Jazz Rap Artists & the Gear They Use

Pino Palladino

Bassist · Nine Inch Nails

MF Doom

Rapper, Music Producer · Madvillain

Pharrell Williams

Singer, Rapper · Daft Punk

Madlib

Rapper, Music Producer · Madvillain

J Dilla

Rapper, Music Producer · Slum Village

The Alchemist

Rapper, Music Producer · The Shady Band

Kendrick Lamar

Rapper · Black Hippy

Nils Lofgren

Singer, Guitarist · Crazy Horse

James Valentine

Guitarist · Maroon 5

Adam Levine

Singer, Guitarist · Maroon 5

Ben Kenney

Guitarist, Bassist · Incubus

Nujabes

Music Producer, DJ · Urbanforest

DJ Premier

Music Producer, DJ · Gang Starr

Jesse Carmichael

Singer, Guitarist · Maroon 5

Q-Tip

Rapper, Music Producer · A Tribe Called Quest

DJ Jazzy Jeff

Music Producer, DJ · The Roots

Questlove

Drummer, Keyboardist · The Plastic Ono Band

Chad Hugo

Singer, Keyboardist · The Neptunes

Pete Rock

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

Jonwayne

Rapper, Music Producer · Quakers

Scott Storch

Keyboardist, Music Producer · The Roots

Mickey Madden

Bassist · Maroon 5

"Captain" Kirk Douglas

Guitarist · The Roots

Derrick Hodge

Bassist, Music Producer · Robert Glasper Experiment

Chris Dave

Drummer, Music Producer · Robert Glasper Experiment

Mark Kelley

Bassist · The Roots

Cornell Dupree

Guitarist · The RH Factor

Large Professor

Rapper, Music Producer · Zulu Nation

PJ Morton

Singer, Keyboardist · Maroon 5

Robert Glasper

Keyboardist, Music Producer · Robert Glasper Experiment

Matt Flynn

Drummer · Maroon 5

Kenny Segal

Music Producer

Terrace Martin

Keyboardist, Music Producer · Dinner Party

Sam Farrar

Guitarist, Bassist · Maroon 5

Hi-Tek

Rapper, Music Producer · G-Unit

Adam Blackstone

Singer, Bassist · The Roots

Casey Benjamin

Keyboardist · Robert Glasper Experiment

A Tribe Called Quest

Music Producer · Native Tongues Posse

Kevin Eubanks

Guitarist · Buckshot LeFonque

Dan the Automator

Music Producer · Gorillaz

Westside Gunn

Rapper · Griselda

Alfa Mist

Keyboardist, Music Producer

Del tha Funkee Homosapien

Singer · Deltron 3030

Elements of Music

Rapper, Music Producer

Prince Paul

Rapper, Music Producer · Gravediggaz

Leonard Hubbard

Bassist · The Roots

Easy Mo Bee

Music Producer · The Bomb Squad

Ali Shaheed Muhammad

Music Producer, DJ · A Tribe Called Quest

Stro Elliot

Drummer, Music Producer · The Roots

L'Orange

Music Producer, DJ

Birocratic

Music Producer

De La Soul

Composer, Music Producer · Native Tongues Posse

Ryan Dusick

Drummer · Maroon 5

Fat Jon

Music Producer, DJ · 3582

Chance The Rapper

Rapper · The Social Experiment

Damu The Fudgemunk

Music Producer, DJ · Panacea

Kev Brown

Rapper, Music Producer

Shing02

Rapper, Music Producer

Quasimoto

Composer, DJ

Rakim

Rapper, Music Producer · Legends of Hip Hop

Kenny Kirkland

Keyboardist, Composer · Buckshot LeFonque

Eric B.

Music Producer, DJ · Eric B. & Rakim

J-Live

Rapper, Music Producer

Freddie Joachim

Music Producer

Jeff Raines

Guitarist · Galactic

James Poyser

Keyboardist, Composer · The RH Factor

Mos Def

Singer, Rapper · Zulu Nation

Mr. Käfer

Music Producer

Cities Aviv

Rapper, Music Producer

Chris “The Glove” Taylor

Music Producer, DJ · The Pharcyde

Gas‐Lab

Bassist, Music Producer

Farnell Newton

Composer · Bootsy Collins And The Funk Unity Band

brock berrigan

Music Producer

Uyama Hiroto

Music Producer

Talib Kweli

Singer · Soulquarians

Thes One

Music Producer · People Under the Stairs

Bace

Music Producer

Mr. Choc

DJ · The Pharcyde

Brian Leiser

Bassist · Fun Lovin' Criminals

Guru

Rapper, Music Producer · Gang Starr

Kool Keith

Rapper, Music Producer · Ultramagnetic MC’s

Dana Williams

Bassist · Diamond Rio

Owen Biddle

Bassist · The Roots

Aceyalone

Rapper · Freestyle Fellowship

Tajai

Singer, Music Producer · Souls of Mischief

Kamal Gray

Keyboardist, Composer · The Roots

Keyness

Music Producer

Frank "Knuckles" Walker

Drummer · The Roots

Ladybug Mecca

Rapper · Digable Planets

Denmark Vessey

Singer, Rapper

Slo Five

Music Producer

Elzhi

Rapper · Slum Village

Es‐K

Music Producer

Ugly Duckling

Music Producer

King Geedorah

Monsta Island Czars

J.PERIOD

Music Producer, DJ · The Roots