21st-century African-American male singers

The list 21st-century African-American male singers includes Gregory Abbott, Ab-Soul, 6LACK, BeBe Zahara Benet and Colonel Abrams. The list consists of 557 members.

1.

Chris Brown

American, Singer

Overview: Christopher Maurice Brown (born May 5, 1989) is an American singer, songwriter, dancer, and actor. According to Billboard, Brown is one of the most important African American singers ever, also being one ...

Date of birth: 5 May 1989

Age: 33

Nationality: American

Occupation: Singer

Gender: Male

Height: 6' 1" (185 cm)

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African-American male singer-songwriters 276T

Singer-songwriters from Virginia 139T

Chris Brown 2T
2.

Usher

American, Singer

Overview: Usher Raymond IV (born October 14, 1978) is an American singer, songwriter, actor, businessman, and dancer. He was born in Dallas, Texas, but raised in Chattanooga, Tennessee until moving to Atlanta, ...

Date of birth: 14 October 1978

Age: 44

Nationality: American

Occupation: Singer

Gender: Male

Height: 5' 8" (173 cm)

Partner: Jennifer Goicoechea (Dating)

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Judges in American reality television series 48T

African-American male singer-songwriters 283T

Singer-songwriters from Tennessee 434T
3.

Michael Jackson

American, Singer

Overview: Michael Joseph Jackson (August 29, 1958 – June 25, 2009) was an American singer, songwriter, and dancer. Dubbed the "King of Pop", he is regarded as one of the most significant cultural figures of ...

Date of birth: 29 August 1958

Date of death: 25 June 2009

Age: 50 (age at death)

Nationality: American

Occupation: Singer

Gender: Male

Height: 5' 11" (180 cm)

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20th-century African-American male singers 975T

20th-century American male singers 1,929T

21st-century American male singers 2,094T
4.

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
5.

Prince

American, Musician

Overview: Prince Rogers Nelson (June 7, 1958 – April 21, 2016) was an American singer, songwriter, musician, record producer, dancer, actor, and filmmaker. A guitar virtuoso known for his genre-crossing work, w ...

Date of birth: 7 June 1958

Date of death: 21 April 2016

Age: 57 (age at death)

Nationality: American

Occupation: Musician

Gender: Male

Height: 5' 4" (163 cm)

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African-American male singer-songwriters 284T

Singer-songwriters from Minnesota 96T

20th-century African-American male singers 975T
6.

Lenny Kravitz

American, Singer

Overview: Leonard Albert Kravitz (born May 26, 1964) is an American singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, record producer, and actor. His style incorporates elements of rock, blues, soul, R&B, funk, jazz, reggae ...

Date of birth: 26 May 1964

Age: 58

Nationality: American

Occupation: Singer

Gender: Male

Height: 5' 9" (175 cm)

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African-American male singer-songwriters 284T

American Ashkenazi Jews 200T

20th-century African-American male singers 975T
7.

Jussie Smollett

American, Hoaxer

Overview: Jussie Smollett ( JUSS-ee, born June 21, 1982) is an American actor and singer. He began his career as a child actor in 1987 acting in films including The Mighty Ducks (1992) and Rob Reiner's North (1994) ...

Date of birth: 21 June 1982

Age: 40

Nationality: American

Occupation: Hoaxer

Gender: Male

Height: 6' 2" (188 cm)

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American gay actors 590T

20th-century African-American male singers 933T

21st-century American male singers 2,062T
8.

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
9.

Lionel Richie

American, Musician

Overview: Lionel Brockman Richie Jr. (born June 20, 1949) is an American singer, songwriter, composer, multi-instrumentalist, record producer and actor. His recordings with the Commodores and in his solo career ...

Date of birth: 20 June 1949

Age: 73

Nationality: American

Occupation: Musician

Gender: Male

Height: 5' 11" (180 cm)

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20th-century American male musicians 6,873T

21st-century American male musicians 4,997T

20th-century American keyboardists 311T
10.

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

20th-century American rappers 103T
11.

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
12.

R. Kelly

American, Criminal

Overview: Robert Sylvester Kelly (born January 8, 1967) is an American singer, songwriter, and record producer who has been convicted on racketeering and sex offender charges.

