Rappers & Hip-Hop Artists Turned Social Activists
Having achieved success in the music industry, these rappers and hip-hop artists use their fame and unique positions for social activism. Hip-hop artists, producers, actors, and entrepreneurs, these men and women are well known in the entertainment world. They understand that their voices are heard and use this to promote social change.
Big Sean
Sean Michael Leonard Anderson, known professionally as Big Sean, is an American rapper fro...
Kendrick Lamar
Platinum-selling, Grammy Award-winning rapper Kendrick Lamar is one of the rare artists wh...
Lupe Fiasco
Wasalu Muhammad Jaco, better known by his stage name Lupe Fiasco, is a rapper, record prod...
Chance the Rapper
Chancelor Bennett, known by his stage name, Chance the Rapper, is a rapper, singer, songwr...
Emmanuel Jal
Emmanuel Jal is a Sudanese musician, activist, entrepreneur, and former child soldier. Jal...
The Game
Jayceon Terrell Taylor, known by his stage name, The Game, is a rapper, entrepreneur, reco...
Killer Mike
Michael Santiago Render, known by his stage name, Killer Mike, is a rapper, actor, and act...
Vic Mensa
Victor Kwesi Mensah, better known by his stage name Vic Mensa, is a hip-hop recording arti...
Vince Staples
Vincent Jamal Staples is an American rapper from the Ramona Park area of North Long Beach,...
David Banner
David Banner is a Jackson, Mississippi, native and a Grammy Award-winning music producer, ...
Akon
Akon's shimmering, soulful voice has propelled countless hits across genres ranging from p...
Common
Lonnie Rashid Lynn, Jr. (born March 13, 1972 in Chicago, Illinois), better known by his st...
Bun B
Rapper Bun B (born Bernard Freeman) rose to fame as one-half of the Southern rap duo UGK. ...
Big Boi
Antwan André Patton, better known by his stage name Big Boi, is an American rapper, songw...
Talib Kweli
The Brooklyn-based MC Talib Kweli earned his stripes as one of the most lyrically-gifted, ...
Immortal Technique
Immortal Technique is a Peruvian-American hip-hop artist and activist known for lyrics tha...
Pharrell Williams
Pharrell Williams, also known by his mononym Pharrell, is a singer-songwriter, rapper, rec...
Nicki Minaj
Onika Tanya Maraj, known professionally as Nicki Minaj, is a Trinidadian-American rapper, ...
Mary J. Blige
Mary J. Blige is a Grammy Award-winning singer, songwriter, actress, and philanthropist. H...
Lauryn Hill
Lauryn Hill is a singer, songwriter, rapper, record producer, and actress. She is best kno...
Beyoncé
Beyoncé Knowles-Carter, known mononymously as Beyoncé, is an R&B and pop singer-songwrit...
J. Cole
Jermaine Lamarr Cole, better known by his stage name, J. Cole, is an American hip-hop reco...
Salt-N-Pepa
Salt-N-Pepa is an American hip-hop girl group. Formed in 1985, the band consists of Cheryl...
Lizzo
Melissa Jefferson, better known by her stage name Lizzo, is an alternative hip-hop artist ...
JAY-Z
Shawn Corey Carter, known by his stage name, JAY-Z, is an American rapper and businessman....
21 Savage
Shayaa Bin Abraham-Joseph, better known by his stage name 21 Savage, is a rapper and activ...
Cardi B
Belcalis Almanzar, known professionally as Cardi B, is a hip-hop recording artist, as well...
Megan Thee Stallion
Megan Pete, known by her stage name, Megan Thee Stallion, is a rapper, singer and songwrit...
