Origin:
Decades: 1990's and 2000's
One of many underground MCs to emerge from Los Angeles in the '90s that wasn't beholden to gangsta/hardcore styles of rap, T Love (real name Taura Taylor-Mendoza) was a part of the Heavyweights Crew that included members of the Pharcyde and Freestyle Fellowship among its ranks. In and out of recording studios and open mic battles, T Love landed a deal with Capitol in the mid-'90s as one half of the duo Urban Prop. The relationship didn't yield any releases, but certainly made the rapper more savvy about the... Read More