Alternative hip hop musicians
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A Tribe Called Quest

A Tribe Called Quest

American hip-hop group
1
Abstract Rude

Abstract Rude

American rapper
2
Aceyalone

Aceyalone

American rapper
3
Adam Ant

Adam Ant

English musician
4
Aesop Rock

Aesop Rock

American rapper and producer
5
Akrobatik

Akrobatik

American rapper
6
Alex Sandunga

Alex Sandunga

Rapper, Actor, Producer
7
Allan Kingdom

Allan Kingdom

Canadian rapper based in United States
8
AmpLive

AmpLive

American music producer
9
Angel Haze

Angel Haze

American rapper and singer
10
Antimc

Antimc

American record producer
11
Antipop Consortium

Antipop Consortium

American alternative hip hop group
12
Anybody Killa

Anybody Killa

Native American rapper
13
Arrested Development

Arrested Development

American alternative hip hop group
14
Astronautalis

Astronautalis

American musician
15
Atmosphere

Atmosphere

American hip hop group
16
Awkwafina

Awkwafina

American actress, comedian, and rapper
17
B-Nasty

B-Nasty

Australian rapper
18
B. Dolan

B. Dolan

American musician
19
B.o.B

B.o.B

American rapper, record producer, and conspiracy theorist
20
Babel Fishh

Babel Fishh

American musician
21
Bahamadia

Bahamadia

American rapper
22
Bandy Leggz

Bandy Leggz

american hip hop musician
23
Basehead

Basehead

American alternative rock group
24
Beans

Beans

American rapper
25
Beastie Boys

Beastie Boys

American hip hop band
26
Beat Junkies

Beat Junkies

27
Beck

Beck

American musician
28
Big Boi

Big Boi

American rapper and record producer from Georgia; 1/2 of OutKast
29
Bilal

Bilal

American singer
30
Billy Woods

Billy Woods

rapper
31
Binary Star

Binary Star

32
Black Eyed Peas

Black Eyed Peas

American band
33
Black Sheep

Black Sheep

US East Coast hip-hop duo
34
Black Star

Black Star

American hip hop group from New York
35
Blackalicious

Blackalicious

band
36
Bleacher Boy

Bleacher Boy

British musician
37
Bleubird

Bleubird

American rapper originally from Fort Lauderdale, Florida
38
Blood of Abraham

Blood of Abraham

American hip hop duo
39
Boulevard Depo

Boulevard Depo

Russian hiphop artist
40
Brand Nubian

Brand Nubian

American hip-hop group
41
Brockhampton

Brockhampton

American hip-hop boyband
42
Brother Ali

Brother Ali

American rapper
43
Buck 65

Buck 65

Canadian DJ
44
Busdriver

Busdriver

American rapper
45
C-Rayz Walz

C-Rayz Walz

American rapper
46
CYNE

CYNE

band
47
Calle 13

Calle 13

Puerto Rican band
48
Cannibal Ox

Cannibal Ox

band
49
Cecil Otter

Cecil Otter

American rapper
50
CeeLo Green

CeeLo Green

American singer, songwriter, rapper and record producer
51
Chali 2na

Chali 2na

American rapper
52
Chance the Rapper

Chance the Rapper

American rapper and philanthropist from Illinois
53
Chiddy Bang

Chiddy Bang

American hip hop recording artist
54
Chords

Chords

Swedish musician
55
Circus

Circus

American rapper
56
Cisco Adler

Cisco Adler

musician
57
Cities Aviv

Cities Aviv

American rapper
58
Citizen King

Citizen King

American alternative rock band
59
Clouddead

Clouddead

American experimental hip hop group
60
Common

Common

American rapper, actor and author from Illinois
61
Company Flow

Company Flow

band
62
CunninLynguists

CunninLynguists

band
63
Cypress Hill

Cypress Hill

American hip hop group
64
D12

D12

American hip-hop group Michigan
65
DC Talk

DC Talk

American Christian rap and rock music trio
66
DJ Abilities

DJ Abilities

American hip hop DJ
67
DJ Vadim

DJ Vadim

Russian DJ
68
Damon Albarn

Damon Albarn

English musician, singer, songwriter, and record producer
69
Dan the Automator

Dan the Automator

Hip hop producer
70
Danny Brown

Danny Brown

American rapper from Michigan
71
Danny!

