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Ice Cube
American rapper and actor
Kanye West
Kanye West
American producer, rapper, and designer
Jay-Z
JAY-Z
American rapper and entrepreneur
Eminem
Eminem
American musician
Sean Combs
Sean Combs
American rapper, record producer, and clothing designer
Will Smith
Will Smith
American actor and musician
Queen Latifah
Queen Latifah
American musician and actress
PSY
PSY
South Korean singer and rapper
Lil Wayne
Lil Wayne
American rapper
Pharrell Williams
Pharrell Williams
American musician and producer
CeeLo Green
CeeLo Green
American singer, rapper, and songwriter
Tupac Shakur
Tupac Shakur
American rapper and actor
Dr. Dre
American rapper, hip-hop producer, and entrepreneur
K'Naan
K’Naan
Canadian musician
M.I.A.
M.I.A.
British-born Sri Lankan rapper
Wyclef Jean
Wyclef Jean
Haitian rapper, producer, and philanthropist
Kendrick Lamar, 2022
Kendrick Lamar
American musician
Drake, 2019
Drake
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Nicki Minaj
Nicki Minaj
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Ludacris
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