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This page contains a list of popular Hip-Hop artists. On the left column is the name they are most commonly known as, while on the right is the name that appears on their birth certificate.
Those artists with "???" beside their name are requested artists whose name I could not find. If you know their real name, please e-mail it here. If there are any artists that you would like to see added, please e-mail me.
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| Alias | Real Name |
| 2Pac [RIP 9/13/96] | Lesane Parish Crooks, later changed to Tupac Amaru Shakur by his mother |
| 50 Cent (G-Unit) | Curtis James Jackson III |
| 8Ball | Premro Smith |
| Aaliyah [RIP 8/25/01] | Aaliyah Dana Haughton |
| Afroman | Joseph Foreman | AJ Shine (The Roots) | Joseph Simmons |
| Akil (Jurassic 5) | Dante Givens |
| Akinyele | Akinyele Adams |
| Akon | Aliaune Thiam |
| Alchemist | Alan Maman |
| Ali (St. Lunatics) | Ali Jones |
| Alicia Keys | Alicia Augello Cook |
| Andre 3000(Outkast) | Andre Lauren Benjamin |
| Ant Banks | Anthony Banks |
| Ashanti | Ashanti Shaquoya Douglas |
| AZ | Anthony Cruz |
| Baby (Cash Money) | Brian Williams |
| Beanie Segal | Dewight Grant |
| Beenie Man | Anthony Moses David |
| Bentley Fonzworth | Derek Watkins |
| Benzino | Raymond Scott |
| Beyonce | Beyonce Giselle Knowles |
| B.G. (Cash Money) | Christopher Dorsey |
| Big Boi (Outkast) | Antwan Andre Patton |
| Big Daddy Kane | Antonio Hardy |
| Big Gipp (Goodie Mob) | Cameron Gipp |
| Big L [RIP 2/15/99] | Lamont Coleman |
| Big Punisher [RIP 2/7/00] | Christopher Carlos Rios, Jr. |
| Big Tray Deee (Tha Eastsidaz) | Tracey Davis |
| Billy Danze (MOP) | Eric Murray |
| Biz Markie | Marcel Hall |
| Bizzy Bone | Byron McCane |
| Black Child | Ramel Gill |
| Black Rob | Robert Ross |
| Black Thought (Roots) | Tariq Trotter |
| Bone Crusher | Wayne Hardnett |
| Boobonic (Philly's Most Wanted) | Al Basir Holly |
| Bounty Killer | Rodney Price |
| Brandy | Brandy Rayonda Norwood |
| B-Real (Cypress Hill) | Luis Freeze |
| Bubba Sparxxx | Warren Anderson Mathis |
| Buju Banton | Mark Myrie |
| Bun B (UGK) | Bernard Freeman |
| Busta Rhymes | Trevor Tahiem Smith |
| Cam'ron | Cameron Giles |
| Canibus | Germaine Williams |
| Capone | Kiam Holley |
| Cappadonna | Darryl Hill |
| Case | Case Woodard |
| Cassidy | Barry Reese |
| Charli 2na (Jurassic 5) | Charles Stewart |
| Charli Baltimore | Tiffany "Tifflon" Lane | Chilli (TLC) | Rozonda Thomas |
| Chingy | Howard Bailey, Jr. |
| Chino XL | Derek Barbosa |
| Ciara | Ciara Harris |
| C-Murder | Corey Miller |
| Choclair | K. Blake |
| Chuck D | Carlton Ridenhour |
| Cody Chestnutt | Antonious Thomas |
| Common | Lonnie Rasheed Lynn, Jr. |
| Consequence | Dexter Raymond Mills, Jr. |
