The two members of the rap group Outkast conceived and produced the new film Idlewild.
And, for a majority of Americans, RUN DMC was the first rap group they had ever seen or heard.
He learned how to tattoo from a friend, and when his technique improved he began working with the rap group Cypress Hill.
It was the year Malaysian rap group KRU got entangled in red tape -- and almost paid for it with their domestic concert tour.
He and Rubin famously discovered a young rap artist named LL Cool J and signed the first major white rap group, the Beastie Boys.
Mr Teller has already managed to tempt a couple of big names Public Enemy, a rap group, and Ice T, a rap artist away from the big companies.
The young audience grew excited during small parts of the rap group's set, and Ghostface Killah, Method Man, RZA, Raekwon and the other members seemed to notice.
Kelly, known as "Mac Daddy, " and Chris Smith, known as "Daddy Mac, " made up the rap group Kris Kross, who were known for wearing their clothes backwards as they rhymed.
It was the first rap group to have a Top 10 album on the pop charts, the first to have a gold and platinum album, and the first nominated for a Grammy.
Other performances included Inuk singer Elisapie Isaac in Canada, Australian opera singer Tiffany Speich in Sydney, Moroccan rap group Fnaire in Marrakech and acrobatic dances by members from Mr Laliberte's Cirque du Soleil.
Now a stalwart on the scene, Si Simo gained fame with the rap group Fez City Clan, making enough money from concerts and touring to move out of his run-down neighbourhood in Casablanca.
Abbatangelo said he'll seek to postpone arraignment because Drayton will be out of town April 18 while he and other members of the rap group Public Enemy are inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
Summer is among this year's eight inductees, which also include rockers Heart and Rush, singer-songwriter Randy Newman, rap group Public Enemy and bluesman Albert King, as well as Lou Adler and Quincy Jones, this year's Ahmet Ertegun lifetime achievement honorees.
Washington (CNN) -- Although Rage thinks Paul Ryan is just another cog in the "Machine, " that doesn't stop the Republican vice presidential hopeful from rocking out to the rap metal group's anti-establishment lyrics.
Musson shouts, "Do the Harlem Shake, " about 15 seconds in, which he says is taken from a rap by his group Plastic Little in 2001.
With rap battles it has become the expression of a larger group, but it is still us.
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He fought alongside the al-Qaida-linked group for years while gaining fame for posting YouTube videos of jihadi rap songs.
"The group's music crossed genres and color lines, and helped bring rap to a wider audience, " said Neil Portnow, president of the Recording Academy.
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