Name the American hip hop recording artist, actor and activist from Brooklyn who starred alongside Bruce Willis in the 2006 American crime thriller film '16 Blocks'?
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16 Blocks 16 Blocks is a 2006 American crime thriller film directed by Richard Donner. It stars Bruce Willis, Mos Def, and David Morse. The film unfolds in the real time narration method.
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Mos Def Yasiin Bey ( ) (born Dante Terrell Smith; December 11, 1973), best known by his stage name Mos Def ( ), is an American hip hop recording artist, actor and activist from Brooklyn, New York City, New York. Best known for his music, Mos Def embarked on his hip hop career in 1994, alongside his siblings in the short-lived rap group Urban Thermo Dynamics (UTD), after which he appeared on albums by Da Bush Babees and De La Soul. He subsequently formed the duo Black Star, alongside fellow Brooklyn-based rapper Talib Kweli, and they released their eponymous debut album in 1998. He was featured on the roster of Rawkus Records and in 1999 released his solo debut, "Black on Both Sides". His debut was followed by "The New Danger" (2004), "True Magic" (2006) and "The Ecstatic" (2009). The editors at About.com listed him as the 14th greatest emcee of all time on their "50 greatest MC's of our time" list.
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Tah Mac Tah Mac (born in Brooklyn, New York) is an American rapper and songwriter, who rose to fame as a producer of various Hip hop and R&B acts, before releasing his first solo album in 2009.
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Shock G Gregory Jacobs, commonly known by his stage name Shock G (as well as by his alter ego Humpty Hump) is an American musician and rapper, known as the lead vocalist for the hip hop group Digital Underground. He is responsible for Digital Underground's "The Humpty Dance", 2Pac's breakthrough single "I Get Around", and co-producer of 2Pac's debut album "2Pacalypse Now".
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Siya Michele Sherman (born March 23, 1987) better known by her stage name Siya is an American hip hop recording artist from Brooklyn, New York City. In 2012, she signed with American R&B singer-songwriter Tank's R&B Money label imprint. She starred in the Oxygen reality TV series "Sisterhood of Hip Hop". Siya has collaborated with artists such as Chris Brown and Sage the Gemini and  Khaos Da Rapper . Siya has performed alongside artists such as Wyclef Jean at the world famous B.B. Kings, as well as opened up for Fat Joe and Fabolous during a concert at Nassau Coliseum in Long Island, New York.
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Roc Ya Body (Mic Check 1 2) "Roc Ya Body (Mic Check 1 2)" is the debut single by hip hop/rap group MVP featuring rapper Stagga Lee, released to radio in 2003, and went to #1 on the top dance format station in New York, 103.5 KTU. It is MVP's most popular single to date, having peaked at #5 in the charts in the United Kingdom, peaking at #82 on the Billboard Hot 100 and topped the UK Ringtone chart. The group released a follow-up single called "Bounce, Shake, Move, Stop!" in 2006 in the United Kingdom.
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Hip hop Hip hop or hip-hop is a subculture and art movement developed in South Bronx in New York City during the late 1970s. While people unfamiliar with hip hop culture often use the expression "hip hop" to refer exclusively to hip hop music (also called "rap"), Hip hop is characterized by nine distinct elements or expressive realms, of which hip hop music is only four elements (rapping, djaying, beatboxing and breaking). Afrika Bambaataa of the hip hop collective Zulu Nation outlined the pillars of hip hop culture, coining the terms: "rapping" (also called MCing or emceeing), a rhythmic vocal rhyming style (orality); DJing (and turntablism), which is making music with record players and DJ mixers (aural/sound and music creation); b-boying/b-girling/breakdancing (movement/dance); and graffiti art, which he called "aerosol writin'", although many say that the graffiti that hip hop adopted had been around years earlier, and had nothing to do with hip hop culture. (visual art). Other elements of hip hop subculture and arts movements beyond the main four are: hip hop culture and historical knowledge of the movement (intellectual/philosophical); beatboxing, a percussive vocal style; street entrepreneurship; hip hop language; and hip hop fashion and style, among others.
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Mr. Lucci Jeron C. Gibson (born November 15, 1982), better known by his mononym Mr. Lucci or sometimes by Lu Diamond, is an American hip hop recording artist, actor and entrepreneur. In 2001, Mr. Lucci released his first album "Diabolical", followed by "My Life" (2004), "100% Real" (2007), "10th Anniversary" (2010), "V.V.S." (2011) and "Certified 1ct" (2012).
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Billy Woods (rapper) Billy Woods is an American alternative hip hop artist from New York City. He is the founder of the record label Backwoodz Studioz. He is one half of the duo Armand Hammer. He released "History Will Absolve Me" in 2012. "Dour Candy", his solo album entirely produced by Blockhead, was released in 2013.
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Akir Akir is an American hip hop recording artist, producer, songwriter activist and, teaching artist known for his complex lyrics and social-political content. His name is an acronym for "Always Keep It Real".
