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Nujabes
Nujabes
Japanese musician
1
Fat Jon
Fat Jon
American musician
2
Substantial
Substantial
American rapper
3
Dream Warriors
Dream Warriors
Canadian band
4
DJ Krush
DJ Krush
Japanese DJ
5
DJ Drama
DJ Drama
American DJ, record executive and hype man from Pennsylvania
6
Lil Uzi Vert
Lil Uzi Vert
American rapper, singer, songwriter
7
Trinidad James
Trinidad James
American rapper from Georgia
8
Omega Red
Omega Red
Musician, Producer, Rapper
9
Zeebra
Zeebra
Japanese rapper and DJ
10
Yellow Magic Orchestra
Yellow Magic Orchestra
Japanese electronic music group
11
Minmi
Minmi
Japanese singer
12
Lords of the Underground
Lords of the Underground
East Coast hip hop group
13
Rich Boy
Rich Boy
American rapper from Alabama
14
David Toop
David Toop
British musician
15
Phi Life Cypher
Phi Life Cypher
British hip hop group
16
Epik High
Epik High
South Korean hip-hop group
17
KOHH
KOHH
Zainichi Korean master of ceremonies, singer and composer
18
Heavy D
Heavy D
American rapper, record producer, singer, actor and musician (1967-2011)
19
DJ Premier
DJ Premier
American record producer and DJ
20
BJ the Chicago Kid
BJ the Chicago Kid
American singer-songwriter
21
Grandmaster Caz
Grandmaster Caz
American rapper
22
Freddie Foxxx
Freddie Foxxx
American rapper
23
Snow Tha Product
Snow Tha Product
American rapper
24
Kid 'n Play
Kid 'n Play
American band
25
Chester Watson
Chester Watson
American rapper and record producer
26
Mustard
Mustard
American record producer, DJ and hype man from California
27
Rip Slyme
Rip Slyme
Japanese hip-hop group
28
KRS-One
KRS-One
American rapper and record producer
29
Unk
Unk
American rapper
30
DJ Quik
DJ Quik
American rapper
31
Ryuichi Sakamoto
Ryuichi Sakamoto
Japanese musician
32
Young Scooter
Young Scooter
rapper
33
Mobb Deep
Mobb Deep
American hip hop duo
34
DJ Kay Slay
DJ Kay Slay
American DJ
35
Gang Starr
Gang Starr
East Coast hip hop duo

Shingo Annen (Japanese: 安念 真吾, Hepburn: Annen Shingo, born 1975), better known by his stage name Shing02, is a Japanese American hip hop recording artist, record producer, activist and investor who was described by Patrick Neate as one of the Japanese emcees who "has addressed important issues from Japanese ethnicity to sexual exploitation to the education system."

Due in part to growing up in Western cities, Shing02 stands as one of the few multilingual rappers from Japan able to compose songs entirely in either Japanese or English. His rhyming style makes use of lyrics which are largely conceptual in nature and his hip-hop sound is known for blending various influences, ranging from reggae to traditional Japanese music to jazz. The style of music has made him a significant presence within the underground rap community, and he has achieved recognition beyond the scene for rapping "Battlecry", the theme song of the hip-hop-influenced chanbara anime Samurai Champloo, produced by late Japanese jazz rap DJ Nujabes.