Quadir Lateef is a rapper/poet Buffalo, NY. Evers since Quadir was a youth, everyone knew he was destined to make a name for himself. Quadir was highly competitive athlete, with a knack poetry. Quadir received a full basketball scholarship to Howard University in Washington, DC. While at Howard, Quadir began to discover his voice as a writer, creating intense and soul-stirring poems. Quadir began to perform his original spoken word pieces throughout the Washington DC area, as he was sought out by various student organizations, Greek Letter Organizations, and professors for paid performances. Even Tavis Smiley (formerly of BET) chose Quadir to host the poetry section of his very first “Youth to Leaders National Summit” which was aired on C-SPAN in 2003. At age 23, Quadir left Howard to pursue his career in spoken word and rap music.

Joaquin Dean Jr. aka Lil Waah and Quino is a rapper/actor born September 2, 2002 in New York City. He is of Trinidadian and African American heritage.

It should come as no surprise that Lil Waah has been performing since he was two years old, having been born into a musical family that includes his father (Waah Dean) and his uncle (Dee Dean) and his aunt (Chivon Dean) co-founders of the Ruff Ryders enterprise of companies. He got the rapping bug at an early age and grew up in the Powerhouse Studio with his dad listening to the music of DMX, Jadakiss, Eve, and like so many other children influenced by the music and artistry of Michael Jackson.

Spending all that time in the studio with his father and uncle, he had the opportunity to also learn how to produce and write music from his cousin Swizz Beatz in the studio. He wrote his own song and won the New York State WOW contest. He performed and wowed the crowd at Harlem’s Juneteenth Celebration in 2010.

DMX stands for Dark Man X.

Has tattoo on his back of his dog killed by a motorist and the words ONE LOVE BOOMER.

Known for his barking and growling while rapping.

He released a song titled "Born Loser" in 1993 on Columbia Records

He has his own record label and clothing line called Bloodline

Announced that he's retiring from the music business so he can focus more on church and his family.
Lived in Yonkers, New York

He is the only artist in Soundscan history to have his first four albums debut at number one on the Billboard Charts
The first three of DMX's CDs debuted at number 1 on the Billboard charts and each one has gone at least triple platinum.

His 5th album, "Grand Champ" was a number 1 debut on the Billboard Pop Charts. (September 2003)

He is now the only artist in the history of the Billboard Charts to have his first five albums debut at number one on the Billboard Charts.

DMX is one of the best selling Hip-Hop artists ever. His first 4 albums have each gone at least triple platinum in the US alone, and his current CD, Grand Champ, recently went platinum.