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Life After Death
Life After Death is the second and final studio album by the Notorious B.I.G., released in 1997, sixteen days after his murder, and widely regarded as one of the greatest hip hop albums.
LightSkinKeisha
LightSkinKeisha, real name Samantha Deshaun, is an American rapper and actress from Atlanta who went viral on social media and signed with Hitco Entertainment in 2018.
Lil B
Lil B (The BasedGod), born Brandon Christopher McCartney in 1989, is a Berkeley, California rapper, ex-member of the Pack, prolific mixtape artist, and originator of 'based' positivity slang and Based Freestyle cloud rap.
Lil Bibby
Lil Bibby (Brandon Dickinson, born 1994) is a Chicago rapper and executive behind the Free Crack mixtapes and Grade A Productions, the label that signed Juice WRLD and The Kid Laroi.
Lil Debbie
Lil Debbie (Jordan Capozzi, born 1990, Albany, California) is a Bay Area rapper, former White Girl Mob DJ, seen in Kreayshawn's 2011 "Gucci Gucci" video; independent artist on Lil Debbie Records with albums Debbie (2016) and In My Own Lane (2018).
Lil Dicky
Lil Dicky, stage name of David Andrew Burd (born 1988), is an American comedic rapper from Cheltenham, Pennsylvania, known for the 2013 viral hit "Ex-Boyfriend," the chart-topping album Professional Rapper, the singles "Freaky Friday" and "Earth," and the FX series Dave.
Lil Duke
Lil Duke (also YSL Duke, MPA Duke), Atlanta trap rapper and first artist signed to Young Thug's YSL Records in 2016; known for Barter 6's "With That," Uber, Life in the Hills, and Duke Hefner mixtapes.
Lil Eazy-E
Lil Eazy-E (Eric Darnell Wright Jr.) is an American gangsta rapper from Compton, California, oldest son of Eazy-E, known for his debut album Prince of Compton and HIV awareness work.
Lil Jon
Lil Jon (Jonathan Smith, b. 1972) is an Atlanta rapper, producer, and DJ known as the King of Crunk; leader of Lil Jon & the East Side Boyz, Grammy winner for Usher's "Yeah!", and creator of "Get Low" and "Turn Down for What".
Lil Keed
Lil Keed (Raqhid Render, 1998-2022), Atlanta rapper on Young Thug's YSL/300 Entertainment; debut Long Live Mexico reached No. 26 on Billboard; died of eosinophilia at 24; posthumous Keed Talk to 'Em 2.
Lil Loaded
Lil Loaded, also known as Dashawn Maurice Robertson, was an American trap rapper from Dallas, Texas, best known for his 2019 viral hit "6locc 6a6y."
Lil Mabu
Lil Mabu (Matthew Peter DeLuca, born 2005) is an independent New York drill rapper from the Upper East Side; Hot 100 debut "Mathematical Disrespect" (2023), album Young Genius (2024), collaborations with DD Osama and Chrisean Rock.
Lil Mama
Lil Mama (Niatia Jessica Kirkland, born 1989) is an American rapper from Brooklyn and Harlem whose 2007 debut single "Lip Gloss" peaked at No. 10 on the Hot 100, followed by the 2008 Jive album VYP and MTV's America's Best Dance Crew judging.
Lil Mosey
Lil Mosey (Lathan Moses Stanley Echols, born 2002) is a Seattle rapper of melodic Atlanta-trap style; breakthrough "Pull Up" (2017), gold Northsbest (2018), Certified Hitmaker (2019) with top-10 hit "Blueberry Faygo"; independent via Cinq Music since 2024.
Lil Nas X
Lil Nas X (Montero Lamar Hill, born 1999, Atlanta) is an American rapper and singer; "Old Town Road" (2019, with Billy Ray Cyrus) holds the longest Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 run at 19 weeks, followed by the albums 7 and Montero.
Lil Peep
Lil Peep (Gustav Elijah Åhr, 1996–2017) was an American emo-rap and SoundCloud rap artist from Long Island; died of accidental fentanyl and Xanax overdose at 21; estate run by mother Liza Womack.
