-Stuyvesant, including such notables as Jay-Z, Memphis Bleek, Aaliyah, The Notorious B. I. G., Lil ' Kim, Big Daddy Kane, Mos Def, Fabolous, Maino, Ol ' Dirty Bastard, GZA, Papoose, and Masta Ace.

(" Warning ") and (" One More Chance "), Craig Mack (" Flava in Ya Ear " ( Remix )), LL Cool J (" Doin It "), Nas (" If I Ruled The World ( Imagine That )", " Street Dreams ", " Hate Me Now "), Missy Elliott (" The Rain ( Supa Dupa Fly ))", " She's a Bitch "), Busta Rhymes (" Put Your Hands Where My Eyes Could See "), TLC (" No Scrubs "), Kelis (" Caught Out There "), Jay-Z (" Big Pimpin '"), Kanye West (" Gold Digger ", " Heartless ", " All of the Lights ", " Diamonds from Sierra Leone "), Aaliyah (" Rock the Boat "), Christina Aguilera (" Not Myself Tonight "), Coldplay (" Viva la Vida "), Ne-Yo (" So Sick "), Hoobastank (" If I Were You "), Left Eye ( The Block Party ), t. A. T. u.

" The song contains numerous homophobic slurs directed at Jay-Z: " When these streets keep calling, heard it when I was sleep / That this Gay-Z and Cock-A-Fella Records wanted beef ", " Then you got the nerve to say that you're better than Big / Dick-suckin ' lips, why don't you let the late great veteran live ", " You a dick-ridin ' faggot, you love the attention / Queens niggas run you niggas, ask Russell Simmons " and " Put it together / I rock hos ; y'all rock fellas.

The mixtape includes early mixes of the vocals intended for Arular, mashed up with samples of tracks including " Walk Like an Egyptian " by The Bangles, " Big Pimpin '" by Jay-Z and " Push It " by Salt-n-Pepa.

*" Clique ( song )", a 2012 song by rappers Kanye West, Jay-Z and Big Sean