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Ranking Joe
Ranking Joe, born Joseph Jackson in 1959 in Kingston, Jamaica, is a reggae and dancehall deejay known for his fast toasting style and career spanning more than fifty years.
Rap carioca
Rap carioca is the rap and funk scene of Rio de Janeiro, rooted in the Miami-bass baile funk dances of the 1980s and best known for the crime-themed proibidão subgenre.
Rap-e Farsi
Rap-e Farsi (رپ فارسی), or Persian rap, is Persian-language hip-hop that emerged in Iran in the 2000s, spread through the diaspora, and remains largely illegal in Iran.
Rapman
Rapman (Andrew Onwubolu) is a British rapper, writer, and film director from Deptford, south London, creator of the YouTube series Shiro's Story, the 2019 film Blue Story, and Netflix's Supacell (2024).
Rapper's Delight
Rapper's Delight, also known as the Sugarhill Gang's debut single, is the 1979 Sylvia Robinson-produced rap record on Sugar Hill Records that became hip hop's first commercial hit, built on Chic's "Good Times" and reaching Billboard's Top 40.
Rapsody
Rapsody (Marlanna Evans) is a rapper from Snow Hill, North Carolina, signed to Jamla and Roc Nation. Albums include Laila's Wisdom, Eve, and Please Don't Cry; she won the 2025 Grammy for Best Melodic Rap Performance for "3:AM" with Erykah Badu.
Rapstar
Rapstar is the second solo album by the Turkish rapper Ceza, released in 2004 on Hammer Müzik; critics describe it as the record that carried Turkish rap from the underground toward the mainstream.
Raqueeb Alam
Raqueeb Alam, also credited as Raqeeb Alam, is an Indian playback singer and lyricist who writes the Hindi versions of South Indian film soundtracks, including Pushpa's 'Srivalli'.
Raresh
Raresh is the performing name of Rareș Ionuț Iliescu, a Romanian DJ from Bacău who co-founded the vinyl-only label [a:rpia:r] with Rhadoo and Petre Inspirescu.
Rashed Al-Majed
Rashed Al-Majed (راشد الماجد) is a Saudi Khaleeji pop singer, born in Bahrain in 1969, whose career began in 1984 and spans more than 22 albums, including the best-selling Al Musafir (1996).
Rashid Al Faris
Rashid Al Faris (راشد الفارس, Rashed Al Fares), born in 1971, is a Saudi Khaleeji pop singer nicknamed the Knight of Saudi Song, active since his 1997 debut album.
Rashmeet Kaur (ਰਸ਼ਮੀਤ ਕੌਰ)
Rashmeet Kaur (ਰਸ਼ਮੀਤ ਕੌਰ), Indian singer-songwriter fusing Punjabi folk and Sufi poetry with hip-hop, R&B, and electronic music; winner of The Remix, known for Bajre Da Sitta, Nadiyon Paar, and albums KAURA and Parinda.
Rasta
Rasta, born Stefan Đurić in 1989 in Priština, is a Serbian R&B, reggae, and hip hop singer and producer who founded the Balkaton label and broke through with "Kavasaki" in 2014.
Ratos de Porão
Ratos de Porão is a Brazilian crossover thrash band formed in 1981 in São Paulo, credited with inaugurating the crossover style in Brazil and still active after four decades.
Ratt
Ratt (RATT), formed from Stephen Pearcy's San Diego band Mickey Ratt and reestablished in Los Angeles, is an American glam metal band whose 1984 album Out of the Cellar and hit "Round and Round" defined the Sunset Strip sound; seven studio albums through Infestation (2010).
Rauw Alejandro
Rauw Alejandro (Raúl Alejandro Ocasio Ruiz, b. January 10, 1993, San Juan, Puerto Rico) is a reggaeton/R&B singer and dancer; six studio albums from Afrodisíaco (2020) to Capítulo 0 (2025), Latin Grammy winner, Cosa Nuestra World Tour.
Rave
Rave: all-night dance parties with electronic music (techno, house, trance, drum, and bass), originating in late-1980s UK acid house; unlicensed underground events, drug-related public health debates, legal crackdowns, and later commercialization into the EDM festival industry.
Rave Radio
Rave Radio is an Australian electronic dance music duo formed in 2008 by DJs and producers Brett Allen and James Todman, known for live drums and vocals.
Ravi (रवि शंकर शर्मा) (composer)
Ravi (Ravi Shankar Sharma, 1926-2012), Hindi film music director distinct from the sitarist Ravi Shankar; debut Vachan (1955), Filmfare awards for Gharana and Khandan, Padma Shri 1971, later 'Bombay Ravi' in Malayalam cinema.
Ravi (김원식) (rapper)
Ravi (라비), born Kim Won-sik (김원식) in 1993, is a South Korean rapper and producer, VIXX's main rapper from 2012, founder of labels GROOVL1N and The L1ve, solo artist behind R.eal1ze and Roses, who left VIXX in 2023.
Ravi Basrur
Ravi Basrur (ರವಿ ಬಸ್ರೂರು) is an Indian film music composer, born Kiran in Basrur village, Karnataka, who debuted with Ugramm in 2014 and became known for the K.G.F films and Salaar.
Ravikiran
Ravikiran, also known as Chitravina N. Ravikiran, is an Indian Carnatic musician, composer, and chitravina virtuoso who created the melharmony concept with the BBC Philharmonic in 2000.
Ravindra Jain (रवीन्द्र जैन)
Ravindra Jain (रवीन्द्र जैन, 1944–2015) was a blind-from-birth Indian Hindi film music composer, lyricist and playback singer known for Chor Machaye Shor, Ram Teri Ganga Maili, the 1986 Filmfare Best Music Director award, and Ramanand Sagar's Ramayan teleserial music.
Rawal
Rawal, stage name of Shivam Rawal, is an independent rapper from New Delhi who released the debut album Sab Chahiye with producer Bharg Kale in 2021.
Rawstyle
Rawstyle, also called raw hardstyle, is the darker, harder branch of hardstyle that emerged in the Netherlands around 2009, built on distorted kicks and dark atmospheres.
Raxstar
Raxstar, born Sunit Sandhu, is a British rapper from Luton, England, known for the 2011 breakthrough single "Jaaneman" and the 2018 debut album Glass Ceiling.
Ray C
Ray C, born Rehema Chalamila in 1982, is a Tanzanian bongo flava and R&B singer who dominated East African charts in the early 2000s before a drug crisis interrupted her career.
Ray Phiri
Ray Phiri (Raymond Chikapa Enock Phiri, 1947–2017) was a South African jazz and mbaqanga guitarist who founded the band Stimela and played on Paul Simon's 1986 album Graceland.
Ray Sepúlveda
Ray Sepúlveda is a Brooklyn-born salsa singer of Puerto Rican parents who formed the Johnny and Ray Orchestra in 1988, recorded five RMM albums, and remains active today.
Ray Vaughn
Ray Vaughn (Rayvon DeRay Welch, born 1996, Long Beach) is a TDE rapper known for Freestyle Fridays, the Peer Pressure EP, the 2025 mixtape The Good The Bad The Dollar Menu, the Joey Bada$$ feud, XXL Freshman 2025, and an RCA deal.