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rick ross

William Leonard Roberts

Andy Mineo

formerly known as C-Lite, is an American Christian hip hop artist, producer, and TV and music video director from New York City

rick ross

founded Maybach music

schoolboy q

label mates with Ab-Soul, Jay Rock and Kendrick Lamar

Leaf

21 year old feminist rapper

Bobby Shmurda

Ackquille Jean Pollard, is an American rapper and songwriter from Brooklyn, New York

Amine

Adam Daniel, professionally known as ______, is an American hip hop recording artist. He is best known for his commercial debut single, "Caroline", which peaked at number 11 on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart

Akon

Aliaume Damala Badara _____ Thiam, better known as ____, is a Senegalese-American singer, rapper, songwriter, businessman, record producer and actor.

Chance the Rapper

American Rapper, producer, and philanthropist from the West Chatham neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois

B.O.B

American hip hop recording artist and record producer from Decatur, Georgia.

Lil Durk

American hip hop recording artist and singer-songwriter from Chicago, Illinois. He is the leader of his own collective, OTF, and is also signed to Def Jam Recordings

Chief Keef

American rapper and record producer from Chicago, Illinois. He has Aspbergers

Brooke Candy

American rapper and singer. She is best known for co-starring in the music video for Grimes' single "Genesis". She independently released videos for her songs "Das Me", "Everybody Does" and "I Wanna F*ck Right Now"

Lil Herb (G Herbo)

American rapper and songwriter from Chicago, Illinois

Big Sean

American rapper from Detroit, Michigan. He signed with Kanye West's GOOD Music in 2007, Def Jam Recordings in 2008 and Roc Nation in 2014

Coolio

American rapper, chef, actor, and record producer. He achieved mainstream success in the mid to late 1990s with his albums It Takes a Thief, Gangsta's Paradise, and My Soul. He is currently in jail for guns at an airport

Dej Loaf

American rapper, singer and songwriter from Detroit, Michigan. She began her music career in 2011, and released her debut mixtape Just Do It in 2012.

Azealia banks

American rapper, singer-songwriter, and actress. Raised in the Harlem neighborhood of New York City, Banks began releasing music through MySpace in 2008, eventually being signed to XL Recordings at age 17

Lil Kim

American rapper, songwriter, record producer, model, and actress

Fat Joe

American rapper. He is also the CEO of Terror Squad Entertainment, and member of musical groups D.I.T.C. and Terror Squad

Lil Jon

American record producer, rapper, songwriter, entrepreneur, DJ and actor from Atlanta, Georgia

Chris Brown

American singer, songwriter, and dancer. Born in Tappahannock, Virginia, he was involved in his church choir and several local talent shows from a young age

Ciara

American singer, songwriter, record producer and actress. she has recently married and is currently pregnant

Kid ink

Brian collins

Ace Hood

Antoine McColister, is an American rapper. He was born in Port St. Lucie, Florida and raised in Deerfield Beach, Florida

Macklemore

Benjamin Hammond Haggerty, is an American hip hop recording artist from Kent, Washington. His stage name originated from his childhood; it was the name of his made-up superhero

Lil June

Born Junior Alvarez, he is a hip hop artist who also serves as a songwriter and producer. He released a demo called Let's Do This! vol. 1.

Anderson Paak

Brandon Anderson, known professionally as _______, is an American singer, songwriter, rapper, drummer, and record producer from Oxnard, California. He released his debut album, O.B.E. Vol. 1 in 2012, under the pseudonym Breezy Lovejoy

Lil Bibbi

Brandon G. Dickinson, is an American hip hop recording artist from Chicago, Illinois. He released his debut mixtape in 2013, titled Free Crack

Kid Ink

Brian Todd Collins is an American hip hop recording artist and record producer from Los Angeles, California. He is signed to RCA Records

BJ the Chicago

Bryan James Sledge is an American singer and songwriter from Chicago, Illinois.

Birdman

Bryan Williams, known by his stage names, is an American rapper, record producer, entrepreneur, executive producer, and investor

Ludacris

Christopher Brian Bridges, is an American hip hop recording artist and actor from Atlanta, Georgia. He is 39 years old

Notorious B.I.G

Christopher George Latore Wallace, better known by his stage names was an American rapper. He is consistently ranked as one of the greatest and most influential rappers of all time

Rich Homie Quan

Dequantes Devontay Lamar is an American rapper, singer and songwriter from Atlanta, Georgia; signed to independent label T.I.G. Entertainment and Motown Records.

MGK

Colson Baker, is an American rapper and actor, from Cleveland, Ohio. He embarked on a musical career as a teenager, releasing a mixtape in 2006.

