This is a list of hip hop musicians from Canada.
Listed by First name or initial (after DJ).
Bands & collectives Canadian hip-hop acts with more than one member: duos, crews and collectives all go here, arranged alphabetically by first name/initial.
0–9 100 MAD The 20/20 Project 88Glam
A
A-Game Alaclair Ensemble ALAIZ collective Aquakultre Atach Tatuq
B
Baby Blue Soundcrew Babylon Warchild Backburner BadBadNotGood BAE aka (Be All Equal) Bakers Club Baracuda Bass is Base Big Black Lincoln Birth Through Knowledge Bobby Demo° Boombox Saints BrassMunk Brown Boys Buck 65 Buck N' Nice Burd & Keyz Busty and the Bass
C
Cartel Madras The Celestics The Chicharones Chosen One Circle Crew Citizen Kane Common Grackle Conjure One Criollo
D
Da Grassroots Da Gryptions Dance Appeal Dead Can't Bounce Dead Celebrity Status The Dead Indians Dead Obies Dirty Circus The Dope Poet Society Down with Webster Drake Dragon Fli Empire Dream Warriors Dubmatique
E
Empty Handed Warriors
F
Farm Fresh Feuilles et Racines Figurez of Speech First Words Flight Distance Freaks of Reality Freedom Writers Full Circle
G
G5 Canadian Urban Gatineau Gazeebow Unit Get Loose Crew Ghetto Concept Gilla House Goliath Paw Grand Analog
H
Halal Gang The Halluci Nation Headstrong Hip Club Groove
I
IRS IXXI Initiative
J
Just John x Dom Dias
K
Kyle Spratt
Khali1k
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Len LMDS Loco Locass Lyrical Assault
M
Main Source The Masterplan The Maximum Definitive MCJ and Cool G MC Shadow Messenjah (part of Dance Appeal) Metropolis Mine de rien Monolith Crew Mood Ruff Muzion
N
Naturally Born Strangers The New Royales Nomadic Massive
O
The Oddities OK Cobra Omnikrom Organized Rhyme
P
Paranoid Castle Perfeck Strangers Pigeon Hole Plague Language Planet Giza The Pocket Dwellers Point Blank Poor Man Militia The Posterz Prime Boys Project Wyze
Q
R
Radio Radio Raggadeath Rascalz Rezofficial Rime Organisé Rumble & Strong Run-Up
S
Sans Pression Scales Empire Sebutones Self Taught Serial Joe Shades of Culture Simply Majestic Singing Fools Slangblossom Smash Brovaz Snotty Nose Rez Kids So Loki Social Deviantz The Sorority Split Personality StarBwoyz Stompdown Killaz (SDK) Super Duty Tough Work Swamp Thing Sweatshop Union Swollen Members
T
TBTBT Team Rezofficial Thunderheist TNGHT Tizzy Gang Treizième Étage Tone Mason Toolshed Touch and Nato TRP.P Tru-Paz The Twin Sisters
U
Unity Productions Crew
V
Vice Verset Villain Accelerate Voyage Funktastique
W
War Party Warsawpack Winnipeg's Most Women Ah Run Tings
X
X-Quisite
Y
Z
Beatboxers Canadian hip-hop musicians who beatbox go here, arranged by first name/initial.
0–9
A
B
C
CRi Corey Vidal
D
E
F
G
H
I
J
K
krNfx
L
M
N
O
P
Poizunus
Q
R
S
T
U
V
W
X
Y
Z
Breakdancers & hip hop dancers Canadian hip-hop breakdancers (aka breaking) & Hip hop dancers, as well as hip-hop acts with more than one member: duos, crews and collectives, go here.
B-Boys & B-Girls were an integral part of Hip-hop crews – often hyping up the crowd, vocally backing up the DJ, etc.
