# List of Canadian hip-hop musicians

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 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
* 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
* 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

### L

* Len
* LMDS
* Loco Locass
* Lyrical Assault

### M

* Main Source
* The Masterplan
* The Maximum Definitive
* MCJ and Cool G
* 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

### 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

### V

* Vice Verset
* Villain Accelerate
* Voyage Funktastique

### W

* War Party
* Warsawpack
* Winnipeg's Most
* Women Ah Run Tings

### X

* X-Quisite

### Z
## Beatboxers

Canadian hip-hop musicians who beatbox go here, arranged by first name/initial.

### C

* CRi
* Corey Vidal

### K

* krNfx

### P

* Poizunus

### 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.

### A

* Anton See

### B

* Bboy Fléau
* Bag Of Trix
* Boogie Brats Crew

### D

* Dedos
* DKC Freeze
* Do Dat Dancers

### F

* The FreshFactory aka Simply Swagg Dance Studio

### J

* Jade's Hip Hop Academy aka (JHHA)

### K

* K-mel

### L

* Laurieann Gibson

### N

* Now or Never aka N.O.N. crew

### O

* ÖR PÜR

### P

* Phil Wizard
* Prada-G
* Performance Company

### R

* Rebels De La Soul

### S

* SaMel Tanz
* Shawn Desman
* Sweet Technique

### V

* Vic Versa

### 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.

### L

* Laurieann Gibson
* Luther Brown

### S

* Shawn Desman

### T

* Tanisha Scott

### Z
## Composers

Canadian hip-hop composers go here, arranged by first name/initial.

### E

* Esthero

### K

* The KOUNT
* Koushik

### M

* Mocky

### S

* Shan Vincent de Paul

### 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)

### R

* Rich Terfry

### S

* Singlefoot
* Singleton
* Sixtoo
* Skratch Bastid
* Snow
* Swiff

### W

* Walla-P
* DJ Whitesox (of Pôle Hip-Hop radio show [fr])

### X

* DJX

### 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).

### 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

### I

* Ivana Santilli

### J

* Jairus Sharif
* Jordan Evans

### K

* k-os
* Karl Wolf
* DJ Kemo
* KO
* The KOUNT
* Koushik
* krNfx
* Kytami

### M

* Margeaux
* Massari
* Matthew Burnett
* Merlin Bronques
* Mocky
* Moka Only
* Muneshine

### N

* Nineteen85

### O

* Octave Minds

### P

* Peaches

### 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'

### 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
* cobna [fr]

### 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
* 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
* Manafest
* Marc Costanzo
* Mark
* Margeaux
* Massari
* Melanie Fiona
* Michie Mee
* Miles Jones
* Mocky
* Moka Only
* Murda Beatz
* Mustafa the Poet

### N

* Nav
* Night Lovell
* Nineteen85

### P

* PartyNextDoor
* Powfu
* Preme
* Pressa
* Promise
* Pvrx

### R

* RationaL
* Reema Major
* Roy Wood$

### S

* SAFE
* Sean Leon
* Sevn Thomas
* Shan Vincent de Paul
* Shawn Desman
* Shinda Kahlon
* Sir Pathétik
* Smiley
* Smoke Dawg
* Snow
* Solitair
* SonReal
* Sunny Malton

### T

* T-Minus
* Tariq
* Thrust
* ThxSoMch
* TOBi
* Tona
* Tory Lanez

### W

* Wondagurl
* Wise

### 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 (TE) [fr]
* DJ Charlie B
* Checkmate
* Chester Hansen
* Chilly Gonzales
* CHIN
* Classified
* DJ Cosm
* Courtney "Pikihed" Rowe

### D

* Da Grassroots
* Darryl Riley
* DAX
* Dee
* Deep Jandu
* 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

* High Klassified (citations incoming)
* Hyper-T

### I

* ishQ

### J

* Jacky Jasper
* Jairus Sharif
* JDiggz
* 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

### R

* Raz Fresco
* Rich Kidd
* Rich Terfry
* Ryan Hemsworth

### S

* Saukrates
* Sean Leon
* Sevn Thomas
* Shawn Desman
* Singlefoot
* Singleton
* Socalled
* Sol Guy
* Solitair
* StarBwoyz
* Stigg of the Dump

### T

* T.R.A.C.K.S.
* T-Minus
* Teekay
* Tona
* Tory Lanez
* Tre Mission

### W

* Walla-P
* 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

* 2Saï [fr]
* 347aidan
* 4th Pyramid
* The 6th Letter
* 88Camino

### A

* Abdominal
* Akintoye
* 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
* Cobna [fr]
* 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
* Deep Jandu
* 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
* 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
* Marvel (of Figurez of Speech & Circle Crew)
* Marvel Mike
* Manu Militari
* Masia One
* Massari
* Maui Slim
* mcenroe
* MC Mystic
* Merlin Bronques
* Michie Mee
* Mike Shabb
* Mindbender Supreme
* Mischa
* 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

### P

* P Reign
* PartyNextDoor
* Peaches
* pHoenix Pagliacci
* Pierre Kwenders
* Pip Skid
* Powfu
* Preme
* Pressa
* Prevail
* Professor D
* Promise
* Puffy L'z
* Pvrx

