Public Name |
Birth Name |
| # | |
| 2 Chainz | Tauheed Epps |
| 2 Pistols | Jeremy Saunders |
| 21 Savage | Shayaa Bin Abraham-Joseph |
| 2Pac | Tupac Shakur / Lesane Parish Crooks |
| 334 MO.B.B. - Sawed Off | Keith Buchanan |
| 334 MO.B.B. - Supa Star | Kennie Buchanan |
| 3H | Joe Weinberger |
| 3LW and Cheetah Girl [Adrienne] | Adrienne Eliza Bailon |
| 3LW and Cheetah Girls [Kiely] | Kiely Alexis Williams |
| 50 Cent | Curtis James "Boo Boo" Jackson III |
| 88 Keys | Charles Misodi Njapa |
| 9th Ward | Jamaal Williams |
| 9th Wonder | Pat Douthit |
| The Original 50 Cent | Kelvin Darnell Martin |
| A | |
| A Tribe Called Quest [Ali Shaheed Muhammad] | Ali Shaheed Muhammad |
| A Tribe Called Quest [Jarobi] | Jarobi White |
| A Tribe Called Quest [Phife Dawg] | Malik Taylor |
| A Tribe Called Quest [Q-Tip] | Jonathan Davis / Kamaal Ibn John Fareed |
| A+ | Andre Levins |
| Aaliyah | Aaliyah Dana Haughton |
| Aaries [Ayana] | Ayana Hipps |
| Aaries [Ayinke] | Ayinke Hipps |
| Acafool | Kervens Joseph |
| Aesop Rock | Ian Bavitz |
| Afrika Bambaataa | Bambaataa Khayan Aasim |
| Afroman | Joseph Foreman |
| AJ [106 and Park] | AJ Calloway |
| Ak'Sent | Krystle Johnson |
| Akinyele | Akinyele Adams |
| Akon | Aliuane Badara Thiam |
| Al Sharpton | Alfred Charles Sharpton Jr. |
| Alchemist | Alan Maman |
| Algebra Blessett | Algebra Felicia Blessett |
| Ali [St. Lunatics] | Ali Jones |
| Alicia Keys | Alicia Augello Cook |
| Allen Iverson | Allen Ezail Iverson |
| Amerie | Amerie Mi Marie Rogers |
| Amp Fiddler | Joseph Fiddler |
| Anderson Paak | Brandon Paak Anderson |
| Andra Day | Cassandra Monique Batie |
| Angie Stone | Angela Laverne Brown |
| Anthony David | Anthony David Harrington |
| Aretha Franklin | Aretha Louise Franklin |
| ASAP Ferg | Darold Ferguson |
| ASAP Rocky | Rakim Mayers |
| ASAP Yams | Steven Rodriguez |
| Ashanti | Ashanti Shaquoya "Shani Bani" Douglas |
| Astro | Brian Bradley |
| Audio Push [Oktane] | Julian Brown |
| Audio Push [Price Tag] | Larry Jacks |
| August Alsina | August Anthony Alsina, Jr. |
| Awkwafina | Nora Lum |
| Azealia Banks | Azealia Amanda Banks |
| Aztek | Miguel Gomez |
| B | |
| B2K [J Boog] | Jarell Damonte Houston |
| B2K [Lil Fizz] | Dreux Pierre Frederic |
| B2K [Raz B] | De'mario Monte Thornton |
| Baby [Cash Money] | Brian Williams |
| Babyface | Kenneth Brian Edmonds |
| Balance | Saeed Crumpler |
| Bang | Dwayne Holmes |
| Beanie Man | Anthony Moses David |
| Beanie Sigel | Dwight Grant |
| Beat Bullies [Nikke Broadway] | Nicholas Sherwood |
| Beat Bullies [Teeth Malloy] | Nsilo Reddick |
| Beatminerz [Evil Dee] | Ewart Dewgarde |
| Beatminerz [Mr. Walt] | Walter Dewgarde |
| Beatnuts [Ju Ju] | Jerry Tineo |
| Beatnuts [Pyscho Les] | Lester Fernandez |
| Bentley Fonzworth | Derek Watkins |
| Benzino | Raymond Scott |
| Bernie Mac | Bernard Jeffrey McCullough |
| Beyonce | Beyonce Giselle Knowles |
| Big Bank Black | Rashad Holsey |
| Big Daddy Kane | Antonio Hardy |
| Big Gipp | Cameron Gipp |
| Big L | Lamont Coleman |
| Big Lurch | Antron Singleton |
| Big Mike | Mike Barnett |
| Big Noyd | TuJuan Perry |
| Big Pun | Christopher Carlos Rios Jr. |
| Big Rich | Richard Bougere Jr. |
| Big Sean | Sean Michael Anderson |
| Bilal | Bilal Oliver |
| Billie Holiday | Eleanora Fagan |
| Bink | Roosevelt Harrell III |
| Bishop Lamont | Philip Martin |
| Biz Markie | Marcel Hall |
| Blac Chyna | Angela Renee White |
| Black Buddafly [Amina] | Amina Schmahl |
| Black Buddafly [Jazz] | Jazz Schmahl |
| Black Child [Murder INC] | Ramel Gill |
| Black Eyed Peas [apl.de.ap] | Allen Pineda |
| Black Eyed Peas [Fergie] | Stacy Ann Ferguson |
| Black Eyed Peas [Taboo] | Jaime Gomez |
| Black Eyed Peas [Will.I.Am] | William Adams |
| Black Milk | Curtis Cross |
| Black Rob | Robert Ross |
| Black Sheep [Dres] | Andres Titus |
| Black Sheep [Mista Lawnge] | William McLean |
| Blackalicious [Chief XCel] | Xavier Mosley |
| Blackalicious [The Gift of Gab] | Timothy Parker |
| BlakJak | Jafari Eady |
| Blood Raw | Bruce Falson |
| Blu | Johnson Barnes |
| Blu Cantrell | Tiffany Cobb |
| Bo Diddley | Otha Elias Bates McDaniel |
| Bobby Brown | Robert Barisford Brown |
| Bobby Shmurda | Ackquille Jean Pollard |
| Bobby Valentino | Robert Wilson |
| Bohagon | Cedric Leonard |
| Bone Crusher | Wayne Hardnett |
| Bone Thugs-N-Harmony [Bizzy] | Bryon Anthony McCane II |
| Bone Thugs-N-Harmony [Krayzie] | Anthony Henderson |
| Bone Thugs-N-Harmony [Layzie] | Steve Howse |
| Bone Thugs-N-Harmony [Wish] | Charles Scruggs |
| Bossman | Travis Holifield |
| Bounty Killer | Rodney Basil Price |
| Bow Wow | Shad Gregory Moss |
| Boyz II Men [Nathan] | Nathan Morris |
| Boyz II Men [Shawn] | Shawn Stockman |
| Boyz II Men [Wanya] | Wanya Morris |
