Rapper/Gangsta #32

1. Pop Smoke

Soundtrack | F9

Bashar Barakah Jackson (July 20, 1999 - February 19, 2020), known professionally as Pop Smoke, was an American rapper. He is considered by many to be the face of Brooklyn drill. Born and raised in Canarsie, Brooklyn, Pop Smoke began his musical career in late 2018 with his debut single "MPR (Panic ...

2. Blueface

Actor | Blueface Feat. Cardi B: Thotiana (Remix)

Blueface was born on January 20, 1997 in Los Angeles, California, USA. He is an actor and composer, known for Cardi B Feat. Blueface: Thotiana (Remix) (2019), BlackedTheAnime (2020) and Shiva: Thotiana RMX (2019).

3. 6ix9ine

Actor | 6ix9ine & Grupo Firme: Y Ahora

Daniel Hernandez (born May 8, 1996), known professionally as 6ix9ine (pronounced "six nine"), Tekashi69, or Tekashi 6ix9ine, is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, and Internet personality. Hernandez is known for his distinctive rainbow-themed look, tattoos, aggressive style of rapping, public ...

4. YBN Nahmir

Soundtrack | Uncle Drew

YBN Nahmir is known for Uncle Drew (2018), Insecure (2016) and YBN Nahmir Feat. 21 Savage: Opp Stoppa (2021).

5. 21 Savage

Soundtrack | Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings

Born in Newham, England and raised on the Eastside of Atlanta, 21 Savage, comes from a background of poverty, struggle, crime, and violence. This pain and anger come across as a clear message in his music, do not mess with me or my people. Starting with his debut mixtape 'The Slaughter Starting ...

6. G Herbo

Soundtrack | Superfly

G Herbo is known for SuperFly (2018), Godfather of Harlem (2019) and On My Block (2018).

7. Fetty Wap

Actor | Fetty Wap: Trap Queen

Fetty Wap is known for Fetty Wap: Trap Queen (2015), The Week Of (2018) and I'm Not Really Here (2020).

8. Kodak Black

Soundtrack | The Fate of the Furious

Kodak Black is known for The Fate of the Furious (2017), Lovecraft Country (2020) and LMFA-NO! (2017).

9. A$AP Ferg

Soundtrack | The Edge of Seventeen

A$AP Ferg was born on October 20, 1988 in Harlem, New York City, New York, USA. He is an actor and composer, known for The Edge of Seventeen (2016), Game Over, Man! (2018) and Ghostbusters: Answer the Call (2016).

10. Moneybagg Yo

Actor | Moneybagg Yo: Said Sum

Moneybagg Yo is known for Moneybagg Yo: Said Sum (2020), Uncorked (2020) and On My Block (2018).

11. O.T. Genasis

Soundtrack | Dirty Grandpa

O.T. Genasis is known for Dirty Grandpa (2016), Step Sisters (2018) and Skam (2015).

12. A$AP Rocky

Actor | Dope

American rapper from Manhattan, New York City. Rakim is a member of the hip hop collective A$AP Mob, from which he adopted his moniker. Rocky released his debut mix-tape Live. Love. A$AP, in 2011. The success of his mix-tape led to a record deal with Polo Grounds Music, RCA Records, and Sony Music ...

13. Dave East

Soundtrack | Monsters and Men

Dave East is known for Monsters and Men (2018), Monster (2018) and Elementary (2012).

14. Waka Flocka Flame

Soundtrack | Pixels

Waka Flocka Flame was born on May 31, 1986 in Jamaica, Queens, New York City, New York, USA. He is an actor and composer, known for Pixels (2015), Spring Breakers (2012) and Why Him? (2016). He has been married to Andrea-Rachel Parker since January 2022. He was previously married to Kierra Malphurs.

15. Kevin Gates

Soundtrack | Suicide Squad

Kevin Gates is known for Suicide Squad (2016), Furious 7 (2015) and F9: The Fast Saga (2021).

16. 2 Chainz

Soundtrack | The First Purge

2 Chainz was born on September 12, 1977 in College Park, Georgia, USA. He is a music artist and actor, known for The First Purge (2018), Furious 6 (2013) and Project Power (2020).

17. Rick Ross

Soundtrack | Suicide Squad

With eight #1 and #2 Soundscan original studio albums, and four Grammy Award® nominations under his belt since 2006, Rick Ross was a core artist on the Def Jam roster. His drawing power was established virtually overnight when, in an earlier digital era, his 2006 label debut, "Hustlin'" became the ...

18. Colson Baker

Actor | The Dirt

Colson Baker was born on April 22, 1990 in Houston, Texas, USA. He is an actor and composer, known for The Dirt (2019), Good Mourning (2022) and Project Power (2020).

