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Mac Miller
Mac Miller (Malcolm James McCormick, 1992-2018) was an American rapper and producer from Pittsburgh. His 2011 debut Blue Slide Park was the first independent album to top the Billboard 200 since 1995; later albums included Swimming and the posthumous Circles and Balloonerism.
Machine Gun Kelly (musician)
Machine Gun Kelly (mgk), Colson Baker, born 1990, Cleveland rapper turned pop-punk rocker; Tickets to My Downfall (2020) and Mainstream Sellout (2022) both hit No. 1 on the Billboard 200; seventh album Lost Americana (2025).
Macklemore
Macklemore, born Ben Haggerty (1983), Seattle rapper; with Ryan Lewis made "Thrift Shop" and "Can't Hold Us" and won four 2014 Grammys including Best Rap Album for The Heist; later solo artist and Palestine advocate.
Madchild
Madchild is Canadian rapper Shane Bunting (born 1975), founding member of Swollen Members and a four-time Juno winner, who rebuilt his career as a solo artist on Battle Axe Records after a publicized Oxycontin addiction and 2011 US entry ban.
MadeinTYO
MadeinTYO (Malcolm Jamaal Davis, b. 1992, Honolulu) is an Atlanta-based rapper behind the 2016 hit 'Uber Everywhere' (Hot 100 #51, RIAA platinum), founder of Private Club Records with his brother 24hrs.
Madlib
Madlib (Otis Jackson Jr., born 1973, Oxnard, California) is an American hip-hop producer, DJ, and rapper behind Quasimoto, Beat Konducta, Madvillainy, Jaylib's Champion Sound, and the Freddie Gibbs albums Piñata and Bandana.
Maestro Fresh Wes
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams, born 1968, Scarborough, Ontario) is the Godfather of Canadian Hip-Hop; his 1989 album Symphony in Effect was the first Canadian rap album certified platinum, and "Let Your Backbone Slide" made him the first Canadian rapper with a Billboard Top 40 hit.
Mama Said Knock You Out
Mama Said Knock You Out is a 1990 album by rapper LL Cool J, and its Grammy-winning title track is known for "Don't call it a comeback."
Mark Curry (rapper)
Mark Curry is an American rapper and author, a Bad Boy Records artist from 1997 to 2005, featured on "Bad Boy for Life" (2001) with Diddy and Black Rob, Diddy's ghostwriter, and author of Dancing with the Devil (2009).
Marley Marl
Marley Marl (Marlon Williams), Queens-born DJ and producer, founder of the Juice Crew and Cold Chillin' architect; first to sample individual drum sounds from records, maker of In Control Vol. 1 (1988) and LL Cool J's Mama Said Knock You Out.
Marteria
Marteria is the stage name of German rapper Marten Laciny, born 1982 in Rostock, known for the 2010 hit album Zum Glück in die Zukunft.
Mase
Mase (Mason Durrell Betha, Murda Mase, Ma$e), Harlem rapper and ordained minister, Bad Boy star whose 1997 debut Harlem World hit No. 1 and went quadruple platinum before his 1999 retirement to ministry and 2004 return Welcome Back.
Masked Wolf
Masked Wolf, real name Harry Michael (born 1991), is a Greek Australian rapper from Sydney. His 2019 single "Astronaut in the Ocean" went viral on TikTok, peaked at number six on the Billboard Hot 100, and led to the 2021 mixtape Astronomical and the 2024 album The Devil Wears Prada But God Wears Gucci.
Masta Ace
Masta Ace, born Duval Clear in 1966, is a Brooklyn rapper, Juice Crew member featured on 1988's "The Symphony," known for SlaughtaHouse, Sittin' On Chrome, and the concept albums Disposable Arts and A Long Hot Summer.
Masta Killa
Masta Killa (Elgin Turner, also Jamel Irief, Noodles), born 1969 in Brooklyn, is the ninth and last original member of the Wu-Tang Clan, debuting on "Da Mystery of Chessboxin'" and releasing solo albums No Said Date through Balance.
