20th-century American rappers

The list 20th-century American rappers includes Eminem, 50 Cent, Tupac Shakur, Akon and Snoop Dogg. The list consists of 170 members and 1 sublist.

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Eminem

American, Rapper

Overview: Marshall Bruce Mathers III (born October 17, 1972), known professionally as Eminem (often stylized as EMINƎM), is an American rapper, songwriter, and record producer. He is credited with popularizing ...

Date of birth: 17 October 1972

Age: 52

Nationality: American

Occupation: Rapper

Gender: Male

Height: 5' 8" (173 cm)

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American comedy rappers 20T

American satirical musicians 37T

American people who self-identify as being of Cherokee descent 247T
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Lil' Wayne

American rapper and singer (born 1982)

Overview: Dwayne Michael Carter Jr. (born September27, 1982), known professionally as Lil Wayne, is an American rapper, singer, and songwriter. He is regarded as one of the most influential hip hop artists of his ...

Date of birth: 27 September 1982

Age: 42

Nationality: American

Occupation: Rapper

Gender: Male

Height: 5' 6" (168 cm)

Partner: Jennifer Spencer (Realtor) (Dating)

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People pardoned by Donald Trump 64T

21st-century African-American male actors 1,010T

MTV Video Music Award winners 256T
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Nelly

American rapper, singer and actor (born 1974)

Overview: Cornell Iral Haynes Jr. (born November 2, 1974), better known by his stage name Nelly, is an American rapper, singer, and actor. He grew up in St. Louis, Missouri, and embarked on his musical career in ...

Date of birth: 2 November 1974

Age: 50

Nationality: American

Occupation: Rapper

Gender: Male

Height: 5' 8" (173 cm)

Partner: Ashanti (Married)

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Rappers from Austin 4T

Universal Motown Records artists 79T

Nelly 1T
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Missy Elliott

American rapper and record producer (born 1971)

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: 53

Nationality: American

Occupation: Rapper

Gender: Female

Height: 5' 2" (157 cm)

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MTV Video Music Award winners 217T

Singer-songwriters from Virginia 143T

American women hip hop singers 69T
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Ye

American, Rapper

Overview: Ye ( YAY; born Kanye Omari West; June 8, 1977), commonly known as Kanye West ( KAHN-yay), is an American rapper, record producer, entrepreneur, and fashion designer. He is widely regarded as one of the ...

Date of birth: 8 June 1977

Age: 47

Nationality: American

Occupation: Rapper

Gender: Male

Height: 5' 8" (173 cm)

Partner: Bianca Censori (Married)

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American musicians with disabilities 317T

Progressive rap musicians 36T

Singers with disabilities 147T
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50 Cent

American rapper and actor (born 1975)

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: 49

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
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Will Smith

American actor and rapper (born 1968)

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: 56

Nationality: American

Occupation: Actor

Gender: Male

Height: 6' 2" (188 cm)

Partner: Jada Pinkett Smith (Married)

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African-American male singer-songwriters 364T

Singer-songwriters from Pennsylvania 214T

20th-century African-American male singers 1,001T
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Tupac Shakur

American, Rapper

Overview: Tupac Amaru Shakur (TOO-pahk shə-KOOR; born Lesane Parish Crooks; June 16, 1971 – September 13, 1996), also known by his stage names 2Pac and Makaveli, was an American rapper and songwriter. Considered ...

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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Male actors from Manhattan 323T

20th-century African-American writers 784T

20th-century African-American musicians 882T
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Sean 'Diddy' Combs

American, Music Producer

Overview: Sean John "Love" Combs (born November 4, 1969), better known by his current stage name Diddy, and his former stage names Puff Daddy and P. Diddy, is an American rapper, record producer, and record exe ...

Date of birth: 4 November 1969

Age: 55

Nationality: American

Occupation: Music Producer

Gender: Male

Height: 5' 10" (178 cm)

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Male actors from Mount Vernon, New York 14T

The Four: Battle for Stardom 4T

Musicians from Bergen County, New Jersey 10T
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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: 50

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
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Ludacris

American rapper and actor (born 1977)

Overview: Christopher Brian Bridges (born September 11, 1977), known professionally as Ludacris (), is an American rapper and actor. After forming his own label, Disturbing tha Peace in the late 1990s, Ludacris ...

