List of political hip hop artists

In hip hop music, political hip hop, or political rap, is a form developed in the 1980s, inspired by 1970s political preachers such as The Last Poets and Gil Scott-Heron. Public Enemy were the first political hip hop group to gain commercial success.[1] Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five released the first sociopolitical rap song in 1982, named The Message, which inspired many rappers to address social and political topics.[2]

List

NameYears activeContinentCountryOrigin
(city, state)		LanguageMain concerns
A Tribe Called Quest1985–98, 2006–13, 2015–17North AmericaUSAQueens,
New York		English
Ab-Soul2003–presentNorth AmericaUSALos Angeles,
California		English
Ace Hood2006–presentNorth AmericaUSADeerfield Beach,
Florida		English
Aesop Rock1996–presentNorth AmericaUSANorthport,
New York		English
Akala2004–presentEuropeEngland, UKArchway, London,
Greater London		English
Akir2003–presentNorth AmericaUSABuffalo,
New York		English
Advanced Chemistry1987–presentEuropeGermanyHeidelberg,
Baden-Württemberg		German
Arrested Development1992–presentNorth AmericaUSAAtlanta,
Georgia		English
Assassin1991–2011EuropeFranceParis,
Île-de-France		French
Atmosphere1989–presentNorth AmericaUSAMinneapolis,
Minnesota		English
B. Dolan1999–presentNorth AmericaUSAProvidence,
Rhode Island		English
B.o.B2006–presentNorth AmericaUSADecatur,
Georgia		English
Beogradski Sindikat1999–presentEuropeSerbiaBelgrade,
Belgrade		Serbian
Big K.R.I.T.2005–presentNorth AmericaUSAMeridian,
Mississippi		English
Binary Star1998–presentNorth AmericaUSAPontiac,
Michigan		English
Blood of Abraham1993–2000North AmericaUSALos Angeles,
California		English
Blue Scholars2002–presentNorth AmericaUSASeattle,
Washington		English
Boogie Down Productions1985–1992North AmericaUSASouth Bronx,
New York		English
Braintax1990–2008EuropeGreat BritainLeeds,
West Yorkshire		English
Brother Ali1998–presentNorth AmericaUSAMinneapolis,
Minnesota		English
Corporate Avenger1998–2005North AmericaUSAHuntington Beach,
California		EnglishPolitics, knowledge, spirituality
Chance the Rapper2012–presentNorth AmericaUSAChicago,
Illinois		English
Common1991–presentNorth AmericaUSAChicago,
Illinois		English
Common Market2005–2009North AmericaUSASeattle,
Washington		English
Cupcakke2012–presentNorth AmericaUSAChicago,
Illinois		EnglishRacism, LGBT, sexism, feminism
The Coup[3]1991–PresentNorth AmericaUSAOakland,
California		English
Capital STEEZ2009–2012North AmericaUSABrooklyn, New York City,
New York		English
Da Lench Mob1989–1995North AmericaUSALos Angeles,
California		English
Dälek1998–2011, 2015–presentNorth AmericaUSANewark,
New Jersey		English
DAM1999–presentAsiaIsraelLodArabic, English, HebrewIsraeli-Palestinian conflict, poverty
Dead Prez[4]1996–presentNorth AmericaUSANew York,
New York		English
Diabolic[5]2003–presentNorth AmericaUSAHuntington Station,
New York		English
Diamondog1998–presentAfricaAngolaLuanda,
Luanda		Portuguese
The Disposable Heroes of Hiphoprisy[6]1990–1993North AmericaUSASan Francisco, CaliforniaEnglish
Dizzy Wright2010–presentNorth AmericaUSALas Vegas,
Nevada		English
Emcee Lynx[7]2001–2011North AmericaUSAFremont,
California		English
Eminem1988–presentNorth AmericaUSADetroit,
Michigan		English
Eyedea1993–2010North AmericaUSASaint Paul,
Minnesota		English
Flobots2005–presentNorth AmericaUSADenver,
Colorado		English
Fyütch2005–presentNorth AmericaUSANashville,
Tennessee		English
The Goats[5]
Greydon Square[8]
Hasan Salaam
The Herd2001–presentAustraliaAustraliaSydney,
New South Wales		English
Hichkas[9][10][11]
HopsinNorth AmericaUSALos Angeles, CaliforniaEnglish
Hostyle Gospel
Ice Cube1984–presentNorth AmericaUSACompton,
California		English
