Jazz Rap Artists & the Gear They Use

Pino Palladino

Bassist · Nine Inch Nails

MF Doom

Rapper, Music Producer · Madvillain

J Dilla

Rapper, Music Producer · Soulquarians

Madlib

Rapper, Music Producer · Madvillain

Pharrell Williams

Singer, Rapper · The Neptunes

The Alchemist

Rapper, Music Producer · Soul Assassins

Kendrick Lamar

Rapper · Black Hippy

DJ Premier

Music Producer, DJ · Buckshot LeFonque

Q-Tip

Rapper, Music Producer · A Tribe Called Quest

Questlove

Drummer, Keyboardist · The Plastic Ono Band

Nujabes

Music Producer, DJ · Urbanforest

James Valentine

Guitarist · Maroon 5

Nils Lofgren

Guitarist, Singer · Crazy Horse

Adam Levine

Singer, Guitarist · Maroon 5

Ben Kenney

Guitarist, Bassist · Incubus

DJ Jazzy Jeff

Music Producer, DJ · The Roots

Scott Storch

Keyboardist, Music Producer · The Roots

Chad Hugo

Singer, Keyboardist · The Neptunes

Pete Rock

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

Jonwayne

Rapper, Music Producer · Quakers

Derrick Hodge

Bassist, Music Producer · Robert Glasper Experiment

Cornell Dupree

Guitarist · The RH Factor

Chris Dave

Drummer, Music Producer · Robert Glasper Experiment

"Captain" Kirk Douglas

Guitarist · The Roots

Kenny Segal

Music Producer

Matt Flynn

Drummer · Maroon 5

Jesse Carmichael

Singer, Guitarist · Maroon 5

Dan the Automator

Music Producer · Gorillaz

Ali Shaheed Muhammad

Music Producer, DJ · A Tribe Called Quest

Large Professor

Rapper, Music Producer · Zulu Nation

PJ Morton

Singer, Keyboardist · Maroon 5

Hi-Tek

Rapper, Music Producer · G-Unit

Mark Kelley

Bassist · The Roots

Kevin Eubanks

Guitarist · Buckshot LeFonque

Westside Gunn

Rapper · Griselda

Alfa Mist

Keyboardist, Music Producer

Sam Farrar

Guitarist, Bassist · Maroon 5

Terrace Martin

Keyboardist, Music Producer · Dinner Party

Fat Jon

Music Producer, DJ · 3582

A Tribe Called Quest

Music Producer · Native Tongues Posse

Mickey Madden

Bassist · Maroon 5

Black Thought

Rapper · The Roots

Robert Glasper

Keyboardist, Music Producer · Robert Glasper Experiment

Del tha Funkee Homosapien

Singer · Deltron 3030

Ryan Dusick

Drummer · Maroon 5

Easy Mo Bee

Music Producer · The Bomb Squad

Damu The Fudgemunk

Music Producer, DJ · Y Society

Kool Keith

Rapper, Music Producer · Ultramagnetic MC’s

Prince Paul

Rapper, Music Producer · Gravediggaz

Chuck Strangers

Singer, Music Producer

Leonard Hubbard

Bassist · The Roots

Ryland Steen

Drummer · America

James Poyser

Keyboardist, Composer · The RH Factor

Kamal Gray

Keyboardist, Composer · The Roots

Reggie Washington

Bassist · The RH Factor

De La Soul

Composer, Music Producer · Native Tongues Posse

Adam Blackstone

Singer, Bassist · The Roots

Chance The Rapper

Rapper · The Social Experiment

Mos Def

Singer, Rapper · Soulquarians

Mick Jenkins

Rapper

Kenny Kirkland

Keyboardist, Composer · Buckshot LeFonque

Brian Leiser

Bassist · Fun Lovin' Criminals

Cities Aviv

Rapper, Music Producer

J. Rocc

Music Producer, DJ · Beat Junkies

Mr. Käfer

Music Producer

Phife Dawg

Rapper · A Tribe Called Quest

Chief Xcel

Music Producer, DJ · Blackalicious

Dave Guy

Trumpeter · Silk Sonic

Illa J

Singer, Rapper · Slum Village

Freddie Joachim

Music Producer

Mach-Hommy

Rapper · Kill Em All

Keyness

Music Producer

Karriem Riggins

Drummer, Music Producer · Jahari Massamba Unit

Shae Haley

Drummer, Rapper · The Neptunes

Ray Angry

Keyboardist, Music Producer · The Roots

Roy Hargrove

Trumpeter · The RH Factor

Farnell Newton

Composer · Bootsy Collins And The Funk Unity Band

Dana Williams

Bassist · Diamond Rio

Slo Five

Music Producer

Headnodic

Bassist, Music Producer · The Mighty Underdogs

Bace

Music Producer

Es‐K

Music Producer

L'Orange

Music Producer, DJ

Jungle Brothers

Music Producer · Native Tongues Posse

Randy Mason

Singer, Audio Engineer

Guru

Audio Engineer

Simon Bartholomew

Guitarist · Brand New Heavies

Jo Modi

Music Producer

igory

Music Producer

Spective

Music Producer

untldrm

Music Producer

Mitch Fountain

Guitarist, Keyboardist · flipturn

yeyts.

Music Producer

Old Blanket

Music Producer

Uyama Hiroto

Music Producer

Joshua Abrams

Bassist, Music Producer · The Roots