Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: Tupac Shakur, Dr. Dre, Johnny "J", Cisco Adler, Jay Tee, the Alchemist, Madlib, J. Wells, E-40, Style Misia, Dj Quik, Daz Dillinger, Richie Rich, Evidence, Ant Banks, Dj Khalil, Don Cisco, Jeff Jones, Oh No, Eddie Galan, Kung Fu Vampire, Psd, Soopafly, Fatgums, Da'unda'dogg, C-Bo, E-A-Ski, Cold 187um, Jt the Bigga Figga, Sa-Ra, Rhythum D, Dj Pooh, Manny Guevara, Dj Babu, Dj Mike T, Dj Yella, Sean T, Hi-C, D-Shot, the Unknown Dj, Dj Slip, Khayree, Joey Chavez. Excerpt: Ant Banks Anthony Banks , known simply as Ant Banks , is a producer and rapper from Oakland, California . Biography As a child he took part in a band at school and from there learned to play a variety of instruments along the way. At school he only learned Classical , but at home he taught himself to play Funk related music like Parliament , Funkadelic and The Gap Band on his Casio keyboard . Interested in making music, he would create beats and record his own versions for fun. Banks would later record tapes with his friend, Oakland rapper MC Ant, and sell them at their high school out the trunk of their cars. With the lyrics handled by MC Ant and the production by Ant Banks, buzz over the tapes eventually reached the streets, resulting in popularity throughout the city. In 1987, Banks recorded the debut album by MC Ant titled The Great , which was later released in 1989 through Raw Dog Records. In 1989, he recorded the debut album Let It Be Known by East Bay rapper Spice 1 , which was later released in 1991 through Triad Records. Along with the releases of Pooh-Man and Dangerous Dame, Banks managed to sell in the range of 100,000 to 300,000 units with all four albums, without a record label or promotion. This turned him into a prominent figure in the Bay Area hip-hop scene by the early '90s. He has