Ice-T[12]1982–presentNorth AmericaUSALos Angeles,
California		EnglishEarly work only
Ill Bill1986–presentNorth AmericaUSAGlenwood Houses, Brooklyn,
New York		English
Immortal Technique[13]2000–presentNorth AmericaUSANew York,
New York		English
J. Cole2007–presentNorth AmericaUSAFayetteville,
North Carolina		English
Jay Electronica1995–presentNorth AmericaUSANew Orleans,
Louisiana		English
Jay Rock2003–presentNorth AmericaUSALos Angeles,
California		English
Jedi Mind Tricks1993–presentNorth AmericaUSAPhiladelphia,
Pennsylvania		English
Jehst1998–presentEuropeEngland, UKLondon,
Greater London		English
Joey Badass2010–presentNorth AmericaUSANew York,
New York		English
Kendrick Lamar2004–presentNorth AmericaUSACompton, CaliforniaEnglish
Kanye West1996–presentNorth AmericaUSAChicago,
Illinois		English
Keny Arkana1996–presentEuropeFranceMarseilleFrench
Killer Mike1995–presentNorth AmericaUSAAtlanta, GeorgiaEnglish
KRS-One[14]1985–presentNorth AmericaUSASouth Bronx, New York City,
New York		English
Kutt Calhoun1993–presentNorth AmericaUSAKansas City, MissouriLenguage
La Familia1996–2011; 2017–presentEuropeRomaniaSălăjan,
Bucharest		Romanian
Lauryn Hill1989-presentNorth AmericaUSAEast Orange, New JerseyEnglish
Lecrae
Logic2009–presentNorth AmericaUSAGaithersburg, MarylandEnglish
Looptroop RockersEuropeSwedenEnglish
The Lost Children of Babylon[15][16]
Lowkey2001–2012, 2016–presentEuropeUKLondon, Greater LondonEnglish
Lupe Fiasco2000–presentNorth AmericaUSAChicago, IllinoisEnglish
Manny Phesto2010–presentNorth AmericaUSAMinneapolis, MinnesotaEnglish
Manu Militari
M.I.A.2000–presentEuropeUKHounslow, London,
Greater London		English
Michael Franti1986–presentNorth AmericaUSASan Francisco,
California		English
Mr. Lif[17]
Mos Def[18]1994–presentNorth AmericaUSABrooklyn, NYC,
New York		English
Narcy
Nas1991–presentNorth AmericaUSAQueens, NYC, New YorkEnglish
Nipsey HussleNorth AmericaUSALos Angeles, CaliforniaEnglish
OlmecaNorth AmericaUSALos Angeles,
California		English, Spanish
Paraziții1995–presentEuropeRomaniaRomanianpolitical humor
Paris[19]1989–presentNorth AmericaUSAOakland,
California		English
The Perceptionists[20]
Poor Righteous Teachers
PromoeEuropeSwedenEnglish, Swedish
Psycho Realm
Public Enemy[21]1982–presentNorth AmericaUSALong Island,
New York		English
Rafa Selase (Damon J. Smith)2014-presentNorth AmericaUSAVallejo, CaliforniaEnglish
Rage Against the Machine (rap metal)1991–2000, 2007–11North AmericaUSALos Angeles,
California		English
Ra ScionNorth AmericaUSAEnglish
R.A. the Rugged ManNorth AmericaUSALawrence, MassachussetsEnglish
Ras KassNorth AmericaUSALos Angeles, CaliforniaEnglish
Rebel Diaz[22]
Reconcile
Rockin' Squat1985–presentEuropeFranceParis, Île-de-FranceFrench
The Roots1987–presentNorth AmericaUSAPhiladelphia, PennsylvaniaEnglish
Sabac RedNorth AmericaUSAEnglish
Sage Francis1996–presentNorth AmericaUSAProvidence, Rhode IslandEnglish
ScarfaceNorth AmericaUSAHouston, TexasEnglish
Shahin Najafi[23][24]
SoleNorth AmericaUSAPortland, MaineEnglish
Street Academics1999–presentAsiaIndiaKeralaMalayalam, English, Tamil
Street Sweeper Social ClubEnglish
Talib Kweli1996–presentNorth AmericaUSABrooklyn, NYC, New YorkEnglish
Terminator X
Tragedy KhadafiNorth AmericaUSAQueens, NYC, New York
Tupac Shakur1987–1996North AmericaUSAHarlem, NYC, New YorkEnglish
The Visionaries
Saul Williams[25]
UrthboyAustraliaSydneyEnglish
Valete1997–PresentEuropePortugalBenfica, LisbonPortuguese
Vic MensaNorth AmericaUSAChicago, IllinoisEnglish
Vince StaplesNorth AmericaUSALong BeachEnglish
Vinnie PazNorth AmericaUSAPhiladelphia, PennsylvaniaEnglish
X Clan1989–1995, 2006–presentNorth AmericaUSAHarlem, NYC, New YorkEnglish
NameYears activeContinentCountryOrigin
(city, state)		LanguageMain concerns

