First name pronounced Koh-lin. Jamaincan imigrant parents, born in the US. Republican Secretary of State 2001-2005. Military experience: General, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. National Security Advisor. Bronx Walk of Fame 2001. Congressional Gold Medal 1991. Presidential Medal of Freedom 1991. Presidential Citizens Medal 1989. Liberty Medal 2002..

D.M.C.

rapper, hall of fame, dj, adopted

Real/Birth Name:

Darryl Matthews McDaniels

Also Known As:

Easy D
DMC
Darryl "D.M.C." McDaniels

Gender:

Male

Birth Date:

May 31, 1964

Age today:

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

Gemini ♊ - the Twins - people born May 22 through June 21

Birth Place:

Harlem, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA

Brief Facts:

Group Run-D.M.C.. See Run. Album Ultimate Run DMC. Adopted at age 1 month. Long Island Music Hall of Fame. Guitar Center RockWalk 2002 as a member of Run-D.M.C..
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 2009 as a member of Run-D.M.C..

Dame Grease

rapper, producer

Real/Birth Name:

Damon Blackman

Gender:

Male

Birth Place:

Harlem, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA

Brief Facts:

Album Live on Lenox Ave.

Damon Dash

rapper, producer, business, style, actor, director, writer

Real/Birth Name:

Damon Anthony Dash

Nickname(s):

Dame

Gender:

Male

Birth Date:

May 3, 1971

Age today:

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

Taurus ♉ - the Bull - people born April 21 through May 21

Birth Place:

Harlem, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA

Brief Facts:

Co-founder of Roc-A-Fella Records wi Jay-Z. Movies The Woodsman, State Property, State Property 2

DJ E-Z Rock

rapper, dj, producer

Real/Birth Name:

Rodney Bryce

Nickname(s):

Skip

Gender:

Male

Death Date:

April 27, 2014

Birth Place:

Harlem, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA

Brief Facts:

From Harlem in New York. Formerly in group Rob Base & DJ E-Z Rock. Song It Takes Two. Age 46 at death.

DJ Eddie Cheeba

rapper, dj

Real/Birth Name:

Edward Sturgis

Also Known As:

Eddie Cheeba

Gender:

Male

Birth Place:

Harlem, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA

DJ Hollywood

rapper, dj

Real/Birth Name:

Anthony Holloway

Also Known As:

Wood

Gender:

Male

Birth Date:

December 10, 1954

Age today:

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

Sagittarius ♐ - the Archer or Centaur - people born November 23 through December 22

Birth Place:

Harlem, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA

Brief Facts:

One of the original "old school" rappers, worked with DJ Eddie Cheeba. Some say he coined the term "hip-hop."

DJ Red Alert

rapper, dj, radio, hall of fame

Real/Birth Name:

Fred Crute

Also Known As:

Kool DJ Red Alert
Red Alert

Nickname(s):

Red

Gender:

Male

Birth Date:

November 27, 1956

Age today:

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

Sagittarius ♐ - the Archer or Centaur - people born November 23 through December 22

Birth Place:

Harlem, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA

Brief Facts:

New York City FM stations 98.7 KISS FM, WQHT, Power 105.1 FM. DMC Hall of Fame. Bronx Walk of Fame 2003.

DukeDaGod

rapper, business

Real/Birth Name:

George Herbert Moore

Also Known As:

Duke Da God

Gender:

Male

Birth Place:

Harlem, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA

Brief Facts:

Member of group Children of the Corn, The Diplomats. Albums More Than Music, Vol. 1, Dipset: The Eye of the Eagle

Frankie Lymon

singer, overdose, hall of fame

Real/Birth Name:

Frank Joseph Lymon

Gender:

Male

Birth Date:

September 30, 1942

Death Date:

February 27, 1968

Age at Death:

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

Libra ♎ - the Scales - people born September 24 through October 23

Birth Place:

Harlem, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA

Brief Facts:

Group Frankie Lymon & The Teenagers. Song Why Do Fools Fall in Love. Died of a heroin drug overdose. Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 1993 as a member of Frankie Lymon & The Teenagers.
The Vocal Group Hall of Fame 2000 as a member of Frankie Lymon & The Teenagers.

Hollywood Walk of Fame:
A star at 7083 Hollywood Boulevard for contributions to the recording industry; ceremony: 1 February 1994.
See the page at Hollywood Walk of Fame for more information.

G. Dep

rapper, criminal

Real/Birth Name:

Trevell Gerald Coleman

Also Known As:

G-Depp
G Dep
G-Dep
Dep

Nickname(s):

The Deputy

Gender:

Male

Birth Date:

November 19, 1974

Age today:

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

Scorpio ♏ - the Scorpion - people born October 24 through November 22

Birth Place:

Harlem, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA

Brief Facts:

Name stands for Ghetto Dependent. Album Child of the Ghetto. Songs Let's Get It, Special Delivery. Turned himself in for shooting a man 15 years earlier. Was convicted April 2012. Has also served time for robbery.