| Brandy | Brandy Rayana Norwood |
| Brotha Lynch Hung | Kevin Mann |
| Brucie B | Bruce Robinson |
| Bubba Sparxxx | Warren Anderson Mathis |
| Buckshot | Kenyatta Blake |
| Buju Banton | Mark Anthony Myrie |
| Bushwick Bill | Richard Shaw |
| Busta Rhymes | Trevor Tahiem Smith |
| C | |
| C-Bo | Shawn Thomas |
| C-Murder | Corey Miller |
| Cadillac Don | Donald Sharp |
| Cadillac Tah | Taheem Crocker |
| Cam'Ron | Cameron Giles |
| Canibus | Germaine Williams |
| Capone [& Noreaga] | Kiam Holley |
| Cappadonna | Darryl Hill |
| Cardi B | Belcalis Almanzar |
| Carmelo Anthony | Carmelo Kyan Anthony |
| Casely | Jean Carlos Casely |
| Cashis | Ramone Johnson |
| Cassidy | Barry Adrien Reese |
| Cassie | Cassandra Ventura |
| Cedric the Entertainer | Cedric Kyles |
| Cee Lo | Thomas Callaway |
| Cha Cha | Paris Lynell Fluellen |
| Chaka Khan | Carole Yvette Marie Stevens |
| Chalie Boy | Charles Williams |
| Cham | Dameon Dean Beckett |
| Chamillionaire | Hakeem Seriki |
| Chance the Rapper | Chancelor Bennett |
| Charlemagne tha God | Lenard McKelvey |
| Charles Barkley | Charles Wade Barkley |
| Charli Baltimore | Tiffany Lane |
| Chase N. Cashe | Jesse Woodard |
| Che'Nelle | Cheryline Lim |
| Chi Ali | Chi Ali Griffith |
| Chingy | Howard Bailey Jr. |
| Chopper City Boyz [Gar] | Vandell Smith Jr. |
| Chopper City Boyz [Hakizzle] | Hakim Dorsey |
| Chopper City Boyz [Sniper] | Travis Edwards |
| Chopper City Boyz [VL] | Mike Allen |
| Chris Rock | Christopher Julius Rock III |
| Chrisette Michele | Chrisette Michele Payne |
| Christina Milian | Christine Flores |
| Chubb Rock | Richard Simpson |
| Ciara | Ciara Princess Harris |
| Cipha Sounds | Luis Diaz |
| Claudette [City High] | Claudette Ortiz |
| Clipse [Malice] | Gene Thornton Jr. |
| Clipse [Pusha Ton] | Terrence Thornton |
| Coco [Ice-T's Wife] | Nicole Austin |
| Cody Chestnutt | Antonious Thomas |
| Collie Budz | Colin Harper |
| Common | Lonnie Rashid Lynn Jr. |
| Consequence | Dexter Raymond Mills Jr. |
| Coo Coo Cal | Calvin Bellamy |
| Cool and Dre [Cool] | Marcello Velenzano |
| Cool and Dre [Dre] | Andre Lyon |
| Cool Breeze | Fredrick Calhoun Bell |
| Cool C | Christopher Roney |
| Coolio | Artis Leon Ivey Jr |
| Cormega | Cory McKay |
| Cory Gunz | Peter Cory Pankey Jr. |
| Cosbe 1 | Edwardo Mitchell |
| Crime Mob [Cyco Black] | Alphonse Smith |
| Crime Mob [Diamond] | Brittany Carpenter |
| Crime Mob [MIG] | Jarques Usher |
| Crime Mob [Princess] | Venetia Lewis |
| Crooked I | Dominic Wickliffe |
| Cruna | Ke.Anthony Dilliard |
| Cuban Link | Felix Delgado |
| Curren$y | Shante Anthony Franklin |
| Cypress Hill [B-Real] | Louis Freeze |
| Cypress Hill [DJ Muggs] | Lawrence Muggerud |
| Cypress Hill [Sen Dog] | Sennen Reyes |
| D | |
| D-Nice | Derrick Jones |
| D-Tay | Dante Brown |
| D.G. Yola | Mario Talley |
| D.O.C. | Tracy Curry |
| D.S.G.B. [Blackout] | Steve Watkins |
| D.S.G.B. [Lil Pete] | Rodriguez Jackson |
| D.S.G.B. [Pastor] | Micah Troy |
| D.S.G.B. [Pinhead] | Tavaris Bridges |
| D'Angelo | Michael Eugene Archer |
| D4L [Fabo] | Lefabian Williams |
| D4L [Mook B] | Dennis Butler |
| D4L [Shawty Lo] | Carlos Walker |
| D4L [Stuntman] | Adrian Parks |
| Da Back Wudz [Big Marc] | Marcus Thomas |
| Da Back Wudz [Sho Nuff] | James Redding |
| Da Band [Babs] | Lynese Wiley |
| Da Band [Chopper] | Rodney Hill |
| Da Band [Dylan] | Dylan John |
| Da Band [Frederick] | Frederick Watson |
| Da Band [Ness] | Lloyd Mathis |
| Da Band [Sara] | Sara Stokes |
| Da Brat | Shawntae Harris |
| Daddy Yankee | Raymond Ayala |
| Damani | Damani Washington |
| Dame Dash | Damon Anthony Dash |
| Dame Grease | Damon Blackmon |
| Dan the Automator | Dan Nakamura |
| Danger Mouse | Brian Burton |
| Danity Kane [Aubrey] | Aubrey Morgan O'Day |
| Danity Kane [Aundrea] | Aundrea Aurora Fimbres |
| Danity Kane [D. Woods] | Wanita Denise Woodgette |
| Danity Kane [Dawn] | Dawn Angelique Richard |
| Danity Kane [Shannon] | Shannon Rae Bex |
| Danjahandz | Nate Hills |
| Danny Boy | Daniel Steward |
| Danny Brown | Daniel Dewan Sewell |
| Dave East | David Brewster Jr. |
| David Banner | Levell Crump |
| Daz Dillinger | Delmar Arnaud |
| De La Soul [Pacemaster Mase] | Vincent Mason Jr. |
| De La Soul [Posdnous] | Kelvin Mercer |
| De La Soul [Trugoy the Dove] | David Jude Jolicoeur |
| Deemi | Tahu Aponte |
| Del Tha Funky Homosapien | Teron Delvon Jones |
| Della Reese | Dellareese Taliaferro |
| Dem Franchize Boyz [Buddie] | Gerald Tiller |
| Dem Franchize Boyz [Jizzal Man] | Bernard Leverette |
| Dem Franchize Boyz [Parlae] | Maurice Gleaton |
| Dem Franchize Boyz [Pimpin] | Jamal Willingham |
| Desiigner | Sidney Royel Selby III |
| Devin the Dude | Devin Copeland |
