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Chupacabra

There seems to be several groups called "Chupacabra" 1. Chupacabra is a female rapper from Detroit, Michigan signed to Esham's Reel Life Production label. In 2011 she released her debut album "Addict" that featured CEO of RLP Esham. 2. Canadian / band with male/female vocals. They Broke up around 2001.
The band: She-Ra, Dave, Corey, Andrew, Brian, Tristan, Anthony, and Chris Tired Of Talking To Shadows 7'' (1999, Bumpkin Records)

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Danny Brown

Born Daniel Sewell on March 16, 1981, Danny Brown is a hip hop artist from the Dexter-Linwood area of Detroit, Michigan. Danny is an unconventional hip hop artist employing multiple flows and cadences thus the moniker of “The Hybrid”. His style varies from low pitched gravelly tones to a manic, high pitched, squawk. His lyrics, often dealing with the truth of living in Detroit; poverty, drug abuse, desperate circumstances, etc and his own experiences in the motor city...

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Swifty

Ondre Moore, known by stage names Swift and Swifty McVay, is an American rapper and member of D12. He was accepted into the group as a replacement for Bugz, at Bugz's request, following his unexpected death in 1999. In 2002, Swift founded Da Fyre Dapartment Production Company.

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Lady J

Lady J is a rapper from Detroit, Michigan who is signed to Drop Muzik. Her debut mixtape "The People's Choice" was released in 2009. The mixtape featured mainstream rap artists such as Gucci Mane, Plies & Trey Songz as well as Detroit rap artists such as Chedda Boy Malik, Big Herk & Nefu Da Boss of The ABF. The People's Choice was relased on Datpiff.com for a free download and released an offical video for her single "Rain Money".

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Frank N Dank

When you’re the protégés of arguably the most sought after hip hop producer not named Pharrell or Kanye (read: Jay Dilla) the stakes is high. Over the last four years, global rap enthusiasts have reached orgasm via Detroit-bred Frank and Dank 12” singles. That’s not debatable. But what’s their formula? Well, for starters, they’re uninhibited like Paris Hilton on them bootleg love tapes, but in the musical sense. Yep, there’s a reason their “Take Dem Clothes Off” (ABB) single generated international DJ and chart accolades without a video or CD release.

Read more about Frank N Dank on Last.fm.

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TNT

There are at least 10 artists called TNT. 1) TNT is a heavy metal band formed in Trondheim, Norway in 1982, by vocalist and rhythm guitarist Dag Ingebrigtsen , guitarist Ronni Lé Tekrø , bassist Steinar Eikum and drummer Morten "Diesel" Dahl . They released their self-titled debut album the same year — their only album that features Norwegian lyrics — and got a hit with the single "Harley Davidson".

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Mann

There are multiple artists known as Mann: 1. Mann (Dijon Thames) is a rapper from Los Angeles, California, signed to J.R. Rotem's Beluga Heights label. He's best known for his single with Sean Kingston, "Ghetto Girl", and the hit "Text" featuring Jason Derülo. 2. Mann is a rapper from Detroit, Michigan.

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