20th-century American rappers

The list 20th-century American rappers includes Eminem, 50 Cent, Tupac Shakur, Akon and Snoop Dogg. The list consists of 125 members.

1.

Eminem

American, Rapper

Overview: Marshall Bruce Mathers III (born October 17, 1972), known professionally as Eminem (formerly stylized as EMINƎM), is an American rapper, songwriter, and record producer. Eminem is among the best-selling ...

Date of birth: 17 October 1972

Age: 50

Nationality: American

Occupation: Rapper

Gender: Male

Height: 5' 8" (173 cm)

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MTV Europe Music Award winners 363T

D12 members 4T

Grammy Award winners for rap music 107T
2.

Lil' Wayne

American, Rapper

Overview: Dwayne Michael Carter Jr. (born September 27, 1982), known professionally as Lil Wayne, is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, record executive, and entrepreneur. He is regarded by many contemporaries ...

Date of birth: 27 September 1982

Age: 40

Nationality: American

Occupation: Rapper

Gender: Male

Height: 5' 6" (168 cm)

Partner: Dhea Sodano (Long-Term)

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Cash Money Millionaires members 6T

Hot Boys members 4T

Universal Motown Records artists 78T
3.

50 Cent

American, Rapper

Overview: Curtis James Jackson III (born July 6, 1975), known professionally as 50 Cent, is an American rapper, songwriter, television producer, actor, and businessman. Known for his impact in the hip hop industry ...

Date of birth: 6 July 1975

Age: 47

Nationality: American

Occupation: Rapper

Gender: Male

Height: 6' (183 cm)

Partner: Jamira Haines (Dating)

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Writers from Queens, New York 32T

Andrew Jackson High School (Queens) alumni 19T

African-American memoirists 19T
4.

Will Smith

American, Actor

Overview: Willard Carroll Smith Jr. (born September 25, 1968) is an American actor, rapper, and film producer. Smith has been nominated for five Golden Globe Awards and two Academy Awards, and has won four Grammy ...

Date of birth: 25 September 1968

Age: 54

Nationality: American

Occupation: Actor

Gender: Male

Height: 6' 2" (188 cm)

Partner: Jada Pinkett Smith (Married)

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MTV Europe Music Award winners 363T

César Honorary Award recipients 87T

Will Smith 5T
5.

Tupac Shakur

American, Rapper

Overview: Tupac Amaru Shakur ( TOO-pahk shə-KOOR; born Lesane Parish Crooks, June 16, 1971 – September 13, 1996), also known as 2Pac and Makaveli, was an American rapper. He is widely considered one of the most ...

Date of birth: 16 June 1971

Date of death: 13 September 1996

Age: 25 (age at death)

Nationality: American

Occupation: Rapper

Gender: Male

Height: 5' 9" (175 cm)

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20th-century African-American writers 579T

Writers from Manhattan 410T

Male murder victims 1,527T
6.

Will.i.am

American rapper

Overview: William James Adams Jr. (born March 15, 1975), better known by his stage name will.i.am (pronounced "Will-I-am"), is an American rapper, songwriter, record producer, entrepreneur, television personality ...

Date of birth: 15 March 1975

Age: 47

Nationality: American

Occupation: Rapper

Gender: Male

Height: 5' 10" (178 cm)

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African-American DJs 76T

Grammy Award winners for rap music 107T

21st-century American keyboardists 488T
7.

DMX

American, Rapper

Overview: Earl Simmons (December 18, 1970 – April 9, 2021), professionally known as DMX ("Dark Man X"), was an American rapper and actor. He began rapping in the early 1990s and released his debut album It's Dark ...

Date of birth: 18 December 1970

Date of death: 9 April 2021

Age: 50 (age at death)

Nationality: American

Occupation: Rapper

Gender: Male

Height: 5' 10" (178 cm)

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Murder Inc. (rap group) members 3T

21st-century African-American musicians 1,348T

Cardiovascular disease deaths in New York (state) 21T
8.

Akon

Senegalese, Musician

Overview: Aliaune Damala Badara Akon Thiam (born April 16, 1973), also known mononymously as Akon, is a Senegalese-American singer, rapper, songwriter, record producer, entrepreneur, philanthropist and actor from ...

Date of birth: 16 April 1973

Age: 49

Nationality: Senegalese

Occupation: Musician

Gender: Male

Height: 5' 10" (178 cm)

Partner: Tricia Ana (Married)

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Universal Motown Records artists 75T

William L. Dickinson High School alumni 33T

21st-century American rappers 2,145T
9.

Snoop Dogg

American, Rapper

Overview: Calvin Cordozar Broadus Jr. (born October 20, 1971), known professionally as Snoop Dogg (previously Snoop Doggy Dogg and briefly Snoop Lion), is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, actor, record p ...

Date of birth: 20 October 1971

Age: 51

Nationality: American

Occupation: Rapper

Gender: Male

Height: 6' 4" (193 cm)

Partner: Shante Broadus (Married)

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Stoner/stonette of the year awards 13T

20th-century American male musicians 7,721T

21st-century American male musicians 5,522T
10.

Shaquille O'Neal

American, Basketball

Overview: Shaquille Rashaun "Shaq" O'Neal ( shə-KEEL; SHAK; born March 6, 1972) is an American former professional basketball player who is a sports analyst on the television program Inside the NBA on TNT. He is ...

