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Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers

Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers is a band formed in 1976 from Gainesville, Florida, USA and led by Tom Petty. Petty has been supported by his band, The Heartbreakers, for the majority of his career. He has occasionally released solo work, as was the case with his 2006 album Highway Companion on which he performed most of the backing instrumentation himself. However, members of The Heartbreakers have played on each of his solo albums and the band has always backed him when touring in support of those albums.

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Eastwood

there are more artists with that name 1) Eastwood is a West Coast rapper that was born in East L.A. and raised in Inglewood, California (his name is a combination of the two places). After leaving Death Row Records without making a single album in 2004 he joined The Game's Black Wall Street label. Eastwood has appeared in multiple tracks dissing 50 Cent and hip hop group G-Unit with The Game. Eastwood left The Black Wall Street in 2006 and signed to Jaded Entertainment. 2) Eastwood is Americana, Alt-Country and Roots-Rock band formed in 2005.

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Ice Cube

Ice Cube (born O'Shea Jackson on June 15, 1969) is an American actor and rapper, originally a member of the controversial group N.W.A (Niggaz With Attitude) until launching a successful solo career in music and cinema. In recent years, Ice Cube's acting career has overshadowed his career in music. Ice Cube was raised in South Central Los Angeles, California by his parents, both of whom were employed at UCLA.

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Planet Asia

Planet Asia also known as King Medallions (real name Jason Green) is an underground rapper from Fresno, California who is a member of hiphop groups the Cali Agents, and Skhool Yard. He is also well known for his vast discography of mixtapes. During the 1990's, Planet Asia moved from Fresno, California to San Francisco, California and started rapping religiously. From 1997-2001, Planet Asia had been releasing various popular 12 inch singles. These singles such as "Definition of ILL" and "Place of Birth" were released by various labels such as Stones Throw and ABB Records.

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Deutschmarks

Sheffield, UK (2009 - 2010) Deutschmarks, a "band", consist of five individual members, occasionally going by the names below: "Nicholas Ridicholas/Nicky Digits" - vocals, guitar(s) "Aspect Ratio/Richio" or "The Dirty Furlong" - guitar(s) "Sweet Richard" - vocals, bits and bobs "Aggregate Scoreline" - keys, vocoder John "Goodness Gracious" Goodwin - drums They "started" in "August 2009" and "recorded" in "January 2010". "Cheers"

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Napoleon

1. Alias for Simon Mills of the leftfield electronic outfit Bent. 2. A Virginia rapper from the group Wu-Syndicate
Mutah Wassin Shabazz Beale (born in Newark, New Jersey on October 11, 1977) is a former rapper more commonly known as Napoleon. He was born to Muslim parents, his mother Aquillah Beale (Puerto Rican) and his father Salek Beale (African American). When he was three years old his parents were murdered, in front of him and his two brothers, by family friends who were members of the Nation of Islam. [1]. His brother, Seike Beale, committed suicide

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Dumbfoundead

Jonathan Park (born February 18, 1986), better known by his stage name Dumbfoundead, is a Korean American battle rapper originating from the Los Angeles Underground's Project Blowed. He is well known for his affiliation with the West Coast division of Grindtime and his participation in Jumpoff's 2007 World Rap Championships; both of which have given rise to his status as a strong web presence. He recently finished a stint as the opening act for Epik High's Map the Soul tour. Dumbfoundead is a member of the hip hop trio Thirsty Fish and the Los Angeles battle crew the Swim Team.

Dumbfoundead on Last.fm.

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