| Coo Coo Cal | Calvin Bellamy |
| Coolio | Artis Ivey, Jr. |
| Cormega | Cory McKay |
| Cuban Link | Felix Delgado |
| Cut Chemist (Jurassic 5) | Lucas MacFadden |
| D-Roc (Ying Yang Twins) | D'Angelo Holmes |
| D'Angelo | Michael Eugene Archer |
| Da Brat | Shawntae Harris |
| David Banner | Levell Crump |
| Daz Dillinger | Delmar Arnaud |
| Defari | Duane Johnson |
| Devin "The Dude" | Devin Copeland |
| Dirt Bag | Jermany James |
| DJ Clue | Ernesto Shaw |
| DJ Evil Dee (Beatminerz) | Ewart Dewgarde |
| DJ Kay Slay | Keith Grayson |
| DJ Muggs (Cypress Hill) | Lawrence Muggerud |
| DJ Nu-Mark (Jurassic 5) | Mark Potsic |
| DJ Paul | Paul Beauregard |
| DJ Premier | Chris Martin |
| DJ Quik | David Blake |
| DJ Scratch (The Roots) | Kail Jones |
| DJ Whoo Kid | Yves Mondesire |
| DMC (Run-DMC) | Darryl McDaniels |
| DMX | Earl Simmons |
| Doug E. Fresh | Douglas Davis |
| Drag-On | Melvin Smalls |
| Dr. Dre | Andre Romel Young |
| E-40 | Earl Stevens |
| Eazy E (NWA) [RIP 3/26/95] | Eric Wright |
| Elephant Man | Oneil Morgan Hughlin Bryant |
| Eminem | Marshall Bruce Mathers III |
| Eric B (Eric B & Rakim) | Louis Eric Barrier |
| Erykah Badu | Erica Wright |
| E Double E (EPMD) | Erick Sermon |
| Eve | Eve Jihan Jefferson |
| Everlast | Erik Schrody |
| Fabolous | John Jackson |
| Fashion (Beatnuts) | Berntony Smalls |
| Fat Joe | Joseph Cartagena |
| Flesh 'N Bone | Stanly Howse |
| Foxy Brown | Inga Marchand |
| Freaky Tah [RIP 3/28/99] | Raymond Rogers |
| Freeway | Leslie Pridgen |
| Funkmaster Flex | Aston George Taylor, Jr. |
| Game | Jayceon Taylor |
| G Dep | Trevell Coleman |
| Gerardo aka Rico Suave | Gerardo Mejia |
| Ginuwine | Elgin Baylor Lumpkin |
| Ghostface Killah (Wu-Tang) | Dennis Coles |
| Goldie Loc (Tha Eastsidaz) | ??? |
| Grandmaster Flash | Joseph Saddler |
| Guru | Keith Ellam |
| GZA (Wu-Tang) | Gary Grice |
| Havoc (Mobb Deep) | Kejuan Muchita |
| Heavy D | Dwight Myers |
| I-20 | Bobby Sandamanie |
| Ice Cube | O'Shea Jackson |
| Ice T | Tracy Marrow |
| Inspectah Deck (Wu-Tang) | Jason Hunter |
| Irv Gotti | Irvin Domingo Lorenzo Jr. |
| J-Kwon | Jerrell Corron Jones |
| Jacki O | Angela Kohn |
| Jadakiss (Lox) | Jason Philips |
| Jamie Foxx | Eric Bishop | Jam Master Jay (Run-DMC) [RIP 10/30/02] | Jason Mizell |
| Ja Rule | Jeffery Atkins |
| Jayo Felony | James Savage |
| Jay-Z | Shawn Corey Carter |
| Jazze Pha | Phallon Alexander |
| J-Bo (Youngbloodz) | Jeffrey Grigsby |
| John Legend | John Stephens |
| Jim Jones (Diplomats) | Joseph Guillermo Jones |
| JT Money | Jeff Tompkins |
| Juelz Santana | LaRon James |
| Junkyard JuJu (Beatnuts) | Jerry Tineo |
| Just Blaze | Justin Smith |
| Juvenile | Terius Gray |
| Kaine (Ying Yang Twins) | Eric Jackson |
| Kamal (The Roots) | Kamal Gray |
| Keith Murray | Keith Omar Murray, Jr. |
