Alternative hip hop musicians
0
A Tribe Called Quest
American hip-hop group
1
Abstract Rude
American rapper
2
Aceyalone
American rapper
3
Adam Ant
English musician
4
Aesop Rock
American rapper and producer
5
Akrobatik
American rapper
6
Alex Sandunga
Rapper, Actor, Producer
7
Allan Kingdom
Canadian rapper based in United States
8
AmpLive
American music producer
9
Angel Haze
American rapper and singer
10
Antimc
American record producer
11
Antipop Consortium
American alternative hip hop group
12
Anybody Killa
Native American rapper
13
Arrested Development
American alternative hip hop group
14
Astronautalis
American musician
15
Atmosphere
American hip hop group
16
Awkwafina
American actress, comedian, and rapper
17
B-Nasty
Australian rapper
18
B. Dolan
American musician
19
B.o.B
American rapper, record producer, and conspiracy theorist
20
Babel Fishh
American musician
21
Bahamadia
American rapper
22
Bandy Leggz
american hip hop musician
23
Basehead
American alternative rock group
24
Beans
American rapper
25
Beastie Boys
American hip hop band
26
Beat Junkies
27
Beck
American musician
28
Big Boi
American rapper and record producer from Georgia; 1/2 of OutKast
29
Bilal
American singer
30
Billy Woods
rapper
31
Binary Star
32
Black Eyed Peas
American band
33
Black Sheep
US East Coast hip-hop duo
34
Black Star
American hip hop group from New York
35
Blackalicious
band
36
Bleacher Boy
British musician
37
Bleubird
American rapper originally from Fort Lauderdale, Florida
38
Blood of Abraham
American hip hop duo
39
Boulevard Depo
Russian hiphop artist
40
Brand Nubian
American hip-hop group
41
Brockhampton
American hip-hop boyband
42
Brother Ali
American rapper
43
Buck 65
Canadian DJ
44
Busdriver
American rapper
45
C-Rayz Walz
American rapper
46
CYNE
band
47
Calle 13
Puerto Rican band
48
Cannibal Ox
band
49
Cecil Otter
American rapper
50
CeeLo Green
American singer, songwriter, rapper and record producer
51
Chali 2na
American rapper
52
Chance the Rapper
American rapper and philanthropist from Illinois
53
Chiddy Bang
American hip hop recording artist
54
Chords
Swedish musician
55
Circus
American rapper
56
Cisco Adler
musician
57
Cities Aviv
American rapper
58
Citizen King
American alternative rock band
59
Clouddead
American experimental hip hop group
60
Common
American rapper, actor and author from Illinois
61
Company Flow
band
62
CunninLynguists
band
63
Cypress Hill
American hip hop group
64
D12
American hip-hop group Michigan
65
DC Talk
American Christian rap and rock music trio
66
DJ Abilities
American hip hop DJ
67
DJ Vadim
Russian DJ
68
Damon Albarn
English musician, singer, songwriter, and record producer
69
Dan the Automator
Hip hop producer
70
Danny Brown
American rapper from Michigan
71
Danny!
American rapper
72
Das Racist
American rap group
73
De La Soul
American hip-hop group
74
Dead Celebrity Status
75
Death Grips
American hip-hop industrial band
76
Del the Funky Homosapien
American rapper, singer, songwriter, and record producer
77
Deltron 3030
alternative hip hop supergroup
78
Dessa
American musician
79
Die Antwoord
South African rap-rave group
80
Digable Planets
Underground hiphop group formed in Brooklyn
81
Digital Underground
band
82
Dilated Peoples
band
83
Divine Styler
American rapper
84
Dolphin
Russian musician
85
Dominic Fike
American singer and rapper
86
Domo Genesis
American hip-hop artist
87
Donald Glover
American actor, rapper, singer, comedian and film, television and record producer
88
Doomtree
Indie hip hop collective based in Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
89
Drake
Canadian rapper, singer, songwriter, and actor
90
Dumbfoundead
American rapper
91
Dälek
band
92
Earl Sweatshirt
American rapper
93
El-P
American record producer and rapper
94
Eligh
American rapper
95
Elwood
American musical duo:Â Prince Elwood Strickland III + Brian Boland
96
Epik High
South Korean hip-hop group
97
Everlast
American musician and songwriter
98
Eyedea
American rapper
99
Factor
Canadian musician
100
Flatbush Zombies
American hip hop group
101
Flavor Flav
American rapper
102
Flight of the Conchords
New Zealand-based musical comedy duo
103
Flipsyde
band
104
Flobots
band
105
Flying Lotus
American electronic music producer and DJ
106
Fort Minor
American hip hop side project of Mike Shinoda
107
Freestyle Fellowship