### R

* RationaL
* Raz Fresco
* Red1
* Reema Major
* Rel McCoy
* Rich Kidd
* Rich London
* Rich Terfry
* Ricky J
* Roi Heenok
* Roger Mooking
* Roy Wood$
* RPD
* Rumble
* Rumplestiltz

### S

* SAFE
* Samian
* Sans Pression
* Sarahmée
* Saukrates (of Figurez of Speech)
* Scotch Butta
* Sean Leon
* Shad
* Shan Vincent de Paul
* Shinda Kahlon
* Shubh
* Sean Leon
* Sébastien Ricard
* Sif
* Sidhu Moosewala
* Sir Pathétik
* Sixtoo
* Skiifall
* Smiley
* Smoke Dawg
* Snak the Ripper
* Snow
* Socalled
* Sol Guy
* Solitair (of Figurez of Speech)
* SonReal
* Souldia
* Sourav Deb
* Spek
* Spek Won
* Split Personality
* Stuart Stone
* Stump
* Sunny Malton
* Sydanie

### T

* Tablo
* Tank Gawd
* Tasha the Amazon
* TassNata
* Teekay
* ThxSoMch
* Thrust
* Timbuktu
* Tizzo
* Tobi
* Tona
* Tom Green
* Tommy Genesis
* Tom MacDonald
* Tory Lanez
* Touch
* TOUGH DUMPLIN'
* Transit
* Tre Mission
* Trouble
* Troy Neilson

### U

* The Ghost Of Mizery
* Unknown Mizery

### V

* Vaï
* VERSE
* Von Von le Vet

### W

* Wab Kinew
* Wali Shah
* Webster
* The Weeknd
* Wendy Motion Brathwaite
* Wio-K
* Wise
* Wordburglar

### Y

* Yas Taalat
* YLook
* Young Kidd
* Yung Tory
* Yvon Krevé

### Z

* Zebroc

## Singers

Canadian hip-hop musicians who are singers or a Hype man/ Hype Woman go here, arranged by first name/initial.

### 0–9

* 347aidan
* The 6th Letter
* 88Camino

### A

* Ale Dee
* Alyssa Reid
* Andreena Mill
* Anodajay
* AP Dhillon
* Aspektz
* Asuquomo

### B

* Bad News Brown
* Baëbe Ruth
* bbno$
* Belly
* Bender
* Big Lean
* Black Atlass
* Boogat
* Bryden Gwiss Kiwenzie

### C

* Camm Hunter
* Chilly Gonzales
* CHIN
* Culture

### D

* Daniel Caesar
* DAX
* Dead Hendrix
* Deep Jandu
* Deborah Cox
* DillanPonders
* Drake
* Dru

### E

* Eekwol
* Empire I
* Eria Fachin
* Esthero

### F

* Fateh Doe
* Friyie

### G

* Glen Lewis
* grandson
* Graph Nobel
* Gregory Pepper
* Gurinder Gill

### H

* Haviah Mighty
* Honey Cocaine
* Houdini

### I

* Imposs
* iSH
* Ishan Morris
* ishQ

### J

* JAHKOY
* Jay Whiss
* Jazzy B
* Jazz Cartier
* Jememi
* Jillian Menedez (part of Dance Appeal)
* Jon Lajoie
* Josh Martinez
* JRDN
* Jully Black

### K

* K'naan
* K'Maro
* k-os
* Karan Aujla
* Karl Wolf
* KILLY
* Kinnie Starr
* KO
* Kris Wu
* krNfx
* Kytami

### L

* Laurieann Gibson
* Lillian Allen
* Lil Pappie
* Lorraine Scott (of Dance Appeal)
* Lyldoll

### M

* Maestro Fresh Wes
* Manafest
* Margeaux
* Marc Costanzo
* Margeaux
* Mark
* Masia One
* Massari
* Melanie Fiona
* Miles Jones
* Mocky
* Mustafa the Poet

### N

* Nav
* Nelly Furtado

### P

* PartyNextDoor
* Peaches
* Pierre Kwenders
* Powfu
* Preme
* Pressa
* Promise
* Puffy L'z
* Pvrx

### R

* Raz Fresco
* Rob Johnson
* Roy Wood$

### S

* SAFE
* Saukrates
* Sean Leon
* Sevn Thomas
* Shan Vincent de Paul
* Sharon Costanzo
* Shawn Desman
* Shay Lia
* Shinda Kahlon
* Sir Pathétik
* Smoke Dawg
* Snow
* SonReal
* Suga Prince
* Sunny Malton

### T

* Thando Hyman
* Tamia
* Tariq
* ThxSoMch
* TOBi
* Tommy Genesis
* Tory Lanez
* Tate McRae

### V

* Vaï

### W

* The Weeknd
* Wise

### X

* XSDTRK

### Y

* Yanchan Produced
* Yvon Krevé

### Z
## Singing groups

Canadian hip-hop singing acts with more than one member: duos, crews and collectives all go here, arranged alphabetically by first name/initial.

### B

* Big Black Lincoln
* Bass is Base