Percy Lee Chapman (born August 13, 1971), known by his stage name Tragedy Khadafi (formerly Intelligent Hoodlum), is an American rapper and record producer. Chapman hails from the Queensbridge Housing Projects in Queens, New York City, who helped spawn other hip hop artists such as Mobb Deep, Capone-N-Noreaga, Nas and many others both through production and influence. He was the first in the Queensbridge projects to create intelligent street music, and is documented to be the first to use the phrase "Illmatic" in 1988 on a record called "The Rebel", from the Marley Marl album, In Control Volume 1, which was an inspiration and influence on fellow New York rapper, Nas.
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Juice Crew
band
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Capone-N-Noreaga
band
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Infamous Mobb
band
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MC Shan
American rapper
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Craig G
American rapper
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Marley Marl
American DJ, record producer, rapper and record label founder
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N.O.R.E.
American rapper
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Screwball
US, New York City hip hop group
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Mobb Deep
American hip hop duo
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Blaq Poet
American rapper
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Capone
American rapper
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Lord Finesse
American rapper and hip-hop record producer
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Scram Jones
American DJ
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Masta Ace
American rapper
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Big Daddy Kane
American rapper and actor
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Daz Dillinger
American rapper and record producer
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Domingo
American record producer
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Buckwild
American hip hop record producer
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KRS-One
American rapper and record producer
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Mr. Capone-E
Hip Hop artist
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Tha Dogg Pound
band
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Easy Mo Bee
American record producer
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Kool G Rap
American rapper
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Roxanne Shanté
American rapper
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Mr. Magic
American DJ
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Bone Thugs-n-Harmony
American hip hop group
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J. Wells
American record producer
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Kurupt
American rapper
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Darren Lighty
American musician
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Nas
American rapper, record executive, entrepreneur and investor from New York
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Sadat X
American rapper
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Black Noise (group)