Several MCs including 50 Cent, Missy Elliot and DMX went through some incredibly difficult times to achieve success.

From 50 Cent's survival after being shot to Cardi B's rise from stripper to superstar, these 10 hip hop artists overcame obstacles to achieve legendary status.

Rapper Tupac Shakur, for instance, called Goines his "father figure." And in 2004, one of his books, "Never Die Alone," was turned into a film starring another rapper, DMX, and David Arquette ...

"And then my older brother was playing a bunch of hip-hop and stuff like that, putting me on to Biggie and Tupac and all that, and DMX. So all of that was very much mixed up in my household." ...

DMX’s debut album brought a new level of raw energy and emotion ... This ambitious double album showcases 2Pac at the height of his powers. Filled with both party anthems and introspective tracks, ...

Tupac Shakur has been dead for nearly 30 years - but he's still making tongues wag in death as fans muse over his brief relationship with Queen of Pop Madonna. The California Love rapper met his ...

The man charged in the 1996 shooting death of Tupac Shakur has broken his silence for the first time since his arrest two years ago. In a jailhouse interview with ABC News, defendant Duane ...

The only suspect ever charged in the killing of rapper Tupac Shakur is speaking out for the first time, insisting that he is “innocent.” In a jailhouse interview with ABC News, Duane “Keffe ...