Run DMC
Members Run (Joseph Simmons) b. 11/15/64 DMC (Darryl McDaniels) b. 5/31/64 Jam Master Jay (Jason Mizell) b. 1/21/65 d. 10/30/02 “Two years ago a friend of mine asked me to say some emcee rhymes So I said this rhyme I’m about to say, the rhyme was def and it went this way: Took a test to become an emcee, and Orange Krush became amazed at me So Larry put me inside his Cadillac, the chauffeur drove off and we never came back...
Roxanne Shante
Born Lolita Shante Gooden, Roxanne Shante was part of a phenomenon that took place in 1984. UTFO’s song “Roxanne Roxanne” was a huge hit that year about their attempts to seduce a woman named Roxanne. One night Shante overheard WHBI’s Tyrone Williams, Mister Magic, and Marley Marl discussing the fact that UTFO has skipped out on promised appearance. Shante offered to record a dis record. Her skills seemed up...
The Real Roxanne
Like so many other female rappers in 1984-85, Adelaida/Joanne? Martinez adopted the name Roxanne and set about to answer UTFO’s smash single “Roxanne, Roxanne.” The Real Roxanne as she was known is usually considered near the top of that very crowded group of women. Her main competition came, of course, from Roxanne Shante. She made a record called “Romeo” on Select in 85 which was an inversion of...
Rammellzee
Rammellzee was born in 1960 in Far Rockaway, Queens, NY. Rammellzee, aside from being an old school graffiti artist with works seen around the world was very much an early MC/Rap Pioneer of vocal styles. Some of which were taught to him by one of his partners from way back- Jamel – Z. Styles like the “Gangsta Duck” (which he used on the infamous Jean Michel Basquiat produced “Beat Bop” circa 1983 with K...