| Diamond D | Joseph Kirkland |
| Diana Ross | Diane Emestine Ross |
| Dionne Warwick | Dionne Warwick |
| Dirk | Derrick McGinnis |
| Dirt Bag | Jermany James |
| DJ B-Girl | Mia Beardsley |
| DJ Clue | Ernesto Shaw |
| DJ Drama | Tyree Simmons |
| DJ Enuff | Ephram Lopez |
| DJ Envy | Raashaun Casey |
| DJ Eque | Cynthia Boner |
| DJ Kay Slay | Keith Grayson |
| DJ Mars | Marshall Thomas |
| DJ Mister Cee | Calvin Laburn |
| DJ Paul | Paul Beauregard |
| DJ Pooh | Mark Jordan |
| DJ Premier | Curtis Martin |
| DJ Quik | David Blake |
| DJ Scratch | George Spivey |
| DJ Screw | Robert Earl Davis Jr. |
| DJ Shadow | Josh Davis |
| DJ Sir Charles Mixin | Charles Dixon |
| DJ Smurf aka Mr. Collipark | Michael Croom |
| DJ Threat | Jason George Campbell |
| DJ Toomp | Aldrin Davis |
| DJ Vlad | Vladimir Lyubovny |
| DJ Web Star | Troy Ryan |
| DJ Whoo Kid | Yves Mondesire |
| DMX | Earl Simmons |
| Do or Die [AK] | Dennis Rounk |
| Do or Die [Belo Zero] | Darnell Smith |
| Do or Die [N.A.R.D.] | Anthony Round |
| Don Omar | William Omar Landron |
| Don Trip | Christopher Wallace |
| Donna Summer | LaDonna Andrea Gaines |
| Donnie | Donnie Johnson |
| Doug E. Fresh | Douglas Davis |
| Dr. Dre | Andre Romelle Young |
| Drag On | Melvin Smalls |
| Drake | Aubrey Graham |
| Drama | Terrence Cook |
| Droop-E | Earl Stevens Jr. |
| Dru Down | Darnell Robinson |
| Dru Hill [Jazz] | Larry Anthony Jr. |
| Dru Hill [Nokio] | Tamir Ruffin |
| Dru Hill [Scola] | Rufus Waller |
| Dru Hill [Sisqo] | Mark Althavan Andrews |
| Drumma Boy | Maestro Christopher Gholson |
| Duke Da God | George Moore |
| E | |
| E-40 | Earl Stevens |
| Easy E | Eric Wright |
| Easy Mo Bee | Osten Harvey Jr. |
| Ebony Eyes | Ebony Williams |
| Eddie Murphy | Edward Regan Murphy |
| Eightball & MJG [Eightball] | Premro Smith |
| Eightball & MJG [MJG] | Marlon Jermaine Goodwin |
| El-P | Jaime Meline |
| Elephant Man | Oneil Morgan Hughlin Bryant |
| Elzhi | Jason Powers |
| Eminem | Marshall Bruce Mathers |
| Eric B | Eric Barrier |
| Erykah Badu | Erica Abi Wright |
| Estelle | Fanta Estelle Swaray |
| Eternia | Silk-Anne Semiramis Kaya |
| Eve | Eve Jihan Jeffers |
| Everlast | Eric Schrody |
| Exile | Alex Manfredi |
| F | |
| Fab 5 Freddy | Fred Brathwaite |
| Fabolous | John Jackson |
| Famous Dex | Dexter Gore |
| Fantasia | Fantasia Monique Barrino |
| Fat Joe | Joseph Antonio Cartagena |
| Felix Da Cat | Felix Stallings Jr |
| Field Mob [Shawn Jay] | Shawn Timothy Johnson |
| Field Mob [Smoke] | Darion Crawford |
| Fiend | Ricky Jones |
| FKA twigs | Tahliah Barnett |
| Flavor Flav | William Jonathan Drayton, Jr |
| Flesh n Bone | Stanley Howse |
| Flo Rida | Tramar Dillard |
| Floetry [The Floacist] | Natalie Stewart |
| Floetry [The Songstress] | Marsha Ambrosius |
| Flukie Stokes | Rodney Lucas |
| Flying Lotus | Steven Ellison |
| Foxx | Jonathan Reed |
| Foxy Brown | Inga Marchand |
| Freaks | Johnathan Thomas Perry |
| Freckles | Tanya White |
| Fred Wreck | Farid Nassar |
| Free | Marie Wright |
| Freeky Zeekey | Ezekiel Jiles |
| Freeway | Leslie Pridgen |
| French Montana | Karim Kharbouch |
| Fugees [Pras] | Samuel Praskazrel Michel |
| Funkmaster Flex | Aston George Taylor Jr. |
| Future | Nayvadius Cash |
| Odd Future [Frank Ocean] | Christopher Breaux |
| Wyclef | Nelust Wyclef Jean |
| G | |
| G Dep | Aston George Taylor Jr |
| Gabrielle Union | Gabrielle Monique Union |
| Game | Jayceon Terrell Taylor |
| Gangsta Boo | Lola Mitchell |
| Gangstarr [Guru] | Keith Elam |
| Ganxsta Nip | Rowdy Jones |
| Genius | Gary Grice |
| Gerardo aka Rico Suave | Gerardo Mejia |
| Ghostface | Dennis Coles |
| Ginuwine | Elgin Lumpkin |
| Goapele | Goapele Mohlabane |
| Gorilla Zoe | Alonzo Mathis |
| Grand Puba | Maxwell Dixon |
| Grandmaster Flash | Joseph Saddler |
| Gravy | Jamal Wollard |
| Gucci Mane | Radrick Davis |
| H | |
| Halle Berry | Halle Maria Berry |
| Heather B | Heather Gardner |
| Heavy D | Dwight Errington Myers |
| Hell Relll | Durell Mohammed |
| Hi-Tek | Tony Cottrell |
| Hip Hop | Kyambo Joshua |
| Hit Boy | Chauncey Hollis |
| Hood Surgeon (Dr. Dre's Son) | Curtis Young |
| Hopsin | Marcus Hopson |
| Hot Dollar | Leon Gray |
| Houston | Houston Summers IV |
| huey | Lawrence Franks |
| Hurricane Chris | Chris Dooley |
| Hurricane G | Gloria Rodriguez |
| Hush | Daniel Carlisle |
| Hype Williams | Harold Williams |
| I | |
| I-20 | Bobby Sandamanie |
| I-Wayne | Cliffroy Taylor |
| Ice Cube | Oshea Jackson |
| Ice-T | Tracy Marrow |
| Iggy Azalea | Amethyst Amelia Kelly |
| Illa J | John Yancey |
| Immortal Technique | Felipe Coronel |
| India Arie | India Arie Simpson |
| Indo | Tobian Tools |
| Insane Clown Posse [Shaggy 2 Dope] | Joey Ustler |
| Insane Clown Posse [Violent J] | Joe Bruce |
