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03 Greedo
03 Greedo (Jason Jamal Jackson, born 1987) is a Los Angeles melodic rapper of the Golden Grenade Empire and Alamo Records era, known for God Level, prison-era albums like Netflix & Deal, platinum single Substance, and 2023 parole.
070 Shake
070 Shake, the stage name of Danielle Balbuena, is an American rapper and singer from North Bergen, New Jersey, known for Kanye West's 2018 song "Ghost Town" and Raye's "Escapism".
100 Miles and Runnin'
100 Miles and Runnin' is a 1990 five-track EP by N.W.A on Ruthless/Priority, their first release after Ice Cube left; its title track's Funkadelic sample sparked Bridgeport Music's sound-recording lawsuit.
1300Saint
1300Saint (DeAndre Jason McKee) is an Atlanta rapper on Young Stoner Life Records, known for ALL HAIL (2025), SAVIOR (2025), SAVIOR: +++ (2026), and features with Young Thug and Lil Gotit.
150 (group)
150 is a UK drill group from the Angell Town Estate in Brixton, South London, formed in 2012 and often credited as a pioneer of UK drill music.
187 Strassenbande (group)
187 Strassenbande is a German gangsta-rap crew from Hamburg consisting of rappers Bonez MC, Gzuz, Maxwell, LX, and Sa4, known for multiple number-1 German albums and members' criminal convictions.
1900Rugrat
1900Rugrat, real name Miles Spiel (born 2003), is an American rapper from Limestone Creek, Florida, who went viral in 2024 with "One Take Freestyle" over Rocko's "U.O.E.N.O." and signed to Remain Solid/300 Entertainment.
2 Chainz
2 Chainz (Tauheed Epps, born 1977) is an Atlanta rapper and Grammy winner, formerly Tity Boi of Playaz Circle, whose 2012 debut Based on a T.R.U. Story debuted at No. 1 and whose albums include Pretty Girls Like Trap Music and Welcome 2 Collegrove with Lil Wayne.
21 Savage
21 Savage (Shéyaa Bin Abraham-Joseph, born 1992 in London) is a British-American rapper raised in Atlanta, known for Savage Mode, I Am > I Was, Her Loss with Drake, his 2019 ICE detention, and the 2020 Grammy-winning song A Lot.
24kGoldn
24kGoldn, born Golden Landis Von Jones (2000, San Francisco), is an American rapper-singer behind TikTok viral hits "Valentino" and the 2020 Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 "Mood" with iann dior; albums include El Dorado (2021) and Growing Pains (2024).
2hollis
2hollis, real name Hollis Frazier-Herndon (born 2004, Chicago), is an American singer, rapper, and producer blending rage rap, hyperpop, and EDM; albums White Tiger, 2, boy, Star (Interscope), and announced Pirouette.
2Slimey
2Slimey (Sergio Garcia, born 2006) is an Oklahoma City-area rage rapper known for extreme distortion; viral via "Shrimp" (2024), albums SsoMe and High Anxiety, Lil Uzi Vert co-sign.
42 Dugg
42 Dugg (Dion Marquise Hayes), Detroit rapper of 1993 or 1994 birth, signed jointly to CMG and 4PF in 2019, known for "We Paid" (Hot 100 No. 10), the 2021 XXL Freshman list, and the album 4eva Us Neva Them.
50 Cent
50 Cent (Curtis James Jackson III, born 1975) is an American rapper, actor, and entrepreneur from Queens, New York, known for Get Rich or Die Tryin' (2003), surviving nine gunshot wounds in 2000, G-Unit, the Vitaminwater windfall, and the Power TV franchise.
6ix9ine
6ix9ine, aka Tekashi 6ix9ine, stage name of Daniel Hernandez (born 1996), Brooklyn SoundCloud rapper behind 2017's "Gummo" and "FEFE"; pleaded guilty to nine counts in 2019 and testified against Nine Trey Gangsta Bloods.
6lack
6LACK (pronounced "black"), born Ricardo Valdez Valentine Jr., is an Atlanta R&B singer-rapper; Grammy-nominated for "PRBLMS" and Free 6LACK, with East Atlanta Love Letter reaching No. 3 on the Billboard 200.
808 Mafia
808 Mafia is an Atlanta trap production collective founded in 2010 by Lex Luger and Southside under Waka Flocka Flame, named for the Roland TR-808, known for the Kill Bill siren tag and Future's 56 Nights.
9lokkNine
9lokkNine, born Jacquavius Dennard Smith in 2000 in Orlando, Florida, formerly GlokkNine, is an American rapper known for "223's" with YNW Melly (Billboard Hot 100 number 34), Cash Money signing, and a 7-year federal sentence since 2021.
A Boogie wit da Hoodie
A Boogie wit da Hoodie, born Julius Dubose, is an American rapper and singer from the Bronx known for melodic trap, the hit "Drowning," and a number-one album, Hoodie SZN.
A-Reece
A-Reece (Lehlogonolo Ronald Mataboge, born 1997) is a South African rapper from Pretoria, known for Forever King (2013), Paradise (2016), TTTM (2021), and Revenge Club Records, distinct from namesake producer Reece.
A3C Festival
A3C Festival, short for All Three Coasts, is an annual hip hop festival and conference in Atlanta, Georgia, founded in 2005 and among the country's largest.
Aaron May
Aaron May (born 2001) is an independent Houston rapper from Alief, known for the 2019 debut CHASE, the platinum single "Let Go", his label MOVEINTHEAM, and the 2024 MAKEORBREAK tour; distinct from a film-score composer of the same name.
Ab-Soul
Ab-Soul (Herbert Anthony Stevens IV, born 1987) is an American rapper from Carson, California, signed to Top Dawg Entertainment and a member of Black Hippy with Kendrick Lamar, ScHoolboy Q, and Jay Rock; known for Control System, Herbert, and dense, philosophical lyrics.
Ace Hood
Ace Hood (Antoine McColister, born 1988) is a Florida rapper, first artist signed to DJ Khaled's We the Best Music; known for "Bugatti" (platinum) and the album Trials & Tribulations, independent since 2016 via Hood Nation.
Acid Rap
Acid Rap is Chance the Rapper's second mixtape, self-released free on April 30, 2013; 14 Chicago-made tracks blending soul, gospel, and juke, Metascore 86, his breakthrough and a defining blog-era release.
Action Bronson
Action Bronson (Ariyan Arslani, born 1983) is a rapper, chef, and TV personality from Flushing, Queens, known for culinary rhymes, the Top Ten album Mr. Wonderful (2015), Fuck That's Delicious, and early Ghostface Killah comparisons.
Ad-Rock
Ad-Rock (Adam Keefe Horovitz, born 1966) is an American rapper and guitarist, member of the Beastie Boys from the early 1980s punk era through their 2012 disbanding, later an actor with unreleased solo music.
Adam Yauch
Adam Yauch, known as MCA, was an American rapper, bassist, filmmaker, and activist who co-founded the Beastie Boys, selling over 40 million records before dying of cancer in 2012.
Aesop Rock
Aesop Rock is an American underground hip-hop rapper and producer from New York, also known for the vocabulary study ranking him first of 85 rappers. Albums include Labor Days, Skelethon, and Garbology with Blockhead.
Afrika Bambaataa
Afrika Bambaataa (Lance Taylor, 1957–2026), Bronx DJ called the Godfather of Hip Hop, founded the Universal Zulu Nation and made 1982's electro-funk landmark "Planet Rock"; later accused of child sexual abuse.