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Desiigner
Desiigner (Sidney Royel Selby III, born 1997, Brooklyn) is the rapper behind "Panda", a 2016 Hot 100 number one, triple platinum, sampled by Kanye West; G.O.O.D. Music 2016–2019, then independent.
Devil's Night (album)
Devil's Night is D12's June 19, 2001 debut album on Shady/Interscope, distinct from the Bosstones' Devils Night Out and Credit Card's 2026 mixtape. It hit No. 1 on the Billboard 200, No. 2 in the UK, and sold 2 million U.S. units by 2004.
Devin the Dude
Devin the Dude (Devin Copeland), Houston rapper and Rap-A-Lot Records alumnus, pioneer of stoner rap; Odd Squad member, solo debut The Dude (1998), known for "Doobie Ashtray" and Dr. Dre's "Fuck You."
Devlin
Devlin is the stage name of James Devlin, an English grime MC from Dagenham, London, whose debut album Bud, Sweat & Beers went Gold in 2011.
Die Fantastischen Vier
Die Fantastischen Vier are a German hip hop group from Stuttgart formed in 1989, regarded as pioneers of German-language rap with more than eight million records sold.
Digga D
Digga D (Rhys Angelo Emile Herbert, born 2000), also known as Digga, is a British UK drill rapper from Ladbroke Grove, London, frontman of 1011/CGM, subject of a police CBO, with the Number 1 mixtape Noughty by Nature.
Diggy Simmons
Diggy Simmons (Daniel Dwayne Simmons III, born 1995), American rapper and actor, son of Run-D.M.C.'s Rev Run; The First Flight mixtape, Atlantic Records, Unexpected Arrival, and Doug Edwards on Grown-ish.
Digital Underground
Digital Underground was an Oakland alternative hip-hop group formed in 1987 by Shock G, Chopmaster J, and Kenny-K, known for P-Funk-based rap, the Humpty Hump persona, the platinum album Sex Packets, the hit "The Humpty Dance," and launching Tupac Shakur.
Dilated Peoples
Dilated Peoples, also Dilated, Expansion Team: Los Angeles hip-hop trio of Evidence, Rakaa Iriscience, and DJ Babu, formed as a duo in the mid-1990s; known for The Platform, "Worst Comes to Worst," and "This Way" with Kanye West.
Divine (rapper)
Divine, real name Vivian Fernandes, is a Mumbai gully rap pioneer whose 2015 track Mere Gully Mein with Naezy launched Indian street hip-hop and inspired the film Gully Boy; debut album Kohinoor on Nas's Mass Appeal India.
Dizzee Rascal
Dizzee Rascal, real name Dylan Kwabena Mills (born 1985), is a British rapper from Bow, east London, a pioneer of grime whose 2003 debut Boy in Da Corner won the Mercury Prize; later pop hits, a 2022 assault conviction, and albums up to We Want Bass distinguish him.
Dizzy Wright
Dizzy Wright (La'Reonte Wright, born 1990) is an American rapper from Flint, Michigan, raised in Las Vegas. Signed to Hopsin's Funk Volume in 2011; XXL 2013 Freshman; albums SmokeOut Conversations and The Growing Process.
DJ Drama
DJ Drama (Tyree Cinque Simmons, born 1978, Philadelphia) is an American DJ and record executive, creator of the Gangsta Grillz mixtape series, Generation Now co-founder, and 2022 Grammy winner via Tyler, The Creator's Call Me If You Get Lost.
DJ Jazzy Jeff
DJ Jazzy Jeff (Jeffrey Allen Townes, born 1965) is a Philadelphia DJ, turntablist, and producer; half of DJ Jazzy Jeff & the Fresh Prince with Will Smith, developer of the Transformer and chirp scratches, founder of A Touch of Jazz.
DJ Kool Herc
DJ Kool Herc (Clive Campbell), Jamaican-born Bronx DJ who pioneered the breakbeat Merry-Go-Round technique at the August 11, 1973 party at 1520 Sedgwick Avenue, widely credited as the founding father of hip-hop; 2023 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductee.
