Political Hip Hop Artists & the Gear They Use

Tom Morello

Guitarist · Rage Against the Machine

Tim Commerford

Bassist · Rage Against the Machine

Kendrick Lamar

Rapper · Black Hippy

Brad Wilk

Drummer · Rage Against the Machine

Scott Storch

Keyboardist, Music Producer · The Roots

Questlove

Drummer, Keyboardist · The Plastic Ono Band

Charlie Hunter

Guitarist · Charlie Hunter Trio

Ben Kenney

Guitarist, Bassist · Incubus

El-P

Rapper, Music Producer · Run the Jewels

DJ Jazzy Jeff

Music Producer, DJ · The Roots

Ernie C

Guitarist · Body Count

"Captain" Kirk Douglas

Guitarist · The Roots

Ice Cube

Rapper, Composer · N.W.A

2Pac

Rapper, Composer · Strictly Dope

DJ 7L

Music Producer, DJ · Czarface

Mark Kelley

Bassist · The Roots

Zack de la Rocha

Singer, Rapper · Rage Against the Machine

M.I.A.

Rapper, Music Producer

James Poyser

Keyboardist, Composer · The RH Factor

Adam Blackstone

Singer, Bassist · The Roots

Leonard Hubbard

Bassist · The Roots

Vincent Price

Singer, Bassist · Body Count

Esoteric

Rapper · Czarface

Stoupe the Enemy of Mankind

Music Producer · Army of the Pharaohs

Kamal Gray

Keyboardist, Composer · The Roots

Public Enemy

Rapper · Moby & Public Enemy

Ice-T

Rapper, Music Producer · Zulu Nation

Juan Garcia

Guitarist · Body Count

KRS-One

Rapper, Music Producer · Zulu Nation

Block McCloud

Singer, Music Producer · Army of the Pharaohs

Ray Angry

Keyboardist, Music Producer · The Roots

DJ Próvaí

KNEECAP

Fort Minor

Ras Kass

Rapper · Zulu Nation

Will Dorsey Jr.

Drummer · Body Count

V-Zilla

Rapper · Army of the Pharaohs

Tom MacDonald

Singer, Guitarist

Mo Chara

Rapper · KNEECAP

Joey Karam

Keyboardist · The Locust

Lupe Fiasco

Singer, Rapper · All City Chess Club

Scratch

Rapper · The Roots

Killer Mike

Rapper · Dungeon Family

Vinnie Paz

Rapper · Army of the Pharaohs

Black Thought

Rapper · The Roots

Sean E Sean

Rapper, DJ · Body Count

DJ Lord

DJ · Cypress Hill

Apathy

Rapper, Music Producer · Army of the Pharaohs

Virtuoso

Singer, Rapper · Army of the Pharaohs

Rasa Don

Singer, Drummer · Arrested Development

Mr. SOS

Singer, Rapper · CunninLynguists

Natti

Singer, Rapper · CunninLynguists

Joshua Abrams

Bassist, Music Producer · The Roots

Dave Guy

Trumpeter · The Roots

J.PERIOD

Music Producer, DJ · The Roots

B‐Real

Rapper · Cypress Hill

Grandson

Singer, Music Producer

dead prez

Singer, Music Producer

Moglaí Bap

KNEECAP

Immortal Technique

Rapper

Mr. Lif

Rapper, Music Producer · The Perceptionists

Canibus

Rapper · Almighty

Chuck D

Rapper, Music Producer · Prophets of Rage

Aki Nawaz

Rapper · Southern Death Cult

Frank "Knuckles" Walker

Drummer · The Roots

Owen Biddle

Bassist · The Roots

Jake Morelli

Guitarist · Jonas Brothers

Common

Rapper · August Greene

Rahzel

Rapper, Composer · The Roots

Stro Elliot

Drummer, Music Producer · The Roots

Jus Allah

Rapper · Army of the Pharaohs

Gil Scott-Heron

Singer, Rapper · Artists United Against Apartheid

Boots Riley

Rapper · The Coup

Celph Titled

Singer, Music Producer · Army of the Pharaohs

Chief Kamachi

Rapper · Army of the Pharaohs

Crypt the Warchild

Rapper · Army of the Pharaohs

Demoz

Rapper · Army of the Pharaohs

Des Devious

Rapper · Army of the Pharaohs

Doap Nixon

Rapper · Army of the Pharaohs

King Magnetic

Rapper · Army of the Pharaohs

King Syze

Rapper · Army of the Pharaohs

Reef the Lost Cauze

Rapper · Army of the Pharaohs

Pam the Funkstress

Singer, DJ · The Coup

Silk E

Singer, Rapper · The Coup

Headliner

Drummer, DJ · Arrested Development

Baba Oje

Singer, Drummer · Arrested Development

DJ Kemit

Singer, DJ · Arrested Development

Tasha LaRae

Arrested Development

Speech

Rapper, Music Producer · Arrested Development

Aerle Taree

Singer · Arrested Development

Deacon the Villain

Singer, Rapper · CunninLynguists

Dice Raw

Rapper · The Roots

Damon Bryson

Drummer · The Roots

Ian Hendrickson-Smith

Saxophonist · The Roots

Hub

Bassist · The Roots

Martin Luther McCoy

Singer, Guitarist · The Roots

Omar Edwards

Keyboardist, Music Producer · The Roots