Bands/Musicians List of Famous Bands from The Bronx

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Jennifer Lopez Hip hop music, Pop music, Latin pop Jennifer Lynn Lopez (born July 24, 1969), also known as J. Lo, is an American actress, author, fashion designer, dancer, producer, and singer. She became interested in pursuing a career in the ...more

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Carly Simon Adult contemporary music, Pop music, Rock music Carly Elisabeth Simon is an American singer-songwriter, musician and children's author. She first rose to fame in the 1970s with a string of hit records; her 13 Top 40 U.S. hits include ...more

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Ace Frehley Glam metal, Heavy metal, Glam rock Paul Daniel "Ace" Frehley is an American musician best known as the former lead guitarist and founding member of the rock band Kiss. He took on the persona of the "Spaceman" ...more

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Bobby Darin Rock music, Swing music, Folk music Bobby Darin was an American singer, songwriter, and actor of film and television. He performed in a range of music genres, including pop, rock'n'roll, folk, and country. He started as a ...more

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Remy Ma Hip hop music, Gangsta rap Reminisce Smith, better known by her stage name Remy Ma, formerly Rémy Martin, is a Grammy-nominated American rapper and former member of Fat Joe's rap crew, Terror Squad. Ma was featured ...more

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Afrika Bambaataa Hip hop music, Disco, Electro Kevin Donovan, better known by the stage name Afrika Bambaataa, is an American DJ from the South Bronx, New York. He is notable for releasing a series of genre-defining electro tracks in the ...more

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Fat Joe Hip hop music, Hardcore hip hop, East Coast hip hop Joseph Antonio Cartagena, better known by his stage name Fat Joe, is an American rapper. He is also the CEO of Terror Squad Entertainment, and member of musical groups D.I.T.C. and Terror Squad. ...more

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Phil Spector Girl group, Pop music, Rock music Phillip Harvey Spector is an American record producer, songwriter, and the originator of the Wall of Sound production method. At the height of his career, Spector was a pioneer of the 1960s ...more

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Joey Kramer Blues-rock, Rock music, Heavy metal Joseph Michael "Joey" Kramer is the drummer for the American hard rock band Aerosmith. Kramer was born in The Bronx, New York City. His memoir, Hit Hard: A Story of Hitting Rock Bottom ...more

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Kool Keith Hip hop music, Alternative hip hop, Experimental hip hop Keith Thornton, better known by his stage name Kool Keith, is an American rapper from The Bronx, New York. A founding member of Ultramagnetic MCs, Kool Keith has recorded prolifically both as a ...more

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Melvin Glover Hip hop music, Old-school hip hop, Hardcore hip hop Melvin Glover, known as Melle Mel and Grandmaster Melle Mel, is an American hip-hop musician – one of the pioneers of rap as lead rapper and main songwriter for Grandmaster Flash and the Furious

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Grandmaster Caz Hip hop music, Rap music Curtis Fisher better known by his stage name Grandmaster Caz, is an American rapper, songwriter and DJ. He currently works as a celebrity tour guide for Hush Hip Hop Tours, a hip-hop cultural ...more

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Eydie Gorme Swing music, Traditional pop music, Latin pop Eydie Gormé was an American singer who performed solo as well as with her husband, Steve Lawrence, in popular ballads and swing. She earned numerous awards, including a Grammy and an ...more

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Frankie Knuckles Disco, House music, Rhythm and blues Francis Nicholls, better known by his stage name Frankie Knuckles, was an American DJ and record producer. Knuckles was born January 18, 1955 in The Bronx, New York; he later moved to Chicago. ...more

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Cory Gunz Hip hop music, Pop music, East Coast hip hop Peter Cory Pankey, Jr., better known by his stage name Cory Gunz, is an American rapper from The Bronx, New York City, New York. He is the son of rapper Peter Gunz, from the duo Lord Tariq & ...more

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Swizz Beatz Hip hop music, Alternative hip hop, Hardcore hip hop Kasseem Dean, better known by his stage name Swizz Beatz, is an American hip hop recording artist and record producer from New York City, New York. Born and raised in The Bronx, he began his ...more

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Kool DJ Herc Hip hop music Clive Campbell, also known as Kool Herc, DJ Kool Herc and Kool DJ Herc, is a Jamaican-born American DJ who is credited with originating hip hop music in the early 1970s in The Bronx, New York ...more

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Funky 4 + 1 Hip hop music, Rap music, Funk Funky Four Plus One was the first hip hop group from The Bronx, New York, United States to receive a recording deal. They were notable for having a female MC, and were the first rap group to ...more

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Clipse Hip hop music Clipse was an American hip hop duo, formed by brothers Gene "No Malice" Thornton and Terrence "Pusha T" Thornton, in Virginia Beach, Virginia, in 1992. The group is ...more

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Coko Christian music, House music, Urban contemporary gospel Coko is an American gospel and R&B singer, and lead singer of R&B group Sisters With Voices.

