• 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 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.

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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.