Antoinette Lovell Patterson
May 4, 1969
Widely known for her 1987 dis track “I Got An Attitude,” the Bronx-bred rapper used the song to take aim at fellow emcee MC Lyte. She released two studio albums.
Anquette Allen
Anquette Allen
Anquette Allen is a rapper from Miami, Florida who was backed by Keia Red and Ray Ray (the “Throw the P” girls) in the group Anquette during the late 80s. Her 1986 song “Throw The P” was a response to 2 Live Crew’s “Throw the D,” and two years later she released her debut album Respect.
Angie Martinez
Angela Martinez
January 9, 1971
Angie Martinez is THE Voice of New York. Cemented in the Radio Hall of Fame, Martinez has spent decades interviewing the biggest names in hip-hop like Lil’ Kim, Jay-Z, Tupac, and DMX. If you name them, she’s talked to them. For nearly three decades she hosted a show the at New York City station Hot 97 (WQHT) before moving to their competitor station Power 105.1 (WWPR) in 2014.
She also released music as well, releasing two studio albums and appearing on the classic Lil’ Kim posse cut “Not Tonight (Ladies Night Remix)” alongside Da Brat, Missy Elliott, and “Lisa "Left Eye" Lopes.”
Angie B./Angie Stone
Angela Laverne Brown
December 18, 1961-March 1, 2025
Before she was making neo-soul hits under the name Angie Stone, she was Angie B., 1/3 of the South Carolina rap trio The Sequence. Widely regarded as hip-hop’s first all-female rap group, they were also the first all-women rap group to get a deal, signing to Sugar Hill Records in 1979. Their song “Funk You Up” was a hit, and they wrote hits for their label mates The Sugar Hill Gang: “Apache (Jump On It)” and “8th Wonder.”
In the late 90s she joined the R&B group Vertical Hold before going solo and signing a deal with Arista Records. She saw success with her solo albums Black Diamond and Mahogany Soul and songs like “No More Rain (In This Cloud)” and “Wish I Didn't Miss You.”
She also pursued acting, appearing on Broadway in Chicago and various television series and movies.
Ananda Lewis
Sarasvati Ananda Lewis
March 21, 1973 - June 11, 2025
Ananda Lewis hit the scene in the 90s after an audition for BET's Teen Summit landed her the gig. From there, the VJ, journalist, and television host interviewed some of the biggest names in the country, from Destiny’s Child to Hillary Clinton-for which she received one of her two NAACP Image Awards. In addition to Teen Summit, she hosted TRL and Hot Zone on MTV, her own talk show The Ananda Lewis Show, and the TLC home decorating show While You Were Out.
Amil Whitehead
Amil Kahala Whitehead
September 19, 1973(age 52)
Roc-A-Fella signee Amil hit the scene in the late 90s, joining Hard Knock Life Tour and appearing on songs alongside Mariah Carey, Beyoncé, Beanie Sigel, Memphis Bleek, and label head Jay-Z. In 2000 she released her debut album All Money Is Legal, which featured the singles “I Got That” (featuring Beyoncé) and “4 da Fam” (featuring Jay-Z, Memphis Bleek and Beanie Sigel).
She left the label shortly after her album release, telling VIBE in 2014 “I wasn’t there mentally. I was in my own world. Was I prepared? No. Did I realize what was happening right before my eyes? No.”