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Prince Markie Dee
Prince Markie Dee (Mark Anthony Morales, 1968–2021) was a Brooklyn-born rapper, a founding member of the Fat Boys (originally the Disco 3), whose solo hit "Typical Reasons (Swing My Way)" topped Billboard's rap chart.
Prince Paul (producer)
Prince Paul (Paul Edward Huston, born 1967) is an American hip-hop producer from Amityville, New York: Stetsasonic DJ, De La Soul producer of 3 Feet High and Rising, Gravediggaz and Handsome Boy Modeling School co-founder, and creator of the 1999 hip-hopera A Prince Among Thieves.
Princess Nokia
Princess Nokia, stage name of New York rapper Destiny Frasqueri, an Afro-Nuyorican artist known for 1992 Deluxe, A Girl Cried Red, the 2020 twin albums, and 2025's Girls, feminist Smart Girl Club, and brujería-inflected rap.
Pro Era
Pro Era (Progressive Era) is a Brooklyn hip-hop collective founded in 2011 by Joey Bada$$, Capital STEEZ, and Powers Pleasant, known for 1990s boom-bap revivalism, the 2012 mixtape PEEP: The aPROcalypse, and the Beast Coast supergroup.
Prodigy (rapper)
Prodigy (Albert Johnson, died June 20, 2017, age 42) was the American rapper of Mobb Deep with Havoc, star of The Infamous (1995), and solo artist behind the H.N.I.C. series; distinct from the British band The Prodigy.
Prof (rapper)
Prof is the stage name of Jacob Lukas Anderson, an American rapper, singer, and record producer based in Minneapolis, Minnesota, with his own label, Stophouse Music Group.
Professor Green
Professor Green, real name Stephen Paul Manderson (born 1983, Hackney, London), is an English rapper and presenter behind the 2011 UK No.1 "Read All About It" and documentaries on male suicide; distinct from academic authors named Green.
Professor Griff
Professor Griff (Richard Griffin, born 1960) was Public Enemy's Minister of Information and S1W leader, fired in June 1989 after antisemitic Washington Times remarks, then pursued a solo rap and lecturing career.
Project Pat
Project Pat (Patrick Earl Houston, born 1973) is a North Memphis rapper, older brother of Juicy J, known for the Ghetty Green and Mista Don't Play albums, the hit Chickenhead, and the Patta flow.
Proof (rapper)
Proof (DeShaun Dupree Holton, 1973-2006), aka Derty Harry, was a Detroit rapper who founded D12 in 1996, mentored Eminem, hosted the Hip Hop Shop battles, and was shot dead on 8 Mile Road in 2006.
Protect (rapper)
Protect (Ricky Shanklin, born 2003, also Lil Tec/seeingfacess) is a Buffalo, New York rapper in the rage and cloud trap underground, signed to Ball Hogs/Atlantic through streamer BruceDropEmOff, known for "Ball Hog Summer" and albums All On Me, Ball Hog For Life, 500 Days of Summer, Slimedude2003.
PsychoYP
PsychoYP, born Nicholas Ihua-Maduenyi, is a Nigerian rapper and singer from Abuja who leads the new wave of Nigerian hip hop and fronts the collective Apex Village.
Public image of Eminem
Public image of Eminem: reputation of Detroit rapper Marshall Mathers III (Slim Shady), built on controversial lyrics, white-artist authenticity debates, 8 Mile, addiction and comeback, and 2024's Death of Slim Shady.
Punchmade Dev
Punchmade Dev, Lexington, Kentucky scam rapper (DevTakeFlight, OBN Dev), known for 'Wire Fraud Tutorial' and 'Internet Swiping'; albums UNDEFEATED, Richest Puncher, FREE_METHODS.zip; uncharged fraud allegations.
Push It (Salt-n-Pepa song)
"Push It" is Salt-N-Pepa's 1987 breakthrough hip hop single, a B-side transformed by the Cameron Paul remix; it hit #14 R&B/#56 Hot 100 in the US, #2 in the UK, and is now central to the duo's copyright fight with UMG.
