19 Swedish hip hop musicians

Absent Minded is the name for Swedish rapper Adam Baptiste, aka ADL's solo hip hop music when paired with producer Vladi C. Both the Absent Minded project and ADL are considered pioneers of hip-hop and urban music in Sweden, and the 1996 Absent Minded album Extreme Paranoia in Stocktown is considered a classic of the era.

Daniel David John Adams-Ray is a singer and fashion designer.

Neneh Mariann Karlsson, better known as Neneh Cherry, is a Swedish singer-songwriter, rapper, occasional DJ and broadcaster. Her musical career started in London in the early 1980s, where she performed in a number of punk and post-punk bands in her youth, including The Slits and Rip Rig + Panic.

Cleo, performance name of Nathalie Missaoui is a Swedish rap artist, singer and songwriter. Cleo grew up in Umeå where she started rapping with the Random Bastards collective in the early 2000s. She is one of the founders of Femtastic, a music and culture network for women in Sweden. Along with Syster Sol she runs the hiphop and reggae-workshop Tell Dem.

Daniel Monserrat, better known by his stage name Dani M, is a rapper, reggae and hiphop solo artist from Uppsala, Sweden. Monserrat first gained recognition after being a featured singer in hit songs in 2012-2013 by Kartellen, Syster Sol and Labyrint. His own solo career thereafter gained popular acclaim alongside Syster Sol, both singers in the reggae & hiphop scenes, and he quickly received top reviews among Swedish newspapers' music critics and music magazines.

Ellinor Miranda Salome Olovsdotter, known professionally as Elliphant, is a Swedish singer, songwriter and rapper. Elliphant's sound was initially created together with the Swedish production duo Jungle, which consists of Tim Deneve and Ted Krotkiewski. The music they created together caught the attention of TEN Music Group, to which Elliphant signed in 2011. Elliphant also supported Major Lazer, the side project of American producer and DJ Diplo, on their 2015 European tour.

Embee is a Swedish hip hop DJ and producer. He was born Magnus Bergkvist on February 24, 1977 in Badelunda, Västmanland, Sweden. He is best known for his work with Swedish hip-hop group Looptroop Rockers. His first solo album Tellings from Solitaria won a Swedish Grammy Award for best hip hop or soul release of 2005.

Carl Erik Friman, better known by his stage name Fricky, is a Swedish rapper and musician. In 2018, he released his debut EP Aqua Aura, which peaked at number five on the Swedish Albums Chart. The EP contained songs like "Aqua Aura" and "Hon Få Mig", with the first being certified platinum in Sweden. "Hon Få Mig" was released as a remix, that featured Ozzy, Leslie Tay and Blizzy. It was subsequently certified platinum in Sweden as well.

Jireel Lavia Pereira, born 29 March 2000 in Angola, is a Swedish rapper best known under his artist name Jireel. In 2017, he released his debut studio album Jettad. In 2018, he released his second studio album, 18, for which he won a Grammis award in the category "Hip Hop/Soul of the Year" in 2019. It was Jireel's second Grammis award, after receiving the award for "New Artist of the Year" in 2018. On 5 June 2020, Jireel released his third studio album, Sex Känslor. It contains the previously released singles "För Evigt", "Gav Allt", "Relationer" and "Chérie". The album peaked at number five on the Swedish Albums Chart.

Sina Tayefi, known professionally as LE SINNER, is a Swedish singer, songwriter and rapper residing in Malmö, Sweden.

Hans Oskar "Kihlen" Linnros is a Swedish musician. He was part of the alternative hip hop band Snook alongside Daniel Adams-Ray, before going solo and releasing his solo studio debut album Vilja bli that reached number 2 on the Swedish Albums Chart. The track "Från och med Du" from the album reached the top of Sverigetopplistan, the official Swedish Singles Chart.

Ramón Marcos Enrique Monserrat, better known by his stage name Moncho, is a Swedish rapper, singer, and songwriter. He competed in Melodifestivalen 2018 with the song "Cuba Libre", and qualified to andra chansen. He is the brother of Swedish rapper Dani M, and was born in Sweden to a Finnish mother and Venezuelan father.

Rebin Shah, better known by his stage name Rebstar, is a Swedish recording artist and hip hop entrepreneur. He is also the founder of Swedish record label Today Is Vintage.

Sebastian Emil Stakset, born 20 December 1985 in Skarpnäck, is a Swedish rapper, singer, author, and actor. His 2019 single "Mamma förlåt", a collaboration with Einár, reached the Swedish top 10. A song by Einár featuring Stakset, "Ingen som varna mig", also reached the top 40 the same year.

Ulises Infante Azocar, is a Swedish rapper best known under the artistname Stor. Azocar grew up in Huddinge outside of Stockholm with his mother and siblings. His parents are Chilean who fled to Sweden in 1976. his father is the Chilean poet Sergio Infante and his grandfather is the poet Rubén Azocar. Azocar is a member of the hiphop music collective AYLA which consists of Azocar Carlito, Mohammed Ali and their producer Mack Beats.

Ricardo DaSilva II better known by his stage name Swingfly is an American and Swedish naturalized rapper and singer. He is also known by other aliases like Swing-Fly, Richie Pasta and Swing. He started lending his vocal talents to other artists' records, but has also developed also a solo career. He also appeared in Melodifestivalen 2011 with "Me and My Drum" finishing fifth. It became his most successful single reaching the No.2 position on the Swedish Singles Chart.

Adam Tensta, is a Swedish rapper of Gambian descent from his father, and Finnish descent from his mother. His debut album It's a Tensta Thing was a Swedish chart topper, and was awarded the 2008 Grammis for best Dance/Hip Hop/Soul album. His song "My Cool" was featured in NBA 2k10. Adam is signed to Swedish imprint RMH, Respect My Hustle.

Damian Ardestani, more known by the pseudonym and his artist name XOV is a Swedish Platinum-certified artist, songwriter and producer scoring chart successes in Europe. He has collaborated with Lorde on The Hunger Games: Mockingjay, Part 1 – Original Motion Picture Soundtrack where his song "Animal" is featured. He is also one of the two founders of I AM YOU, a renowned help organization with over 100 volunteers based in Lesvos, Greece. The organization is saving lives by providing rescue and relief teams to Europe's borders in the wake of the global refugee crisis.

Jonatan Leandoer Håstad, known professionally as Yung Lean, is a Swedish rapper, singer, songwriter, and record producer. Born and raised in Stockholm, Yung Lean rose to prominence in 2013 with his song "Ginseng Strip 2002" which became viral on YouTube. Later the same year, he released his debut mixtape, Unknown Death 2002, and the following year he released his debut studio album, Unknown Memory. In 2016, Yung Lean released his second mixtape, Frost God, and his second studio album, Warlord. In 2017, he released his third studio album, Stranger, followed by his third mixtape, Poison Ivy, in 2018. Yung Lean’s fourth studio album, Starz, was released in 2020, through Stockholm label YEAR0001.