Rappers Who Converted To Islam (Hip Hop)

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The best list of rappers who converted to Islam (some were even born Muslim). See lists for the 1980s, 1990s and beyond.

Also see a section Islamic references in rap and how it helps people to convert to Islam.

Find out about Islamic rap lyrics and how to get closer to Allah.

These are some of the famous converts to Islam.

From The 1980s

Rakim (William Griffin)

• Born on January 28, 1968
• From the Long Island suburb of Wyandanch
• Nephew of '50s R&B legend Ruth Brown
• At age 16, he converted to Islam

Big Daddy Kane (Antonio Hardy)

• Born September 10, 1968
• Rolling Stone gave his song "Ain't No Half-Steppin'" a rank of number 25 in its 50 Greatest Hip-Hop Songs of All Time

Lakim Shabazz (Larry Welsh)

• Born in Newark, New Jersey, US
• East Coast hip hop and conscious hip hop

Afrika Islam (Charles Andre Glenn)

• Started in 1977 as a ten-year-old
• Started with the group Rock Steady Crew
• Born June 19 1967
• From The Bronx, New York City
• Hip hop and gangsta rap

The 1990s

Busta Rhymes (Trevor George Smith Jr.)

• Chuck D of Public Enemy gave him Busta Rhymes, after NFL and CFL player George "Buster" Rhymes
• He got 12 Grammy Award nominations
• Born May 20, 1972
• From New York City

Ice Cube (O'Shea Jackson)

• His lyrics from N.W.A album Straight Outta Compton paved gangsta rap's popularity
• Born June 15, 1969 (age 52)
• From Los Angeles, California, U.S

Mos Def (Yasiin Bey) (Dante Terrell Smith)

• Mos Def didn't know Islam until the age of 13
• He is friends with Muslim rappers Ali Shaheed Muhammad and Q-Tip
• Born December 11, 1973
• From Brooklyn, New York City, U.S.

Q-Tip (Jonathan William Davis)

• Main producer of A Tribe Called Quest
• Also known as The Abstract, Tip, The Lone Ranger, The Last Zulu
• Born April 10, 1970
• From New York City

Ali Shaheed Muhammad

• Best known for being in A Tribe Called Quest
• Born August 11, 1970
• From Brooklyn, New York, U.S

Others Until Today:

• Freeway
• Beanie Sigel
• Akon
• French Montana
• The Jacka
• Sheck Wes
• Lil Durk
• Pop Smoke (Bashar Barakah Jackson)
• Kevin Gates
• Dave East
• Bas
• Yasiin Bey
• Lupe Fiasco (Wasalu Muhammad Jaco)
• Swizz Beatz
• Freeway (Leslie Edward Pridgen)
• Q-Tip
• Anik Khan
• T-Pain
• Ghostface Killah
• Rhymefest
• Raekwon
• AR-Ab
• Westside Gunn
• NBA Youngboy
• Brother Ali (Ali Douglas Newman)

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To sum it up.

You saw lists of rappers who converted to Islam. Lists from the 1980s, 1990s and beyond.

You also saw Islamic references in rap and how it helps people to convert to Islam.

There was also a section about Islamic rap lyrics and how to get closer to Allah.

These were some of the famous converts to Islam.