Date of birth: 6 March 1972

Age: 50

Nationality: American

Occupation: Basketball

Gender: Male

Height: 6' 11" (211 cm)

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Television personalities from New Jersey 5T

Basketball players from Newark, New Jersey 62T

Basketball players from San Antonio 52T
11.

The Notorious B.I.G.

American, Rapper

Overview: Christopher George Latore Wallace (May 21, 1972 – March 9, 1997), better known by his stage names the Notorious B.I.G., Biggie Smalls, or simply Biggie, was an American rapper and songwriter. Rooted in ...

Date of birth: 21 May 1972

Date of death: 9 March 1997

Age: 24 (age at death)

Nationality: American

Occupation: Rapper

Gender: Male

Height: 6' 2" (188 cm)

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Male murder victims 1,537T

20th-century American male musicians 7,842T

Bishop Loughlin Memorial High School alumni 23T
12.

Missy Elliott

American, Rapper

Overview: Melissa Arnette Elliott (born July 1, 1971), best known by the stage name Missy Elliott, is an American rapper, singer, and record producer. She embarked on her music career with R&B girl group Sista in ...

Date of birth: 1 July 1971

Age: 51

Nationality: American

Occupation: Rapper

Gender: Female

Height: 5' 2" (157 cm)

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Singer-songwriters from Virginia 139T

American female hip hop singers 63T

Women hip hop record producers 27T
13.

Sean 'Diddy' Combs

Rapper, producer, actor

Overview: Sean John Combs (born November 4, 1969), also known by the stage names Puff Daddy, P. Diddy, Puffy, or Diddy, is an American rapper, record producer, record executive, and entrepreneur. Born in New York ...

Date of birth: 4 November 1969

Age: 53

Nationality: American

Occupation: Music Producer

Gender: Male

Height: 5' 10" (178 cm)

Partner: Yung Miami (Dating)

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20th-century American male musicians 7,842T

21st-century American male musicians 5,606T

American landlords 28T
14.

Kid Rock

American singer

Overview: Robert James Ritchie (born January 17, 1971), known professionally as Kid Rock (also known as Bobby Shazam), is an American singer, songwriter and rapper. His style alternates between rock, hip hop, c ...

Date of birth: 17 January 1971

Age: 52

Nationality: American

Occupation: Musician

Gender: Male

Height: 6' (183 cm)

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Swamp rock musicians 1T

Postmodern musicians 1T

Singer-songwriters from Michigan 180T
15.

Method Man

American, Rapper

Overview: Clifford Smith Jr. (born March 2, 1971), better known by his stage name Method Man, is an American rapper, songwriter, record producer and actor. He is known as a member of the East Coast hip hop collective ...

Date of birth: 2 March 1971

Age: 51

Nationality: American

Occupation: Rapper

Gender: Male

Height: 6' 3" (190 cm)

Partner: Tamika Smith (spouse) (Married)

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New Dorp High School alumni 19T

Grammy Award winners for rap music 107T

21st-century American rappers 2,167T
16.

Master P

American rapper

Overview: Percy Robert Miller, also known by his stage name Master P, is an American rapper, actor, record producer, entrepreneur, and former basketball player. He is the founder of the record label No Limit Records ...

Date of birth: 29 April 1967

Age: 55

Nationality: American

Occupation: Rapper

Gender: Male

Height: 6' 3" (190 cm)

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20th-century American male musicians 7,755T

21st-century American male musicians 5,549T

San Diego Stingrays players 14T
17.

Joe Budden

American, Rapper

Overview: Joseph Anthony Budden II (born August 31, 1980) is an American media personality and former rapper. He first gained recognition as a rapper with his 2003 top 40 single "Pump It Up" and as a member of the ...

Date of birth: 31 August 1980

Age: 42

Nationality: American

Occupation: Rapper

Gender: Male

Height: 6' (183 cm)

Partner: Shadée Monique (Dating)

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21st-century African-American musicians 1,352T

20th-century African-American musicians 770T

American men podcasters 496T
18.

André 3000

American, Musician

Overview: André Lauren Benjamin (born May 27, 1975), more known as André 3000, is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, and actor best known for being a part of hip hop duo Outkast alongside fellow rapper Big ...

Date of birth: 27 May 1975

Age: 47

Nationality: American

Occupation: Musician

Gender: Male

Height: 5' 10" (178 cm)

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African-American male guitarists 11T

Grammy Award winners for rap music 107T

21st-century American rappers 2,145T
19.

LL Cool J

president, actor

Overview: James Todd Smith (born January 14, 1968), better known by his stage name LL Cool J (short for Ladies Love Cool James), is an American rapper, record producer, actor, author, and entrepreneur from Queens ...

Date of birth: 14 January 1968

Age: 55

Nationality: American

Occupation: Rapper

Gender: Male

Height: 6' 2" (188 cm)

Partner: Simone Smith (Married)

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People from St. Albans, Queens 32T

People from Hollis, Queens 34T

Grammy Award winners for rap music 113T
20.

Vanilla Ice

American, Rapper

Overview: Robert Matthew Van Winkle (born October 31, 1967), known professionally as Vanilla Ice, is an American rapper, actor, and television host. Born in South Dallas, and raised in Texas and South Florida, Ice ...

Date of birth: 31 October 1967

Age: 55

Nationality: American

Occupation: Rapper

Gender: Male

Height: 5' 11" (180 cm)

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Golden Raspberry Award winners 134T

Cleopatra Records artists 41T

American male bass guitarists 1,075T