Ranker Hip HopUpdated January 22, 2021 12.2k votes 2.4k voters 66.1k views31 items
List RulesRappers born or raised in North Carolina.
From new artists to some of the greatest hip hop artists of all time, here are the best rappers from North Carolina. Including both solo artists, like J. Cole and Petey Pablo, and hip hop groups, like the Justus League and Little Brother, this list of the most popular North Carolina rappers also features rap artists who were born or raised in Raleigh and Charlotte. Known for their style of Southern hip hop, these famous NC rappers include notable artists, like King Mez and Big Pooh. Who are the top North Carolina rappers of all-time?
Vote up the best hip hop artists from North Carolina, and add any other North Carolina rappers if they're missing from this list.
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1,791372Jermaine Lamarr Cole (born January 28, 1985) is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, and... more
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1,685366Jonathan Lyndale Kirk (born December 21, 1991), better known as DaBaby (formerly known as Baby... more3
819217Cordae Amari Dunston (born August 26, 1997), known professionally as YBN Cordae, is an... more4
376280Luther Nicholson (born July 6, 1989), better known by his stage name Lute, is an American... more5
326258Rapsody, is an American rapper from Snow Hill, North Carolina. She is signed to producer 9th... more6
251269Moses Barrett III (born July 22, 1973), known by the stage name Petey Pablo, is an American... more7
8988Mitchell Similton (born February 20, 1986 in Concord, North Carolina, United States), better... more8
217255Jermaine Dupri Mauldin (born September 23, 1972) is an American rapper, songwriter, record... more9
159198Patrick Denard Douthit (born January 15, 1975), better known as 9th Wonder, is a hip hop... more10
300398Nicholas Scott Cannon (born October 8, 1980) is an American actor, rapper, director, producer,... more11
113159Qushawan Farrar, better known by his stage name Deniro Farrar, is a rapper from Charlotte,... more12
124177Phonte Lyshod Coleman, better known mononymously as Phonte (born December 28, 1978), is an... more13
101150King Mez (born Morris W. Ricks II) is an American rapper, producer, and writer, most recently... more14
86148Thomas Louis Jones III (born February 12, 1980), better known by his stage name Rapper Big... more15
89155Little Brother are an American hip hop duo from Durham, North Carolina that consists of... more
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60134The Justus League was a rap collective from North Carolina, that included L.E.G.A.C.Y., The... more- 183193
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51136Tequan Richmond (Tuh-kwon; born October 30, 1992), also known in his music career as T-Rich,... more20
43123Daryl Sams, known professionally as Edgar Allen Floe is a hip hop artist from North Carolina... more21
45142William Frederick Durst (born August 20, 1970) is an American vocalist, actor and film... more22
35112L.E.G.A.C.Y. is a rapper from Fort Bragg, North Carolina, and former member of the Justus... more23
36122Nasir Frederick Graham, better known by his stage name Driicky Graham, is an American rapper... more24
31110Christopher Frederick Tyson (born September 7, 1981), better known as Khrysis, is a hip hop... more25
31110Supastition is an underground hip hop artist from Greenville, North Carolina. He has also... more
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