| Inspectah Deck | Jason Hunter |
| Irv Gotti | Irvin Domingo Lorenzo Jr. |
| Isaiah Rashad | Isaiah McClein |
| J | |
| J-Hood | Joshua Hood |
| J-Kwon | Jerrell Corron Jones |
| J-Live | Jean-Jacques Cadet |
| J-Money | Tiyon Rogers |
| J-Swift | John Martinez |
| J. Cole | Jermaine Lamarr Cole |
| J. Holiday | Nahum Grymes |
| J. R. | Jonathan Rotem |
| J. Valentine | Johnnie Newt |
| J.J. Fad [Baby D] | Dania Birks |
| J.R. Writer | Rusty Brito |
| Ja Rule | Jeffrey Atkins |
| Jacka | Shaheed Akbar |
| Jacki-O | Angela Kohn |
| Jacob the Jeweler | Yakob Aravov |
| Jada Pinkett-Smith | Jada Koren Pinkett |
| Jadakiss | Jayson Phillips |
| Jagged Edge [Brasco] | Brian Casey |
| Jagged Edge [Brasco] | Brian Casey |
| Jagged Edge [Case Dinero] | Brandon Casey |
| Jagged Edge [Quick] | Kyle Norman |
| Jagged Edge [Wingo Dollar] | Richard Wingo |
| Jaguar Wright | Jacquelyn Wright |
| James Brown | James Joseph Brown |
| Jamie Foxx | Eric Marlon Bishop |
| Jarren Benton | Jarren Benton |
| Jarvis | Jarvis Shaffer |
| Jay Dee aka J Dilla | James Dewitt Yancey |
| Jay Electronica | Timothy Elpadaro Thedford |
| Jay Rock | Johnnie McKenzie |
| Jay Sean | Kamaljit Jhooti |
| Jay-Z | Shawn Corey Carter |
| Jayo Felony | James Savage |
| Jazzy Jeff | Jeffrey Townes |
| Jean Grae | Tsidi Ibrahim |
| Jennifer Lopez | Jennifer Lynn Lopez |
| Jeremih | Jeremih Felton |
| Jermaine Dupri | Jermaine Dupri Mauldin |
| Jeru da Damaja | Kendrick Jeru Davis |
| Jerzee Monet | Tanisha Monet Carey |
| Jha Jha | Natoya Handy |
| Jhene Aiko | Jhené Aiko Efuru Chilombo |
| Jibbs | Jovan Campbell |
| Jim Jones | Joseph Guillermo Jones |
| Jimi Hendrix | James Marshall Hendrix |
| Jimmy Henchmen | Jimmy Rosemond |
| Jin | Jin Au-Yeung |
| Jochris | Jordan Christopher |
| Jody Breeze | Jacoby White |
| Joey Bada$$ | Jo-Vaughn Virginie Scott |
| John Connor | Jon Freeman Jr. |
| John Legend | John Stephens |
| John Singleton | John Daniel Singleton |
| Joi | Joi Elaine Gilliam-Gipp |
| Joker the Bailbondsman | Sean Sullivan |
| Jon B | Johnathan Buck |
| Jonell | Shannon Jonell Showes |
| Joss Stone | Joscelyn Eve Stoker |
| JT Money | Jeff Tompkins |
| Juelz Santana | LaRon James |
| Juice | Richard Evans |
| Jungle [Bravehearts /Nas brother] | Jabari Jones |
| Jungle Brothers [Afrika Baby Bam] | Nathaniel Hall |
| Jungle Brothers [Mike G] | Michael Small |
| Jungle Brothers [Sammy B] | Sammy Burwell |
| Jurassic 5 [Akil] | Dante Givens |
| Jurassic 5 [Chali 2na] | Charles Stewart |
| Jurassic 5 [Cut Chemist] | Lucas Macfadden |
| Jurassic 5 [DJ Nu-Mark] | Mark Potsic |
| Jurassic 5 [Mark 7] | Marc Stuart |
| Jurassic 5 [Zaakir] | Courtenay Henderson |
| Just Blaze | Justin Smith |
| Juvenile | Terius Gray |
| K | |
| K-OS | Kheaven Brereton |
| Kamikaze | Brad Franklin |
| Kanye West | Kanye Omari West |
| Karina Pasian | Karina Pasian |
| Kartoon | Terry Franklin |
| Kat DeLuna | Kathleen Emperatriz DeLuna |
| Katt Williams | Katt Micah Williams |
| Keak Da Sneak | Charles Kutha Kente Bowens |
| Kehlani | Kehlani Parrish |
| Keith Murray | Keith Omar Murray Jr. |
| Keke Wyatt | Ketara Shavon Wyatt |
| Kelis | Kelis Rogers |
| Kelly Rowland | Kelendria Trene Rowland |
| Kem | Kem Owen |
| Kendrick Lamar | Kendrick Lamar |
| Keri Hilson | Keri Hilson |
| Kevin Gates | Kevin Gilyard |
| Khao | Kevin Cates |
| Khia | Khia Chambers |
| Khrysis | Christopher Tyson |
| Khulo [Goodie Mob] | Willie Knighton Jr. |
| Kia Shine | Nakia Shine Coleman |
| Kid Cudi | Scott Mescudi |
| Kid Frost | Arturo Molina Jr. |
| Kid Ink | Brian Collins Jr. |
| Kid Sister | Melissa Young |
| Killa Kyleon | Kyle Riley |
| Killah Priest | Walter Reed |
| Killer Mike | Michael Santiago Render |
| Kilo Kish | Lakisha Kimberly Robinson |
| Kindred [Aja] | Aja Dantzler |
| Kindred [Fatin] | Fatin Dantzler |
| King T | Roger McBride |
| Kiotti | Jerrel Brown |
| Knocturnal | Royal Rosheam Harbor |
| Kobe Bryant | Kobe Bean Bryant |
| Kodak Black | Dieuson Octave |
| Kon and Amir [Amir] | Amir Abdullah |
| Kon and Amir [Kon] | Christian Taylor |
| Kool DJ Red Alert | Fred Krute |
| Kool G Rap | Nathaniel Wilson |
| Kool Herc | Clive Campbell |
| Kreayshawn | Natassia Zolot |
| Kris Kross [Daddy Mack] | Chris Smith |
| Kris Kross [Mack Daddy] | Chris Kelly |
| KRS One | Lawrence Krisna Parker |
| Krucial Keys | Kerry Brothers |
| Kurtis Blow | Kurtis Walker |
| Kurupt | Ricardo Brown |
| L | |
| L.E.S. | Leshaun Lewis |
| La La [former MTV VJ] | Alani Vasquez |
| Lady of Rage | Robin Yvette Allen |
| Lady Saw | Marion Hall |
| Lamya | Lamya Sultan Al-Megheiry |
| Large Professor | William Paul Mitchell |
| Latrelle | Andrea Latrelle Simmons |
| Lauren London | Lauren Nicole London |
