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- 2LC 2 Live Crew mcs
- 8&M 8Ball & MJG mcs
- 9W 9th Wonder producers · djs · scholars
- ATC A Tribe Called Quest mcs · producers
- AB Adam Bradley scholars
- AB Afrika Bambaataa djs · founders · producers
- ASM Ali Shaheed Muhammad djs · producers
- A3 André 3000 mcs · producers · songwriters
- A AZ mcs
- BS Beanie Sigel mcs
- BB Beastie Boys mcs
- B B.G. mcs
- BB Big Boi mcs · producers · songwriters
- BDK Big Daddy Kane mcs · producers
- BF Big Freedia mcs
- BG Big Gipp mcs
- BH Big Hawk mcs
- BL Big L mcs
- BP Big Pun mcs · songwriters
- BT Big Tymers mcs · producers
- B Birdman mcs · executives · founders
- BM Biz Markie mcs · djs · producers
- B Boi-1da producers · songwriters
- BDP Boogie Down Productions mcs · djs
- BB Bun B mcs
- BB Bushwick Bill mcs
- BR Busta Rhymes mcs · producers
- C C-Murder mcs
- C Cappadonna mcs
- CG CeeLo Green mcs · songwriters · producers
- CC Central Cee mcs · songwriters
- CH Chad Hugo producers · songwriters · engineers
- CM Chi Modu photographers
- CD Chuck D mcs · founders · songwriters
- CC Cindy Campbell founders
- CM Craig Mack mcs
- DD Damon Dash executives · founders · managers
- DC Dan Charnas journalists · scholars
- TTD Trugoy the Dove mcs
- D Dave mcs · songwriters
- DLS De La Soul mcs
- DKM Disco King Mario djs · founders
- DR Dizzee Rascal mcs · producers · songwriters
- DH DJ Hollywood djs · mcs
- DJJ DJ Jazzy Jeff djs · producers
- DKH DJ Kool Herc djs · founders
- DM DJ Mustard producers · djs
- DP DJ Paul djs · producers · mcs
- DP DJ Premier djs · producers
- DS DJ Screw djs · producers · founders
- DY DJ Yella djs · producers
- D DMX mcs · songwriters
- DEF Doug E. Fresh mcs
- DD Dr. Dre producers · mcs · executives · founders
- D Drake mcs · songwriters · executives
- DH dream hampton journalists · directors · producers
- E Eazy-E mcs · executives · founders
- E Eminem mcs · producers · executives
- E EPMD mcs · producers
- EB Eric B. djs · producers
- FE Faith Evans songwriters · producers
- FB Fat Boys mcs
- FP Fat Pat mcs
- FF Flavor Flav mcs
- F Freeway mcs
- F Fugees mcs · producers
- GB Geto Boys mcs
- GK Ghostface Killah mcs
- GM Goodie Mob mcs
- GWT Grand Wizzard Theodore djs · founders
- GC Grandmaster Caz mcs · djs
- GF Grandmaster Flash djs · founders
- GT Greg Tate journalists · scholars
- GM Gucci Mane mcs · executives · founders
- G GZA mcs
- H Havoc mcs · producers
- HC Henry Chalfant photographers · directors · curators
- H Hit-Boy producers · mcs · songwriters
- IC Ice Cube mcs · songwriters · directors
- I Ice-T mcs · songwriters
- ID Inspectah Deck mcs · producers
- JC J. Cole mcs · producers · executives
- JD J Dilla producers · mcs · djs
- J Jadakiss mcs
- JMJ Jam Master Jay djs
- JW Jarobi White mcs
- J Jay-Z mcs · songwriters · executives · founders · producers
- JC Jeff Chang journalists · scholars · curators
- JM Joan Morgan journalists · scholars
- JM Jonathan Mannion photographers · directors
- JJ Juicy J mcs · producers
- JB Jungle Brothers mcs · djs
- JM Junior M.A.F.I.A. mcs
- JB Just Blaze producers · djs
- J Juvenile mcs
- K"B Kareem "Biggs" Burke executives · founders
- KC Keef Cowboy mcs
- KL Kendrick Lamar mcs · songwriters · producers
- KB Kenny Beats producers · djs · engineers
- K Khujo mcs
- KGR Kool G Rap mcs
- KMD Kool Moe Dee mcs
- K KRS-One mcs · producers
