Hip-hopper Tela came busting out of Memphis in 1996 with a contract for the Suave House label (Eightball & MJG). First album Piece of Mind appeared in November of that year; Now or Never followed in late 1998, and World Ain't Enuff in fall 2000.
by Kieran McCarthy
Zack de La Rocha is one of the biggest and most well-respected names in alternative music, known equally for his militant political activism and passionate vocal delivery. In the '90s he rose to fame as frontman for Rage Against the Machine and used that pedestal as a catalyst to further his left-wing political beliefs.
Westside Connection was a group consisting of Ice Cube, WC, and Mack 10. The group's debut album, Bow Down, reached the number 2 position on the Billboard 200 in 1996. The group was formed during the East Coast-West Coast hip hop rivalry, coming out after the death of 2Pac. They have had feuds with Cypress Hill, Common, Kam, and Q-Tip.
![Tela \"Sho Nuff\"](http://img.youtube.com/vi/U3_s4-EM_6U/2.jpg "Tela \\"Sho Nuff\\"")
![Westside Connection \"Gangsta Nation\"](http://img.youtube.com/vi/Gsn8xBVneb8/2.jpg "Westside Connection \\"Gangsta Nation\\"")