Danny!

American rapper
72
Das Racist

Das Racist

American rap group
73
De La Soul

De La Soul

American hip-hop group
74
Dead Celebrity Status

Dead Celebrity Status

75
Death Grips

Death Grips

American hip-hop industrial band
76
Del the Funky Homosapien

Del the Funky Homosapien

American rapper, singer, songwriter, and record producer
77
Deltron 3030

Deltron 3030

alternative hip hop supergroup
78
Dessa

Dessa

American musician
79
Die Antwoord

Die Antwoord

South African rap-rave group
80
Digable Planets

Digable Planets

Underground hiphop group formed in Brooklyn
81
Digital Underground

Digital Underground

band
82
Dilated Peoples

Dilated Peoples

band
83
Divine Styler

Divine Styler

American rapper
84
Dolphin

Dolphin

Russian musician
85
Dominic Fike

Dominic Fike

American singer and rapper
86
Domo Genesis

Domo Genesis

American hip-hop artist
87
Donald Glover

Donald Glover

American actor, rapper, singer, comedian and film, television and record producer
88
Doomtree

Doomtree

Indie hip hop collective based in Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
89
Drake

Drake

Canadian rapper, singer, songwriter, and actor
90
Dumbfoundead

Dumbfoundead

American rapper
91
Dälek

Dälek

band
92
Earl Sweatshirt

Earl Sweatshirt

American rapper
93
El-P

El-P

American record producer and rapper
94
Eligh

Eligh

American rapper
95
Elwood

Elwood

American musical duo: Prince Elwood Strickland III + Brian Boland
96
Epik High

Epik High

South Korean hip-hop group
97
Everlast

Everlast

American musician and songwriter
98
Eyedea

Eyedea

American rapper
99
Factor

Factor

Canadian musician
100
Flatbush Zombies

Flatbush Zombies

American hip hop group
101
Flavor Flav

Flavor Flav

American rapper
102
Flight of the Conchords

Flight of the Conchords

New Zealand-based musical comedy duo
103
Flipsyde

Flipsyde

band
104
Flobots

Flobots

band
105
Flying Lotus

Flying Lotus

American electronic music producer and DJ
106
Fort Minor

Fort Minor

American hip hop side project of Mike Shinoda
107
Freestyle Fellowship

Freestyle Fellowship

American hip hop group
108
Fugees

Fugees

American hip hop group
109
Fun Lovin' Criminals

Fun Lovin' Criminals

American alternative rock band
110
G. Love & Special Sauce

G. Love & Special Sauce

alternative hip-hop band from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
111
GDP