- KB Kurtis Blow mcs · producers
- LH Lauryn Hill mcs · songwriters · producers
- LC Lil' Cease mcs
- LK Lil' Kim mcs · songwriters
- LW Lil Wayne mcs · songwriters · producers · executives · founders
- LS Little Simz mcs · songwriters
- LCJ LL Cool J mcs · songwriters
- LS Lovebug Starski mcs · djs
- LC Luther Campbell mcs · executives · founders
- M Madlib producers · mcs · djs
- MF Mannie Fresh producers · djs · mcs
- MM Marley Marl djs · producers
- M Mase mcs
- M Maseo djs · producers
- MK Masta Killa mcs
- MP Master P mcs · executives · founders · producers
- ML MC Lyte mcs
- MR MC Ren mcs
- MS MC Sha-Rock mcs
- MS MC Solaar mcs · songwriters
- MM Melle Mel mcs
- MB Memphis Bleek mcs
- MM Method Man mcs
- MB Metro Boomin producers · songwriters · djs
- MD MF DOOM mcs · producers
- MX Mia X mcs
- MJ Mike Jones mcs
- MWM Mike WiLL Made-It producers · songwriters
- MD Mobb Deep mcs · producers
- M Mystikal mcs
- N Nas mcs · songwriters · executives
- NG Nelson George journalists · directors · scholars
- N"S Noah "40" Shebib producers · songwriters · engineers
- TNB The Notorious B.I.G. mcs · songwriters
- N N.W.A mcs · producers
- ODB Ol' Dirty Bastard mcs
- O Onyx mcs
- ON Organized Noize producers · songwriters
- O OutKast mcs · producers
- PW Paul Wall mcs
- PR Pete Rock djs · producers · mcs
- PW Pharrell Williams producers · mcs · songwriters
- PD Phife Dawg mcs
- PB Pi'erre Bourne producers · mcs · engineers
- PC Pimp C mcs · producers
- P Posdnuos mcs
- P Pras mcs · producers
- P Prodigy mcs · songwriters
- PG Professor Griff mcs
- PP Project Pat mcs
- PE Public Enemy mcs · djs
- PT Pusha T mcs · executives
- Q Q-Tip mcs · producers
- QL Queen Latifah mcs · songwriters
- Q Questlove djs · producers · journalists · scholars · directors
- R Raekwon mcs
- R Rakim mcs
- R Redman mcs · producers
- RR Rick Ross mcs · executives · founders
- RR Rick Rubin producers · founders · executives
- RS Roxanne Shanté mcs
- R Run-DMC mcs · djs
- D DMC mcs
- R Run mcs
- RS Russell Simmons executives · founders · producers
- R RZA mcs · producers · founders · directors
- S Salt-N-Pepa mcs
- S Scarface mcs · producers · songwriters
- SLR Scott La Rock djs · producers
- SC Sean Combs executives · founders · mcs · producers
- SL Sheek Louch mcs
- STS Silkk the Shocker mcs
- S Skepta mcs · producers · songwriters
- SR Slick Rick mcs · songwriters
- ST Slim Thug mcs
- S Slim executives · founders
- SD Snoop Dogg mcs · producers · executives
- S Stormzy mcs · songwriters
- SP Styles P mcs
- TSG The Sugarhill Gang mcs
- SK Suge Knight executives · founders
- SR Sylvia Robinson executives · founders · producers · songwriters · mcs
- T T.I. mcs · songwriters · executives · founders
- T T-Mo mcs
- TX Terminator X djs
- TL The Lox mcs
- TN The Neptunes producers · songwriters
- T6M Three 6 Mafia mcs · producers
- T Timbaland producers · mcs · songwriters · djs
- TS Too Short mcs · producers
- T Total songwriters
- TR Tricia Rose scholars
- TD Trick Daddy mcs
- TS Tupac Shakur mcs · songwriters
- TTC Tyler, the Creator mcs · producers · songwriters
- U U-God mcs
- U UGK mcs · producers
- W Whodini mcs · djs
- W Wiley mcs · producers · founders
- WS Will Smith mcs · songwriters
- WD Willie D mcs
- WC Wu-Tang Clan mcs · producers · djs
- WJ Wyclef Jean mcs · producers · songwriters
- J Jeezy mcs · executives
- Z Z-Ro mcs