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Kidd Creole Hip hop music

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Black Sheep Hip hop music Black Sheep is a hip hop duo from Queens, New York, composed of Andres "Dres" Titus and William "Mista Lawnge" McLean. The duo is from New York but met as teenagers in ...more

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P-Star Hip hop music, Pop music Priscilla Star Diaz, better known by her stage name P-Star, is an American rapper, dancer, model, singer, actress and music video director. Diaz is best known for her role as Jessica Ruiz in the ...more

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Camp Lo Hip hop music Camp Lo is an American hip hop duo, formed in 1995, which hails from The Bronx, New York. The duo consists of rappers Sonny Cheeba and Geechi Suede, both of Muslim upbringing. The duo is perhaps ...more

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Sean Altman Power pop, Comedy, A cappella Sean Altman is an American musician and songwriter. He is a founder and former lead singer of the singing group Rockapella and a pioneer of the modern a cappella movement. He was a member of ...more

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Buckwild Hip hop music Buckwild was a member of the musical group Diggin' in the Crates Crew.

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Lord Finesse Hip hop music, East Coast hip hop Lord Finesse is a hip-hop artist and producer, from The Bronx, New York, best known as the leader of the D.I.T.C. crew. About.com ranked him number 29 on its list of the Top-50 Hip-Hop

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Angela Bofill Contemporary R&B, Dance music, Rhythm and blues Angela Tomasa Bofill is an American R&B and jazz singer and songwriter.

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The Blues Magoos Rock music, Garage rock, Psychedelic rock The Blues Magoos are a rock music group from the The Bronx, New York. They were at the forefront of the psychedelic music trend, beginning as early as 1966. They are best known for the hit song ...more

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Terror Squad Hip hop music, Hardcore hip hop, East Coast hip hop Terror Squad was an American hip hop collective that was first established in 1998. Based in The Bronx borough of New York City, the members of Terror Squad collectively debuted on a song in ...more

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Aventura Latin pop, Rhythm and blues, Bachata Aventura was a bachata band or music group from New York. Aventura was formed in 1994 by Anthony "Romeo" Santos, Henry Santos, Lenny Santos, and Max Santos, three of whom are natives ...more

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Percee P Hip hop music John Percy Simon, better known by his stage name Percee P, is a hip hop artist from The South Bronx, New York City, United States. Unkut described him as the "legendary lyricist of the ...more

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Jon Oliva Progressive metal, Power metal, Heavy metal John Nicholas Oliva, known simply as Jon Oliva, is an American composer, multi-instrumentalist and singer. He is best known as the founder of and keyboardist and lead vocalist for Savatage. His ...more

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Tim Dog Hip hop music Timothy Blair, better known by his stage name Tim Dog was an American rapper from the Bronx, New York, who rose to prominence during the early 1990s with his debut LP Penicillin on Wax and the ...more

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Veronica House music, Rhythm and blues, Soul music Veronica is a dance music singer and theatrical actress. Along with singers Ultra Nate, Deborah Cox, she is considered to be one of the divas of the 1990s club music scene. She also is one of ...more

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Lenny Hambro Mambo, Cubop, Swing music Leonard William Hambro, known as Lenny Hambro, was a journeyman jazz musician who played woodwinds, primarily alto saxophone, with a host of bands, orchestras, and jazz notables from the early ...more

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Christopher Williams Contemporary R&B, New jack swing Christopher Williams born Troy Christopher Williams on August 22, 1967, in The Bronx, New York, U.S. is an American R&B singer and actor.

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Nine Hip hop music Nine is the stage name of Derrick Keyes, an American rapper from The Bronx, New York City, New York. He also been known as 9MM or Nine Double M. Known for his harsh, gravelly flow and ...more

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Tiffany Evans Hip hop music, Pop music, Contemporary R&B Tiffany Evans is an American singer and occasional actress.

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D‐Nice Hip hop music, Soul music Derrick Jones, better known by his stage name D-Nice, is an American disc jockey, beatboxer, rapper, producer and photographer who began his career in the mid-1980s with the hip hop group Boogie ...more

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Drag-On Hip hop music, Hardcore hip hop, East Coast hip hop Mel Jason Smalls, better known by his stage name Drag-On, is an American hip hop recording artist and actor from the Bronx borough of New York City. Drag-On is perhaps best known as an original ...more

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Christopher Reid Hip hop music Christopher Reid, formerly known as Kid, is an American actor, comedian, and former rapper.

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The Treacherous Three Hip hop music The Treacherous Three was a pioneering hip hop group that was formed in 1978 and consisted of DJ Easy Lee, Kool Moe Dee, L.A. Sunshine, Special K and Spoonie Gee, with occasional contributions ...more

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DJ Kay Slay East Coast hip hop Keith Grayson, professionally known as DJ Kay Slay, is an American hip hop disc jockey from New York City. He was referred to by the New York Times as "Hip Hop's One-Man Ministry of ...more

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Doris Troy Rhythm and blues Doris Troy was an American R&B singer and songwriter, known to her many fans as "Mama Soul".

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Shootyz Groove Rap rock, Rapcore, Heavy metal Shootyz Groove is a rap rock band formed in Bronx, New York City, New York in 1992.

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Showbiz & A.G. Hip hop music Showbiz and A.G. are an American hip hop duo from The Bronx, New York City. Showbiz is a producer and A.G. is a rapper. The two debuted on Lord Finesse's Funky Technician album in 1990. Show and ...more

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Rob Sonic Hip hop music Rob Sonic is a hip hop artist from The Bronx. He is a member of Sonic Sum and Hail Mary Mallon.

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Mario Vazquez Pop music, Rhythm and blues Mario Vasquez is an actor.

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Xtreme Urban contemporary, Latin American music, Bachata Xtreme was an American music group consisting of members Danny Mejia and Steven Tejada of Dominican descent. The group focuses on the Latin genre bachata. Xtreme was formed in 2003 and since ...more