GDP

American rapper
112
GRITS

GRITS

American Christian hip hop group
113
Gang Starr

Gang Starr

East Coast hip hop duo
114
George Watsky

George Watsky

American rapper
115
Georgia Anne Muldrow

Georgia Anne Muldrow

American singer
116
Gerald Walker

Gerald Walker

American rapper, songwriter and record producer
117
Ghostpoet

Ghostpoet

British singer
118
Gift of Gab

Gift of Gab

American rapper
119
Gnarls Barkley

Gnarls Barkley

American band
120
Gorillaz

Gorillaz

English virtual band
121
Grand Buffet

Grand Buffet

American musical group
122
Greydon Square

Greydon Square

American rapper
123
Grieves

Grieves

American hip hop artist
124
Group Home

Group Home

Rap Duo
125
Gym Class Heroes

Gym Class Heroes

band
126
Haiku D'Etat

Haiku D'Etat

alternative hip hop group
127
Handsome Boy Modeling School

Handsome Boy Modeling School

American band
128
Hector Bizerk

Hector Bizerk

Scottish hip hop band
129
Heems

Heems

American rapper
130
Hesta Prynn

Hesta Prynn

American musician
131
Hieroglyphics

Hieroglyphics

American hip hop group
132
Hodgy

Hodgy

American rapper
133
Ill Bill

Ill Bill

American rapper
134
Illogic

Illogic

American rapper
135
Immortal Technique

Immortal Technique

American rapper and activist
136
Isaiah Rashad

Isaiah Rashad

American rapper from Tennessee
137
J Dilla

J Dilla

American record producer
138
J-Zone

J-Zone

American record producer, drummer, multi-instrumentalist, rapper, and writer
139
JJ DOOM

JJ DOOM

140
Jack Splash

Jack Splash

American musician
141
Jaden Smith

Jaden Smith

American rapper, singer, songwriter, and actor
142
Jamie T

Jamie T

British singer
143
Janelle Monáe

Janelle Monáe

American singer-songwriter, composer, record producer and actress
144
Jason Mraz

Jason Mraz

American guitarist
145
Jasper Dolphin

Jasper Dolphin

Rapper who is a member of American rap group Odd Future
146
Jay Electronica

Jay Electronica

American rapper
147
Jel

Jel

American record producer
148
Jemini the Gifted One

Jemini the Gifted One

American rapper
149
Jesse Dangerously

Jesse Dangerously

Canadian musician
150
Jneiro Jarel

Jneiro Jarel

American rapper
151
John Legend

John Legend

American singer, songwriter, producer, actor, and philanthropist
152
Jonny ""Itch"" Fox

Jonny ""Itch"" Fox

musician
153
Jonwayne

Jonwayne

American rapper
154
Josh Martinez

Josh Martinez

Canadian rapper
155
Joshua Dun

Joshua Dun

American musician
156
Jungle Brothers

Jungle Brothers

American hip-hop group
157
Jurassic 5

Jurassic 5

band
158
K-the-I???

K-the-I???

American rapper
159
K.Flay

K.Flay

American singer, rapper and songwriter
160
Kanye West

Kanye West

American rapper, record producer, and fashion designer
161
Kelis

Kelis

American singer–songwriter
162
Kendrick Lamar

Kendrick Lamar

American rapper, songwriter and record producer from California
163
Kevin Abstract

Kevin Abstract

American rapper and musician
164
Kid Cudi

Kid Cudi

American rapper, singer, songwriter and actor from Ohio
165
Kid Koala

Kid Koala

Canadian DJ and musician (born 1974)
166
Kid Sister

Kid Sister

American rapper
167
Kidz in the Hall

Kidz in the Hall

168
Killer Mike

Killer Mike

American rapper and activist
169
Kool A.D.

Kool A.D.

American rapper
170
K’naan Warsame

K’naan Warsame

Somali-Canadian musician
171
LPG

LPG

172
La Caution

La Caution

French band
173
Lakutis

Lakutis

Russian-American rapper
174
Lateef the Truthspeaker

Lateef the Truthspeaker

American rapper
175
Latyrx

Latyrx

American hip hop group
176
Lazerbeak

Lazerbeak

American musician
177
Left Brain

Left Brain

American photographer, record producer and rapper
178
Lil Uzi Vert

Lil Uzi Vert

American rapper, singer, songwriter
179
Little Brother

Little Brother

American hip hop duo from Durham, North Carolina
180
Lizzo

Lizzo

American singer, rapper, songwriter, and flutist
181
Lupe Fiasco

Lupe Fiasco

American rapper from Illinois
182
Lyrics Born

Lyrics Born

Asian-American rapper
183
M.I.A.

M.I.A.

