Rappers
- Melle Mel (rapper)
- Coke La Rock (rapper)
- Grandmaster Caz (rapper)
- Kool Moe Dee (rapper)
- Special K (rapper)
- LA Sunshine (rapper)
- Will Smith (rapper) as The Fresh Prince
- LL Cool J (rapper)
- Dr. Dre (rapper)
- Chuck D (rapper)
- T La Rock (rapper)
- Jay-Z (raper)
- MF Doom (rapper)
Rap duos
- DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince (rap duo)
- Eric B. & Rakim (rap duo) 1986
Rap Groups
- Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five (rap group)
- The Sugarhill Gang (rap group)
- Funky Four Plus One (rap group)
- Treacherous Three (rap group)
- Jazzy Five (rap group)
- The Cold Crush Brothers
- Grandwizard Theodore & the Fantastic Five (rap group)
- Public Enemy (rap group)
- Run–D.M.C. (rap group)
- L.A. Posse (rap group)
- West Street Mob (rap group)
- Soulsonic Force (rap group)
- Stetsasonic (rap group)
DJs
- DJ Kool Herc (dj)
- Afrika Bambaataa (dj)
- Grandmaster Flash (dj)
- DJ Disco Wiz (dj)
- DJ Jazzy Jeff (dj)
- Grand Wizzard Theodore (dj)
- Scott La Rock (dj)
Producers
- DJ Pooh (producers)
Record labels
- Sugar Hill Records (record label)
- Enjoy Records (record label)
Singles
Links
See Also
- List of rappers, rap groups, djs and producers by years
- History of hip-hop
- 1970's hip-hop
- 1980's hip-hop
- 1990's hip-hop
- 2000's hip-hop
- 2010's hip-hop
- 2020's hip-hop
- 2010 hip-hop
- 2011 hip-hop
- 2012 hip-hop
- 2013 hip-hop
- 2014 hip-hop
- 2015 hip-hop
- 2016 hip-hop
- 2017 hip-hop
- 2018 hip-hop
- 2019 hip-hop