19. Gucci Mane

Actor | Spring Breakers

Gucci Mane is an American rapper. He debuted in 2005 with "Trap House" followed by "Hard to Kill" in 2006, "Trap-A-Thon" and "Back to the Trap House" in 2007. In 2009, his second studio album" The State vs. Radric Davis" was released, and The Appeal: Georgia's Most Wanted was released in 2010, and ...

20. Nipsey Hussle

Soundtrack | Project Power

Airmiess Joseph Asghedom (August 15, 1985 - March 31, 2019), known professionally as Nipsey Hussle (often stylized as Nipsey Hu$$Le), was an American rapper. Emerging from the West Coast hip hop scene in the mid-2000s, Hussle independently released his first mix-tape, Slauson Boy Volume 1, to ...

21. Freddie Gibbs

Soundtrack | Battle: Los Angeles

Freddie Gibbs has become one of hip-hop's most important, inimitable, and influential voices via his quotable wordplay, versatile songs, and unflinching honesty. Since 2004, the uncompromising Indiana-raised rapper has built a diehard global fan base and regularly attracted tastemaker adoration. ...

22. Plies

Soundtrack | Step Up 2: The Streets

Plies was born on May 22, 1976 in Fort Meyers, Florida, USA. He is an actor and composer, known for Step Up 2: The Streets (2008), Plies Featuring T-Pain: Shawty (2007) and Plies Feat. DaBaby: Boss Friends (2019).

23. Jim Jones

Actor | Righteous Kill

Jim Jones was born on July 15, 1976 in Harlem, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA. He is an actor and producer, known for Righteous Kill (2008), Entourage (2015) and Paper Soldiers (2002).

24. Lloyd Banks

Soundtrack | Fantastic Four

Christopher Charles Lloyd (born April 30, 1982), better known by his stage name Lloyd Banks, is an American rapper. He began his career as a member of East Coast hip hop group G-Unit, alongside childhood friends 50 Cent and Tony Yayo. After the group's 2003 release of their debut album, Beg for ...

25. Birdman

Soundtrack | Cradle 2 the Grave

Birdman was born on February 15, 1971 in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA. He is an actor and composer, known for Cradle 2 the Grave (2003), The Wrestler (2008) and Wanderlust (2012).

26. Paul Wall

Soundtrack | Queen & Slim

Paul Michael Slayton (born March 11, 1981), better known by his stage name Paul Wall, is an American rapper and DJ. He has spent much of his career affiliated with Swishahouse Records, and has released several albums under the label and collaborated with numerous other rappers signed to the label. ...

27. Tip 'T.I.' Harris

Actor | Ant-Man

T.I. was born Clifford Joseph Harris, Jr. on September 25, 1980, in Atlanta, Georgia, to Violeta Morgan and Clifford "Buddy" Harris, Sr. He is also known as T.I.P. and "Rubberband Man". T.I. is from the streets of Westside Bankhead Zone 1 in Atlanta. His original stage name, T.I.P., it stems from ...

28. Baby Bash

Soundtrack | The Karate Kid

Baby Bash was born on November 15, 1975 in Vallejo, California, USA. He is an actor and composer, known for The Karate Kid (2010), Be Cool (2005) and Barbershop 2: Back in Business (2004).

29. Jadakiss

Soundtrack | Blade II

Jadakiss was born on May 22, 1975 in Yonkers, New York, USA. He is an actor and composer, known for Blade II (2002), Exit Wounds (2001) and Are We There Yet? (2005).

30. Sticky Fingaz

Actor | Flight of the Phoenix

Kirk Jones better known by his stage name Sticky Fingaz, is an American hardcore rapper, record producer, and actor best known as a member of multi-platinum hardcore rap group Onyx. Sticky Fingaz was discovered by Jam Master Jay of Run-D.M.C., who signed Onyx on his label JMJ Records provided that ...

31. Krayzie Bone

Soundtrack | Blue Streak

Anthony Henderson (born June 17, 1973), better known as Krayzie Bone, also known as Leatha Face, Silent Killer, and Mr. Sawed Off, is a Grammy winning artist and member of the rap/hip-hop group Bone Thugs-n-Harmony. Krayzie is known for his brisk,smooth song laced voice,and tongue-twisting, ...

32. Ja Rule

Actor | The Fast and the Furious

Jeffrey Bruce Atkins better known by his stage name Ja Rule, is an American rapper and actor. Born and raised in New York City, he debuted in 1999 with Venni Vetti Vecci and its lead single "Holla Holla". During the 2000s, Ja Rule was signed to Irv Gotti's Murder Inc. Records, formerly known as The...

33. Cam'ron

Actor | Killa Season

Rapper Cam'ron was born and raised in Harlem, attending Manhattan Center High School, where one of his basketball teammates was Mason "Mase" Betha, who also became a successful rapper. Though his playing earned him scholarship offers from top colleges, Cam'ron was unable to take advantage of them ...

