African-American male singer-songwriters

The list African-American male singer-songwriters includes Drake, Lil' Wayne, Chris Brown, Usher and Ye. The list consists of 405 members.

1.

Drake

Canadian rapper and singer (born 1986)

Overview: Aubrey Drake Graham (born October 24, 1986) is a Canadian rapper, singer, songwriter, producer, actor, and businessman. Drake initially gained recognition as an actor on the teen drama television series ...

Date of birth: 24 October 1986

Age: 38

Nationality: Canadian

Occupation: Rapper

Gender: Male

Height: 6' (183 cm)

Partner: Brooklyn Nikole (Dating)

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UK drill musicians 12T

21st-century Canadian rappers 152T

Universal Motown Records artists 75T
2.

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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MTV Video Music Award winners 222T

Cash Money Millionaires members 6T

Hot Boys members 4T
3.

Chris Brown

American, Singer

Overview: Christopher Maurice Brown (born May 5, 1989) is an American singer, songwriter, dancer, and actor. He is a contemporary R&B musician, who has often been referred to by his contemporaries as the "King of ...

Date of birth: 5 May 1989

Age: 36

Nationality: American

Occupation: Singer

Gender: Male

Height: 6' 1" (185 cm)

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21st-century African-American male actors 602T

21st-century American singer-songwriters 2,755T

Singer-songwriters from Virginia 149T
4.

Usher

American, Singer

Overview: Usher Raymond IV (born October 14, 1978) is an American singer, songwriter, dancer, and actor. He is recognized as an influential figure in contemporary R&B and pop music. In 1994, Usher first released ...

Date of birth: 14 October 1978

Age: 46

Nationality: American

Occupation: Singer

Gender: Male

Height: 5' 8" (173 cm)

Partner: Jennifer Goicoechea (Married)

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20th-century African-American male actors 910T

21st-century African-American male actors 991T

Musicians from Chattanooga, Tennessee 30T
5.

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)

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American musicians with disabilities 317T

Progressive rap musicians 36T

Singers with disabilities 147T
6.

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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Singer-songwriters from Pennsylvania 214T

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

21st-century African-American male singers 626T
7.

Tyrese Gibson

American, Actor

Overview: Tyrese Darnell Gibson (born December 30, 1978) is an American singer, songwriter, author, rapper, actor, model, VJ, and screenwriter. After releasing several albums, he transitioned into films, with lead ...

Date of birth: 30 December 1978

Age: 46

Nationality: American

Occupation: Actor

Gender: Male

Height: 5' 11" (180 cm)

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American video jockeys 53T

Male models from Los Angeles 10T

TGT (group) members 3T
8.

Prince

American musician (1958–2016)

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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Singer-songwriters from Minnesota 97T

20th-century African-American male singers 980T

21st-century African-American male singers 561T
9.

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: 60

Nationality: American

Occupation: Singer

Gender: Male

Height: 5' 9" (175 cm)

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American rhythm guitarists 182T

American lead guitarists 435T

20th-century African-American male actors 912T
10.

Travis Scott

American, Rapper

Overview: Jacques Berman Webster II (born April 30, 1991), known professionally as Travis Scott (formerly stylized as Travi$ Scott), is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, and record producer. Scott's musical ...

Date of birth: 30 April 1991

Age: 34

Nationality: American

Occupation: Rapper

Gender: Male

Height: 5' 11" (180 cm)

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Psychedelic rap musicians 13T

MTV Video Music Award winners 226T

Kylie Jenner 38T
11.

Future

American rapper

Overview: Nayvadius DeMun Wilburn (born November 20, 1983), known professionally as Future, is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, and record producer. Born and raised in Atlanta, Georgia, he first became i ...

Date of birth: 20 November 1983

Age: 41

Nationality: American

Occupation: Rapper

Gender: Male

Height: 6' 2" (188 cm)

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Trap musicians 54T

21st-century American male musicians 4,997T

21st-century male musicians 9,676T
12.

A$AP Rocky

Rapper

Overview: Rakim Athelaston Mayers (born October 3, 1988), known professionally as ASAP Rocky (stylized as A$AP Rocky; , AY-sap), is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, record producer, model, actor, and music ...

Date of birth: 3 October 1988

Age: 36

Nationality: American

Occupation: Rapper

Gender: Male

Height: 5' 10" (178 cm)

Partner: Rihanna (Dating)

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Cloud rap musicians 11T

Singer-songwriters from Pennsylvania 212T

Singer-songwriters from New Jersey 211T
13.

Wiz Khalifa

Rapper

Overview: Cameron Jibril Thomaz (born September 8, 1987), better known by his stage name Wiz Khalifa, is an American rapper, singer, and songwriter. He released his debut album, Show and Prove in 2006, and signed ...

Date of birth: 8 September 1987

Age: 37

Nationality: American

Occupation: Rapper

Gender: Male

Height: 6' 4" (193 cm)

Partner: Aimee Aguilar (Dating)

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Stoner/stonette of the year awards 13T

21st-century American male musicians 4,997T

21st-century male musicians 9,676T
14.

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
15.

Jimi Hendrix

American guitarist (1942–1970)

Overview: James Marshall "Jimi" Hendrix (born Johnny Allen Hendrix; November 27, 1942 – September 18, 1970) was an American musician, singer, and songwriter. Although his mainstream career spanned only four ...

Date of birth: 27 November 1942

Date of death: 18 September 1970

Age: 27 (age at death)

Nationality: American

Occupation: Guitarist

Gender: Male

Height: 5' 11" (180 cm)

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Kings of Rhythm members 24T

Gypsy Sun and Rainbows members 6T

Barbiturates-related deaths 101T
16.

Lionel Richie

American singer (born 1949)

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: 75

Nationality: American

Occupation: Musician

Gender: Male

Height: 5' 11" (180 cm)

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21st-century American singer-songwriters 2,716T

20th-century American singer-songwriters 1,297T

21st-century American saxophonists 541T
17.

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

20th-century American rappers 103T
18.

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
19.

R. Kelly

American, Singer

Overview: Robert Sylvester Kelly (born January 8, 1967) is an American former singer, songwriter, and record producer. He is credited with prolific commercial success in R&B, hip hop, and pop music recordings, ...

Date of birth: 8 January 1967

Age: 58

Nationality: American

Occupation: Singer

Gender: Male

Height: 6' 2" (188 cm)

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American musicians with disabilities 308T

Singers with disabilities 124T

Kenwood Academy alumni 20T
20.

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

Singer-songwriters from Virginia 146T