British rapper
184
MC Juice

MC Juice

American rapper
185
MC Paul Barman

MC Paul Barman

American rapper
186
MF Doom

MF Doom

British-American rapper and record producer
187
Mac Miller

Mac Miller

American rapper, singer, songwriter, and record producer
188
Machine Gun Kelly

Machine Gun Kelly

American rapper, singer, songwriter, and actor
189
Macklemore

Macklemore

American rapper from Washington
190
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis

Macklemore & Ryan Lewis

American hip hop duo
191
Madvillain

Madvillain

underground hip-hop duo
192
Master Shortie

Master Shortie

British MC
193
Matisyahu

Matisyahu

American musician
194
Maurice A God

Maurice A God

Nigerian rapper, singer-songwriter and record producer
195
Me Phi Me

Me Phi Me

American rapper
196
MellowHype

MellowHype

American hip hop duo
197
Michael Franti

Michael Franti

American musician
198
Mickey Avalon

Mickey Avalon

musician
199
Mike Mictlan

Mike Mictlan

American rapper
200
Milo

Milo

musician
201
Mos Def

Mos Def

American rapper and actor from New York
202
Mr. Lif

Mr. Lif

American rapper
203
Murs

Murs

American rapper
204
Mykki Blanco

Mykki Blanco

American rapper, writer and performance artist
205
N.E.R.D

N.E.R.D

American rock, funk, and hip hop band
206
Nappy Roots

Nappy Roots

American hip hop group
207
Nayt

Nayt

Italian rapper
208
Neneh Cherry

Neneh Cherry

Swedish singer-songwriter
209
No I.D.

No I.D.

American hip hop and R&B music producer from Chicago, Illinois
210
No Wyld

No Wyld

band from New Zealand
211
Northern State

Northern State

American hip hop group
212
Nuckles

Nuckles

rapper based out of Russia/Dubai
213
OK Cobra

OK Cobra

214
Odd Future

Odd Future

American hip hop collective from California
215
Odd Nosdam

Odd Nosdam

American musician
216
Ohmega Watts

Ohmega Watts

American rapper
217
Omega

Omega

Hungarian rock band
218
One Block Radius

One Block Radius

219
Open Mike Eagle

Open Mike Eagle

American hip hop artist and comedian
220
Organized Konfusion

Organized Konfusion

american hip hop duo
221
Outasight

Outasight

American singer and rapper
222
Oxxxymiron

Oxxxymiron

Russian musician
223
Oxymorrons

Oxymorrons

224
P.O.S

P.O.S

American rapper
225
Pac Div

Pac Div

226
Paper Tiger

Paper Tiger

American record producer
227
Peace

Peace

American musician
228
People Under the Stairs

People Under the Stairs

American former hip hop duo
229
Pete Miser

Pete Miser

American rapper
230
Pete Rock & CL Smooth

Pete Rock & CL Smooth

American hip hop duo
231
Phat Kat

Phat Kat

rapper
232
Project Blowed

Project Blowed

233
Questlove

Questlove

American rapper, multi-instrumentalist and journalist from Pennsylvania
234
RDGLDGRN

