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Dilated Peoples is a hip-hop group that has achieved great fame in the underground hip-hop community, although their only real mainstream success was the song This Way, a 2004 collaboration with Kanye West. DJ Babu (from the DJ crew Beat Junkies), Evidence, and Rakaa joined together in 1992 in Los Angeles, CA and released Third Degree and Work the Angles, which were quickly established as favorites in the underground scene and among rap critics. They eventually signed to Capitol and in 2000 released The Platform, to more critical acclaim. Read more on Last.fm

De La Soul is an American hip-hop group formed in 1988 in the Amityville area of Long Island, New York. They are best known for their eclectic sampling, quirky lyrics, and their contributions to the evolution of the jazz rap and alternative hip-hop subgenres. The members are Posdnuos, Maseo, and Trugoy (until his death in 2023). The three formed the group in high school and caught the attention of producer Prince Paul with a demo tape of the song "Plug Tunin'". Read more on Last.fm

Roots Manuva, born Rodney Smith is a British hip-hop artist, who mixes hip hop with reggae and dub as well as electronica, and even some gospel. He grew up around Stockwell in South London. His parents were from a small village in Jamaica called Banana Hole where his father was a preacher and tailor. Spending much of his early years in poverty, this and his strict Pentecostal upbringing clearly had an influence on his music as can be seen in many of his tracks such as "Sinny Sin Sins" and "Colossal Insight". Read more on Last.fm

There is more than one artist named Ty. 1. Benedict Okwuchukwu Godwin Chijioke (17 August 1972 – 7 May 2020), better known by his stage name Ty was a British rapper. He released the albums "Awkward", "Upwards", "Closer", "Special Kind of Fool" and " A Work of Heart. 2. Lee Taeyong (Korean: 이태용), better known as TAEYONG (태용), is a South-Korean rapper, singer, dancer and songwriter, born in July 1, 1995, in Seoul. He releases his solo songs in his SoundCloud account under the name TY, but his official artist name is TAEYONG. Read more on Last.fm

The Detroit Experiment Members: Carl Craig, Jospeh Fiddler, Bennie Maupin, Marcus Belgrave, Geri Allen, Regina Carter, Perry Hughes, Ron Otis, Allan Barnes, Karriem Riggins, Jaribu Shahid, Al Turner, Francisco Mora Catlett. Carl Craig is the conductor of a group he put together. The group has a broad range, including violinist Regina Carter and Benny Maupin who has played with Herbie Hancock. This results in a jazz group with techno influences: at its worst bland fusion; at its best jazz that surprises and grooves. Read more on Last.fm

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Sugababes are an English girl group originally formed in 1998, composed of Mutya Buena, Keisha Buchanan, and Siobhán Donaghy. The group released their debut album, "One Touch," through London Records in 2000, which achieved moderate commercial success and produced the top-ten single "Overload". In 2001, Donaghy was replaced by Heidi Range. The band subsequently released three multi-platinum albums: "Angels with Dirty Faces" (2002), "Three" (2003), and "Taller in More Ways" (2005). Read more on Last.fm

As one-half of Sfere Recordings along with house legend Kerri Chandler, Dennis Ferrer’s name has rapidly built momentum over the past five years amongst house music aficionados. Ferrer's soulful and afro-house influenced productions have appeared on leading house music labels stateside and in Europe. With a discography of original productions that extend from respected labels such as Sfere, Ibadan, Large, and King Street to Basic Recordings, Madhouse and Chillifunk, Ferrer is poised at the very top of the game. Read more on Last.fm

Kenny Dixon Jr.,[6] better known by his stage name Moodymann, is an American musician based in Detroit, Michigan.[7] He is the owner of the record labels Mahogani Music and KDJ Records.[8] He is a member of 3 Chairs.[9] In 1997, Moodymann released his debut album, Silentintroduction, on Planet E Communications.[10] It compiled the previously released tracks from his own KDJ Records.[11] He released Mahogany Brown in 1998,[12] Forevernevermore in 2000,[13] and Silence in the Secret Garden in 2003.[14] Read more on Last.fm

Dominic Stanton is the real name behind many of dance music’s most mysterious pseudonyms: First there is Sonar Circle, avant garde Drum and Bass outfit signed to the legendary Reinforced Records. Then Domu, his main guise, designed to further the explorations of the syncopated rhythm, remixing and appearing on many labels such as 2000Black, Archive, Ninja Tune, Sonar Kollektiv, Compost Records, Rush Hour, Especial Records, Bitasweet, Schtum among others. Read more on Last.fm