Shawn Carter, a young man from Brooklyn's Marcy Projects was a promising student, his wild behavior led him to a vocational high school in Brooklyn. As a young MC, Jay-Z appeared on several underground mix tapes, and his work with the Jaz appeared promising. But with bills to pay, Jay-Z increasingly found himself mired in the criminal underworld, a life he had known since the age of 16. It wasn't until 1992 that he found the courage to leave the life of a drug dealer behind him. Jay Z, Jigga has now moved on to make a name for himself as one of the hiphop rulers in the world today. Hooking up with many artists and producers Jigga man's last cd earned himself 5 mics.

Born Nasir Jones in Long Island, N.Y., young Nas grew up in the infamous Queensbridge housing projects. The then Nasty-Nas made his debut on Main Source's "Live at the BBQ" along with Fatal and Akinyele. His politically charged raps caught the attention of 3rd Bass' MC Serch, who put Nas' "Half Time" on the soundtrack for the film Zebrahead in 1992 and featured him on Serch's classic "Back To theGrill Again" along with Chubb Rock and Red Hot Lover Tone. The young rapper released his debut album, Illmatic, on Columbia Records in 1994. The album received 5 mics, went gold, and Nas was hailed as the next Rakim.