Arranged by first name/initial. 0–9
A
Anton See]
B
Bboy Fléau Bag Of Trix Boogie Brats Crew
C
D
Dedos DKC Freeze Do Dat Dancers
E
F
The FreshFactory aka Simply Swagg Dance Studio
G
H
I
J
Jade's Hip Hop Academy aka (JHHA)
K
K-mel
L
Laurieann Gibson
M
Mathematik
N
Now or Never aka N.O.N. crew
O
ÖR PÜR
P
Phil Wizard Prada-G Performance Company
Q
R
Rebels De La Soul
S
SaMel Tanz Shawn Desman Sweet Technique
T
U
Unkle Adams
V
Vic Versa
W
X
Y
Z
Zebroc
Choreographers of breaking/hip-hop dance Canadian hip-hop choreographers of breakdancers (aka breaking) & Hip hop dancers, go here.
B-Boys & B-Girls were an integral part of Hip-hop crews – often hyping up the crowd, vocally backing up the DJ, etc.
0–9
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
I
J
K
L
Laurieann Gibson Luther Brown
M
N
O
P
Q
R
S
Shawn Desman
T
Tanisha Scsuck myott
U
V
W
X
Y
Z
Composers Canadian hip-hop composers go here, arranged by first name/initial. 0–9
A
B
C
D
E
Esthero
F
G
H
I
J
K
The KOUNT Koushik
L
M
Mocky
N
O
P
Q
R
S
Shan Vincent de Paul
T
U
V
W
X
Y
Z
DJs Canadian hip-hop DJs go here, arranged by first name/initial (after DJ). 0–9
4th Pyramid
A
A-Trak Agile
B
Beetle Jiggly Beetle Juice DJ Benoît
C
C-Boogie DJ Charlie B DJ Cosm DJ Critical
D
Dave "Diggy" Ferris Dee Def3 Dr. MaD
E
Excision
F
Frank Dukes
G
DJ G-Starr Ghislain Poirier Ghost Style DJ Grouch°° DJ Grumps
H
Nick Holder
I
Infinite
J
Jam on Strong Jairus Sharif Junia-T
K
Kardinal Offishall Kaytranada K-Cut DJ Kemo KLC Kid Koala
L
DJ Law Lunice
M
DJ Mel Boogie More or Les Muneshine Murda Beatz
N
Nato Ron Nelson
O
Octave Minds
P
DJ Power (of The Masterplan)
Q
R
Rich Terfry
S
Singlefoot Singleton Sixtoo Skratch Bastid Snow Swiff
T
U
V
W
Walla-P DJ Whitesox (of Pôle Hip-Hop radio show [fr])
X
DJX
Y
Z
Zeds Dead
Instrumentalists Canadian hip-hop Instrumentalists, multi-instrumentalists & music programmers; This includes Canadian beatmakers, who do not participate in full production or DJing/turntablism – just beat creation using synthesizers, sound modulation or samplers like MPC2000, the Roland SP-404, the Akai MPC or other brands of music sequencers; go here, arranged by first name/initial (after DJ).