34. Big Pun

Soundtrack | That Awkward Moment

Big Pun was born on November 9, 1971 in Bronx, New York City, New York, USA. He was an actor and composer, known for That Awkward Moment (2014), Vacation (2015) and Life of the Party (2018). He was married to Liza Rios. He died on February 7, 2000 in White Plains, New York, USA.

35. Flesh 'N' Bone

Soundtrack | Small Soldiers

Flesh 'N' Bone is known for Small Soldiers (1998), Gummo (1997) and Flesh-N-Bone: How Many (2012).

36. Juvenile

Soundtrack | Money Train

Juvenile was born on March 25, 1975 in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA. He is an actor and composer, known for Money Train (1995), Bad Boys (1995) and The New Guy (2002). He has been married to Shadonna Jones since September 4, 2004.

37. Method Man

Actor | How High

Award-winning actor, producer, musician, and entrepreneur Cliff "Method Man" Smith, has been forging an extraordinary and unparalleled path across all mediums since he first entered the scene 30 years ago.

Smith currently stars as 'Attorney Davis MacLean' opposite Mary J. Blige in the worldwide hit ...

38. The Notorious B.I.G.

Soundtrack | Fast X

Christopher Wallace, a.k.a. Biggie Smalls, was born on May 21, 1972 in Brooklyn, New York. He was the son of Jamaican parents, Voletta Wallace, a pre-school teacher, and Selwyn George Latore, a welder and small-time politician. He was raised in the poor Brooklyn neighborhood of Bedford-Stuyvesant. ...

39. Mystikal

Soundtrack | Kiss of the Dragon

Mystikal was born on September 22, 1970 in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA. He is an actor and director, known for Kiss of the Dragon (2001), Taxi (2004) and Hancock (2008).

40. Warren G

Soundtrack | Bad Boys

Warren G was born on November 10, 1970 in Long Beach, California, USA. He is an actor and composer, known for Bad Boys (1995), Big Momma's House (2000) and Above the Rim (1994). He is married to Tennille Griffin. They have four children.

41. Snoop Dogg

Actor | Training Day

Snoop Dogg is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, producer, media personality, entrepreneur, and actor.

His music career began in 1992 when he was discovered by Dr. Dre and featured on Dre's solo debut, "Deep Cover", and then on Dre's solo debut album, The Chronic. He has since sold over 23 ...

42. Dr. Dre

Soundtrack | Training Day

Considered by many to be hip-hop's greatest producer, Dr. Dre (b. André Young, February 18, 1965) pioneered gangsta hip-hop and his own variation of the sound, dubbed G-Funk. His very early albums were violent but cautionary tales of the criminal mind, but Dre's records with NWA celebrated the ...

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43. Twista

Soundtrack | Men in Black: International

Carl Terrell Mitchell (born November 27, 1973), better known by his stage name Twista (formerly Tung Twista), is an American recording artist. He is best known for his chopper style of rapping and for once holding the title of fastest rapper in the world according to Guinness World Records in 1992,...

44. Master P

Actor | Hollywood Homicide

Percy Miller also known as "Master P" was born on April 29, 1970 in New Orleans, LA. Although he was raised in the poverty of Calliope Housing Projects, he was motivated and determined to reach his goals and dreams, which led him to become a successful entrepreneur. As a student-athlete at the ...

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45. Scarface

Soundtrack | Narc

Scarface, a.k.a. Brad Jordan, was born and raised in Houston, Texas, in the South Park neighborhood. He is one of the rappers of the Geto Boys, and has recorded solo albums like Mr. Scarface is Back, The Diary, and The World is Yours. In real life, he was a high school dropout at 16, and suffered ...

46. Tupac Shakur

Actor | Juice

Born in New York City, Tupac grew up primarily in Harlem. In 1984, his family moved to Baltimore, Maryland where he became good friends with Jada Pinkett Smith. His family moved again in 1988 to Oakland, California. His first breakthrough in music came in 1991 as a member of the group Digital ...

47. Eazy-E

Soundtrack | Harsh Times

Eric Lynn Wright, better known by his stage name Eazy-E, was an American rapper who performed solo and as a member of the group NWA Wright is affectionately called "The Godfather Of Gangsta Rap."

He was born in Compton, California. After dropping out of high school in the tenth grade, he supported ...

48. Too $hort

Soundtrack | Black Panther

Todd Anthony Shaw better known by the stage name Too Short (stylized as Too $hort), is an American rapper and record producer. He became famous in the West Coast hip hop scene in the late 1980s, with lyrics often based on pimping and promiscuity, but also drug culture and street survival; ...