DJ Muggs
DJ Muggs (Lawrence Muggerud, born 1968) is the Queens-born, Los Angeles-based DJ and producer of Cypress Hill, founder of Soul Assassins, producer of "Jump Around" and "Check Yo Self," and GZA collaborator on Grandmasters.
DJ Paul
DJ Paul (Paul Duane Beauregard), Memphis rapper, producer, and DJ; co-founder of Three 6 Mafia with Juicy J; 2006 Academy Award for "It's Hard Out Here for a Pimp"; runs Scale-A-Ton Entertainment.
DJ Pooh
DJ Pooh (Mark Jordan, born 1966, Los Angeles) is a West Coast hip-hop producer, screenwriter, and director: producer of Ice Cube's It Was a Good Day and Snoop's Tha Doggfather, co-writer of Friday (also playing Red), and writer-producer of GTA: San Andreas.
DJ Próvaí
DJ Próvaí, birth name JJ Ó Dochartaigh, is the Derry-born DJ and producer of Irish-language hip-hop trio Kneecap (formed 2017), a former Irish-language teacher known for his tricolour balaclava and the band's 2024 Sundance biopic.
DJ Quik
DJ Quik (David Marvin Blake, born 1970, Compton) is a West Coast rapper-producer whose 1991 platinum debut Quik Is the Name and gold albums through the 1990s made him a defining G-funk figure and producer for 2Pac, Jay-Z, Janet Jackson, and others.
DJ Screw
DJ Screw (Robert Earl Davis Jr., 1971–2000) was a Houston DJ and producer who created the chopped and screwed style, slowing songs to about half tempo, recorded 300-plus Screw tapes, led the Screwed Up Click, and died of a codeine overdose in 2000.
DJ Spanish Fly
DJ Spanish Fly (Antonio D. Kimbrough, born 1970) is a Memphis DJ, producer, and rapper, the acknowledged godfather of Memphis rap. His 1980s mixtapes, 'Gangsta Walk,' and the triggerman beat shaped Southern rap, phonk, and jookin'.
DJ Spinderella
DJ Spinderella, born Deidra Muriel Roper (1970, Brooklyn), is the DJ of hip-hop trio Salt-N-Pepa, a Grammy winner, and in 2025 the first female DJ inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.
DJ Yella
DJ Yella (Antoine Carraby, born 1961, Compton) is an American DJ, producer, and director, founding member and co-producer of N.W.A with Dr. Dre on Straight Outta Compton, Eazy-Duz-It, and Niggaz4Life; later a Ruthless Records producer and adult film director, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee in 2016.
DMX
DMX (Earl Simmons, 1970-2021), also called Dark Man X, was a Yonkers hardcore rapper whose first five albums all debuted at number one on the Billboard 200, starring in Belly and Exit Wounds.
Doctor Dré
Doctor Dré (André Brown, born 1963) is the American radio personality and former MTV VJ who co-hosted Yo! MTV Raps with Ed Lover, distinct from N.W.A.'s producer Dr. Dre.
Doctor's Advocate
Doctor's Advocate (2006) is The Game's second studio album, released on Geffen Records after his split from G-Unit. Made without Dr. Dre production, it topped the Billboard 200 for one week and centers on his broken mentor relationship with Dre.
Doechii
Doechii, born Jaylah Ji'mya Hickmon, is an American rapper and songwriter who won the 2025 Grammy for Best Rap Album with her mixtape Alligator Bites Never Heal.
Doja Cat
Doja Cat (Amala Ratna Zandile Dlamini, born 1995) is an American rapper-singer; albums Amala, Hot Pink, Planet Her, Scarlet, Vie; hits Say So, Kiss Me More, Paint the Town Red; Grammy winner.
Dok2
Dok2 (도끼, Lee Joon-kyung, born 1990) is a South Korean rapper and producer, Illionaire Records co-founder, Show Me the Money producer, and co-founder of 808 HI RECORDINGS with Lee Hi.