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Paid Dues
Paid Dues was an independent hip hop festival founded by rapper Murs 3:16 and Guerilla Union in 2006, held annually in California until 2013 and briefly revived in 2017.
Papoose (rapper)
Papoose (Shamele Mackie, born 1978) is a Brooklyn rapper known for mixtapes, "Alphabetical Slaughter," a 2006 Jive deal that produced nothing, the 2013 debut The Nacirema Dream, and 12 monthly EPs in 2021.
Pardison Fontaine
Pardison Fontaine, also Jordan Thorpe (born 1989), is an American rapper and Grammy-winning songwriter from Newburgh, New York, co-writer of Cardi B's "Bodak Yellow" and Kanye West's "Ye" tracks, known for his 2018 hit "Backin' It Up".
Park Kyung
Park Kyung (박경), born 1992, is a South Korean rapper, songwriter, and producer in Block B, debuted underground with Zico, went solo in 2015 with "Ordinary Love", and produced The Wind's 2026 album.
Pasha Technique
Pasha Technique (Паша Техник), real name Pavel Ivlev (1984–2025), was a Russian underground rapper, founder of Kunteynir, known for gorilla-mask performances, Versus battles, a 2008–2013 prison term, and albums like Chto-to s chem-to (2023).
Pastor Troy
Pastor Troy (Micah LeVar Troy, b. 1977) is an Atlanta rapper and producer of Dirty South crunk; debut "We Ready I Declare War" (1999) with "No Mo Play in G.A.", a Master P diss; peak album Universal Soldier (2002, No. 13 Billboard 200).
Pat Stay
Pat Stay (Patrick Wayne Stay, born 1986) was a Canadian battle rapper from Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, a King of the Dot champion also known as the Sucka-Free Boss; he died in a Halifax stabbing on September 4, 2022.
Paul Wall
Paul Wall (Paul Michael Slayton) is a Houston rapper and DJ of the Swishahouse label, known for The People's Champ (2005, Billboard No. 1, platinum), "Still Tippin'", "Grillz", and his custom diamond grillz business with Johnny Dang.
Pauly Fuemana
Pauly Fuemana (1969-2010) was the Niuean-Māori New Zealand singer fronting OMC (Ōtara Millionaires Club). His 1995 single "How Bizarre", co-written with producer Alan Jansson, topped charts in several countries, hit No.1 on US mainstream radio, and became New Zealand's biggest-selling record.
Pepa (rapper)
Pepa, stage name of Sandra Denton (born 1969, Kingston, Jamaica), is a rapper and actress, member of Salt-N-Pepa with Cheryl James; first female rap group with a platinum record and a Grammy, 2025 Rock Hall inductee.
Pete Philly & Perquisite
Pete Philly & Perquisite are an Amsterdam hip-hop duo, active from 2003 to 2009, known for jazz- and soul-inflected hip hop; they reunited in 2023 and released the album Eon in 2024.
Pete Rock & CL Smooth
Pete Rock & CL Smooth are an American hip hop duo from Mount Vernon, New York, known for the 1992 single "They Reminisce Over You (T.R.O.Y.)".
Petey Pablo
Petey Pablo (Moses Barrett III), Greenville, North Carolina rapper whose 2001 Timbaland-produced anthem "Raise Up" peaked at #25 pop; also known for "Freek-a-Leek" (#7, platinum) and Ciara's "Goodies."
Pharoahe Monch
Pharoahe Monch (Troy Donald Jamerson, born 1972) is a Queens, New York rapper celebrated for multisyllabic wordplay, from the duo Organized Konfusion to solo albums Internal Affairs, Desire, W.A.R., and PTSD, plus th1rt3en and a Grammy for 'Gone'.
Phife Dawg
Phife Dawg, born Malik Izaak Taylor (1970–2016), was an American rapper and founding member of Queens hip-hop group A Tribe Called Quest, who died of diabetes complications at 45.
