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Luther Ronzoni Vandross was born on April 20, 1951 at Bellevue Hospital in Manhattan, New York City, United States.[4] He was the fourth child and second son to Mary Ida Vandross and Luther Vandross, Sr.

Born on the Lower East Side of Manhattan in New York City in the NYCHA Alfred E. Smith Houses public housing development, Vandross began playing the piano at the age of three. He grew up in a musical family that moved to the Bronx when he was thirteen. His sister, Patricia, sang with the vocal group The Crests, who had a...Read More

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Reco Price (born April 23, 1970), better known by his stage name Supernatural (aka Super Nat or MC Supernatural) is an American rapper best known for his "on-the-spot" freestyle and battle rap abilities[1][2] He has been a regular performer and host of the Rock the Bells Music Festival since its beginning in 2004. Born in Marion, Indiana, Supernatural began rhyming at the age of 10.[4] Moving to New York City at the age of 19, Supernatural began to make a name for himself on the hip hop scene rhyming in local night clubs. By 1993, he had landed a...Read More

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1990, Reginald "Reggie" Noble Encarnacion made his world debut on the EPMD album Business as Usual, appearing on tracks "Hardcore" and "Brothers On My Jock".

Whut? Thee Album & Dare Iz a Darkside (1990-1995) In 1992 Redman released his debut album, Whut? The Album, which Allmusic noted for blending "reggae and funk influences" with a "terse, though fluid rap style".[1] The album peaked at number forty-nine on the Billboard 200 and was certified gold. He was named "Rap Artist of the Year" by The Source. Redman followed this up with his 1994 album, Dare...Read More

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Eyedea and Abilities is what you get when you combine the very best of two opposite ends of Hip-Hop's musical spectrum. On one end you have the M.C./Lyricist, Eyedea, who has proven himself time and time again not only as an extraordinary song writer, but also as a master at battling and the art of freestyling. On the other end you have Abilities, the D.J./Turntablist, who's talent from the battle, to the mix tape, to production has resonated on the underground for quite some time now. When you put these two extremes together, you get the new,...Read More

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Khadija “Moon” Ali-Coleman is an educator, writer, and arts communications professional with significant work in theater arts, music, and youth development. She currently balances work as a creativity coach and educators, helping others grow artistically and holistically as communicators into today’s high-tech and often convoluted world. Currently, she serves as an adjunct faculty member at Northern Virginia Community College in the department of Communication Studies and Theater. Khadijah has performed nationally for over fifteen years. She honed her skills as a performer in Washington DC along the popular U Street corridor, and Adam’s Morgan area growing up, often showcasing...Read More

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By Randy Holmes

This extremely talented bassist hailing from Chattanooga, Tennessee, now residing in Canada, self-released a fine 12 song collection of Smooth Jazz numbers that incorporates elements of Latin, R&B, Funk and "Slow Jams". Every, and I do mean, every, cut on the album is a winner. “There is no filler here ladies and gentlemen.” The project was produced by jazz wunderkind, Jeff Lorber, and features an all-star cast of musicians and singers listed as follows : Jeff Lorber on keyboards, Rufus guitarist Tony Maiden, drummer Tony Moore, Smooth Jazz trumpet great Rick Braun, session guitar...Read More

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Sampeace Brown who was originally born in Nigeria - West Africa with a population of about 150 million people, started his artist career at the age of 14. Sampeace Brown grew up in a big family where singing and listening to pop music and traditional folklore was part of the daily rituals and way of life. This had transpired throughout his early school days leading to the crucial moment after college graduation when it became eminent that the road to exhibit his artistic talent to all mankind was obvious. The year 1978 became the period of revelation on Sampeace...Read More

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Derick Swinson was born in Las Vegas, Nevada. He has been signed to A Train Records under an unnamed boy band project. He left the group to attend college and study musical theatre but his heart kept calling him back to music. With brief stints as a background singer and dancer for a local hip hop artist, choreographer and teacher for a dance studio here in Vegas; he has decided to head back to music to engage in as solo artist. When asked has it been easy, his response was, “nothing is either easy or hard.”  Music has been his...Read More

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