Matt Champion
Matt Champion (born 1995, The Woodlands, Texas) is an American rapper and singer, ex-member of Brockhampton; his 2024 debut solo album Mika's Laundry features Dijon, Jennie, and Dora Jar.
Matt Proxy
Matt Proxy (born 2006) is an American experimental rapper and producer from Minneapolis, also known as cloutedmatt and mwru; his debut album trojan horse (2026) features fakemink, Current Joys, and Grimes.
MattyBRaps
MattyBRaps (MattyB) is the stage name of Matthew David Morris, an American rapper born in 2003 in Georgia who launched his YouTube channel on May 31, 2010 with a cover of "Eenie Meenie" and became a child star through profanity-free covers and original songs.
Mauvais Djo
Mauvais Djo (Joel Raul Marcolino, born 1997, Rouen) is a French-Congolese rapper and speaker from Évry, member of Triangle des Bermudes, known for the hits "Pilé" and "Maladie" and the L'Undertaker albums.
Max B
Max B (Charley Wingate, born 1978), also Max Biggavelli and the Wave God, is a Harlem rapper who co-wrote "We Fly High", led the wavy mixtape era with Coke Wave, served about 16 years in prison, and returned to chart success in 2026.
Maxo Kream
Maxo Kream (Emekwanem Ogugua Biosah Jr., born 1990) is a Nigerian-American rapper from Alief, Houston, known for autobiographical albums Punken, Brandon Banks, Weight of the World, and O.Y.N.
Maxon Margiela
Maxon Margiela, born Mason Jorge Reyes, was an American rapper from Orlando, Florida whose 2024 single "Austin Powers" went viral before his death in 2025.
MC Eiht
MC Eiht (Aaron Tyler, born 1971) is a Compton rapper, frontman of Compton's Most Wanted, solo star of We Come Strapped (1994), actor in Menace II Society, and DJ Quik's famed rival.
MC Hammer
MC Hammer (Stanley Kirk Burrell, b. 1962, Oakland) is an American rapper whose 1990 album Please Hammer Don't Hurt 'Em spent 21 weeks at No. 1 and sold over 10 million copies; known for "U Can't Touch This," Hammer pants, and a 1996 bankruptcy.
MC Jin (欧阳靖)
MC Jin (歐陽靖, Jin Au-Yeung), American rapper and actor born 1982 in Miami; seven-time BET 106 & Park Freestyle Friday winner, first Asian-American solo rapper on a major US label (Ruff Ryders), later a Cantonese and Mandarin rap star in Hong Kong and mainland China.
MC Lyte
MC Lyte (Lana Michele Moorer, born 1970) is an American rapper from Brooklyn whose 1988 Lyte as a Rock was the first solo female rap album; first female rapper with a gold single ("Ruffneck").
MC Ren
MC Ren (Lorenzo Jerald Patterson, born 1969, Compton) is a rapper and N.W.A member who co-wrote its biggest songs, then released the platinum Kizz My Black Azz EP and Shock of the Hour.
MC Ride
MC Ride is the stage name of Stefan Corbin Burnett, vocalist of Sacramento experimental hip hop group Death Grips (formed 2010 with Zach Hill and Andy Morin), known for screamed raps and acrylic painting, including a 2017 Los Angeles solo exhibition.
MC Serch
MC Serch (Michael Berrin, born 1967), Queens rapper and record executive, one-third of 3rd Bass; solo Return of the Product, executive producer of Nas's Illmatic, Serchlite founder, and 2026 EP Millions of Zeroes.
MC Stan
MC Stan (MC STΔN), born Altaf Tadavi, is a rapper from Pune's Tadiwala Road slums; albums Tadipaar and Insaan, 2019 hit 'Khuja Mat', and first rapper to win Bigg Boss 16 (2023).