Harry Belafonte

singer, hall of fame, actor, activist

Real/Birth Name:

Harold George Belafonte Jr.

Nickname(s):

King of Calypso

Gender:

Male

Birth Date:

March 1, 1927

Age today:

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

Pisces ♓ - the Fish - people born February 20 through March 20

Birth Place:

Harlem, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA

Brief Facts:

Songs Jamaica Farewell, Matilda, Banana Boat Song with the famous line "Day-O." Movie Islands in the Sun. Kennedy Center Honors 1989. Hit Parade Hall of Fame 2011. National Medal of Arts 1994. International Best-Dressed Hall of Fame List 1972. International Civil Rights Walk of Fame 2005.. Alabama Jazz Hall of Fame 2013.
Hollywood Walk of Fame:
A star at 6721 Hollywood Boulevard for contributions to the recording industry.
See the page at Hollywood Walk of Fame for more information.

Jae Millz

rapper

Real/Birth Name:

Jarvis Mills

Gender:

Male

Birth Date:

September 11, 1983

Age today:

35, 20 days before his 36^th birthday

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

Virgo ♍ - the Virgin - people born August 22 through September 23

Birth Place:

Harlem, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA

Brief Facts:

Albums Back 2 Tha Future, Zone Out Season. Song Holla at a Playa

Jim Jones

rapper

Real/Birth Name:

Joseph Guillermo Jones II

Gender:

Male

Birth Date:

July 16, 1976

Age today:

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

Cancer ♋ - the Crab - people born June 22 through July 22

Birth Place:

Harlem, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA

Brief Facts:

Group The Diplomats (aka Dipset.) Albums On My Way to Church, Harlem: The Diary of a Summer, Pray IV Reign. Misdemeanor assault conviction.

Joe Budden

rapper

Real/Birth Name:

Joseph Anthony Budden II

Gender:

Male

Birth Date:

August 31, 1980

Age today:

38, 9 days before his 39^th birthday

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

Virgo ♍ - the Virgin - people born August 22 through September 23

Birth Place:

Harlem, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA

Brief Facts:

From Jersey City, New Jersey. Song Pump It Up

Joe Morton

actor, Broadway, Tony Award

Real/Birth Name:

Joseph Thomas Morton Jr.

Gender:

Male

Birth Date:

October 18, 1947

Age today:

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

Libra ♎ - the Scales - people born September 24 through October 23

Birth Place:

Harlem, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA

Brief Facts:

Movie What Lies Beneath, The Brother from Another Planet, City of Hope, Terminator 2: Judgment Day, Of Mice and Men, Speed, Stealth. TV series God Friended Me, Eureka, Scandal. Broadway plays Raisin, Hair

Juelz Santana

rapper

Real/Birth Name:

LaRon Louis James

Gender:

Male

Birth Date:

February 18, 1983

Age today:

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

Aquarius ♒ - the Water-Carrier - people born January 21 through February 19

Birth Place:

Harlem, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA

Brief Facts:

Best known for his featured status on Cam'ron hit songs, Oh Boy, Hey Ma

Keith David

actor, producer, Broadway, Tony Award

Real/Birth Name:

Keith David Williams

Gender:

Male

Birth Date:

June 4, 1956

Age today:

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

Gemini ♊ - the Twins - people born May 22 through June 21

Birth Place:

Harlem, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA

Brief Facts:

Nominated for a Tony Award. Movies Hollywood Homicide, Homeland Security, Transporter 2, The Chronicles of Riddick, Agent Cody Banks, Volcano, Platoon, The Thing (1982). TV series ER, Spawn, Gargoyles

Kurtis Blow

rapper, dancer, actor, hall of fame

Real/Birth Name:

Kurtis Walker

Also Known As:

Kool DJ Kurt

Gender:

Male

Birth Date:

August 9, 1959

Age today:

60, 13 days after his birthday

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

Leo ♌ - the Lion - people born July 23 through August 21

Birth Place:

Harlem, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA

Brief Facts:

A break dancer. Song The Breaks was rap with a disco beat. Album Kingdom Blow. Movie In Dark Places. A "gospel rapper". Bronx Walk of Fame 2005.