See also

  • Category:Hip hop activists
  • Category:Political hip hop albums

References

  1. ↑ Political Rap. Allmusic. Accessed July 2, 2008.
  2. ↑ Bogdanov et al. 2003, p. 563
  3. ↑ Artists Biography
  4. ↑ Democracy Now M1 Radical Hip Hop duo
  5. 1 2 Rolling Stone reviews
  6. ↑ VH1 Artist Bio
  7. ↑ Cover article: Donegal Press, September 2006
  8. ↑ Greydon Square interview
  9. ↑ "Iran's underground music challenge". BBC News. 8 May 2006.
  10. ↑ http://www.publicbroadcasting.net/wamc/arts.artsmain?action=viewArticle&pid=70&sid=11&id=1389630
  11. ↑ http://www.thedailyshow.com/watch/thu-june-25-2009/jason-jones--behind-the-veil---the-kids-are-allah-right
  12. ↑ Ice-T blinks, Robert Christgau, Village Voice, 11 August 1992
  13. ↑ Heinzelman, Bill. "Political Hip-Hop Artists". UGO. Retrieved 2009-04-12.
  14. ↑ MTV: Music Genre: Political Rap
  15. ↑ Hip Hop RnB Soul review
  16. ↑ Hot Press Marxman
  17. ↑ MTV Mr. Lif profile
  18. ↑ MTV: Music Genre: Political Rap 2 Archived February 17, 2012, at the Wayback Machine.
  19. ↑ MTV: Music Genre: Political Rap 3 Archived February 17, 2012, at the Wayback Machine.
  20. ↑ San Francisco Bay Guardian Beat a Retreat
  21. ↑ Rolling Stone: The Greatest Artists of All Time: 44
  22. ↑ Diego Graglia (August 15, 2007). "Political Hip Hop at SOBSs". New York Daily News. Retrieved 2008-12-21.
  23. ↑ "HipHop show in Berlin, in solidarity with the protest movement in Iran". Payvand Iran News. NetNative. 18 July 2009. Retrieved 15 August 2009.
  24. ↑ "Interview with Shahin Najafi about Illusion album". Deutsche Welle :International public broadcaster. Shahram Ahadi. 10 November 2009. Archived from the original on 11 July 2010. Retrieved 10 November 2009.
  25. ↑ Jambase Carrying the Weight
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