American hip hop group
108
Fugees
American hip hop group
109
Fun Lovin' Criminals
American alternative rock band
110
G. Love & Special Sauce
alternative hip-hop band from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
111
GDP
American rapper
112
GRITS
American Christian hip hop group
113
Gang Starr
East Coast hip hop duo
114
George Watsky
American rapper
115
Georgia Anne Muldrow
American singer
116
Gerald Walker
American rapper, songwriter and record producer
117
Ghostpoet
British singer
118
Gift of Gab
American rapper
119
Gnarls Barkley
American band
120
Gorillaz
English virtual band
121
Grand Buffet
American musical group
122
Greydon Square
American rapper
123
Grieves
American hip hop artist
124
Group Home
Rap Duo
125
Gym Class Heroes
band
126
Haiku D'Etat
alternative hip hop group
127
Handsome Boy Modeling School
American band
128
Hector Bizerk
Scottish hip hop band
129
Heems
American rapper
130
Hesta Prynn
American musician
131
Hieroglyphics
American hip hop group
132
Hodgy
American rapper
133
Ill Bill
American rapper
134
Illogic
American rapper
135
Immortal Technique
American rapper and activist
136
Isaiah Rashad
American rapper from Tennessee
137
J Dilla
American record producer
138
J-Zone
American record producer, drummer, multi-instrumentalist, rapper, and writer
139
JJ DOOM
140
Jack Splash
American musician
141
Jaden Smith
American rapper, singer, songwriter, and actor
142
Jamie T
British singer
143
Janelle Monáe
American singer-songwriter, composer, record producer and actress
144
Jason Mraz
American guitarist
145
Jasper Dolphin
Rapper who is a member of American rap group Odd Future
146
Jay Electronica
American rapper
147
Jel
American record producer
148
Jemini the Gifted One
American rapper
149
Jesse Dangerously
Canadian musician
150
Jneiro Jarel
American rapper
151
John Legend
American singer, songwriter, producer, actor, and philanthropist
152
Jonny ""Itch"" Fox
musician
153
Jonwayne
American rapper
154
Josh Martinez
Canadian rapper
155
Joshua Dun
American musician
156
Jungle Brothers
American hip-hop group
157
Jurassic 5
band
158
K-the-I???
American rapper
159
K.Flay
American singer, rapper and songwriter
160
Kanye West
American rapper, record producer, and fashion designer
161
Kelis
American singer–songwriter
162
Kendrick Lamar
American rapper, songwriter and record producer from California
163
Kevin Abstract
American rapper and musician
164
Kid Cudi
American rapper, singer, songwriter and actor from Ohio
165
Kid Koala
Canadian DJ and musician (born 1974)
166
Kid Sister
American rapper
167
Kidz in the Hall
168
Killer Mike
American rapper and activist
169
Kool A.D.
American rapper
170
K’naan Warsame
Somali-Canadian musician
171
LPG
172
La Caution
French band
173
Lakutis
Russian-American rapper
174
Lateef the Truthspeaker
American rapper
175
Latyrx
American hip hop group
176
Lazerbeak
American musician
177
Left Brain
American photographer, record producer and rapper
178
Lil Uzi Vert
American rapper, singer, songwriter
179
Little Brother
American hip hop duo from Durham, North Carolina
180
Lizzo
American singer, rapper, songwriter, and flutist
181
Lupe Fiasco
American rapper from Illinois
182
Lyrics Born
Asian-American rapper
183
M.I.A.
British rapper
184
MC Juice
American rapper
185
MC Paul Barman
American rapper
186
MF Doom
British-American rapper and record producer
187
Mac Miller
American rapper, singer, songwriter, and record producer
188
Machine Gun Kelly
American rapper, singer, songwriter, and actor
189
Macklemore
American rapper from Washington
190
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis
American hip hop duo
191
Madvillain
underground hip-hop duo
192
Master Shortie
British MC
193
Matisyahu
American musician
194
Maurice A God
Nigerian rapper, singer-songwriter and record producer
195
Me Phi Me
American rapper
196
MellowHype
American hip hop duo
197
Michael Franti
American musician
198
Mickey Avalon
musician
199
Mike Mictlan
American rapper
200
Milo
musician
201
Mos Def
American rapper and actor from New York
202
Mr. Lif
American rapper
203
Murs
American rapper
204
Mykki Blanco
American rapper, writer and performance artist
205
N.E.R.D
American rock, funk, and hip hop band
206
Nappy Roots
American hip hop group
207
Nayt
Italian rapper
208
Neneh Cherry
Swedish singer-songwriter
209
No I.D.