RDGLDGRN

American band
235
RJD2

RJD2

American music producer and musician
236
Radioinactive

Radioinactive

American rapper
237
Rakaa

Rakaa

American rapper
238
Ratking

Ratking

American hip hop group
239
Reefer

Reefer

240
Reflection Eternal

Reflection Eternal

band
241
Rehab

Rehab

American band
242
Robert Hunter

Robert Hunter

American musician
243
Rockwell Knuckles

Rockwell Knuckles

American rapper
244
Roland "Rollie" Pemberton

Roland "Rollie" Pemberton

Canadian musician
245
Roots Manuva

Roots Manuva

rapper
246
Run the Jewels

Run the Jewels

hip-hop duo
247
Sage Francis

Sage Francis

American rapper
248
Saul Williams

Saul Williams

American singer, musician, poet, writer, and actor
249
Scott Herren

Scott Herren

American musician
250
Scriptonite

Scriptonite

Kazakh hip-hop artist
251
Self Jupiter

Self Jupiter

American rapper
252
Serengeti

Serengeti

American rapper
253
Shabazz Palaces

Shabazz Palaces

American hip hop band
254
Shad

Shad

Canadian rapper
255
Shape Shifters

Shape Shifters

256
Shing02

Shing02

Japanese rapper
257
Shwayze

Shwayze

American rapper
258
Sisyphus

Sisyphus

American hip hop group
259
Slimkid3

Slimkid3

rapper
260
Slug

Slug

rapper
261
Sole

Sole

American rapper, hip hop artist
262
Son Lux

Son Lux

American three-piece experimental band
263
SoulStice

SoulStice

American musician
264
Souls of Mischief

Souls of Mischief

band
265
Spank Rock

Spank Rock

American musician
266
Speech

Speech

American rapper
267
Stereo MCs

Stereo MCs

English hip hop/electronic dance group
268
Swollen Members

Swollen Members

Canadian hip hop group
269
THEESatisfaction

THEESatisfaction

270
TTC

TTC

band
271
Tajai

Tajai

American rapper
272
Talib Kweli

Talib Kweli

American rapper from New York
273
Telephone Jim Jesus

Telephone Jim Jesus

musical artist
274
The Cool Kids

The Cool Kids

American hip hop duo
275
The Coup

The Coup

American hip hop group
276
The Dirty Heads

The Dirty Heads

American reggae band
277
The Disposable Heroes of Hiphoprisy

The Disposable Heroes of Hiphoprisy

band that plays hip hop
278
The Goats

The Goats

American hip-hop band
279
The Grouch

The Grouch

American rapper
280
The Knux

The Knux

American alternative hip hop duo
281
The Last Emperor

The Last Emperor

American hip-hop artist
282
The Lost Children of Babylon

The Lost Children of Babylon

283
The Mighty Underdogs

The Mighty Underdogs

284
The Pharcyde

The Pharcyde

American hip hop group
285
The Roots

The Roots

American hip hop band
286
The Saturday Knights

The Saturday Knights

287
The Underachievers

The Underachievers

American alternative hip hop duo
288
Themselves

Themselves

289
Theophilus London

Theophilus London

American rapper
290
Travie McCoy

Travie McCoy

American rapper and singer from New York
291
Travis Scott

Travis Scott

American rapper, singer, songwriter, and record producer
292
Twenty One Pilots

Twenty One Pilots

American musical duo
293
Tyga

Tyga

American rapper, singer, songwriter, actor, and television personality
294
Tyler Joseph

Tyler Joseph

American singer-songwriter and record producer
295
Tyler, the Creator

Tyler, the Creator

American rapper, producer, and visual artist from California
296
Ugly Duckling

Ugly Duckling

band
297
Us3

Us3

British band
298
Vonenzo Baschello

Vonenzo Baschello

South African music producer, composer and artist
299
Why?

Why?

American band
300
Wordburglar

Wordburglar

Canadian rapper
301
Wordsmith

Wordsmith

american hip hop musician
302
Yaggfu Front

Yaggfu Front

303
Yo Majesty

Yo Majesty

american hip hop group
304
Yoni Wolf

Yoni Wolf

American musician
305
Young Fathers

Young Fathers

UK musical group: hip hop and pop group based in Edinburgh
306
Young Thug

Young Thug

American rapper from Georgia
307
Youssoupha

Youssoupha

French singer and rapper
308
Zebra Katz

Zebra Katz

American rapper, producer, and multimedia performance artist
309
Zion I

Zion I

American hip hop duo
310
dead prez

dead prez

hip hop duo from the United States
311
k-os

k-os

Canadian rapper, singer, songwriter and record producer
312
will.i.am

will.i.am

American rapper, singer, songwriter and record producer