A$AP Ferg

Darold D. Brown Ferguson, Jr., is an American rapper from New York City's Harlem neighborhood.

Lil Dicky

David Andrew Burd, or LD, is an American rapper and comedian

Kodak Black

Dieuson Octave is an American hip hop recording artist

Rich the Kid

Dimitri Leslie Roger is an American hip hop recording artist and record producer

sage the gemini

Dominic Wynn Woods

Childish Gambino

Donald McKinley Glover is an American actor, writer, producer, director, comedian, rapper, singer, and songwriter

Lil Wayne

Dwayne Michael Carter Jr. is an American hip hop recording artist and author from New Orleans, Louisiana. Signed to Young Money

E-40

Earl Stevens an American rapper, entrepreneur, and investor from Vallejo, California. He is a founding member of the rap group The Click, and the founder of Sick Wid It Records

Maxo Kream

Emekwanem Ogugua Biosah Jr., is an American hip hop recording artist from Houston, Texas. He has released four mixtapes, Retro Card, Quicc Strikes, #_____187, and The Persona Tape

G-Eazy

Gerald Earl Gillum is an American rapper and record producer from Oakland, California. His first major-label album, These Things Happen was released on June 23

Quavo

He joined Kirshnik Ball, AKA Takeoff, and Kiari Cephus, AKA Offset, in 2011 to form Migos.

Offset

He joined his other group mates in 2009 to form the trio under the name Polo Club before changing it to Migos a year later.

riff raff

Horst Christian Simco

partynextdoor

Jahron Anthony Brathwaite, is a Canadian rapper, singer, songwriter and record producer. he is an emerging Ontarian R&B vocalist recently signed to Drake OVO sound imprint,

Husalah

James Ratliff, is a rapper from Pittsburg, California. He began his career with the Pittsburg group the Mob Figaz, whose first album, C-Bo's Mob Figaz, was released in 1999

LL Cool J

James Todd Smith is an American rapper, actor, author, and entrepreneur from Queens, New York.

rob Stone

Jaylen Robinson

J. Cole

Jermaine Lamarr _____, is an American hip hop recording artist and record producer. He first received recognition in 2007, following the release of his debut mixtape The Come Up

Juicy J

Jordan Michael Houston is an American rapper, songwriter and record producer from Memphis, Tennessee. He is a founding member of the Southern hip hop group Three 6 Mafia, established in 1991

French Montana

Karim Kharbouch, is an American hip hop recording artist. Born in Morocco, he immigrated to the United States with his family when he was 13 years old

sean kingston

Kisean Anderson

Meek Mill

Lyrically murdered by Drake in 2015

MadeinTYO

Malcolm Jamaal Davis, is from Atlanta, Georgia. He is best known for his debut single, "Uber Everywhere" from his mixtape You Are Forgiven

Mac Miller

Malcolm James McCormick, is an American rapper. He is also a noted record producer under the pseudonym Larry Fisherman

Eminem

Marshall Bruce Mathers III, is an American rapper, record producer, and actor. He is the best-selling artist of the 2000s in the United States.

Cardi B

New rapper, Atlantic rapper, double XL freshman rapper

Lil Mama

Niatia Jessica Kirkland, is an American hip hop recording artist from Brooklyn, New York City, New York. She thinks its important for girls to not be hoes

Black Bear

Matthew Tyler Musto, is an American hip hop recording artist, singer, songwriter and record producer. He is best known for his rap and R&B-oriented music. pittston Pennsylvania

Lil Yachty

Miles Parks McCollum, is an American hip hop recording artist and singer. Yachty first gained recognition in August 2015 for his singles "One Night" and "Minnesota" from his debut EP Summer Songs

Kreayshawn

Natassia Gail Zolot is an American rapper of russian descent creative director of OK 1984 and music video director from Oakland, California

Azizi Gibson

October 5, 1990 (age 26 years), Frankfurt, Germany

schoolboy q

Quincy Matthew Hanley

Gucci Mane

Radric Delantic Davis is an American hip hop recording artist from Atlanta, Georgia. In 2007, he founded 1017 Records

A$AP Rocky

Rakim Mayers, better known by his stage name, is an American rapper, record producer, director, actor and model from the Harlem neighborhood of Manhattan, New York

Mike G

Rapper best known as a member of the Los Angeles alternative hip-hop crew Odd Future Wolf Gang Kill Them All. He has been featured on many of the group's releases, including 2012's The Odd Future Tape Vol. 2., and released solo albums like 2010's Ali.

