African-American male singers

The list African-American male singers includes Lil' Wayne, Chris Brown, Trey Songz, Usher and Nelly. The list consists of 725 members and 6 sublists.

19th-century African-American male singers
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20th-century African-American male singers
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21st-century African-American male singers
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African-American male singer-songwriters
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- Chris Brown
- Usher
- Prince
- Will.i.am
- Jimi Hendrix
African-American male opera singers
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1.

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
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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

21st-century African-American male singers 540T
3.

Trey Songz

American, Singer

Overview: Tremaine Aldon Neverson (born November 28, 1984), better known as Trey Songz, is an American singer, songwriter, and actor. His debut album, I Gotta Make It, was released in 2005 through Atlantic Records ...

Date of birth: 28 November 1984

Age: 38

Nationality: American

Occupation: Singer

Gender: Male

Height: 6' 1" (185 cm)

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21st-century American male singers 1,884T

21st-century male singers 7,270T

21st-century African-American people 3,164T
4.

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
5.

Nelly

American, Rapper

Overview: Cornell Iral Haynes Jr. (born November 2, 1974), better known by his stage name Nelly, is an American rapper, singer, and entrepreneur. He embarked on his music career with the hip hop group St. Lunatics ...

Date of birth: 2 November 1974

Age: 48

Nationality: American

Occupation: Rapper

Gender: Male

Height: 5' 8" (173 cm)

Partner: Ashanti (Dating)

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Rappers from Austin 4T

Universal Motown Records artists 79T

Nelly 1T
6.

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 980T

20th-century American male singers 1,944T

21st-century African-American male singers 561T
7.

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: 45

Nationality: American

Occupation: Rapper

Gender: Male

Height: 5' 8" (173 cm)

Partner: Bianca Censori (Married)

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20th-century American male musicians 7,760T

21st-century American male musicians 5,552T

MTV Europe Music Award winners 370T
8.

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: 44

Nationality: American

Occupation: Actor

Gender: Male

Height: 5' 11" (180 cm)

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TGT (group) members 3T

20th-century American male singers 1,930T

21st-century American male singers 2,095T
9.

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 289T

Singer-songwriters from Minnesota 97T

20th-century African-American male singers 980T
10.

Jamie Foxx

American, Actor

Overview: Eric Marlon Bishop (born December 13, 1967), better known by his stage name Jamie Foxx, is an American actor, singer, comedian, and producer. Foxx became widely known for his portrayal of Ray Charles in ...

Date of birth: 13 December 1967

Age: 55

Nationality: American

Occupation: Actor

Gender: Male

Height: 5' 10" (178 cm)

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People from Terrell, Texas 28T

21st-century American rappers 2,145T

Baptists from Texas 208T
11.

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)

Partner: Ana Paula Valle (Dating)

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African-American male singer-songwriters 290T

American Ashkenazi Jews 202T

20th-century African-American male singers 981T
12.

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: 31

Nationality: American

Occupation: Rapper

Gender: Male

Height: 5' 11" (180 cm)

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Kylie Jenner 38T

Astroworld Festival crowd crush 4T

Kylie Jenner 35T
13.

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
14.

Johnny Mathis

American, Singer

Overview: John Royce Mathis (born September 30, 1935) is an American singer-songwriter of popular music. Starting his career with singles of standard music, he became highly popular as an album artist, with several ...

Date of birth: 30 September 1935

Age: 87

Nationality: American

Occupation: Singer

Gender: Male

Height: 5' 8" (173 cm)

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Basketball players from San Francisco 1T

Track and field athletes from San Francisco 27T

Golfers from San Francisco 16T
15.

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: 48

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
16.

Jimi Hendrix

American, Guitarist

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
17.

Maxwell

American, Musician

Overview: Gerald Maxwell Rivera (born May 23, 1973), known mononymously as Maxwell, is an American musician, singer, songwriter, and record producer. He rose to prominence following the release of his debut studio ...

Date of birth: 23 May 1973

Age: 49

Nationality: American

Occupation: Musician

Gender: Male

Height: 5' 10" (178 cm)

Partner: Deimante Guobyte (Married)

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20th-century American male singers 1,944T

21st-century American male singers 2,116T

Singer-songwriters from New York (state) 703T
18.

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
19.

T.I.

American, Rapper

Overview: Clifford Joseph Harris Jr. (born September 25, 1980), better known by the stage names T.I. and Tip (often stylized as TIP or T.I.P.), is an American rapper, songwriter, actor, record producer, and ent ...

Date of birth: 25 September 1980

Age: 42

Nationality: American

Occupation: Rapper

Gender: Male

Height: 5' 8" (173 cm)

Partner: Tiny Harris (Married)

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Trap musicians 54T

21st-century philanthropists 248T

Grammy Award winners for rap music 107T
20.

Ne-Yo

American, Singer

Overview: Shaffer Chimere Smith (born October 18, 1979), better known by his stage name Ne-Yo, is an American singer-songwriter, record producer, actor, dancer and television judge. He gained fame for his songwriting ...

Date of birth: 18 October 1979

Age: 43

Nationality: American

Occupation: Singer

Gender: Male

Height: 5' 9" (175 cm)

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American contemporary R&B singers 537T

Singers from Nevada 17T

Singers from Arkansas 157T