Large Professor

rapper, producer

Real/Birth Name:

William Paul Mitchell

Also Known As:

Extra P
LP
Large P
Xtra P

Gender:

Male

Birth Date:

March 21, 1973

Age today:

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

Aries ♈ - the Ram - people born March 21 through April 20

Birth Place:

Harlem, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA

Brief Facts:

Produced tracks for many other rappers. Group Main Source

Lil Mama

rapper, singer, dancer

Real/Birth Name:

Niatia Jessica Kirkland

Also Known As:

Lil' Mama

Gender:

Female

Birth Date:

October 4, 1989

Age today:

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

Libra ♎ - the Scales - people born September 24 through October 23

Birth Place:

Harlem, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA

Brief Facts:

Albums Voice of the Young People, VYP (Voice of the Young People). Song Lip Gloss

Loon

rapper, actor

Real/Birth Name:

Chauncey Lamont Hawkins

Also Known As:

Amir Junaid Muhadith

Gender:

Male

Birth Date:

June 20, 1975

Age today:

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

Gemini ♊ - the Twins - people born May 22 through June 21

Birth Place:

Harlem, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA

Brief Facts:

Album Loon. Movies State Property 2, Death of a Dynasty. Changed his name to Amir Junaid Muhadith after converting to Islam. Group Harlem World

Max B

rapper, producer, criminal

Real/Birth Name:

Charly Wingate

Also Known As:

Biggaveli

Gender:

Male

Birth Date:

May 21, 1978

Age today:

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

Taurus ♉ - the Bull - people born April 21 through May 21

Birth Place:

Harlem, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA

Brief Facts:

Formerly with group The Diplomats. Found guilty of manslaughter and conspiracy to commit robbery, June 2009. 75 year sentence.

Mix Master Ice

rapper, dj, hall of fame

Real/Birth Name:

Maurice Bailey

Also Known As:

DJ Ice

Gender:

Male

Birth Place:

Harlem, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA

Brief Facts:

Group UTFO. DMC Hall of Fame.

Moby

composer, musician, producer, actor, business, activist, punk, writer

Real/Birth Name:

Richard Melville Hall

Gender:

Male

Birth Date:

September 11, 1965

Age today:

53, 20 days before his 54^th birthday

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

Virgo ♍ - the Virgin - people born August 22 through September 23

Birth Place:

Harlem, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA

Brief Facts:

Tried Punk rock with little success. Mainly Electronic music. Theme for TV show Twin Peaks. Albums Moby, Play, Wait for Me. Activist against domestic violence. Owns a vegan restaurant.

Norman Whitfield

composer, musician, R&B, hall of fame

Real/Birth Name:

Norman Jesse Whitfield

Gender:

Male

Birth Date:

May 12, 1940

Death Date:

September 16, 2008

Age at Death:

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

Taurus ♉ - the Bull - people born April 21 through May 21

Birth Place:

Harlem, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA

Brief Facts:

Songs for Motown I Heard It through the Grapevine, Cloud Nine, War, Papa Was a Rolling Stone, Car Wash. Songwriters Hall of Fame 2004. SoulMusic Hall of Fame 2013.

Rob Brown

actor, football

Real/Birth Name:

Rob Brown

Gender:

Male

Birth Date:

March 1, 1984

Age today:

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

Pisces ♓ - the Fish - people born February 20 through March 20

Birth Place:

Harlem, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA

Brief Facts:

Movies Finding Forrester, Coach Carter, Take the Lead, The Express, the latter in role of Ernie Davis. TV series Treme, Blindspot. Played varsity football at team Amherst College

Teddy Riley

producer, singer, composer, musician, rapper, R&B, hall of fame

Real/Birth Name:

Edward Theodore Riley

Also Known As:

Lil Man
Street
Swingbeat
The Finisher
Jam

Gender:

Male

Birth Date:

October 8, 1967

Age today:

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

Libra ♎ - the Scales - people born September 24 through October 23

Birth Place:

Harlem, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA

Brief Facts:

Album Dangerous produced for Michael Jackson. Music for movie New Jack City
Hollywood Walk of Fame:
A star at 6405 Hollywood Boulevard for contributions to the recording industry; ceremony: 16 August 2019.
See the page at Hollywood Walk of Fame for more information.

Yaya DaCosta

actor, model, soap, singer, Broadway

Real/Birth Name:

Camara DaCosta Johnson

Gender:

Female

Birth Date:

November 15, 1982

Age today:

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

Scorpio ♏ - the Scorpion - people born October 24 through November 22

Birth Place:

Harlem, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA

Brief Facts:

TV series All My Children, Ugly Betty, Chicago Med, Chicago Fire. Television movie Whitney. Movie Honeydripper. Broadway play The First Breeze of Summer

Young B.

rapper

Real/Birth Name:

Bianca Dupree

Also Known As:

Young B

Gender:

Female

Birth Date:

July 1, 1980

Age today:

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

Cancer ♋ - the Crab - people born June 22 through July 22

Birth Place:

Harlem, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA

Brief Facts:

Album Webstar Presents: Caught in the Web. Song Chicken Noodle Soup

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