| Lauryn Hill | Lauryn Noel Hill |
| Lebron James | Lebron Raymone James |
| Ledisi | Ledisi Anibade Young |
| Legendary K.O. [Big Mon] | Micah Nickerson |
| Legendary K.O. [Damien] | Damien Randle |
| Leon [the actor] | Leon Preston Robinson IV |
| Letoya | Letoya Nicole Luckett |
| Lil Bibby | Brandon Dickenson |
| Lil Boosie | Torrance Hatch |
| Lil Cease | James Lloyd |
| Lil Durk | Durk Banks |
| Lil Easy E | Eric Wright Jr. |
| Lil Flip | Wesley Weston |
| Lil Jon | Johnathan Smith |
| Lil Kim | Kimberly Denise Jones |
| Lil Ma$so | Maximillian Flores |
| Lil Mama | Niatia Jessica Kirkland |
| Lil Mo | Cynthia Loving-Stone |
| Lil Phat | Melvin Burrell III |
| Lil Reese | Tavares Taylor |
| Lil Romeo | Percy Romeo Miller |
| Lil Scrappy | Darryl Kevin Richardson II |
| Lil Troy | Troy Birklett |
| Lil Uzi Vert | Symere Woods |
| Lil Wayne | Dwayne Michael Carter Jr. |
| Lil Wyte | Patrick Lanshaw |
| Lil Yachty | Miles Parks McCollum |
| Lil Zane | Zane Copeland |
| Little Brother [Phonte] | Phonte Coleman |
| Little Brother [Rapper Big Pooh] | Thomas Jones |
| Little X | Julien Lutz |
| LL Cool J | James Todd Smith |
| Lloyd | Lloyd Harlin Polite Jr. |
| Lloyd Banks | Christopher Lloyd |
| Loon | Chauncey Hawkins |
| Lord Finesse | Robert Hall |
| Lord Tariq [& Peter Gunz] | Sean Hamilton |
| Lost Boyz [Mr. Cheeks] | Terrance Kelly |
| Lost Boyz [Pretty Lou] | Eric Ruth |
| Lost Boyz [Spigg Nice] | Ronald Blackwell |
| Ludacris | Christopher Brian Bridges |
| Luke | Luther Campbell |
| Lumidee | Lumidee Cedeno |
| Lupe Fiasco | Wasalu Muhammad Jaco |
| Luther Vandross | Luther Ronzoni Vandross Jr. |
| Lyfe Jennings | Chester Jennings |
| Lyric [Fendi] | Farrah Fleurimond |
| Lyric [Thema] | Thema McKinney |
| Lyrics Born | Tom Shimura |
| M | |
| M.I.A. | Mathangi "Maya" Arulpragasam |
| M.O.P. [Billy Danze] | Eric Murray |
| M.O.P. [Lil Fame] | Jamal Grinnage |
| mac | Barron Victor Jr. |
| Mac Dre | Andre Hicks |
| Maceo | Maceo Barnes |
| Machine Gun Kelly | Colson Baker |
| Mack 10 | Dedrick D'Mon Rolison |
| Macklemore | Ben Haggerty |
| Macy Gray | Natalie Renee McIntyre |
| madeinTYO | Malcolm Jamaal Davis |
| Madlib | Otis Jackson Jr. |
| Magoo | Melvin Barcliff |
| Maino | Jermaine Coleman |
| Mannie Fresh | Byron Thomas |
| Mantronix | Curtis Mantronix Kahleel |
| Marc Ecko | Marc Milecofsky |
| Mario | Mario Barrett |
| Mark the 45 King | Mark James |
| Marley Marl | Marlon Williams |
| Marques Houston | Marques Barrett Houston |
| Mars | Mario Delgado |
| Martin Lawrence | Martin Fitzgerald Lawrence |
| Marvelous J | Jeffrey White |
| Marvin Gaye | Marvin Pentz Gay Jr. |
| Mary J. Blige | Mary Jane Blige |
| Mary Mary [Erica] | Erica Campbell |
| Mary Mary [Tina] | Tina Campbell |
| Mase | Mason Durrell Betha |
| Mashonda | Mashonda Tifrere |
| Masta Ace | Duval Clear |
| Mastamind | Gary Reed |
| Master P | Percy Miller |
| Max B | Charly Wingate |
| MC Breed | Eric Breed |
| MC Eiht | Aaron Tyler |
| MC Holiday | Sam Jacobs Jr. |
| MC Lyte | Lana Moorer |
| MC Ren | Lorenzo Patterson |
| MC Serch | Michael Berrin |
| MC Shan | Shawn Moltke |
| McGruff | Herbert Brown |
| Meagan Good | Meagan Monique Good |
| Mecca the Ladybug [Digable Planets] | Mary Ann Vieira |
| Meek Mill | Robert Rahmeek Williams |
| Megan Rochell | Megan Rochell Nieves |
| Mellow Man Ace | Ulpiano Sergio Reyes |
| Melyssa "Jessica Rabbit" Ford | Melyssa Savannah Ford |
| Memphis Bleek | Malik Cox |
| Meshell Ndegeocello | Michelle Johnson |
| MF Doom | Daniel Dumile |
| Mia X | Mia Young |
| Mic Geronimo | Michael McDermon |
| Mic Little | Michael Johnson |
| Michael Jackson | Michael Joseph Jackson |
| Michael Jordan | Michael Jeffrey Jordan |
| Micheal F. Steez | Brandon Joell Fuentes |
| Michelle Williams | Tenetria Michelle Williams |
| Migos [Quavos] | Quavious Marshall |
| MIgos [Takeoff] | Kirshnik Ball |
| Migos [Takeoff] | Kiari Cephus |
| Mike Jones | Mike Jones |
| Mike Tyson | Michael Gerard Tyson |
| Mike Will | Michael Williams |
| Mila J | Jamila Chilombo |
| Miles Davis | Miles Dewey Davis III |
| Milkbone | Thomas Wlodarczyka |
| Mims | Sean Mims |
| Miss Cleo | Yourree Dell Harris |
| Miss Info | Minya Oh |
| Miss Jones | Tarsha Nicole Jones |
| Miss Toi | Toi Keon Parham |
| Missy Elliot | Melissa Arnette Elliott |
| Mistah F.A.B. | Stanley Cox |
| Mix Master Mike | Michael Schwartz |
| Mo'nique | Monique Imes |
| Mobb Deep [Havoc] | Kejuan Muchita |
| Mobb Deep [Prodigy] | Albert Johnson |
| Moe Tre | Moses Pullins |
| Monica | Monica Denise Arnold |
| Monie Love | Simone Johnson |
| Mos Def | Dante Terrell "Beze" Smith |
| Mr. Lif | Jeffrey Haynes |
| Mr. Porter | Denaun Porter |
| Ms. Cherry | Elisa Hood |
| Ms. Dynamite | Niomi Mclean-Daley |
