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HavinMotion
HavinMotion, born Dwayne Omar Isaacs Jr., was an American DMV crank rapper from Bryans Road, Maryland; breakout mixtape MOTION (2024), final album How Life Been (2026), fatally shot April 23, 2026 in Washington, D.C., age 22.
Havoc (musician)
Havoc, born Kejuan Muchita in 1974, is the Queens rapper-producer and one half of Mobb Deep with Prodigy, known for producing The Infamous (1995), "Shook Ones, Pt. II," and tracks for Eminem and Kanye West; distinct from the defense company Havoc AI and the 2025 film.
Headie One
Headie One (Irving Adjei, born 1994) is a Tottenham rapper and leading UK drill artist: first drill rapper in the UK Top 10 with "18Hunna" and first with a No. 1 drill album, Edna (2020), named for his late mother.
Heavy D
Heavy D (Dwight Errington Myers, 1967-2011), Jamaican-born American rapper and leader of Heavy D & the Boyz, first act signed to Uptown Records; known for "Now That We Found Love," platinum albums, and later label presidency.
Hell: The Sequel
Hell: The Sequel is the 2011 debut EP by Bad Meets Evil (Eminem and Royce da 5'9"), on Shady/Interscope. Nine tracks including "Fast Lane" and "Lighters"; debuted number one on the Billboard 200 and was certified gold.
Hev Abi
Hev Abi (Gabriel Abilla) is a Filipino rapper from Quezon City's Tomas Morato area who broke out in 2023 with viral hits like "Alam Mo Ba Girl" and "Babaero", topping Philippine charts and Spotify rankings.
Hi-C (rapper, born 1973)
Hi-C (Crawford Wilkerson, born 1973), also Crawf Dog, is a Louisiana-born, Compton-raised West Coast rapper known for Skanless (1991), the single I'm Not Your Puppet, DJ Quik collaborations, and CB4; distinct from the younger Hi-C born 1998.
Higher Brothers
Higher Brothers (更高兄弟) are a Chengdu, China trap rap quartet, MaSiWei, KnowKnow, Psy.P, and Melo, who rap in Sichuanese, Mandarin, and English; the first China-born hip hop group with global fame, via 88rising and "Made in China."
Hodgy
Hodgy (Gerard Long, born 1990), since 2023 recording as Jerry, is an American rapper from Trenton, New Jersey, founding Odd Future member, one half of MellowHype with Left Brain, known for The Dena Tape and Fireplace: TheNotTheOtherSide.
Honey Cocaine
Honey Cocaine, stage name of Sochitta Sal (born 1992), is a Cambodian-Canadian rapper from Toronto, also known as Honey C. Discovered by Tyga on YouTube in 2011, she released mixtapes including Like a Drug and The Gift Rap, and returned with Wildfire in 2018.
Hoodie Allen
Hoodie Allen (Steven Adam Markowitz, born 1988, Plainview, NY) is an American pop-rap artist; Penn Wharton graduate and ex-Google employee whose All American EP (2012) hit Billboard top ten and whose Happy Camper topped the US rap chart.
Hopsin
Hopsin (Marcus Jamal Hopson, born 1985, Panorama City, CA) is an American rapper, producer, and actor. Signed to Ruthless 2007, broke out with "Sag My Pants" 2010, co-founded Funk Volume, released five albums including No Shame (2017).
Hotline Bling
Hotline Bling: 2015 Drake single sampling Timmy Thomas's Why Can't We Live Together, produced by Nineteen85; its Director X Apple Music video with Turrell-like cube rooms sparked the Drakeposting meme, peaked at Hot 100 No. 2, and won two 2017 Grammys.
Huey (rapper)
Huey (Lawrence Franks Jr., 1987–2020) was a St. Louis-area rapper from Kinloch, Missouri, whose 2006 single "Pop, Lock & Drop It" peaked at No. 6 on the Billboard Hot 100; he released Notebook Paper (2007) and Redemption (2010) and was fatally shot in 2020.
