Rap Atlas
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2 Chainz
College Park, Atlanta, GA
Started in 1997
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2Pac
Oakland, CA
Started in 1987
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8Ball & MJG
Memphis, TN
Started in 1991
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A Tribe Called Quest
Queens, NY
Started in 1985
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Action Bronson
Flushing, Queens, NY
Started in 2008
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A$AP Ferg
Hamilton Heights, Manhattan, NY
Started in 2007
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A$AP Rocky
Harlem, New York, NY
Started in 2007
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Beastie Boys
Manhattan, New York, NY
Started in 1981
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Big Daddy Kane
Bedford–Stuyvesant, Brooklyn, NY
Started in 1986
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Big L
Harlem, New York, NY
Started in 1990
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Big Sean
Detroit, MI
Started in 2007
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Black Moon
Bushwick, Brooklyn, NY
Started in 1992
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Busta Rhymes
Red Hook, Brooklyn, NY
Started in 1989
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Cappadonna
Park Hill, Staten Island, NY
Started in 1995
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Common
South Side, Chicago, IL
Started in 1992
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Cypress Hill
South Gate, Los Angeles, CA
Started in 1988
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Danny Brown
Detroit, MI
Started in 2003
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Das EFX
Crown Heights, Brooklyn, NY
Started in 1989
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Dead Prez
Brooklyn, NY
Started in 1996
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Del Tha Funkee Homosapien
Oakland, CA
Started in 1988
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Digable Planets
Brooklyn, NY
Started in 1992
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DJ Quik
Compton, CA
Started in 1987
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DMX
Yonkers, NY
Started in 1991
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Dr. Dre
Compton, CA
Started in 1984
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Drake
Forest Hill, Toronto, ON
Started in 2006
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E-40
Vallejo, CA
Started in 1986
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Earl Sweatshirt
Santa Monica, CA
Started in 2008
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EPMD
Brentwood, Long Island, NY
Started in 1986
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Freddie Gibbs
Gary, IN
Started in 2003
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Fugees
South Orange, NJ
Started in 1992
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Future
Kirkwood, Atlanta, GA
Started in 2009
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Geto Boys
5th Ward, Houston, TX
Started in 1986
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Ghostface Killah
West Brighton, Staten Island, NY
Started in 1992
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Goodie Mob
Atlanta, GA
Started in 1991
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Gucci Mane
East Atlanta, Atlanta, GA
Started in 2001
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Guru
Roxbury, Boston, MA
Started in 1986
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GZA
Staten Island, NY
Started in 1989
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Ice Cube
South Los Angeles, CA
Started in 1984
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Jadakiss
Yonkers, NY
Started in 1993
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Jay-Z
Bedford–Stuyvesant, Brooklyn, NY
Started in 1986
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Juvenile
3rd Ward, New Orleans, LA
Started in 1991
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Kanye West
South Shore, Chicago, IL
Started in 1996
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Keith Murray
Central Islip, Long Island, NY
Started in 1993
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Kendrick Lamar
Compton, CA
Started in 2003
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Killer Mike
Adamsville, Atlanta, GA
Started in 1999
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KRS-One
South Bronx, Bronx, NY
Started in 1985
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Lil Wayne
Hollygrove, New Orleans, LA
Started in 1996
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Little Brother
Durham, NC
Started in 2001
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LL Cool J
Queens, NY
Started in 1984
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M.O.P.
Brownsville, Brooklyn, NY
Started in 1992
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Mac Dre
Vallejo, CA
Started in 1984
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Method Man
Park Hill, Staten Island, NY
Started in 1992
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MF DOOM
Long Beach, Long Island, NY
Started in 1988
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Missy Elliott
Portsmouth, VA
Started in 1991
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Mobb Deep
Manhattan, New York, NY
Started in 1992
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Mos Def
Bedford–Stuyvesant, Brooklyn, NY
Started in 1994
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Mystikal
12th Ward, New Orleans, LA
Started in 1993
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Nas
Long Island City, Queens, NY
Started in 1991
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Nicki Minaj
South Jamaica, Queens, NY
Started in 2007
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Notorious BIG
Clinton Hill, Brooklyn, NY
Started in 1992
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OutKast
East Point, Atlanta, GA
Started in 1992
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Public Enemy
Garden City, Long Island, NY
Started in 1982
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Pusha T
Virginia Beach, VA
Started in 1992
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Rae Sremmurd
Tupelo, MS
Started in 2012
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Raekwon
Park Hill, Staten Island, NY
Started in 1992
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Rick Ross
Carol City, Miami, FL
Started in 2001
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Run-D.M.C.
Hollis, Queens, NY
Started in 1981
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RZA
Brownsville, Brooklyn, NY
Started in 1989
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Scarface
Sunnyside, Houston, TX
Started in 1988
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ScHoolboy Q
South Figueroa Corridor, South Central Los Angeles, CA
Started in 2009
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Slick Rick
Bronx, NY
Started in 1983
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Smif-N-Wessun
Brownsville, Brooklyn, NY
Started in 1993
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Snoop Dogg
Long Beach, CA
Started in 1992
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T.I.
Bankhead, Atlanta, GA
Started in 2001
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Talib Kweli
Park Slope, Brooklyn, NY
Started in 1996
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The Coup
Oakland, CA
Started in 1991
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The Pharcyde
Los Angeles, CA
Started in 1989
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The Roots
Philadelphia, PA
Started in 1987
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Three 6 Mafia
Memphis, TN
Started in 1991
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Tricky Daddy
Liberty City, Miami, FL
Started in 1996
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UGK
Port Arthur, TX
Started in 1987
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Vince Staples
Long Beach, CA
Started in 2010
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Wu-Tang Clan
Staten Island, NY
Started in 1992
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YG
Compton, CA
Started in 2009
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Young Thug
Atlanta, GA
Started in 2011
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Rap Atlas Mixtape
Rap Atlas helps you Discover More Hip Hop.
Old School & New School. East Coast & West Coast. Backpack & Chain Rap. Chopped & Slopped. There’s something for everyone, and Rap Atlas serves up the spectrum.
Pro tip: Don’t have time to listen to 85 rappers? Try the Rap Atlas Mixtape playlist. It features two tracks from every rapper on the site. Throw it on shuffle and find something new.
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Rap Atlas is brought to you by Jon Gerlach. Big thanks to LP Reil and his project, The Rap Board.