| Ms. Jade | Chevon Young |
| Ms. Thing | Nateshia Linesay |
| Muhammad Ali | Cassius Marcellus Clay Jr. |
| Mullyman | Kevin Muldrow |
| Murda Mook | John Ancrum |
| Murphy Lee | Tohri Harper |
| Musiq | Talib Johnson |
| Mya | Mya Marie Harrison |
| Mysonne | Mysonne Linen |
| Mystic | Mandolin Ludlum |
| Mystikal | Micheal Tyler |
| N | |
| Naledge | Jabari Miles Evans |
| Nas | Nasir Bin Olu Dara Jones |
| Nat Turner | Ahmed Kareem Ali El |
| Nate Dogg | Nathaniel Dwayne Hale |
| Nature | Jermaine Baxter |
| Naturi [former 3LW member] | Naturi Cora Maria Naughton |
| Naughty By Nature [Treach] | Anthony Criss |
| Ne-Yo | Shaffer Chimere Smith |
| Needlz | Khari Cain |
| Neef | Haneef Muhammad |
| Nelly | Cornell Haynes Jr. |
| New York | Tiffany Pollard |
| Nia Long | Nitara Carlynn Long |
| Nice & Smooth [Greg Nice] | Gregory Mays |
| Nicki Minaj | Onika Tanya Maraj |
| Nicole Scherzinger | Nicole Elikolani Prescovia Scherzinger |
| Nina Simone | Eunice Kathleen Waymon |
| Nina Sky [Natalie] | Natalie Albino |
| Nina Sky [Nicole] | Nicole Albino |
| Nipsey Hu$$le | Ermias Asghedom |
| Nitti | Chandron Moore |
| Nitty Scott | Nitzia Scott |
| No I.D. | Dion Wilson |
| Noah | Noah Stephens IV |
| Nomb | Brian Jackson |
| Noname | Fatimah Warner |
| Nore aka Noreaga [& Capone] | Victor Santiago |
| Notorious B.I.G. | Christopher George Latore Wallace |
| Novel | Alonzo Stevenson |
| Nyck Caution | Jesse Cordasco |
| O | |
| O'Ryan | O'Ryan Grandberry |
| Obie Trice | Obie Trice III |
| OC | Omar Credle |
| Odd Future [Domo Genesis] | Domonique Cole |
| Odd Future [Earl Sweatshirt] | Thebe Neruda Kgositsile |
| Odd Future [Hodgy Beats] | Gerard Damien |
| Odd Future [Jasper Dolphin] | Davon Wilson |
| Odd Future [Left Brain] | Vyron Turner |
| Odd Future [Mike G] | Mike Griffin II |
| Odd Future [Syd the Kid] | Sydney Bennett |
| Odd Future [Taco] | Travis Bennett |
| Odd Future [Tyler the Creator] | Tyler Okonma |
| Olivia | Olivia Theresa Longott |
| Omarion | Omari Ishmal Grandberry |
| Oowee | Walter Tucker |
| Outkast [Andre 3000] | Andre Lauren Benjamin |
| Outkast [Big Boi] | Antwan Andre Patton |
| P | |
| P.O.R.N. | Gregory Spearman |
| Paperworks | Tra'Shaun Davis |
| Papoose | Shamele Mackie |
| Partners-N-Crime [Kangol] | Walter Williams |
| Partners-N-Crime [Mr. Meana] | Michael Patterson |
| PARTYNEXTDOOR | Jahron Anthony Brathwaite |
| Pastor Troy | Micah Levar Troy |
| Patti Labelle | Patricia Louise Holt |
| Paul Wall | Paul Slayton |
| Peedi Crack | Pedro Zayas |
| Penelope Jones | Juarita Jones |
| Pete Rock | Peter Phillips |
| Peter Gunz [& Lord Tariq] | Peter Pankey |
| Petey Pablo | Moses Barrett III |
| Pharoahe Monch | Troy Donald Jamerson |
| Phil Ade | Philip Adetumbi |
| Philly's Most Wanted [Boobonic] | Al Basir Holly |
| Philly's Most Wanted [Mr. Man] | Joel Witherspoon |
| Phunk Dawg | Earl Williams |
| Pia Mia | Pia Mia Perez |
| Pitbull | Armando Christian Perez |
| Platinum Pied Pipers [Saadiq] | Darnell Bolden |
| Platinum Pied Pipers [Waajeed] | Robert O'Bryant |
| Plies | Algernod Lanier Washington |
| PnB Rock | Rakim Allen |
| Polow Da Don | Polow-Freache Jamal Fincher Jones |
| Posterboy | Shaheed Dixon |
| Pretty Ricky [Baby Blue] | Diamond Smith |
| Pretty Ricky [Pleasure] | Marcus Cooper |
| Pretty Ricky [Slick Em] | Corey Mathis |
| Pretty Ricky [Spectacular] | Spectacular Smith |
| Prince | Prince Rogers Nelson |
| Prince Paul | Paul Houston |
| Prince Poetry | Larry Bakersfield |
| Prince Rick | Ricky Harris |
| Project Pat | Patrick Houston |
| Public Enemy [Chuck D] | Carlton Ridenhour |
| Public Enemy [Flavor Flav] | William Jonathan Drayton Jr. |
| Puff Daddy aka Diddy | Sean John Combs |
| Q | |
| Q Da Kid | Kareem Savage |
| Q Strange | Josh Fiore |
| Queen Latifah | Dana Elaine Owens |
| Queen Pen | Lynise Walters |
| Quincy Jones | Quincy Delight Jones Jr. |
| R | |
| R Kelly | Robert Sylvester Kelly |
| Rah Digga | Rashia Fisher |
| Rahzel | Rahzel Brown |
| Rakim | William Griffin |
| Raphael Saadiq | Charlie Ray Wiggins |
| Rappin 4 Tay | Anthony Forte |
| Ras Kass | John Austin |
| Rashad | Rashad Morgan |
| Ray Cash | Wardell Raymond Cheeks |
| Ray Charles | Ray Charles Robinson |
| Ray-J | William Raymond Norwood Jr. |
| Raz Simone | Solomon Simone |
| Razah | Martell Nelson |
| Red Cafe | Jermaine Denny |
| Redman | Reggie Noble |
| Reef the Lost Cause | Sharif Lacey |
| Reek Da Villain | Tariek Williams |
| Reign Man | Robert Evans |
| Rekz | Corey Isiah Christie |
| Rell | Wilbur Gerrell Gaddis |
| Remy Ma | Reminisce Smith |
| Renegade Foxxx | Wayne Carswell |
| Res | Shareese Renee Ballard |
| Rhymefest | Che Smith |
| Rich Boy | Marece Richards |
| Rich Homie Quan | Dequantes Lamar |
