Jazz Rap Artists & the Gear They Use

Pino Palladino

Bassist · Nine Inch Nails

J Dilla

Rapper, Music Producer · Soulquarians

Madlib

Rapper, Music Producer · Madvillain

MF Doom

Rapper, Music Producer · Madvillain

Pharrell Williams

Singer, Rapper · The Neptunes

The Alchemist

Rapper, Music Producer · Soul Assassins

Kendrick Lamar

Rapper · Black Hippy

Q-Tip

Rapper, Music Producer · A Tribe Called Quest

Questlove

Drummer, Keyboardist · The Roots

James Valentine

Guitarist · Maroon 5

DJ Premier

Music Producer, DJ · Gang Starr

Nujabes

Music Producer, DJ · Urbanforest

Adam Levine

Singer, Guitarist · Maroon 5

Nils Lofgren

Singer, Guitarist · Crazy Horse

Ben Kenney

Guitarist, Bassist · Incubus

Jonwayne

Rapper, Music Producer · Quakers

Chad Hugo

Singer, Keyboardist · The Neptunes

Pete Rock

Rapper, Music Producer · Heavy D. & The Boyz With Friends

DJ Jazzy Jeff

Music Producer, DJ · The Roots

Chris Dave

Drummer, Music Producer · Robert Glasper Experiment

Derrick Hodge

Bassist, Music Producer · Robert Glasper Experiment

"Captain" Kirk Douglas

Guitarist · The Roots

Cornell Dupree

Guitarist · The RH Factor

Scott Storch

Keyboardist, Music Producer · The Roots

Jesse Carmichael

Singer, Guitarist · Maroon 5

PJ Morton

Singer, Keyboardist · Maroon 5

Robert Glasper

Keyboardist, Music Producer · Robert Glasper Experiment

Mark Kelley

Bassist · The Roots

Large Professor

Rapper, Music Producer · Zulu Nation

Westside Gunn

Rapper · Griselda

Matt Flynn

Drummer · Maroon 5

Alfa Mist

Keyboardist, Music Producer

Kenny Segal

Music Producer

Hi-Tek

Rapper, Music Producer · G-Unit

Terrace Martin

Keyboardist, Music Producer · Dinner Party

A Tribe Called Quest

Music Producer · Native Tongues Posse

Sam Farrar

Guitarist, Bassist · Maroon 5

Kevin Eubanks

Guitarist · Buckshot LeFonque

Dan the Automator

Music Producer · Gorillaz

Mickey Madden

Bassist · Maroon 5

Fat Jon

Music Producer, DJ · 3582

Ali Shaheed Muhammad

Music Producer, DJ · A Tribe Called Quest

Damu The Fudgemunk

Music Producer, DJ · Y Society

Black Thought

Rapper · The Roots

Elements of Music

Rapper, Music Producer

Ryan Dusick

Drummer · Maroon 5

Prince Paul

Rapper, Music Producer · Gravediggaz

Kool Keith

Rapper, Music Producer · Ultramagnetic MC’s

De La Soul

Composer, Music Producer · Native Tongues Posse

James Poyser

Keyboardist, Composer · The RH Factor

Reggie Washington

Bassist · The RH Factor

Mick Jenkins

Rapper

Shing02

Rapper, Music Producer

Easy Mo Bee

Music Producer · The Bomb Squad

Mos Def

Singer, Rapper · Zulu Nation

Ryland Steen

Drummer · America

Chuck Strangers

Singer, Music Producer

Brian Leiser

Bassist · Fun Lovin' Criminals

Quasimoto

Composer, DJ

brock berrigan

Music Producer

Mr. Käfer

Music Producer

Adam Blackstone

Singer, Bassist · The Roots

Casey Benjamin

Keyboardist · Robert Glasper Experiment

Chance The Rapper

Rapper · The Social Experiment

Simon Bartholomew

Guitarist · Brand New Heavies

Chief Xcel

Music Producer, DJ · Blackalicious

Mach-Hommy

Rapper · Kill Em All

Kenny Kirkland

Keyboardist, Composer · Buckshot LeFonque

Karriem Riggins

Drummer, Music Producer · Jahari Massamba Unit

Leonard Hubbard

Bassist · The Roots

Cities Aviv

Rapper, Music Producer

Kamal Gray

Keyboardist, Composer · The Roots

Mitch Fountain

Guitarist, Keyboardist · flipturn

L'Orange

Music Producer, DJ

Dave Guy

Trumpeter · Silk Sonic

Shae Haley

Drummer, Rapper · The Neptunes

Elzhi

Rapper · Slum Village

Es‐K

Music Producer

Illa J

Singer, Rapper · Slum Village

Farnell Newton

Composer · Bootsy Collins And The Funk Unity Band

Jungle Brothers

Music Producer · Native Tongues Posse

Del tha Funkee Homosapien

Singer · Deltron 3030

Stro Elliot

Drummer, Music Producer · The Roots

Headnodic

Bassist, Music Producer · The Mighty Underdogs

Boldy James

Singer, Rapper · Boldy James & The Alchemist

Keyness

Music Producer

Phife Dawg

Rapper · A Tribe Called Quest

Dana Williams

Bassist · Diamond Rio

Bace

Music Producer

Slo Five

Music Producer

Ugly Duckling

Music Producer

J.PERIOD

Music Producer, DJ · The Roots

submerse

Music Producer

The BREED

Music Producer

KLIM

Drummer, Music Producer

King Geedorah

Monsta Island Czars