American hip hop and R&B music producer from Chicago, Illinois
210
No Wyld
band from New Zealand
211
Northern State
American hip hop group
212
Nuckles
rapper based out of Russia/Dubai
213
OK Cobra
214
Odd Future
American hip hop collective from California
215
Odd Nosdam
American musician
216
Ohmega Watts
American rapper
217
Omega
Hungarian rock band
218
One Block Radius
219
Open Mike Eagle
American hip hop artist and comedian
220
Organized Konfusion
american hip hop duo
221
Outasight
American singer and rapper
222
Oxxxymiron
Russian musician
223
Oxymorrons
224
P.O.S
American rapper
225
Pac Div
226
Paper Tiger
American record producer
227
Peace
American musician
228
People Under the Stairs
American former hip hop duo
229
Pete Miser
American rapper
230
Pete Rock & CL Smooth
American hip hop duo
231
Phat Kat
rapper
232
Project Blowed
233
Questlove
American rapper, multi-instrumentalist and journalist from Pennsylvania
234
RDGLDGRN
American band
235
RJD2
American music producer and musician
236
Radioinactive
American rapper
237
Rakaa
American rapper
238
Ratking
American hip hop group
239
Reefer
240
Reflection Eternal
band
241
Rehab
American band
242
Robert Hunter
American musician
243
Rockwell Knuckles
American rapper
244
Roland "Rollie" Pemberton
Canadian musician
245
Roots Manuva
rapper
246
Run the Jewels
hip-hop duo
247
Sage Francis
American rapper
248
Saul Williams
American singer, musician, poet, writer, and actor
249
Scott Herren
American musician
250
Scriptonite
Kazakh hip-hop artist
251
Self Jupiter
American rapper
252
Serengeti
American rapper
253
Shabazz Palaces
American hip hop band
254
Shad
Canadian rapper
255
Shape Shifters
256
Shing02
Japanese rapper
257
Shwayze
American rapper
258
Sisyphus
American hip hop group
259
Slimkid3
rapper
260
Slug
rapper
261
Sole
American rapper, hip hop artist
262
Son Lux
American three-piece experimental band
263
SoulStice
American musician
264
Souls of Mischief
band
265
Spank Rock
American musician
266
Speech
American rapper
267
Stereo MCs
English hip hop/electronic dance group
268
Swollen Members
Canadian hip hop group
269
THEESatisfaction
270
TTC
band
271
Tajai
American rapper
272
Talib Kweli
American rapper from New York
273
Telephone Jim Jesus
musical artist
274
The Cool Kids
American hip hop duo
275
The Coup
American hip hop group
276
The Dirty Heads
American reggae band
277
The Disposable Heroes of Hiphoprisy
band that plays hip hop
278
The Goats
American hip-hop band
279
The Grouch
American rapper
280
The Knux
American alternative hip hop duo
281
The Last Emperor
American hip-hop artist
282
The Lost Children of Babylon
283
The Mighty Underdogs
284
The Pharcyde
American hip hop group
285
The Roots
American hip hop band
286
The Saturday Knights
287
The Underachievers
American alternative hip hop duo
288
Themselves
289
Theophilus London
American rapper
290
Travie McCoy
American rapper and singer from New York
291
Travis Scott
American rapper, singer, songwriter, and record producer
292
Twenty One Pilots
American musical duo
293
Tyga
American rapper, singer, songwriter, actor, and television personality
294
Tyler Joseph
American singer-songwriter and record producer
295
Tyler, the Creator
American rapper, producer, and visual artist from California
296
Ugly Duckling
band
297
Us3
British band
298
Vonenzo Baschello
South African music producer, composer and artist
299
Why?
American band
300
Wordburglar
Canadian rapper
301
Wordsmith
american hip hop musician
302
Yaggfu Front
303
Yo Majesty
american hip hop group
304
Yoni Wolf
American musician
305
Young Fathers
UK musical group: hip hop and pop group based in Edinburgh
306
Young Thug
American rapper from Georgia
307
Youssoupha
French singer and rapper
308
Zebra Katz
American rapper, producer, and multimedia performance artist
309
Zion I
American hip hop duo
310
dead prez
hip hop duo from the United States
311
k-os
Canadian rapper, singer, songwriter and record producer
312
will.i.am
American rapper, singer, songwriter and record producer