| Richard Pryor | Richard Franklin Lenox Thomas Pryor |
| Richie Rich | Richard Serrell |
| Rick James | James Ambrose Johnson Jr. |
| Rick Rock | Ricardo Thomas |
| Rick Ross | William Leonard Roberts II |
| Rico Love | Richard Butler Jr. |
| Rihanna | Robyn Rihanna Fenty |
| Riskay | Katrina Harvey |
| RL | Robert Lavelle Hugger |
| Roccett | Jerome Rockett |
| Rocko | Rodney Hill |
| Rockwilder | Dana Stinson |
| Rocsi | Racquel Lisette Diaz |
| Ron Browz | Rondell Turner |
| Roots Manuva | Rodney Smith |
| Rosco P. Coldchain | Amin Porter |
| Roscoe | David Williams |
| Roscoe Dash | Jeffrey Johnson |
| Rowdy Rebel | Chad Marshall |
| Roxanne Shante | Lolita Shante Gooden |
| Royce da 5'9 | Ryan Montgomery |
| Ruck [Heltah Skeltah] | Sean Price |
| Run DMC [DMC] | Darryl McDaniels |
| Run DMC [Jam Master Jay] | Jason William Mizell |
| Run DMC [Run] | Joseph Simmons |
| Rupee | Rupert Clarke |
| Russell Simmons | Russell Wendel Simmons |
| S | |
| Sa-Ra [Om'Mas] | Om'Mas Keith |
| Sa-Ra [Shafiq] | Shafiq Husayn |
| Sa-Ra [Taz] | Taz Arnold |
| Saafir | Reggie Gibson |
| Sadat X | Derrick Murphy |
| Saigon | Brian Carenard |
| Salt & Pepa [Pepa] | Sandra Denton |
| Salt & Pepa [Salt] | Cheryl James |
| Sam Scarfo | Rodwell Gill |
| Sam Sneed | Sam Anderson |
| Sammie | Sammie Bush |
| Sandman | Charles Patterson |
| Sauce Money | Todd Gaither |
| Scarface | Brad Jordan |
| Schooly D | Jesse B. Weaver Jr. |
| Scott Storch | Scott Spencer |
| Sean Kingston | Kisean Anderson |
| Sean Paul | Sean Paul Henriques |
| Sha Money XL | Michael Clervoix III |
| Shade Sheist | Tramayne Thompson |
| Shaquille O'Neal | Shaquille Rashaun O'Neal |
| Shareefa | Shareefa Cooper |
| Sharissa | Sharissa Dawes |
| Shawnna | Rashawnna Guy |
| Shawty Redd | Demetrius Stewart |
| Sheek | Sean Jacobs |
| Shells | William Kenny Cintron |
| Shock G [Digital Underground] | Gregory Edward Jacobs |
| Shontelle | Shontelle Layne |
| Shop Boyz [Fat] | Richard Stephens |
| Shop Boyz [Meany] | Demetrius Hardin |
| Shop Boyz [Sheed] | Rasheed Hightower |
| Shyheim | Shyheim Franklin |
| Shyne | Jamal Barrow |
| Sicknotes [Pep] | Bryan Johnson |
| Sicknotes [Witt] | Dewitt Moore |
| Silkk the Shocker | Zyshonne Miller |
| Sir Michael Rocks | Antoine Reed |
| Sir Mix-a-Lot | Anthony Ray |
| Sista Soulja | Lisa Williamson |
| Skillz [Mad] | Shaquan Lewis |
| Skyzoo | Gregory Skler Taylor |
| Slick Pulla | Renaldo Whitman |
| Slick Rick | Ricky Walters |
| Slimm Calhoun | Brian Loving |
| Sly Boogy | Tim Lamont Martin |
| Smitty | Varick Smith |
| Snoop Doggy Dogg | Cordozar Calvin Broadus Jr. |
| Snow | James Tapp |
| Sole | Tonya Johnston |
| Sontiago | Sonya Tomlinson |
| Soulja Boy | DeAndre Ramone Way |
| Soulja Slim | Darrin O'Brien |
| Sparkle | Stephanie Edwards |
| Special Ed | Edward Arche |
| Speech [Arrested Development] | Todd Thomas |
| Spice 1 | Robert L. Green Jr. |
| Spider Loc | Curtis Williams |
| Spike Lee | Shelton Jackson Lee |
| Star Jones | Starlet Marie Jones |
| Stat Quo | Stanley Benton |
| Steady B | Warren McGlone |
| Stevie Wonder | Steveland Judkins |
| Sticky Fingaz | Kirk Jones |
| Stimuli | Sherod Khaalis |
| Styles P | David Styles |
| Suga Slimm [Cash Money] | Ronald Williams |
| Suge Knight | Dennis Ames |
| Sun God | Dennis Ames |
| Sunkiss | Deshawn Barzey |
| SunN.Y. | Daniel Smith |
| Sunny Valentine | Vonstrell Williams |
| Sweet Rush [Iman] | Iman Hashi |
| Sweet Rush [Siham] | Siham Hashi |
| Sweet Tee | Toi Jackson |
| Swizz Beatz | Kasseem Daoud Dean |
| SWV [Coko] | Cheryl Gamble |
| SWV [Lelee] | Leanne Lyons |
| SWV [Taj] | Tamara Johnson |
| SZA | Solana Rowe |
| T | |
| T-Mo [Goodie Mob] | Robert Barnett |
| T-Pain | Faheem Najm |
| T.I. | Clifford Joseph Harris Jr. |
| Talib Kweli | Talib Kweli Greene |
| Tami Chynn | Tamaar Chin |
| Tamia | Tamia Hill |
| Tank | Durell Babbs |
| Teairra Mari | Teairra Maria Thomas |
| Teena Marie | Mary Christine Brockhert |
| Terence Trent D'Arby | Terence Trent Howard |
| Terrence Howard | Terrence Dashon Howard |
| Tha Alkaholiks [E-Swift] | Eric Brooks |
| Tha Alkaholiks [J-Ro] | James Robinson |
| Tha Alkaholiks [Tash] | Rico Smith |
| Tha Realest | Jevon Jones |
| The Chapter [3sixty] | Reese Thomas Mcdade |
| The Chapter [Verbal E] | Clarence Long |
| The Coup [Boots] | Raymond Riley |
| The Knux [Krispy Kream] | Kintrell Lindsey |
| The Knux [Rah Amillio] | Alvin Lindsey |
| The Madd Rapper | Deric Angelettie |
| The Pack [Lil B] | Brandon McCartney |
| The Pack [Lil Uno] | DaMonte Johnson |
| The Pack [Stunna] | Keith Jenkins |
| The Pack [Young L] | Lloyd Omadhebo |
| The Product [Hen] | Will Henderson |
| The Product [Malice] | Rod Sutton |
| The Roots [?uestlove] | Ahmir-Khalib Thompson |