Date of birth: 11 September 1977

Age: 47

Nationality: American

Occupation: Rapper

Gender: Male

Height: 5' 8" (173 cm)

Partner: Eudoxie Agnan (Married)

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21st-century Gabonese rappers 1T

21st-century Gabonese businesspeople 1T

People with acquired Gabonese citizenship 23T
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Eve

American rapper, singer, and actress (born 1978)

Overview: Eve Jihan Jeffers Cooper (born November 10, 1978) is an American rapper, singer, composer and actress from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She has released four studio albums, Let There Be Eve...Ruff Ryders' ...

Date of birth: 10 November 1978

Age: 46

Nationality: American

Occupation: Rapper

Gender: Female

Height: 5' 7" (170 cm)

Partner: Maximillion Cooper (Married)

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20th-century American women rappers 6T

21st-century American women rappers 28T

Martin Luther King High School (Philadelphia) alumni 7T
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DMX

American rapper and actor (1970–2021)

Overview: Earl Simmons (December 18, 1970 – April 9, 2021), known professionally as DMX, was an American rapper and actor. He is regarded as one of the most important figures of 2000s hip hop. His music is char ...

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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Musicians from Teaneck, New Jersey 65T

Actors from Teaneck, New Jersey 25T

Entertainers from Teaneck, New Jersey 77T
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Akon

Senegalese-American rapper, singer, songwriter, and businessman (born 1973)

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: 52

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
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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: 53

Nationality: American

Occupation: Rapper

Gender: Male

Height: 6' 4" (193 cm)

Partner: Shante Broadus (Married)

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American people acquitted of murder 131T

African-American former Muslims 17T

American Twitch (service) streamers 263T
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Shaquille O'Neal

American basketball player and analyst (born 1972)

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

Date of birth: 6 March 1972

Age: 53

Nationality: American

Occupation: Basketball

Gender: Male

Height: 6' 11" (211 cm)

Partner: Laticia Rolle (Engaged)

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National Basketball Association first-overall draft picks 74T

National Basketball Association Most Valuable Player Award winners 36T

Television personalities from New Jersey 9T
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Pharrell Williams

American record producer, singer, songwriter, rapper, and fashion designer (born 1973)

Overview: Pharrell Lanscilo Williams (born April 5, 1973) is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, record producer, fashion designer, and entrepreneur. Alongside close colleague Chad Hugo, he formed the hip hop ...

Date of birth: 5 April 1973

Age: 52

Nationality: American

Occupation: Rapper

Gender: Male

Height: 5' 9" (175 cm)

Partner: Helen Lasichanh (Married)

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MTV Video Music Award winners 222T

Judges in American reality television series 95T

African-American male singer-songwriters 364T
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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. or Biggie Smalls, was an American rapper. Rooted in East Coast hip hop and particularly ...

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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Musicians from Teaneck, New Jersey 66T

Entertainers from Teaneck, New Jersey 77T

Male murder victims 1,680T
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Lil' Kim

American rapper (born 1974)

Overview: Kimberly Denise Jones (born July 11, 1974), better known by her stage name Lil' Kim, is an American rapper. She was born and raised in New York City and lived much of her adolescent life on the streets ...

Date of birth: 11 July 1974

Age: 50

Nationality: American

Occupation: Rapper

Gender: Female

Height: 4' 11" (150 cm)

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American HIV/AIDS activists 272T

American people convicted of perjury 55T

Musicians from Bedford–Stuyvesant, Brooklyn 11T
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Mark Wahlberg

American, Actor

Overview: Mark Robert Michael Wahlberg (born June 5, 1971) is an American actor, producer, businessman, model, rapper, and songwriter. He is also known by his former stage name Marky Mark, from his early career ...

Date of birth: 5 June 1971

Age: 53

Nationality: American

Occupation: Actor

Gender: Male

Height: 5' 8" (173 cm)

Partner: Rhea Durham (Married)

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Television producers from Massachusetts 75T

Literary characters introduced in 1993 13T

Mark Wahlberg 2T