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Flavor Flav
Flavor Flav (William Jonathan Drayton Jr., born 1959), American rapper, co-founder and hype man of Public Enemy, known for his clock necklace, VH1's Flavor of Love, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction, and Olympic team sponsorships.
Fler
Fler is a German rapper from Berlin active in hip hop since 2002, known as a gangsta-rap pioneer of the 2000s and the head of his own label, Maskulin.
Flesh-n-Bone
Flesh-n-Bone (Stanley Howse, born 1973, Cleveland) is a Bone Thugs-N-Harmony rapper, brother of Layzie Bone; solo albums on Def Jam and Koch, imprisoned 2000-2008, returned on Uni5 and 2025's "Aww S--t."
Flo Milli
Flo Milli (Tamia Monique Carter, born 2000) is an American rapper from Mobile, Alabama, signed to RCA Records. Known for "Beef FloMix", the mixtape Ho, why is you here ?, and the Platinum hit "Never Lose Me" from Fine Ho, Stay (2024).
Flo Rida
Flo Rida (Tramar Lacel Dillard, b. 1979), Miami Gardens rapper behind 'Low,' 'Right Round,' and 'Whistle'; five Grammy nominations, 30 platinum certifications, and an $82.6 million Celsius verdict.
Fonzworth Bentley
Fonzworth Bentley, stage name of Derek Watkins (born 1974, Atlanta), is an American musician, actor, and author, formerly Sean Combs' valet on Making the Band 2, host of MTV's From G's to Gents, and Kanye West collaborator.
Foxy Brown (rapper)
Foxy Brown, born Inga DeCarlo Fung Marchand, is a Brooklyn rapper signed to Def Jam in 1996. Her debut Ill Na Na reached number seven on the Billboard 200, Chyna Doll hit number one, and she rapped with Nas in The Firm.
Francis Magalona
Francis Magalona (Francis M, Master Rapper, 1964-2009) was the Filipino rapper-actor-TV host who pioneered Pinoy rap with the landmark debut album Yo (1990), nationalist hits like Mga Kababayan Ko, and stewardship of Filipino hip-hop's golden age.
Frat rap
Frat rap is a critic-coined hip-hop label for party-focused college rap, mostly white artists like Asher Roth, Hoodie Allen, Lil Dicky, and Mac Miller, tracing back to the Beastie Boys, with 1950s rock, lullaby, and EDM samples.
Freaknik
Freaknik, originally Freaknic, was an annual spring break street party for Black college students in Atlanta from 1983 to 1999, founded by the D.C. Metro Club at the Atlanta University Center, peaking at over 200,000 attendees before the city shut it down.
Freddie Gibbs
Freddie Gibbs, born Fredrick Jamel Tipton in 1982, is an American rapper from Gary, Indiana, known for a technically dense street style and acclaimed collaborations with Madlib and the Alchemist.
Fredo Santana
Fredo Santana (Derrick Demond Coleman, 1990-2018) was a Chicago drill rapper, older cousin of Chief Keef, GBE co-founder, and Savage Squad Records founder; his debut album Trappin' Ain't Dead featured Kendrick Lamar. Distinct from the UK rapper Fredo and from Fredo Bang.
Fredro Starr
Fredro Starr (Fred Lee Scruggs Jr., born 1971) is a Queens rapper and actor who founded hardcore hip-hop group Onyx, scored 1993's platinum Bacdafucup and hit "Slam," then built a solo and acting career.
Freeway (rapper)
Freeway (Leslie Edward Pridgen, born 1978) is a Philadelphia rapper, State Property member, and Roc-A-Fella artist whose 2003 debut Philadelphia Freeway reached number five on the Billboard 200; later independent, and a 2019 kidney transplant recipient.
French Montana
French Montana, born Karim Kharbouch in 1984 in Morocco, is a Moroccan-American rapper from the Bronx known for Cocaine City DVDs, the diamond single "Unforgettable" with Swae Lee, and albums Excuse My French and Jungle Rules.
