List of rappers
Rapping is one part of hip hop music, which also includes DJing. Frequently, performing and recording groups are composed of both rappers and DJs. In the list below, all members of groups are given for the sake of completion, even though some are not rappers or rap only rarely.
- 2 Live Crew
- Fresh Kid Ice
- Luke Skyywalker
- Mr. Mixx
- 213
- 3rd Bass
- MC Serch
- Pete Nice
- Richie Rich
- 50 Cent
- 69 Boys
- 6Two
- 7 Notas 7 Colores
- 99 Posse
- Afrika Bambaataa
- Afroman
- Afu-Raju
- Amil-lion
- Angie Martinez
- Arrested Development
- DJ Headliner
- Speech
- Dione Farris
- Articolo 31
- Beastie Boys
- King Ad-Rock
- MCA
- Mike D
- Big Pun (Deceased)
- Big Syke
- Biz Markie
- Black Tiger
- Blackalicious
- Chief Xcel
- Gift of Gab
- Bone Thugs n Harmony
- Bizzy Bone
- Flesh-N-Bone
- Krayzie Bone
- Layzie Bone
- Wish Bone
- Boo-Yaa T.R.I.B.E
- Ganxsta Ridd
- King Folsom
- Kobra Konvict
- Monsta O
- Murder One
- Samoan Godfather
- Boulevard Vou
- Bubba Sparxxx
- Busta Rhymes
- Cam'ron
- Canibus
- Cappadonna
- Cartel
- Chingy
- Clay D
- The Cold Crush Brothers
- Common
- Control Machete
- Coolio
- The Coup
- Crooked I
- Cypress Hill
- B Dog
- Muggs
- Sen Dog
- D-Elite
- Billy Nix
- Cha Cha
- Cut Throat
- Royce Da 5'9
- Tre Little
- D12
- Da Brat
- Das Efx
- Daz Dillinger (AKA Dat Nigga Daz)
- De La Soul
- Pasemaster Mase
- Posdnuos
- Trugoy the Dove
- Dead Prez
- Sticman
- M-1
- Defari
- Delinquent Habits
- Devin the Dude
- Digital Underground
- Money-B
- Saafir
- Shock G (AKA Humpty Hump)
- Dilated Peoples
- DJ Kool Herc
- DJ Kun
- DJ Mahmut and Murat G
- DJ Muggs
- DJ Quik
- DMX
- Double Pact
- Downtown Science
- Dungeon Family
- Dynamike
- E-40
- E-White
- Tha Eastsidaz
- Eric B
- Eve
- Everlast
- Fabolous
- Fat Joe
- Fintelligens
- Elastinen
- Iso Hoo
- Foxy Brown
- Freestyle Fellowship
- The Fresh Prince
- The Fugees
- Lauryn Hill
- Pras
- Wyclef Jean
- G-Unit
- 50 Cent
- Lloyd Banks
- Tony Yayo
- Young Buck
- Gang Starr
- DJ Premier
- Guru
- The Geto Boys
- Gigolo Tony
- Grandmaster Flash
- Group X
- Guru
- Heavy Les Wanted
- Hi Tek
- The Hilltop Hoods
- Debris
- Hittman
- Hurricane G
- Ice T
- Il Clan
- Insane Clown Posse
- Islamic Force
- Ja Rule
- Jay-Z
- Jayo Felony
- Jermaine Dupri
- Linton Kwesi Johnson
- Joe Budden
- Jonna
- Jovanotti
- Juelz Santana
- Jungle Brothers
- Jurassic 5
- Juvenile
- Kana
- Kapasiteettiyksikkö
- KDD
- Kid Frost
- Kilo Ali
- King T
- Knoc-turn'al
- Kokane
- Kool Keith
- Krondon
- KRS One
- Kurtis Blow
- Kurupt
- Kwan
- Kwanza Unit
- La Famiglia
- La Fossa
- La Cliqua
- Lil Bow Wow
- Lil Kim
- Lil Romeo
- Lil Wayne
- Lil Zane
- Lil Troy
- Lisa "Left Eye" Lopes (Deceased)
- LL Cool J
- The Lox
- Jadakiss
- Styles P
- Ludacris
- Manau
- Marley Marl
- Mase
- Master P
- MC Ade
- MC Claver
- MC Hammer
- MC Lyte
- MC Solaar
- Mellow Man Ace
- Tha Mexakinz
- Missy "Misdemeanor" Elliott
- Mista Grimm
- Mobb Deep
- Molotov
- Momo Posse
- Mos Def
- Jessie Moss
- Ms. Dynamite
- Ms. Jade
- Murat & Jose
- Mystikal
- NAP
- Napoleon
- The Nappy Roots
- Nas
- Natina Reed
- Nelly
- Noreaga
- Notorious B.I.G (Deceased)
- N.W.A
- Obie Trice
- OutKast
- André 3000
- Big Boi
- Outlawz
- 2Pac (Deceased)
- EDI
- Kadafi (Deceased)
- Kastro
- Young Noble
- P. Diddy (AKA Puff Daddy)
- P27
- Paleface
- Parental Advisory
- Pharoahe Monch
- Phoenix Orion
- Pikku G
- Planet Asia
- Plantashun Boys
- Primitive Lyrics
- Public Enemy
- Chuck D
- Flava Flav
- Terminator X
- Queen Latifah
- Rakim
- Rasco
- Ras Kass
- Retarded MCs
- Ritarikunta
- Royce Da 5'9
- The Roots
- Roxanne Shante
- Run-D.M.C
- DMC
- Jam Master Jay (Deceased)
- Reverend Run
- Sa Razza
- Schoolly D
- Sen Dog
- Sens Unik
- Seremoniamestari
- Shawna
- Silent Majority
- Silkk The Shocker
- Sir Mix-A-Lot
- Sly Boogy
- Sottotono
- Special Ed
- Sticky Fingaz
- Suga Free
- The Sugarhill Gang
- Big Bank Hank
- Master Gee
- Wonder Mike
- Suprême NTM
- Talib Kweli
- Timbaland
- A Tribe Called Quest
- Ali Shaheed Muhammed
- Phife Dawg
- Q-Tip
- Trick Daddy
- Triple 6 Mafia
- Trina
- U.T.F.O
- Uncle Luke
- Vanilla Ice
- Westside Connection
- Ice Cube
- Mack 10
- W.C
- Will.I.Am
- Witchdoctor
- Wolfpack
- G-Sharp
- Omar Epps
- Wrecked Mob
- Wu-Tang Clan
- Cappadonna
- Ghostface Killah
- GZA
- Inspectah Deck
- Masta Killa
- Method Man
- Ol' Dirty Bastard
- Raekwon
- Redman
- RZA
- U-God
- Ultramagnetic MCs
- Xzibit
- Zion I
- Zion
- Amp Live