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Jean Grae Jean Grae (born Tsidi Ibrahim, November 26, 1976), formerly known as What? What?, is an American hip hop recording artist, actress, and comedian from Brooklyn, New York City. She rose to prominence in the underground hip hop scene in New York City and has since built an international fanbase.
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Dorrough Dorwin Demarcus Dorrough (born October 28, 1986), better known by his stage name Dorrough Music or simply Dorrough, is a Platinum Recording American rapper and songwriter. He is best known for his singles "Walk That Walk", "Get Big", "Ice Cream Paint Job", and "Beat Up The Block". He is also known for a series of 6 mixtapes (including three with Gangsta Grillz) and 2 studio albums.
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Hip Hop Police "Hip Hop Police" is a song written and performed by Chamillionaire and Slick Rick. It was produced by J. R. Rotem and released as the first single of Chamillionaire's second album, "Ultimate Victory".
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Brooklyn Go Hard "Brooklyn Go Hard" is the second promo single by rap artist Jay-Z, featuring additional vocals by alternative musician Santigold. The song was produced by Kanye West. It appears on the soundtrack to The Notorious B.I.G. biopic "Notorious" for which it serves as the theme song. It was released on December 1, 2008, as an exclusive download available via subscription to (RED)Wire, with a portion of the profits going towards Bono's Product Red organization. In 2013, it was used in a trailer and several television commercials for the Jackie Robinson biopic "".
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Hoodie Allen Steven Adam Markowitz (born on August 19, 1988), better known by his stage name Hoodie Allen, is an American rapper from Long Island, New York. After graduating from the University of Pennsylvania, he began working at Google before ultimately quitting to pursue a music career full-time. In 2012, he released his first official EP titled "All American" which debuted at No. 10 on the "Billboard" 200. In October 2014, Hoodie officially released his debut studio album, "People Keep Talking" which was successful with first week sales of over 30,000 along with a debut position of No. 8 on the "Billboard" 200. Hoodie followed up on his success in January 2016 and released his second studio album, "Happy Camper.
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Block Music Block Music is the second studio album from the Chicago native Shawnna. The first single was "Gettin' Some," which went Platinum in the US in December 2006. The second single is "Damn" featuring Smoke of Field Mob. The album has an exclusive remix of "Gettin' Some" featuring Ludacris, Lil Wayne, Pharrell and Too Short. The album has so far sold over 240,000 copies in the U.S, and over 260,000 copies worldwide.
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Slow Burn (album) Slow Burn is a studio album by Albany, New York hip hop musician Sev Statik, released on March 7, 2005 through his own, independent label Pointman Music, in association with Pitch Control Music. While Sev Statik, real name Joseph Evans, had also released two albums under the name Stu Dent, "Slow Burn" is his second studio album under the Sev Statik moniker, following up on 2002's "Speak Life". The album met with a mixed critical reception.
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Danny Brown Daniel Dewan Sewell (born March 16, 1981), better known by his stage name Danny Brown, is an American rapper from Detroit, Michigan. He is best known for his individuality, being described by MTV as "one of rap's most unique figures in recent memory". In 2010, after amassing several mixtapes, Brown released his debut studio album, "The Hybrid". Brown began to gain major recognition after the release of his second studio album, "XXX", which received critical acclaim and earned him such accolades as "Spin", as well as "Metro Times" "Artist of the Year". In 2013, he entered a US "Billboard" chart, with the release of his third studio album, "Old", which reached number 18 on the US "Billboard" 200 chart and spawned three singles, "Dip", "25 Bucks" and "Smokin & Drinkin". His latest studio album, "Atrocity Exhibition", was released on September 27, 2016.
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Dem Atlas Joshua Evans Turner, better known by his stage name Dem Atlas (often stylized as deM atlaS), is an American rapper from St. Paul, Minnesota. "The Village Voice" listed him as one of their "Five Rap Artists to Watch For in 2015". He is a member of the group Sifu Hotman alongside rapper Guante and producer Rube. He is currently signed to Rhymesayers Entertainment.
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Jae Millz Jarvis Mills (born September 11, 1983), better known by his stage name Jae Millz, is an American rapper from Harlem, New York, who was signed to Lil Wayne's record label Young Money Entertainment and Cash Money Records. His debut major label studio album, titled "Nothing Is Promised" it was scheduled for a 2015 release. Millz is known for participating in and a number of legendary rap battles with MCs such as Murda Mook, E Ness, 40 Cal. and JR Writer among others.
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Taylor Bennett (rapper) Taylor Bennett (born January 19, 1996) is an American hip hop recording artist. He released a free album titled "Broad Shoulders" featuring artists such as Donnie Trumpet, King Louie, and his older brother Chance the Rapper. He is from the West Chatham neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois.
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Broken Safety Broken Safety is the debut album by American rapper 40 Cal, from Harlem, New York. It was released in 2006, and includes collaborations with Akon, J. R. Writer, Jay Bezel, and others. A video for "Runnin' This Rap Shit" has been released. It sold approximately 50,000 copies in the U.S.