Frenna
Frenna, the stage name of Francis Edusei, is a Dutch rapper and singer of Ghanaian descent who broke through with SFB in 2014 and founded the 777 label.
Froggy Fresh
Froggy Fresh is the comedy rap persona of American rapper Tyler Stephen Cassidy (born 1990, Burton, Michigan), formerly known as Krispy Kreme. Viral 2012 hit "The Baddest"; forced 2012 rename over the Krispy Kreme trademark; albums Money Maker Reloaded and Dream Team.
Frost (rapper)
Frost, born Arturo Molina Jr. (1964), originally Kid Frost, is an East Los Angeles Chicano rap pioneer whose 1990 single "La Raza" from Hispanic Causing Panic was the first mainstream Chicano rap hit.
Funk carioca
Funk carioca, also called baile funk or Brazilian funk, is Rio de Janeiro's electronic dance genre rooted in 1970s Black Rio soul parties, 1980s Miami bass, the tamborzão beat, DJ Marlboro's 1989 Funk Brasil, and the favela baile.
Funkmaster Flex
Funkmaster Flex (Aston George Taylor Jr., born 1968, Bronx) is an American hip-hop DJ and Hot 97 radio host since 1992, creator of the gold-selling 60 Minutes of Funk mixtape series and The Tunnel album.
Future (Future album)
FUTURE is Future's self-titled 2017 studio album on Epic/A1/Freebandz, first of two number-one albums in successive weeks, Metascore 67, later certified 2x Platinum.
Future (rapper)
Future (Nayvadius DeMun Wilburn/Cash, born 1983, Atlanta) is an American trap rapper of Dungeon Family origin, known for Auto-Tuned melodic delivery, seven straight No. 1 albums from DS2, and 2024's We Don't Trust You with Metro Boomin.
G Herbo
G Herbo (Herbert Randall Wright III, born 1995), formerly Lil Herb, is a Chicago drill rapper behind "Kill Shit," Welcome to Fazoland, and Top Ten albums PTSD, 25, and Survivor's Remorse; sentenced to probation in 2024 for wire fraud.
G-Eazy
G-Eazy (Gerald Earl Gillum, born 1989, Oakland) is an American rapper known for the James Dean-style persona, indie-to-RCA rise, These Things Happen, and hits Me, Myself & I, Him & I, and No Limit.
G-funk
G-funk (gangsta funk) is a laid-back 1990s West Coast gangsta rap subgenre built on 90–100 bpm funk grooves, deep synth bass, and high-pitched Moog leads, defined by Dr. Dre's The Chronic and Warren G's Regulate: The G-Funk Era.
Gaboro
Gaboro, stage name of Ninos Khouri (also Ninos Moses Khouri), was a Swedish masked rapper from Norrköping known for BOGOTA and SUAVEMENTE; shot dead 19 December 2024, with his killer later sentenced to life.
Gang Signs & Prayer
Gang Signs & Prayer is the 2017 debut studio album by British grime MC Stormzy, the first pure grime album to reach number 1 on the UK Albums Chart.
Gangsta Boo
Gangsta Boo (Lola Chantrelle Mitchell, 1979-2023) was a Memphis rapper, the only female member of Three 6 Mafia, with solo albums Enquiring Minds and Both Worlds 69, and a blueprint for Southern female rap.
Gangsta's Paradise (album)
Gangsta's Paradise is the second studio album by American rapper Coolio, released in 1995, anchored by its Grammy-winning title single built on a Stevie Wonder sample.
Gary (개리) (rapper)
Gary (개리), real name Kang Hee-gun (강희건, born 1978), is a South Korean rapper of the duo Leessang, whose 2011 album Asura Babalta topped all Korean charts, and an original Running Man cast member (2010–2016) who released the solo album 2002 in 2015.