0–9
A
Andrew Huang
B
Blue Sky Black Death Boogat Bryden Gwiss Kiwenzie Buck 65
C
Checkmate Chester Hansen CHIN
D
Da Grassroots Daniel Caesar Dee
E
Eestbound Elaquent Étienne Excision
F
Factor Chandelier Fresh Kils
G
Ghost Style
H
I
Ivana Santilli
J
Jairus Sharif Jordan Evans
K
k-os Karl Wolf DJ Kemo KO The KOUNT Koushik krNfx Kytami
L
M
Margeaux Massari Matthew Burnett Merlin Bronques Mocky Moka Only Muneshine
N
Nineteen85
O
Octave Minds
P
Peaches
Q
R
Rich Kidd Beats Rich Terfry Rob Johnson RumpleStiltz (cello)°
S
Shan Vincent de Paul Sharon Costanzo Shay Lia Sixtoo Stigg of the Dump
T
TOUGH DUMPLIN'
U
V
W
X
Y
Yanchan Produced
Z
Lyricists / songwriters Canadian hip-hop musicians who are lyricists and songwriters go here, arranged by first name/initial. 0–9
4th Pyramid 40 88Camino
A
Ale Dee Allstar AP Dhillon AR Paisley Aspektz
B
B-Kool Baëbe Ruth Baka Not Nice bbno$ Belly Big Lean Boi-1da
C
Cadence Weapon Camm Hunter DJ Charlie B Chester Hansen Chilly Gonzales CHIN Chuckie Akenz Classified
D
Daniel Caesar DAX Dee Deborah Cox Drake Drezus Dru
E
Esthero Eternia
F
Fateh Doe Frank Dukes
G
Glen Lewis grandson Graph Nobel Gurinder Gill
H
Honey Cocaine Houdini
I
Imposs ishQ
J
Jay Whiss Jazzy B Jazz Cartier JD Era Jeff Spec Jon Lajoie Jonathan Emile Jordan Evans Jully Black
K
K'naan K'Maro k-os Karan Aujla Kardinal Offishall Karl Wolf Kaytranada Keysha Freshh KILLY KO Kwajo Cinqo
L
Lillian Allen Lil Pappie Loud Lyldoll
M
mcenroe Maestro Fresh Wes Madchild Manafest Marc Costanzo Mark Margeaux Massari Mathematik Melanie Fiona Michie Mee Miles Jones Mocky Moka Only Murda Beatz Mustafa the Poet
N
Nav Night Lovell Nineteen85
O
P
PartyNextDoor Powfu Preme Prevail Pressa Promise Pvrx
Q
R
RationaL Reema Major Roy Wood$
S
SAFE Sean Leon Sevn Thomas Shan Vincent de Paul Shawn Desman Shinda Kahlon Sir Pathétik Sixtoo Smiley Smoke Dawg Snow Solitair SonReal Sunny Malton
T
T-Minus Tariq Thrust ThxSoMch TOBi Tona Tory Lanez
U
V
W
Wondagurl Wise
X
Y
Yanchan Produced Yung Tory
Z
Producers Canadian hip-hop producers, record producers or mixing engineers go here, arranged by first name/initial (after DJ).
0–9
2Rude 4th Pyramid 40
A
Agile Alex Greggs Allan Kingdom Allstar Andrew Huang AP Dhillon Aspektz
B
B-Kool Backxwash Belly Bender Big Kish Blue Sky Black Death Boi-1da Boogat Bryden Gwiss Kiwenzie Buck 65
C
Cadence Weapon Cast DJ Charlie B Checkmate Chester Hansen Chilly Gonzales CHIN Classified DJ Cosm Courtney "Pikihed" Rowe
D
Da Grassroots Darryl Riley DAX Dee Deborah Cox DL Incognito Don Cash Dru
E
Eestbound Elaquent Emay Esthero Étienne Excision
F
Factor Chandelier Fateh Doe Frank Dukes Frankenstein Fresh Kils
G
Ghettosocks Ghost Style Gminxr Gregory Pepper
H
Hyper-T
I
ishQ
J
Jacky Jasper Jairus Sharif JDiggz Jeff Spec Jon Lajoie Jonathan Emile Jordan Evans
K
K-Cut K'naan k-os Kardinal Offishall Karl Wolf Kaytranada Keysha Freshh The KOUNT Koushik Kwajo Cinqo
L
Langdon Auger Lunice Lou Phelps
M
Marc Costanzo Marco Polo Mark Morley Matthew Burnett Melanie Fiona Merlin Bronques Mike Shabb Mikhail Miles Jones Mocky Moka Only More or Les MoSS Mr. Attic Muneshine Murda Beatz
N
Nato Nav Nicholas Craven Night Lovell Nineteen85
O
Octave Minds Orphan
P
PartyNextDoor Peaches Pops Powfu Preme President Jeff
Q
R
Raz Fresco Rich Kidd Rich Terfry Ryan Hemsworth
S
Saukrates Sean Leon Sevn Thomas Shawn Desman Singlefoot Singleton Sixtoo Socalled Sol Guy Solitair StarBwoyz Stigg of the Dump
T
T.R.A.C.K.S. T-Minus Teekay Tona Tory Lanez Tre Mission
U
V
W
Walla-P William J. Bruce III WondaGurl
X
DJX
Y YoEmmett
Z
Zeds Dead
Rappers / emcees Canadian hip-hop musicians who are Hype men / Hype Women; or that can rap / emcee go here, arranged by first name/initial.