Phonk
Phonk: hip hop subgenre rooted in 1990s Memphis rap, named by SpaceGhostPurrp in the early 2010s; built on cowbell riffs, distorted 808s, and chopped vocals; drift phonk from Russia went viral on TikTok around 2020.
Phyno
Phyno (Chibuzor Nelson Azubuike, born 1986, Enugu) is a Nigerian rapper, singer, and producer on Penthauze Records known for Igbo-language rap; debut album No Guts, No Glory (2014), hit "Ghost Mode" with Olamide, five studio albums through Full Time Job (2024).
Pimp C
Pimp C, also known as Chad Lamont Butler, was an American rapper and producer who co-founded UGK with Bun B. The duo defined Texas rap with soulful, blues-based music.
Pitbull (rapper)
Pitbull (Armando Christian Pérez, born 1981, Miami) is a Cuban American rapper known as Mr. 305 and Mr. Worldwide, whose hits include Give Me Everything and Timber, with a Grammy for Dale (2015) and the SLAM charter schools.
Plan B (musician)
Plan B is the stage name of Ben Drew (born 1983), an English rapper, soul singer, actor, and film director from Forest Gate, London, known for Who Needs Actions When You Got Words and The Defamation of Strickland Banks.
Playboi Carti
Playboi Carti (Jordan Terrell Carter, born 1996, Atlanta) is an American rapper behind the 2017 mixtape, Die Lit, Whole Lotta Red, the 2025 album Music, and the Opium label.
Plies (rapper)
Plies (Algernod Lanier Washington, born 1976) is an American rapper from Fort Myers, Florida, signed to Slip-N-Slide in 2004. Known for "Shawty" (No. 9 Hot 100), four 2007–2010 albums including Definition of Real (No. 2 Billboard 200), and a 2011 Grammy nomination for "Lose My Mind".
PnB Rock
PnB Rock (Rakim Hasheem Allen, 1991-2022), Philadelphia rapper-singer named for Pastorius and Baynton streets; known for "Selfish," albums Catch These Vibes and TrapStar Turnt PopStar, killed in a 2022 Los Angeles robbery.
Polo G
Polo G (Taurus Tremani Bartlett, born 1999) is a Chicago rapper of melodic drill; albums Die a Legend, The Goat, Hall of Fame (No. 1, with RAPSTAR), Hood Poet; also known as Capalot.
Pooh Shiesty
Pooh Shiesty (Lontrell Dennell Williams Jr., born 1999) is a Memphis rapper signed to Gucci Mane's 1017 Records, known for Shiesty Season (2021) and "Back in Blood"; later convicted of a Florida firearms offense and charged in a 2026 Dallas kidnapping case.
Pop Smoke
Pop Smoke (Bashar Barakah Jackson, 1999–2020) was a Brooklyn rapper, face of New York drill, with hits 'Welcome to the Party' and 'Dior'; killed at 20 in a Hollywood Hills robbery, with two posthumous albums topping Billboard.
Post Malone
Post Malone, stage name of Austin Richard Post (born 1995, Syracuse, New York), is an American genre-blending singer-rapper behind "White Iverson," "Rockstar," "Sunflower," and the 2024 country album F-1 Trillion, with 18 Grammy nominations and no win.
Ppcocaine
Ppcocaine (Lilliane Catherine Diomi, born 2001), formerly trapbunniebubbles, is an American TikTok-viral rapper behind "DDLG" and "3 Musketeers", signed to Columbia Records in 2020.
Pras
Pras (Prakazrel Samuel Michel, born 1972) is an American rapper, Fugees founding member with Lauryn Hill and Wyclef Jean, solo hitmaker of "Ghetto Supastar" (1998), and in 2026 a federal inmate serving a 14-year sentence for campaign finance and lobbying crimes.
Prettifun
Prettifun (Michael-Raymond Javier "Mikey" Taylor, born 2005, Charlotte, North Carolina) is an American underground rapper and producer of rage, trap, and digicore, known for Pretti, FunHouse, FunHouse Deluxe, and Pretti Loves U 2.