Date of birth: 8 January 1967

Age: 56

Nationality: American

Occupation: Criminal

Gender: Male

Height: 6' 2" (188 cm)

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African-American male singer-songwriters 284T

Singer-songwriters from Illinois 251T

20th-century African-American male singers 975T
13.

John Legend

American, Singer

Overview: John Roger Stephens (born December 28, 1978), known professionally as John Legend, is an American singer, songwriter, pianist, actor, and record producer. He began his musical career by working behind ...

Date of birth: 28 December 1978

Age: 44

Nationality: American

Occupation: Singer

Gender: Male

Height: 5' 9" (175 cm)

Partner: Chrissy Teigen (Married)

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Judges in American reality television series 48T

African-American male singer-songwriters 281T

Singer-songwriters from Ohio 198T
14.

Quavo

American, Rapper

Overview: Quavious Keyate Marshall (born April 2, 1991), known professionally as Quavo (), is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, and record producer. He is best known as a member of the hip hop and trap music ...

Date of birth: 2 April 1991

Age: 31

Nationality: American

Occupation: Rapper

Gender: Male

Height: 5' 10" (178 cm)

Partner: Chloe Bailey (Single)

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Trap musicians 63T

21st-century American male musicians 5,527T

Migos members 3T
15.

August Alsina

American, Singer

Overview: August Anthony Alsina Jr. (born September 3, 1992) is an American singer-songwriter from New Orleans, Louisiana, formerly signed to Def Jam Recordings. He released his first mixtape The Product in 2012 ...

Date of birth: 3 September 1992

Age: 30

Nationality: American

Occupation: Singer

Gender: Male

Height: 6' 1" (185 cm)

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21st-century male singers 6,386T

American contemporary R&B singers 537T

Singers from Louisiana 387T
16.

Jacob Artist

American actor

Overview: Jacob Artist (born October 17, 1992) is an American actor, singer, and dancer. He is best known for his roles as Jake Puckerman on the Fox musical comedy-drama series Glee and as Brandon Fletcher on the ...

Date of birth: 17 October 1992

Age: 30

Nationality: American

Occupation: Actor

Gender: Male

Height: 6' 2" (188 cm)

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21st-century American male singers 2,086T

21st-century male singers 7,274T

Musicians from Buffalo, New York 117T
17.

Quincy Brown

American, Actor

Overview: Quincy Taylor Brown (born June 4, 1991) is an American actor and singer who performs under the mononym Quincy. He starred in the 2015 film Brotherly Love, and released a song "Friends First". More re ...

Date of birth: 4 June 1991

Age: 31

Nationality: American

Occupation: Actor

Gender: Male

Height: 6' 2" (188 cm)

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21st-century male singers 6,386T

American male songwriters 1,252T

Male actors from New York City 1,913T
18.

Trevor Jackson

American, Actor

Overview: Trevor Howard Lawrence Jackson (born August 30, 1996) is an American actor, singer, and songwriter. He is best known for portraying Aaron Jackson on Freeform original series Grown-ish, Kevin Blake on Syfy ...

Date of birth: 30 August 1996

Age: 26

Nationality: American

Occupation: Actor

Gender: Male

Height: 6' (183 cm)

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Singer-songwriters from Indiana 84T

American contemporary R&B singers 582T

African-American male actors 1,430T
19.

Leon Thomas III

American, Actor

Overview: Leon G. Thomas III (born August 1, 1993) is an American actor, record producer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and singer, who is currently signed to Columbia and Rostrum Records. He is best known for ...

Date of birth: 1 August 1993

Age: 29

Nationality: American

Occupation: Actor

Gender: Male

Height: 5' 10" (178 cm)

Partner: Alia Kadir (Dating)

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Musicians from Brooklyn 848T

Male actors from New York 640T

Male actors from New York City 1,960T
20.

Roshon Fegan

Television and film actor, rapper, reality TV participant

Overview: Roshon Bernard Fegan (born October 6, 1991), mononymously known as Roshon (stylized as ROSHON, formerly stylized as RO SHON), is an American actor, rapper, and dancer. He is best known for his role as ...

Date of birth: 6 October 1991

Age: 31

Nationality: American

Occupation: Actor

Gender: Male

Height: 5' 9" (175 cm)

Partner: Mariah Angeliq (Dating)

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21st-century American rappers 2,145T

American male actors of Filipino descent 65T

African-American male actors 1,377T