Remy Ma

Reminisce Mackie is an American rapper and member of Fat Joe's rap crew, Terror Squad. She was featured on the group's hit song "Lean Back" from their second album True Story and M.O.P.'s "Ante Up"

Meek Mill

Robert Rih_____ Williams, is an American hip hop recording artist. Raised in Philadelphia, he embarked on his music career as a battle rapper, and later formed a short-lived rap group, The Bloodhoundz

Jacquees

Rodriquez ______ Broadnax is an American singer-songwriter from Atlanta, Georgia

Kid Cudi

Scott Ramon Seguro _______, is an American recording artist and actor from Cleveland, Ohio

P. Diddy

Sean John Combs is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, actor, record producer and entrepreneur. He was born in Harlem and was raised in Mount Vernon, New York

Desiigner

Sidney Royel Selby III, is an American recording artist, singer, songwriter, actor, and record producer from Brooklyn, New York.

Logic

Sir Robert Bryson Hall II is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, and record producer. He is 27 and married.

Honey Cocaine

Sochitta Sal, is a Canadian recording artist, rapper, and songwriter of Cambodian descent

Hoodie Allen

Steven Adam Markowitz, is an independent American rapper. After graduating from the University of Pennsylvania, he began working at Google before ultimately quitting to pursue a music career full-time

Mozzy

Timothy _______ Patterson is an unsigned American hip hop artist from Sacramento, California who works with Livewire Entertainment, Empire Distribution, and Blackmarket Records

IamSU!

Sudan Ameer Williams is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, and record producer most known for his feature on "Up!" and his single "Famous"

Lil Uzi

Symere Woods, is an American hip hop recording artist and songwriter. He is signed with Atlantic Records

Carnage

Terrell Woods is an American rapper from Twin Cities, Minnesota. He is also part of the groups such as Ill Chemistry and Saltee

Earl Sweatshirt

Thebe Neruda Kgositsile, is an American hip hop recording artist, music producer, songwriter, and occasional actor from Los Angeles, California

Busta Ryhmes

Trevor George Smith, Jr., is an American recording artist, actor, record producer and record executive

Bobby V

_____ Wilson, American singer, songwriter and actor. He has charted three No. 1 albums on Billboard's U.S. Top R&B Chart since 2006

Cassie

______ Elizabeth Ventura, is an American recording artist, dancer, actress and mode

lloyd

______ Polite Jr. Mononymously as ____ is an American R&B singer-songwriter, dancer and actor from Atlanta, Georgia. He began his career in music as a member of the preteen-boy band N-Too

Drake

a Canadian rapper, singer, songwriter, record producer and actor. He initially gained recognition as an actor on the teen drama television series Degrassi: The Next Generation in the early 2000s

Lil Mouse

a young rapper from Chicago. He was born in 1999. He has received a lot of criticism due to his age and rap style, which contains a lot of violent lyrics.

Fetty Wap

age 25 years, willie Maxwell, signed with remy boyz

Ilovemakonnen

an American actor, rapper and singer from Atlanta, Georgia, who currently lives in Portland, Oregon.

rick ross

an American rapper and entrepreneur. In 2009, he founded the record label Maybach Music Group, on which he released his studio albums Deeper Than Rap, Teflon Don, God Forgives, I Don't, Mastermind, Hood Billionaire, Black Market, and Rather You Than Me

Missy Elliott

an American rapper, dancer, and record producer. She is 45

Mike Will

an American record producer, rapper, and songwriter. (you hear his name at the beggining of certain songs)

Jeremih

an American singer, songwriter, rapper and record producer from Chicago, Illinois. In 2009, he signed a record deal with Def Jam Recordings

Pouya

he is a rap artist influenced by Bone Thugs-N-Harmony who has dropped a couple of hit tracks called "Get Buck" and "Straight Up," among several others

chance the rapper

i got burn holes in my hoodie all my homies think its dank

Lecrae

is an American Christian hip hop artist, songwriter, record producer and actor from Houston.

schoolboy q

is an American hip hop recording artist from South Central Los Angeles, California

riff raff

is an American rapper from Houston, Texas. He was originally managed by Swishahouse co-founder OG Ron C. Then after being associated with Soulja Boy's imprint S.O.D. Money Gang Inc., Riff Raff is now signed to producer Diplo's record label Mad Decent

rob Stone

is an American rapper from San Diego, California. He is best known for his debut single, "Chill Bill" from his mixtape Straight Bummin.

sage the gemini

is an American rapper, songwriter, and record producer from Fairfield, California. He is a member of California's The HBK Gang

August Alsina

is an American recording artist from New Orleans signed to Def Jam Recordings. He is best known for his single "I Luv This Sh*t" with Trinidad James. His debut studio album Testimony was released on April 15, 2014

Afroman

joseph Edgar Foreman, better known by his stage name ________, is an American rapper and musician. He is best known for the hit single "Because I Got High". He was nominated for a Grammy award in 2002.


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