On this day, March 13th, in hip-hop history... 1972 - Veteran Chicago emcee Common was born. Named after his father Lonnie "Pops" Lynn - a former ...

Jamaica bred rapper Canibus turns 38 years old today. Canibus and his mother moved to the Bronx when he was thirteen years old where he ...

Legendary rapper and entrepreneur Jay-Z turns 43 years old today. The Brooklyn born rapper stepped onto the hip-hop scene in 1989, when he joined rapper Jaz-O—an ...

Actor and rapper Mos Def turns 39 years old today. The Grammy nominated Brooklynite gained critical acclaim in 1996 with the release of “Universal Magnetic." The ...

Compton bred Game revitalized the West Coast hip-hop scene when he became one of Dr. Dre’s most notable protégés. Dre got his hands on ...

The D-Block general and Houston veteran celebrate their born days...

Today (Nov. 10) would have been Big Pun’s 40th Birthday. Although the super-lyrical MC died on February 7, 2000 with only one official solo album ...

Although his sophomore album Take Care was unable to be released today (October 24), Drake still has reason to celebrate because today is his 25th ...

After nearly two decades in the game, Snoop Dogg turns 40 today (October 20). After bursting onto the scene in 1992, on mentor Dr. Dre's classic ...