0–9
347aidan 4th Pyramid The 6th Letter 88Camino
A
Abdominal Akintoye AK-SLIM Ale Dee Allan Kingdom Allstar Anodajay AP Dhillon AR Paisley Arabesque Asante Haughton Aspektz Asuquomo
B
B-Kool Baba Brinkman Backxwash Bad News Brown Baka Not Nice Baracuda Bbno$ Belly Bender Besque Big Kish Big Lean Birdapres Bishop Brigante Rob "Blye" Paris Bobby McIntosh Boogat Boslen Briz Brown Buck 65
C
Cadence Weapon Cale Sampson Camm Hunter Capital Q C Greezy Charmaine
Chek Love Checkmate Chilly Gonzales Choclair Choke Chokeules Chris Yonge Chuckie Akenz Clairmont the Second Classified Cody Ko Cory Bowles CRUNK23 Crystle Lightning Culture
D
D-Sisive D.O. DaHoudini Dan-e-o Daniel Kelly Darryl Riley DAX Dead Hendrix Dedos Def3 Deph Naught Devon DijahSB DillanPonders DJ Charlie B DL Incognito Dolo Don Cash Donnie Downey Drake Dramatik Drezus DTG DY
E
Eekwol EIGHTYEIGHTWAV Emay Enima Eric Reprid Eternia
F
Famous Fateh Doe FouKi Frankenstein Freddy Will Fresco P Freshbread Fresh I.E. Friyie
G
Gettomasa Ghettosocks Ghost Style Goody Grace grandson Graph Nobel Gregory Pepper Gurinder Gill
H
H-Bomb Haviah Mighty HDV Honey C Honey Cocaine Horse Thief Houdini Hyper-T
I
Ian Kamau Imperial Imposs Infinite ishQ
J
J-Kyll Jeff "J-Spade" Duke Jackal Jacky Jasper Jay Whiss Jazz Cartier JB JB the First Lady JD Era JDiggz Jeff Spec Jelleestone Jesse Dangerously Jimmy Prime Joey Stylez John River Jon Lajoie Jon E Jonathan Emile Josh Martinez JRDN Junia-T
K
K-4ce K-os K'Maro K'naan K. Olafemi Karan Aujla Kardi (of Figurez of Speech) Kardinal Offishall Kay the Aquanaut Kaytranada Keysha Freshh Kidd Kid Kut Kid Twist KILLY King Reign King Lou Kingston Kinnie Starr Koriass Korey "Korey Deez" Downey Kris the $pirit Kris Wu Krosst Out Kwajo Kyprios Kytami
L
Langdon Auger Legitimate Lex Leosis Lil Berete Lil Pappie Lil Windex Livestock Lord Kemy Lou Phelps Loud Lostboy Carlos
M
Madchild Maestro Fresh Wes Manafest Mark Mark Shrubsole MarKeese ArTiste Marvel (of Figurez of Speech & Circle Crew) Marvel Mike Manu Militari Masia One Massari Mathematik Maui Slim mcenroe MC Mystic Merlin Bronques Michie Mee Mike Shabb Mindbender Supreme Mischa Mikey Dankz Miles Jones Misfit MLMA Modulok Moka Only More or Les Motion Mr. Metro Mr Thoro Mr. Q Mr. Roam Mr. Yaw Yaw Muneshine Merkules
N
Narcy Nate Husser Nav Naya Ali Naval Avatar Night Lovell Noah23 NorthSideBenji Nova Rockafeller
O
Odario Williams Ontario Banderas Organik Orphan Ollie Official YellowBunny
P
P Reign PartyNextDoor Peaches pHoenix Pagliacci Pierre Kwenders Pip Skid Powfu Preme Pressa Prevail