| Kelis | Kelis Rogers |
| KG (Naughty by Nature) | Keir Gist |
| Khia | Khia Chambers |
| Killa Priest | Walter Reed |
| Killer Mike | Michael Santiago Render |
| Knoc'turnal | Royal Rosheam Harbor |
| Kool G Rap | Nathaniel Wilson |
| KRS-One | Lawrence Krisna Parker |
| Krayzie Bone | Anthony Henderson |
| Kurupt | Ricardo Brown |
| Layzie Bone | Steve Howse |
| Left Eye (TLC) [RIP 4/25/02] | Lisa Lopes |
| Lil' Kim | Kimberly Jones |
| Lil' Jon (& The Eastside Boyz) | Johnathan Smith |
| Lil' Troy | Troy Birkett |
| Lil' Mo | Cynthia Loving |
| Lil' Wayne | D'Wayne Carter |
| LL Cool J | James Todd Smith |
| Lloyd | Lloyd Polite |
| Lloyd Banks (G-Unit) | Christopher Lloyd |
| Loon | Chauncey Hawkins |
| Lord Tariq | Sean Hamilton |
| Ludacris | Chris Bridges |
| Luke | Luther Campbell |
| Lumidee | Lumidee Cedeño |
| LV | Larry Sanders |
| Mack-10 | Dedrick Rolison |
| Magoo | Melvin Barcliff |
| Malice (The Clipse) | Gene Thornton Jr. |
| Malik B (The Roots) | Malik Abdul Basit-Smart |
| Mannie Fresh (Cash Money) | Byron Thomas |
| Marc 7 | Marc Stuart |
| Ma$e | Mason Betha |
| Masta Killa (Wu-Tang) | Jamal Turner |
| Master P | Percy Robert Miller |
| MC Eiht | Aaron Tyler |
| MC Hammer | Stanley Kirk Burrell |
| Memphis Bleek | Malik Cox |
| MeShell Ndegeocello | Michelle Johnson |
| Method Man (Wu-Tang) | Clifford Smith |
| Mia X | Mia Young |
| Missy "Misdemeanor" Elliot | Melissa Elliot Arnette |
| MJG | Marlon Jermaine Goodwin |
| Mos Def | Dante Terrell "Beze" Smith |
| Murphy Lee (St. Lunatics) | Tohri Harper |
| Mystikal | Michael Tyler |
| Nas | Nasir Bin Olu Dara Jones |
| Nate Dogg | Nathan Hale |
| Nature | James Baxter |
| Neef (Young Gunz) | Hanif Mohammad |
| Nelly | Cornell Haynes, Jr. |
| Nokio (Dru Hill) | Tamir Ruffin |
| Noreaga | Victor Santiago |
| Notorious B.I.G. [RIP 3/9/97] | Christopher Wallace |
| Obie Trice | Obie Trice III |
| Ol' Dirty Bastard (Wu-Tang) [RIP 11/13/04] | Russel Tyrone Jones |
| Pepa | Sandra Denton |
| Peter Gunz | Peter Pankey |
| Pharoahe Monch | Troy Donald Jamerson |
| Phife (A Tribe Called Quest) | Malik Taylor |
| Pee MD (EPMD) | Parrish J. Smith |
| Peedi Crakk | Pedro Zayas |
| Petey Pablo | Moses Barrett III |
| Pimp C (UGK) | Chad Butler |
| Pink | Alecia Moore |
| Pras | Samuel Praskazrel Michel |
| Prodigy (Mobb Deep) | Albert Johnson |
| Project Pat | Pat Houston |
| Psycho Les (Beatnuts) | Lester Fernandez |
| Puff Daddy | Sean John Combs |
| Pusha T (The Clipse) | Terrence Thornton |
| Q-Tip | Jonathan Davis, changed to Kamal Fareed in 1996 |
| Queen Latifah | Dana Owens |
| Queen Pen | Lynise Walters |
| R. Kelly | Robert Sylvester Kelly |
| Raekwon (Wu-Tang) | Corey Woods |
| Rah Digga | Rasheeda Fisher |
| Rakim | William Griffin |
| Raphael Saadiq | Charlie Ray Wiggins |
