Amir Ali Said

Louisa Mark was a Reggae singer from London, England who recorded for two decades.  In the ‘70s, she helped popularize the lovers rock genre in London, England.  Lovers rock is a sub genre of reggae music that was developed in the '60s and…

Soul Position is a hip hop duo from Columbus, Ohio who started recording in the early 2000s.  The duo features rapper Blueprint and producer RJD2.  Their journey started in 2002.  In 2002, RJD2 released his debut album, Deadringer. …

The Emotions are a soul trio from Chicago, Illinois that rose to prominence in the '60s and the '70s.  The trio featured three sisters Pamela, Wanda, and Sheila Hutchinson.  In fact, before they started recording soul music as The Emotions,…

Gerson King Combo was a soul and funk singer from Rio De Janeiro, Brazil.  His career started in the '60s, and it lasted well into the '80s.  At the start of his career, Combo was a dancer and a choreographer.  Then, he evolved to composing…

Guilty Simpson is a rapper from Detroit, Michigan who has been rhyming since the '90s.  He started his career as a member of the Almighty Dreadnaughtz.  The Michigan-based collective featured rappers from all over the state, like Hex Murda,…

The Fuzz were a soul trio from Washington, D.C. who recorded in the '70s.  The trio included Sheila Young, Barbara Gilliam, and Val Williams.  In 1970, they started their singing career as The Passionettes. However, in 1971, they signed to…

Smiff-N-Wessun are a hip hop duo from Brooklyn, New York who started rhyming in the '90s.  The duo includes Tek from BedStuy, Brooklyn and Steele from Brownsville, Brooklyn.  In 1993, they made their recording debut on Black Moon's album…

Barbara Jean English is a soul singer from Sumpter, South Carolina.  In the late '50s, she began her career as the lead singer for The Clickettes.  The Clickettes were a New Jersey based doo-wop group that featured English, Sylvia Hammond,…

Billy Stewart was a blues and a soul singer from Washington, D.C.  At twelve years old, he started singing with his brothers Johnny, James, and Frank, and they became the Four Stewart Brothers.  They sang together for five years on a…

Mic Geronimo is a rapper from Queens, New York who had a strong run in the '90s.  Everything started at his high school talent show.  At the show, Geronimo met DJ, record producer, and future label magnate Irv Gotti, and they hit the studio…