Lil Poppa
Lil Poppa, real name Janarious Mykel Wheeler (2000-2026), was a Jacksonville, Florida rapper of melodic Southern pain rap, known for "Purple Hearts," the albums Blessed, I Guess and Under Investigation 3, and stints on Interscope and Yo Gotti's CMG.
Lil Pump
Lil Pump, born Gazzy Garcia in 2000, is a Miami rapper from the South Florida SoundCloud rap scene, known for "Gucci Gang" (2017), his self-titled debut, Harverd Dropout, and Kanye West's "I Love It."
Lil RT
Lil RT (born 2014, Atlanta, Georgia) is an American child rapper who went viral on TikTok; his "60 Miles" (2023) and Lil Mabu collaboration "BIG DOG SH*T" (2024) made him a controversial streaming figure.
Lil Scrappy
Lil Scrappy, born Darryl Raynard Richardson III, is an American rapper from Atlanta associated with crunk who broke through in 2003 with "Head Bussa" and later joined Love & Hip Hop: Atlanta.
Lil Shine
Lil Shine (Jasper William Johnson, born 2005) is a Minneapolis pluggnb rapper and Reptilian Club Boyz alumnus, indicted in 2024 for promethazine fraud and known for Get Rich Or Die Sippin' (2026).
Lil Skies
Lil Skies (Kimetrius Foose, born 1998) is a Pennsylvania SoundCloud-era melodic emo rapper; "Red Roses", "Lust", and "Nowadays" hits, Atlantic-signed, with Life of a Dark Rose (No. 10) and Shelby (No. 5) on the Billboard 200.
Lil Tecca
Lil Tecca, born Tyler-Justin Sharpe, is a Queens, New York rapper who broke out in 2019 with the No. 4 Hot 100 hit "Ransom"; his Galactic/Republic albums include We Love You Tecca, We Love You Tecca 2, TEC, and Dopamine (2025).
Lil Tjay
Lil Tjay (Tione Jayden Merritt, born 2001) is a Bronx rapper and singer of melodic drill and R&B-influenced rap. Known for "Resume," "Calling My Phone" (No. 3 Hot 100) and albums True 2 Myself, Destined 2 Win, 222, and 2026's independent They Just Ain't You.
Lil Twist
Lil Twist (Christopher Lynn Moore, born 1993, Dallas) is a rapper who hit locally with "Texas Twist" at age ten, signed to Lil Wayne's Young Money, and charted "The Leak" and "Love Affair"; his debut album was never released.
Lil Uzi Vert
Lil Uzi Vert (Symere Woods, born 1995) is a Philadelphia melodic rapper of the SoundCloud/emo-rap era, known for "XO Tour Llif3," Luv Is Rage 2, Eternal Atake, and The Pink Tape.
Lil Uzi Vert vs. the World
Lil Uzi Vert vs. the World (LUV vs. the World) is Lil Uzi Vert's third mixtape, released April 15, 2016 on Generation Now/Atlantic: nine feature-free tracks, "Money Longer" lead single, Billboard 200 No. 104, Scott Pilgrim-themed art, 2020 sequel LUV vs. The World 2.
Lil Wayne
Lil Wayne, born Dwayne Michael Carter Jr. in 1982 in New Orleans, is an American rapper and Cash Money Records artist. Also known as Weezy and Lil Tunechi, he led the Hot Boys, scored with Tha Carter III (2008), and won five Grammys.
Lil Wyte
Lil Wyte (Patrick Lanshaw, born 1982) is a Memphis crunk and Southern rap rapper signed by Three 6 Mafia's Juicy J and DJ Paul; known for Doubt Me Now (2003) and The One and Only (2007).
Lil Xan
Lil Xan (Nicholas Diego Leanos, 1996) is a SoundCloud/emo rapper from Redlands, California, named after Xanax. Known for the anti-drug 2017 hit "Betrayed," his Columbia debut Total Xanarchy reached Billboard's top ten, and his second album Diego followed in 2024.