88-Keys & Bilal

Growing up a disciple of classic hip-hop, producer/rapper 88-Keys worked his way up from interning at a recording studio to making beats for Grammy-winning material. In addition to production work for everyone from John Legend to Pusha T, 88-Keys struck out with multiple tracks of his own and a 2008 solo concept album of pop-rap hybrids entitled The Death of Adam. Born Charles Misodi Njapa in New York City in 1976, 88-Keys became interested in hip-hop in his teens when he became fixated on Prince Paul's production of De La Soul's legendary 3 Feet High and Rising. He became an...