Word Life Production

Nasir bin Olu Dara Jones was born on September 14, 1973 in Long Island, New York to Fannie Ann Jones 

and to jazz trumpeter Olu Dara. In Arabic, Nasir means ‘helper’ or ‘protector’, Bin means "son of’. At first Nas lived in Crown Heights, Brooklyn with his mother who worked at United Postal Service and his jazz trumpeter father. At age 4 he would play trumpet on the stoop of the house to the admiration of passers-by. His father told him to stop playing until he was older, because his lip was hanging down, much to...Read More

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Invoking the spirit of Bob Marley, avant-garde hip-hoppers the Fugees reinvented rap with their genre-blending recordings. With traces of reggae, folk, rock, soul, country, and Creole, the music of the Fugees symbolizes the interconnectedness of the African diaspora.

Vocalist Lauryn Hill grew up in the suburban environs of South Orange, New Jersey, in a household stocked with Curtis Mayfield, Stevie Wonder, Aretha Franklin, and Gladys Knight records. Hill was introduced to Pras Michel through a mutual high school friend, and the two came up with the idea for a rap group that would rhyme in different...Read More

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Five-time Grammy-winning musician, actor, artist, activist and humanitarian, Ziggy Marley has established his presence on the public stage for over a quarter-century. Which is why, perhaps, there's a wisp of irony in naming his latest album Wild and Free, given not only the focused writing and recording of his fourth solo studio album, but also Ziggy's concurrent involvement in the ambitious tour which stretched through spring and summer, as well as other projects in the realm of publishing and filmmaking. And with the arrival of a new baby requiring his attention, it's remarkable Ziggy is able to...Read More

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  J on Black is an Artist/Producer from San Diego, CA who now resides in Houston, TX. He is an emcee with witty lyrics, a wide range of sonically-astounding rhyme patterns, and a passion for creating music that will be enjoyed by mainstream rap fans, and hip-hop purists alike. JOn Black became versed in music from listening to his mother’s oldies tapes, featuring artists like The Stylistics, The Delphonics and many more. As a child he transferred between Sacramento Ca, and San Diego Ca, which led to his exposure to many different styles of music. As he got older...Read More

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  L ady PJ is a rising star in the making. This Artist, Singer, Songwriter, and Poet lets her light shine through her music; which is graceful, elegant, poetic, and soothing to the listening ear. Allow this R&B/Neo-soul Artist to captivate you.

Lady PJ was born Philessa Nicole Hooks in Mobile, Alabama to Mr. Dewitte and Mrs. Lucy Hooks. She is the middle child of eight children. She stands tall through out the pain and manages to pick herself up every time she falls down. Her story is both inspiring and encouraging.

Her music is inspired...Read More

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James DeWitt Yancey “came across like an angel on earth,” singer and songwriter Steve “Spacek” White told Fader magazine in 2006. Most people tend to speak of him this way. His contributions to music were indeed felt as angelic, no matter the alias—John Doe, MC Silk, Jay Dee, or J Dilla. But the James Yancey legacy is wide-ranging. What he contributed to the lives of others was duly as significant.

He was an artist to those who worked with him, but also a son, a father, a mentor, and a friend, with interests beyond music. When he...Read More

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The first release from a collaboration between Chap One & Durban Poison. The artistry on display on these 2 amazing tracks is breathtaking, deeply moving and powerful. This music from the one and only is going to be around for a long time folks!

Biography: Chap One (Sam McNulty) was born in Sydney, Australia in 1981.  In 1988, at age 7, he traveled with his mother to NYC and was raised in NYC through 1999.  He returned to Australia at age 19, traveling back and forth between Melbourne and NYC throughout his life.

Although, Chap...Read More

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The Wu-Tang Clan established a hip-hop empire with street poetics, kung fu mythology, ingenious production and entrepreneurial savvy. The outfit's rugged beats and top-notch MCing have taken the two-turntables-and-a-mike foundation of hip-hop to its grimiest, and arguably most artistic extreme.

A collective of relatives and close friends, the Wu-Tang Clan has its roots in the hostile housing projects of Staten Island, New York (also referred to as Shaolin in Wu lore). Cousins RZA and GZA, the Wu-Tang Clan's forefathers, began collaborating as early as 1976 —when RZA was eight years old. As break dancing and freestyle circles...Read More

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