| The Roots [Black Thought] | Tariq Luqmaan Trotter |
| The Roots [DJ Scratch] | Kail Jones |
| The Roots [Hub] | Leonard Hubbard |
| The Roots [Kamal] | Kamal Gray |
| The Showboys [Can Can] | Orville Hall |
| The Showboys [Phil D] | Phillip Price |
| The Trackboyz [Capo] | Joe Kent |
| The Trackboyz [Tarboy] | Mark Williams |
| The-Dream | Terius Youngdell Nash |
| Three 6 Mafia [Juicy J] | Jordan Houston |
| Three 6 Mafia [Koopsta Knicca] | Robert Cooper |
| Three 6 Mafia [Lord Infamous] | Ricky Dunigan |
| Tiec Tocc | Adam McCall V |
| Tim Dog | Tim Blair |
| Timbaland | Tim Mosley |
| Tina Turner | Anna Mae Bullock |
| Tinashe | Tinashe Jorgenson Kachingwe |
| Tito Jackson | Toriano Adaryll Jackson |
| TLC [Chilli] | Rozanda Thomas |
| TLC [Left Eye] | Lisa Nicole Lopes |
| TLC [T-Boz] | Tionne Watkins |
| TMI Boyz [Dudella] | Dectric Fisher |
| TMI Boyz [Huskey] | Timothy Allen |
| TMI Boyz [Sayeed] | Steve Smith |
| Tony Sunshine | Antonio Cruz |
| Tony Yayo | Marvin Bernard |
| Too Short | Todd Shaw |
| Total [Kima] | Jakima Rayer |
| TQ | Terrance Quaites |
| Trackmasters [Poke] | Jean Claude Oliver |
| Trackmasters [Tone] | Samuel Barnes |
| Trae | Frazier Thompson |
| Tragedy Khadafhi | Percy Coles IV |
| Travis Scott | Jacques Berman Webster II |
| Tray Deee [Eastsidaz] | Tracey Davis |
| Treal Lee | Montreal Lee |
| Trey Songz | Tremaine Neverson |
| Trick Daddy | Maurice Young |
| Trick-Trick | Christian Mathis |
| Trillville [Dirty Mouth] | Jamal Glaze |
| Trillville [Don P] | Donnell Prince |
| Trillville [Lil Atlanta] | Lawrence Edwards |
| Trina | Katrina Laverne Taylor |
| Triple J | Johnathan Jerel Johnson |
| Troy Ave. | Roland Collins |
| Tru Life | Robert Rosado |
| Truth Hurts | Shari Watson |
| Tum Tum | Tony Richardson |
| Turf Talk | Demar Bernstein |
| Turk | Tab Virgil Jr. |
| Tweet | Charlene Keys |
| Twista | Carl Mitchell |
| Two Five (50 Cent's cousin) | Michael Francis |
| Ty Dolla $ign | Tyrone Griffin Jr. |
| Tyga | Michael Stevenson |
| Tyra | Tyra Bolling |
| Tyrese | Tyrese Darnell Gibson |
| U | |
| UGK [Bun B] | Bernard Freeman |
| UGK [Pimp C] | Chad Butler |
| Uncle Murder | Lenny Grant |
| Usher | Usher Raymond IV |
| V | |
| Vanilla Ice | Robert Van Winckle |
| Vanity | Denise Matthews |
| Vein | Vania Thompson |
| Venus Williams | Venus Ebone Starr Williams |
| Vic Mensa | Victor Kwesi Mensah |
| Ving Rhames | Irving Rameses Rhames |
| Vita | Lavita Rayer |
| Vivica Fox | Vivica Anjanetta Fox |
| Vybz Cartel | Adidja Azim Palmer |
| W | |
| Waka Flocka Flame | Juaquin Malphurs |
| Wale | Olubowale Victor Akintimehin |
| Wally Sparks | Wally Cross |
| Warren G | Warren Griffin III |
| Wayne Wonder | Vonwayne Charles |
| WC | William Calhoun Jr. |
| Webbie | Webster Gradney Jr. |
| Wes | Chad Hamilton |
| Wes Fif | Carl Murray III |
| Wesley Snipes | Wesley Trent Snipes |
| White Boy | Chris Riley |
| Whitney Houston | Whitney Elizabeth Houston |
| Whoopi Goldberg | Karen Johnson |
| Will Smith | Willard Christopher Smith Jr. |
| Willie D | Willie Davis |
| Willie Joe | Willie Joe Pointer |
| Willie The Kid | Willie Jackson |
| Willy Northpole | William Adams |
| Win | Kenwin Gates |
| Wiz Khalifa | Cameron Thomaz |
| Wu-Tang Clan [Masta Killa] | Jamal Turner |
| Wu-Tang Clan [Method Man] | Clifford Smith |
| Wu-Tang Clan [Ol' Dirty Bastard] | Russell Tyrone Jones |
| Wu-Tang Clan [Raekwon the Chef] | Corey Woods |
| Wu-Tang Clan [RZA] | Robert Fitzgerald Diggs |
| Wu-Tang Clan [Tru Master] | Derek Harris |
| Wu-Tang Clan [U God] | Lamont Harris |
| X | |
| Xzibit | Alvin Nathaniel Joyner |
| Y | |
| Ya Boy | William Crawford |
| Yasmeen | Yasmeen Sulieman |
| Ying Yang Twins [D-Roc] | D'eongelo Holmes |
| Ying Yang Twins [Kaine] | Eric Ron Jackson |
| Yo Gotti | Mario Mims |
| Yo Majesty [Jwl B] | Jewel Baynham |
| Yo Majesty [Shon B] | Shon Burt |
| Yo Majesty [Shunda K] | LaShunda Flowers |
| Yo Yo | Yolanda Whitaker |
| Young B | Bianca Dupree |
| Young Bleed | Glenn Clifton Jr. |
| Young Buck | David Darnell Brown |
| Young Capone | Rodriqueiz Smith |
| Young Dro | D'Juan Hart |
| Young Gunz [Neef] | Hanif Mohammad |
| Young Gunz [Young Chris] | Chris Ries |
| Young Guru | Gimel Keaton |
| Young Jeezy | Jay Jenkins |
| Young Leek | Talik Baker |
| Young R | Ralph Rice |
| Young Real | Rajal Wisdom II |
| Youngbloodz [J-Bo] | Jeffrey Grigsby |
| Youngbloodz [Sean Paul] | Sean Paul Joseph |
| Younglord | Richard Frierson |
| Yukmouth | Jerold Ellis Jr. |
| Yummy Bingham | Elizabeth Wyce |
| Yung Joc | Jasiel Robinson |
| Yung L.A. | Leland Austin |
| Yung Ralph | Ralph Thomas |
| Yung Wun | James Anderson |
| Z | |
| Z-Ro | Joseph Wayne McVey |
| Zoe Kravitz | Zoe Isabella Kravitz |
| Zoey Dollaz | Elvis Milord |