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Max B
Charley Wingate, better known by his stage name Max B, is an American rapper, singer, and convicted criminal. He is best known for his solo Public Domain and Million Dollar Baby series of mixtapes. He introduced the term "wavy" as a slang in popular lexicon.

Tupac Shakur
Tupac Amaru Shakur was an American rapper and actor. He was one of the most influential musical artists of the 20th century, and a prominent political activist for Black America. He is among the best-selling music artists, having sold more than 75 million records worldwide. Some of Shakur's music addressed social injustice, political issues, and the marginalization of African Americans, but he was also synonymous with gangsta rap and violent lyrics.

Sean Combs
Sean John Combs, also known professionally as Diddy, is an American former rapper, record producer, record executive, and actor. He is credited with the discovery and development of musical artists such as the Notorious B.I.G., Mary J. Blige, and Usher, among others.
ASAP Rocky
Rakim Athelston Mayers, known professionally as ASAP Rocky, is an American rapper, record producer, actor, fashion designer, and model. Born and raised in Harlem, he embarked on his musical career as a member of the hip hop collective ASAP Mob, from which he adopted his stage name. In August 2011, Mayers' single "Peso" was leaked online and began receiving radio airplay within weeks, propelling cloud rap into mainstream attention. He signed with Polo Grounds Music, an imprint of RCA Records, that October and released his debut mixtape, Live. Love. A$AP to widespread critical acclaim.
Azealia Banks
American rapper, singer, songwriter, and actress

Teyana Taylor
Teyana Me Shay Jacqueline Taylor is an American singer, songwriter, actress, model, dancer, choreographer, and music video director. Her accolades include a Golden Globe Award, two Critics Choice Awards, and an NAACP Image Award, along with nominations for an Academy Award, two Actor Awards, a British Academy Film Award, and a Grammy Award. She was named one of Time's 2026 Women of the Year.
Big L
American rapper (1974–1999)
Immortal Technique
American rapper

Mase
Mason Durell Betha (born August 27, 1975), known professionally as Mase (often stylized as Ma$e), is an American rapper. Best known for his work with Sean "Puff Daddy" Combs' Bad Boy Records, he signed with the label in 1996 and quickly found mainstream recognition as Combs' hype man. He guest appeared on Combs' 1997 single "Can't Nobody Hold Me Down", which peaked atop the Billboard Hot 100, while his first two singles as a lead artist, "Feel So Good" (featuring Kelly Price) and "What You Want" (featuring Total), both peaked within the chart's top ten. Released in October of that year, his de
Jim Jones
American rapper, producer and actor

Ad-Rock
Adam Keefe Horovitz (born October 31, 1966), known professionally as Ad-Rock, is an American rapper, guitarist, and actor. He was a member of the hip-hop group Beastie Boys. While Beastie Boys were active, Horovitz performed with a side project, BS 2000. Since the group disbanded in 2012 following the death of Adam Yauch, Horovitz has participated in several Beastie Boys-related projects, worked as a remixer, producer, and guest musician for other artists, and acted in a number of films.
Juelz Santana
American rapper
Kurtis Blow
American rapper

Cam'ron
Cameron Giles (born February 4, 1976), known mononymously as '''Cam'ron, is an American rapper. Beginning his career in the early 1990s as Killa Cam''', Giles signed with Lance "Un" Rivera's Untertainment, an imprint of Epic Records to release his first two studio albums Confessions of Fire (1998) and S.D.E. (Sports Drugs & Entertainment) (2000); the former received gold certification by the RIAA. After leaving Epic, Giles signed with Roc-A-Fella Records in 2001 to release his third studio album, Come Home with Me, the following year. It received platinum certification by the RIAA and spawned
Joe Budden
American rapper
Heather Hunter
American pornographic actress
Sheck Wes
American rapper (born 1998)
A$AP Ferg
American rapper from New York
Vernon Chwe
American-South Korean rapper

Darryl McDaniels
American rapper
Mike D
American hip hop musician
Dave East
American rapper
Kool Moe Dee
American rapper
Mims
American rapper
Princess Nokia
American rapper
Doug E. Fresh
American beatboxer, rapper and producer

Loon
American rapper from New York
Famous Dex
American rapper (born 1993)
Large Professor
American rapper and producer
MF Grimm
American underground rapper, music producer, CEO, and Eisner Award-nominated comic book writer
Kurious
Jorge Antonio Alvarez (born May 1, 1970), better known by his stage names Kurious or Kurious Jorge, is an American hip-hop recording artist from New York City.
40 Cal.
American rapper
Spoonie Gee
American musician
Princess Superstar
American rapper, singer and DJ
Lil Mabu
American rapper from New York (born 2005)

Ron Browz
American rapper and producer
A.D.O.R.
Eddy Castellanos Sr. (September 26, 1969 – January 1, 2025), known professionally as A.D.O.R., was an American hip hop artist whose work includes the Pete Rock-produced hit "Let It All Hang Out" (Atlantic, 1992), and "One for the Trouble" (Atlantic, 1994), produced by K-Def. The latter has been sampled extensively in later songs, most famously in "Renegade Master" by Roger "Wildchild" McKenzie.

Andy Mineo
American musician (born 1988)
Joe Bataan
Filipino-African American Latin soul musician

Kalifa
Khalif Libasse Diouf, known by the stage name Kalifa (born April 6, 1989), formerly known by the stage name Le1f (), is an American rapper and producer. Diouf also founded the record label Camp & Street, with Boody, DonChristian, and Chaz Requina. Diouf garnered attention for unique musical and performance styles, as well as his role as an openly gay rapper. Following a series of well-received mixtapes and EPs, Diouf's debut studio album, Riot Boi, was released in November 2015.
Smoke DZA
American rapper
Charles Hamilton
American rapper
Freekey Zekey
American rapper
Jae Millz
American rapper