Doc Brown (rapper) Zadie Smith. Smith attended Hampstead School and Malorees Junior School along with his sister, and was often seen in her shadow. Upon leaving school, Smith decided to pursue a musical career as a rapper. Doc Brown is a graduate of the University of East Anglia. He abandoned his drama degree halfway through to study American history. Explaining his stage name, he has said: "Doc Brown's been my nickname since school, after the scientist in "Back to the Future", because I was gangly and geeky. When I started doing rap battles in my teens, it became my hip-hop handle and it's
Amil (rapper) Amil (rapper) Amil Kahala Whitehead (born September 19, 1973) is an American rapper, singer, and songwriter. She was prominent in the late 1990s as a Jay-Z protégé, most notably on the single "Can I Get A..." from the "Rush Hour" soundtrack. In 1997, Amil was involved with an all-female group called "Major Coins". The group met Jay-Z, who was looking for a woman to provide vocals on his third album, "Vol. 2... Hard Knock Life". The part for the female rapper was really for her friend, but when Jay-Z asked Amil to freestyle and liked it, he decided to put