Cypress Hill is an American hip hop group from South Gate, California. Cypress Hill is the first Latin-American hip hop group to have sold multi-platinum and platinum albums, having sold over 20 million albums worldwide. They are considered to be among the main progenitors of West Coast hip hop and hip hop in the 1990s. The group has been critically acclaimed for their first 5 albums. All of the group members advocate for medical and recreational use of cannabis in the United States. In 2019, Cypress Hill became the first Latin-American hip hop artists to have a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
Mark Althavan Andrews, better known by his stage name Sisqó, is an American singer, songwriter, record producer, dancer and actor. He is most prominently known for "The Thong Song," his membership in Dru Hill, and has also released solo material. Sisqo's successful debut solo album, Unleash the Dragon (1999), included the hit singles "Thong Song" and "Incomplete".
Shad Gregory Moss, better known by his stage name Bow Wow, is an American rapper, actor, television presenter, and broadcaster. Moss' career began upon being discovered rapper Snoop Dogg, and eventually brought to record producer Jermaine Dupri and signed to So So Def Recordings. As Lil' Bow Wow, he released his first album, Beware of Dog, in 2000 at age 13, which was followed by Doggy Bag in 2001. In 2003, Bow Wow released his third album Unleashed, which was the first album released after dropping the "Lil'" from his stage name, and the first not to be released by So So Def. His next album, Wanted (2005) spawned his two highest charting singles, "Let Me Hold You" and "Like You". As of September 2015, Bow Wow has signed a management deal to Bad Boy Records.
David Darnell Brown, best known by his stage name Young Buck, is an American rapper. As a music executive, he heads his own record label, Cashville Records, and is a former member of the hip hop groups G-Unit and UTP.
Armando Christian Pérez, known professionally by his stage name Pitbull, is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, brand ambassador, businessman and philanthropist. Pérez began his career in the early 2000s, recording reggaeton, Latin hip hop, and crunk music under a multitude of labels. In 2004, he released his debut album M.I.A.M.I. under TVT Records and the executive production of Lil Jon. Pitbull later released his second album, El Mariel, in 2006 and his third, The Boatlift, in 2007. His fourth album, Rebelution (2009), included his breakthrough hit single "I Know You Want Me ", which peaked at number two on the US Billboard Hot 100 and number four on the UK Singles Chart.
Dru Hill is an American R&B group mostly popular during the 1990s, whose repertoire included soul, hip hop soul and gospel music. The group was founded in Baltimore in 1992 and is still active. Dru Hill recorded seven Top 40 hits, and is best known for the R&B #1 hits "In My Bed", "Never Make a Promise", and "How Deep Is Your Love". The original members were lead singer Mark "Sisqó" Andrews, Tamir "Nokio" Ruffin, Larry "Jazz" Anthony and James "Woody Rock" Green.
Dr. Dog is an American rock band based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Its lineup consists of Toby Leaman, Scott McMicken, Frank McElroy, Zach Miller (keyboard), and Eric Slick (drums). Lead vocal duties are shared between Leaman and McMicken, with all members contributing harmonies. In addition, each band member has a nickname beginning with the letter T, and they have explained that friends of the band also receive nicknames, which are drawn from aspects of their lives and personalities.
Dejuan Walker, better known by his stage name Suga Free, is an American rapper and pimp from Pomona, California.
Danyel Robinson, better known by his stage name Dru Down is an American rapper and actor from Oakland, California. He is currently a member of The Regime, a collective of rappers that includes Yukmouth, Tech N9ne, Messy Marv, BG Bulletwound, Dorasel, Grant Rice, and Tha Realest.
Brandon C. Rodegeb, better known as B-12 is a music executive, film maker, and rap artist. Brandon was born in San Francisco, CA at San Francisco General Hospital and raised in Benicia, California. Living in an area rich in cultural and hip-hop history gave Brandon access to hip-hop music at an early age. The youngest son of a single mother with two brothers and a sister, Brandon was interested in music when very young.
"How Deep Is Your Love" is an R&B single by group Dru Hill. It is the first single from the group's second album, Enter the Dru. The song was released on September 22, 1998. It spent three weeks at number-one on the US R&B chart, and peaked at number three on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart. The song, in its single version with rapper Redman, was also used in the end credits and is featured on the soundtrack to the 1998 film Rush Hour. To date, this is Dru Hill's highest charting hit.
¡MAYDAY! is an American hip hop group from Miami, Florida. The group comprises rappers (Bernz) Bernardo Garcia and Ben Miller along with producer, and percussionist Andrews Mujica ; keyboard player and guitarist Aaron Eckhart, drummer Terrel, and bassist Gianni Perocapi were part of the group until 2015. The band is currently signed to Tech N9ne's Strange Music label.
James Trujillo, better known by his stage name Jay Tee, is a rapper, songwriter and hip hop producer from Vallejo, CA. He has been a part of the city's scene since the early 1990s as the lead member of N2Deep and Latino Velvet along with Baby Beesh. Even though N2Deep's 2000 album Slightly Pimpish/Mostly Doggish was a solo album, it was not until 2001 that Jay Tee released a solo album under his own name.
Dru is a Canadian singer and songwriter. He is an R&B/Soul Juno Award and MuchMusic Video Award (MMVA) winner.
Fun is an American indie pop supergroup based in New York City. The band was formed by Nate Ruess, Andrew Dost, and Jack Antonoff. To date, fun. has released two albums: Aim and Ignite in August 2009 and Some Nights in February 2012.
The Midnight Beast, sometimes abbreviated as TMB, is a British comedy/parody music group from London. They are most famous for their YouTube cover-parody of the 2009 single "TiK ToK" by American pop artist Ke$ha. The group currently has three members: Stefan Abingdon, Dru Wakely and Ashley Horne.
"It Seems Like You're Ready" is a song by musician R. Kelly, on his debut solo studio album titled 12 Play. It is the fourth song on the album and was charted at #59 on the Billboard airplay chart, number 29 on the Rhythmic Top 40 charts and number 29 at the Hot R&B/Hip Hop Songs charts.
Richard Morales Jr., better known by his stage name Gunplay, is an American rapper from Carol City, Florida. Morales embarked on his career in hip hop, as a member of fellow Florida-based rapper Rick Ross's southern hip hop group, Triple C's. Triple C's released their debut album, Custom Cars & Cycles, in 2009. After signing to Ross's Maybach Music Group label, upon its inception in 2009, Gunplay would announce he secured a solo recording contract with Def Jam Recordings, in July 2012. He released several mixtapes, such as 601 & Snort. His debut studio album, titled Living Legend, was released on July 31, 2015.
Triple C's, also known as Carol City Cartel, is an American hip hop group founded by Rick Ross in 2005. It includes members Gunplay from Miami, Torch from the Bronx, New York, and Young Breed.
Christmas in Baltimore is the first EP by American R&B group Dru Hill, released on November 24, 2017 under Dru Hill, LLC and EMPIRE. The members of Dru Hill were only in the studio for a week to produce this album in time the holidays. The album featured the same members as their previous album, InDRUpendence Day. The album released one single: "Favorite Time of Year". Music videos for "Favorite Time of Year" and "T'is the Season" were produced.
