Ranker Hip HopUpdated March 29, 2019 4.0k votes 565 voters 15.9k views36 items
List RulesOnly rappers born or raised in Harlem, New York.
From new artists to some of the greatest hip hop artists of all time, here are the best rappers from Harlem. Including both solo artists, like Tupac and Sean Combs, and hip hop groups, like ASAP Mob and The Diplomats, this list of the most popular Harlem rappers features rap artists who were born or raised in the Manhattan neighborhood. Known for their style of East Coast hip hop, other famous Harlem rappers include Cam'ron, Juelz Santana, Jim Jones, and Rob Base and DJ E-Z Rock. Who are the top Harlem rappers of all-time?
Vote up the best hip hop artists from Harlem, and add any other Harlem rappers if they're missing from this list.
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25193Lamont Coleman (May 30, 1974 – February 15, 1999), known professionally as Big L, was an... more2
265121Tupac Amaru Shakur ( TOO-pahk shə-KOOR; born Lesane Parish Crooks, June 16, 1971 – September... more3
229127Rakim Mayers (born October 3, 1988), better known by his stage name ASAP Rocky (stylized as... more4
11042Kamaal Ibn John Fareed (born April 10, 1970), better known by his stage name Q-Tip, is an... more5
14577Cameron Ezike Giles (born February 4, 1976), known professionally as Cam'ron, is an American... more6
14780Darold Ferguson, Jr., better known by his stage name ASAP Ferg, is an American hip hop... more7
12665ASAP Mob (stylized as A$AP Mob) is an American hip hop collective formed in 2006, in Harlem,... more8
7828Kool Moe Dee
Mohandas Dewese (born August 8, 1962), better known by his stage name Kool Moe Dee, is an... more9
11361Mase
Mason Durell Betha (born August 27, 1975), better known by his stage name Mase (formerly Murda... more10
12875David Brewster Jr. (born June 3, 1988), better known by his stage name Dave East, is an... more11
Felipe Andres Coronel (born February 19, 1978), better known by the stage name Immortal... more12
6222Douglas Davis, better known by his stage name Doug E. Fresh (born September 17, 1966), is a... more13
5619Kurtis Blow
Kurtis Walker (born August 9, 1959), professionally known by his stage name Kurtis Blow, is an... more14
7336LaRon Louis James (born February 18, 1982), better known by his stage name Juelz Santana, is... more15
6938The Diplomats, also popularly known as Dipset, are an American hip hop group founded in 1997... more16
8150Sean John Combs (born November 4, 1969), also known by the stage names Puff Daddy, P. Diddy,... more17
7751Jim Jones
Joseph Guillermo Jones II (born July 15, 1976), better known by his stage name Jim Jones... more18
5025Black Rob (born Robert Ross; July 12, 1969) is an American rapper who was formerly signed to... more19
4220Marcel Theo Hall (born April 8, 1964), better known by his stage name Biz Markie, is an... more20
The Treacherous Three was a pioneering hip hop group that was formed in 1978 and consisted of... more21
3318Sean Pompey, better known by his stage name Smoke DZA, is an American hip hop recording artist... more22
4028A. Ladson (born December 7 1983), better known by his stage name Rayne Storm, is an American... more23
3120Gabriel Jackson (born May 27, 1963), better known by his stage name Spoonie Gee is one of the... more24
3324Vado may refer to:... more25
2524Calvin Alan Byrd (born December 17, 1981), professionally known by his stage name 40 Cal, is... more
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