| Ras Kass | John Austin |
| Ray J | William Ray Norwood Jr. |
| Redman | Reggie Noble |
| Roscoe P. Coldchain | Amin Porter |
| Royce Da 5'9 | Ryan Royce Montgomery |
| Run (Run-DMC) | Joseph Simmons |
| RZA (Wu-Tang) | Robert Diggs |
| Sadat X | Derrick Murphy |
| Salt | Cheryl James |
| Sauce Money | Todd Gaither |
| Scarface | Brad Jordan |
| Sean Paul | Sean Paul Henriques |
| Sean Paul (Youngbloodz) | Sean Paul Joseph |
| Sen Dogg (Cypress Hill) | Senen Reyes |
| Shade Sheist | Tramayne Thompson |
| Shawn Jay (Field Mob) | Shawn Kalage |
| Shawnna | Rashawnna Guy |
| Sheek (Lox) | Sean Jacobs |
| Shyne | Jamal Barrows |
| Silkk The Shocker | Vyshonne Miller |
| Sir Mix-A-Lot | Anthony Ray |
| SisQo | Mark Andrews |
| Slick Rick | Richard Walters |
| Slimm Cutta Calhoun | Brian Loving |
| Smoke (Field Mob) | Darion Crawford |
| Snoop Dogg | Cordazer Calvin Broadus |
| Solé | Tonya Johnston |
| Soulja Slim [RIP 11/26/03] | James Tapp |
| Styles (Lox) | David Styles |
| Swizz Beats | Kaseem Dean |
| Talib Kweli | Talib Greene |
| Tank | Durrel Babbs |
| T-Boz (TLC) | Tionne Watkins |
| TI | Clifford Harris |
| Timbaland | Timothy Mosley |
| Tone Loc | Anthony Smith |
| Tony Sunshine | Antonio Cruz |
| Tony Yayo (G-Unit) | Marvin Bernard |
| Too Short | Todd Shaw |
| Treach (Naughty by Nature) | Anthony Criss |
| Trick Daddy | Maurice Young |
| Trina | Katrina Laverne Taylor |
| Truth Hurts | Shari Watson |
| TQ | Terrance Quaites |
| Turk (Cash Money) | Tab Virgil |
| Tweet | Charlene Keys |
| Twista | Carl Mitchell |
| Tyrese | Tyrese Gibson |
| U-God (Wu-Tang) | Lamont Harris |
| Usher | Usher Raymond |
| Vanilla Ice | Robert van Winkle |
| Vinny (Naughty By Nature) | Vinny Brown |
| Vita | Lavita Rayer |
| Warren G | Warren III Griffin |
| WC (Westside Connection) | William Calhoun |
| Wish Bone | Charles Scruggs |
| Wyclef Jean | Nelust Wyclef Jean |
| Xzibit | Alvin Joyner |
| Yasmeen | Yasmeen Sulieman |
| Young Buck (G-Unit) | David Brown |
| Young Chris (Young Gunz) | Chris Ries |
| Yung Guru | Gimel Keaton |
| Yung Wun | James Anderson |
| Zaakir (Jurassic 5) | Courtenay Henderson |
| Zane (aka Lil' Zane) | Zane Copeland |
| EPMD | Eric and Parish Makin Dollars |
| G-Unit | G is for Gangsta, UNIT is U Niggas In Trouble |
| Guru | Gifted Unlimited Rhymes Universal |
| Goodie Mob | The Good Die Mostly Over Bull |
| KRS-One | Knowledge Reigns Supreme Over Nearly Everyone |
| LL Cool J | Ladies Love Cool James |
| NERD | No one Ever Really Dies |
| NWA | Niggaz Wit Attitudes |
| Raekwon the CHEF | Criminals Have to Eat Food |
| TRU | The Real Untouchables |
| Tupac Amaru Shakur | Tupac Amaru was an Inca Indian revolutionary. The name means "Shining Serpent". Shakur means "Thankful To God" in Arabic. |
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