he was a young rapper from West Philadelphia. The award-winning actor (then known as The Fresh Prince) and turntablist Jeffrey “DJ Jazzy Jeff” Townes formed their hip-hop duo in the mid-80s.

Eric Martin, better known as MC Eric, co-created Pump Up the Jam Eric Martin is known to many as MC Eric – the Welsh rapper who shot ... racked up six top 20 hits in the UK.

With an average age of 85, they're probably the oldest rap group in the country. Born at a time when women were often marginalized in education, Park and her friends were among a group of older ...

And how did it become so popular in rap ... mentions went back further than the '90s… and even the '80s. Released in 1979, "Rapper's Delight" is arguably the first commercially successful ...