African-American DJs

Shaquille Rashaun O'Neal, commonly known as Shaq, is an American former professional basketball player and sports analyst on the television program Inside the NBA. Nicknamed "Diesel", he is a 7-foot-1-inch (2.16 m) and 325-pound (147 kg) center who played for six teams over his 19-year career in the National Basketball Association (NBA) and is a four-time NBA champion. O'Neal is widely regarded as one of the greatest basketball players and centers of all time.

American musician (1931–2007)

American rapper and record producer (born 1971)

Lance Taylor, known professionally as Afrika Bambaataa, was an American disc jockey, rapper and record producer. He was notable for releasing a series of genre-defining electro tracks in the 1980s that influenced the development of hip-hop culture. Bambaataa was one of the originators of breakbeat DJing.

American fashion designer (1980-2021)

American DJ and record producer (1955–2014)

American record producer and rapper (born 1978)

American songwriter, record producer, rapper, and music executive (born 1972)

American record producer and DJ (born 1966)

American rapper, singer and record producer

American hip hop musician (1965–2002)

American hip hop musician

American musician and techno music developer

American DJ, record producer, and composer

American DJ, record executive and hype man (born 1978)

Ahmir Khalib Thompson (born January 20, 1971), known professionally as Questlove (stylized as ''''), is an American drummer, record producer, disc jockey, filmmaker, music journalist, and actor. He is the drummer and joint frontman (with Black Thought) for the hip-hop band the Roots. The Roots has been the in-house band for The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon since 2014, after having fulfilled the same role on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon. Questlove is also one of the producers of the 2015 cast album of the Broadway musical Hamilton. He has also co-founded the websites Okayplayer and OkayAf

American record producer (born 1970)

American DJ

American DJ and music producer (born 1965)

American DJ and techno record producer

American music producer

American DJ and record producer

American hip hop DJ and producer

American DJ from New York City (1954–1992)

American actor

American pornographic actress

American DJ and record producer

American DJ, record producer and composer

American record producer and DJ from Washington

Anthony Leonard Platt (November 28, 1981 – January 24, 2025), better known by his stage name Unk, was an American rapper, DJ, and hype man. He is best known for his 2006 snap hit "Walk It Out".

American musician

American electronic musician

Anthony Wayne Moore (September 5, 1967 – May 7, 2013), known professionally as Romanthony, was an American DJ, record producer, and singer. He worked with French duo Daft Punk, providing vocals for "One More Time" and "Too Long" from their second album, Discovery.

American singer, rapper and songwriter

American rapper (1979-2020)

American minimal techno musician

musician

American civil rights activist

American DJ

American DJ

British actor

American disc jockey (1965–2023)

American hip hop producer

American DJ and music producer (1972–2009)

American rapper and record producer

American musician

American musician

American record producer

American musical artist, DJ and producer (born 1965)

American DJ and record producer