¡Soulja Boi!     


DeAndre Chad Reamone Way or more commenly known as Soulja Boy is on fire! In September of 2007, his hit, "Crank That" reached number one on the Billboard's Top 100. Born July 28, 1990.Way moved to Alanta, Georgia at the age of six, where he developed a love for music--particularly rap. His friend and partner, Young Kwon taught him how to create beats and put songs together.




                                  50 cent

   
James Curtis Jackson III or 50 cent was born July 6, 1975. His great selling albums, "Get rich or Die Tryin'" and "Massacre" launched him into fame selling over twenty-one million copies worldwide! They both also reached multi-platinum. Born in South Jamacia Queens, New York James got into drug dealing at the age of twelve. He left the dealing a few years later to pursue a career in music. In 2000, James Curtis survived nine gun shot wounds and continued to pursue his dream. In 2002, 50 Cent's album, Guess who's Back? was discovered by rapper, Eminem and was signed to Interscope Records. In 2003, James launched G-Unit Records witch signed successful rappers such as, Young Buck and Lloyd Banks.


                                  Eminen


Marshell Bruce Mathers III or Eminem, was born October 19, 1972 in St. Joesph, Missouri. He is an Oscar and multiple Grammy Award winner for rapping, producing and acting. With over seventy million albums sold worldwide, Marshell is the highest selling rap artist of the twenty first century. He was discovered by rapper and producer, Dr. Dre, who later signed him to his record label, Aftermath Entertainment. In 2003, he starred in the semi-autobiographical film 8 Mile.



                                  Kanye West!



                                    Kanye Omari West, born June 8, 1977 is an American rapper. He also sings gospel and has his own record label, GOOD Music. He has been rapping all his life but, in the mid 2000's he really rose to fame releasing his debut album, The College Dropout. His first two albums recieved several awards including six Grammy's! His mascot and trademark is a teddy bear and it appears on several of his albums.



                                  T-Pain


Faheem Najm or T-Pain isa an American hip-hop, singer-songwiter. He was born June 30, 1985 to Muslim parents, Shasheem Najm and Aliyah Najm. Faheem started making music when he turned his bedroom into a small studio with a keyboard, four-track and beat machine. He graduated from James S. Rickards High School. In 2002, he started his own record label, Hard & B. Akon noticed some of his songs and signed him to his Konvict Music record label.