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Also Known As rap music

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Rap kings (minus Eminem)
DJ Kool Herc sits on a leather bench in a patterned blue outfit and sunglasses, holding a blue street sign reading Hip Hop Blvd, with red lighting in the background.
K. Dubb stands speaking while Atlanta rapper T.I. sits on an ornate black and gold chair onstage, with a large screen behind them displaying Trap Muzik in bold letters.
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Key People

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André Lauren Benjamin
American rapper
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Antwan André Patton
American rapper
Tupac Shakur
Tupac Shakur
American rapper and actor
JAY-Z
JAY-Z
American rapper and entrepreneur
Kanye West, 2006
Kanye West
American producer, rapper, and designer
Drake, 2019
Drake
Canadian rapper
Travis Scott performs onstage, holding a microphone and wearing layered chains, at Fanatics Fest NYC 2024 with fans taking photos in the foreground.
Travis Scott
American rapper and producer
Ice-T performs on stage wearing a red cap, a black England football jersey, and a large cross necklace, holding a microphone to his mouth.
Ice-T
American rapper and actor
Bad Bunny
Bad Bunny
Puerto Rican singer and songwriter
Kendrick Lamar performs onstage wearing a black outfit and patterned sash, holding a microphone, with stage lights and smoke in the background.
Kendrick Lamar
American musician
Wu-Tang Clan members Ghostface Killah, Masta Killa, Raekwon, RZA, Ol' Dirty Bastard, GZA, U-God, and Method Man pose together in colorful jackets against a gold backdrop.
Wu-Tang Clan
American rap group
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Eazy-E
American musician
Rapper A$AP Rocky wears a pink and black tuxedo with layered gold necklaces and a bow tie at the 2026 Met Gala, standing in front of greenery and blurred attendees.
ASAP Rocky
American rapper
Sean Combs poses on the red carpet in a white suit at the 2022 Billboard Music Awards, with event signage in the background.
Sean Combs
American rapper and record producer
Mac Miller
Mac Miller
American rapper
Megan Thee Stallion
Megan Thee Stallion
American rapper
50 Cent
50 Cent
American rapper, producer, and entrepreneur
Juice WRLD
Juice WRLD
American rapper
Ice Cube wearing a black Raiders cap and black shirt at the Los Angeles premiere of Straight Outta Compton.
Ice Cube
American rapper and actor
Saint Levant
Saint Levant
Palestinian singer and rapper

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