Pusha T
Pusha T (Terrence LeVarr Thornton, born 1977) is a Virginia Beach rapper, half of Clipse with brother Malice, later a G.O.O.D. Music signee and president known for Daytona and It's Almost Dry.
Pz'
Pz' (Papayusupha Goree Njie, born 2003) is an Atlanta rapper and Wilhelmina-signed model of Gambian-Senegalese descent, member of the ØWay collective, breakout via "Hedis Bussin'" and Playboi Carti's #freepz co-sign, debut mixtape No Turning Back (June 2026).
Q-Tip (musician)
Q-Tip (Jonathan Davis, later Kamaal Ibn John Fareed; born 1970, New York) is the rapper-producer who led A Tribe Called Quest, pioneered jazz-sampled hip-hop in the Native Tongues collective, and later released Amplified and The Renaissance.
Quasimoto
Quasimoto, or Lord Quas, is the rap alter ego of Madlib. The character debuted in 2000 with the album The Unseen, known for its high-pitched, helium-like voice.
Quavo
Quavo (Quavious Keyate Marshall), Atlanta-area rapper and Migos leader with Takeoff and Offset; solo albums QUAVO HUNCHO, Rocket Power, and the 2026 Pharrell-executive-produced QRÖMELIFE; founded the Rocket Foundation after Takeoff's 2022 death.
Queen Latifah
Queen Latifah (Dana Elaine Owens, born 1970, Newark, NJ) is an American rapper, singer, and actress; Grammy winner for "U.N.I.T.Y.", Oscar-nominated for Chicago, first solo female rapper with a Gold album.
Questlove
Questlove (Ahmir Khalib Thompson, born 1971) is a Philadelphia-born drummer who co-founded The Roots in 1987, serves as musical director of The Tonight Show, and won an Oscar for directing Summer of Soul (2021).
Qveen Herby
Qveen Herby is the rap and R&B alter ego of Amy Noonan, formerly of pop duo Karmin with husband Nick Noonan; rebranded in 2017 with 'Karmin Is Dead, Long Live the Qveen,' releasing EPs and projects independently.
R.A. the Rugged Man
R.A. the Rugged Man (Richard Thorburn, born 1974, Long Island) is an American underground rapper whose Jive and Priority albums were shelved before his 2004 debut Die, Rugged Man, Die; known for the Uncommon Valor verse and Nature Sounds albums.
Raekwon
Raekwon (Corey Woods), Raekwon the Chef, American rapper and founding member of Wu-Tang Clan; his 1995 solo debut Only Built 4 Cuban Linx... established mafioso rap, followed by seven more solo albums and a 2021 memoir.
RAF Camora
RAF Camora, born Raphael Ragucci in 1984, is an Austrian rapper and producer based in Berlin who blends German-language street rap with trap and dancehall.
Raftaar
Raftaar (Dilin Nair, b. 1988, Thiruvananthapuram) is an Indian rapper raised in Delhi, known for "Swag Mera Desi", albums Zero to Infinity and Mr. Nair, the Kalamkaar label, MTV Hustle judging, and over a billion streams.
Rah Digga
Rah Digga (Rashia Fisher, born 1974, Newark, NJ) is an American rapper, Flipmode Squad and Outsidaz member, whose 2000 debut Dirty Harriet and 2010 Classic made her one of hip hop's most respected female lyricists; also an educator via Lyrics Matter and Peabody Institute.
Raising Hell (album)
Raising Hell, Run-DMC's third album (Profile Records, May 1986), produced by Russell Simmons and Rick Rubin; first rap album to go platinum and 3x platinum, first hip-hop Grammy nominee, featuring Walk This Way with Aerosmith and My Adidas.
Raja Kumari
Raja Kumari, born Svetha Yallapragada Rao (1986), is an Indian-American rapper, singer and songwriter from Claremont, California, fusing hip-hop with Indian classical music; BMI Pop Award winner for Fall Out Boy's "Centuries," MTV Hustle judge, Godmother Records founder, and first Indian-origin AMA winner (2025).