Hunxho
Hunxho (born Ibrahim Muhammad Dodo, 1999) is an American rapper and singer from Atlanta's Eastside known for Auto-Tuned melodic trap; his 2020 single "Let's Get It" went viral.
Hurricane Chris (rapper)
Hurricane Chris (Christopher Dooley Jr., b. 1989, Shreveport, Louisiana) is an American rapper of the ratchet scene whose 2007 single "A Bay Bay" hit No. 7 on the Billboard Hot 100; albums 51/50 Ratchet and Unleashed; acquitted of murder in 2023.
Hurricane Wisdom
Hurricane Wisdom (Wisdom Oluola, born 2004) is a Florida rapper from Havana known for melodic pain music; breakout "Giannis" (2024), gold-certified, Billboard 200 albums Perfect Storm (2025) and Weathering the World (2026), 2026 XXL Freshman.
Hussein Fatal
Hussein Fatal, also known as Bruce Washington, was an American rapper from Montclair, New Jersey, best known as a member of Tupac Shakur's group the Outlawz.
Hyphy
Hyphy: high-energy Bay Area hip-hop movement from Oakland and Vallejo, coined by Keak Da Sneak, driven by E-40, Mac Dre, thizz culture, ghostriding, and sideshows, peaking nationally in 2006.
Iann Dior
Iann Dior (Michael Ian Olmo, born 1999, Arecibo, Puerto Rico) is a Puerto Rican-American emo-rap and pop-punk singer; his feature on 24kGoldn's Mood topped the Billboard Hot 100, and his albums include Industry Plant, I'm Gone, and On to Better Things.
Ice Cube
Ice Cube (O'Shea Jackson, born 1969, South Central Los Angeles) is an American rapper, actor, and filmmaker, a founding N.W.A member, solo platinum artist, star of Friday and Barbershop, and BIG3 co-founder.
Ice Spice
Ice Spice, whose real name is Isis Naija Gaston, is an American rapper from the Bronx. She broke out in late 2022 with the single "Munch (Feelin' U)."
Ice-T
Ice-T (Tracy Marrow, born 1958, Newark) is an American rapper and actor, a pioneer of gangsta rap with Rhyme Pays (1987), frontman of Body Count whose "Cop Killer" (1992) sparked a free-speech controversy, and Detective Fin Tutuola on Law & Order: SVU since 2000.
If You're Reading This It's Too Late
If You're Reading This It's Too Late is Drake's surprise commercial mixtape, released February 12, 2015 via Cash Money; 17 tracks, debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 with 495,000 first-week copies.
Iggy Azalea
Iggy Azalea (Amethyst Amelia Kelly, born 1990) is an Australian rapper whose 2014 debut The New Classic produced the Hot 100 No. 1 "Fancy"; she retired from rap in 2023, later announcing a return to recording.
Ikka Singh
Ikka Singh (Ankit Singh Patyal) is an Indian rapper, singer and lyricist working mainly in Hindi and Punjabi, a former Mafia Mundeer member, Bollywood hitmaker behind In Da Club and Dilbar, and album artist with I, Nishu and Only Love Gets Reply.
Ikkimel
Ikkimel is the stage name of Melina Gaby Strauß, a German rapper from Berlin known for provocative, feminist lyrics and her 2025 debut album Fotze.
ILoveMakonnen
ILoveMakonnen, born Makonnen Sheran, is an American rapper and singer from Atlanta who broke through in 2014 with the viral hit "Tuesday" and Drake's remix, later signing to OVO Sound.
Immortal Technique
Immortal Technique (Felipe Andres Coronel, born 1978, Lima) is a Peruvian-born, Harlem-raised underground rapper and activist of Revolutionary Vol. 1/2 and The 3rd World, known for socialist political lyrics and humanitarian work.
Inspectah Deck
Inspectah Deck (Jason Hunter, born 1970), also Rebel INS, is a Wu-Tang Clan rapper from the Bronx and Staten Island, known for verses on "C.R.E.A.M." and "Triumph," solo albums like Uncontrolled Substance (1999), and the group Czarface with 7L & Esoteric.