Rappers from Austin, Texas

Cornell Iral Haynes Jr. (born November 2, 1974), better known by his stage name Nelly, is an American rapper, singer, and entrepreneur. He embarked on his music career with the hip hop group St. Lunatics in 1993 and signed to Universal Records in 1999. Under Universal, Nelly began his solo career in the year 2000, with his debut album Country Grammar, of which the featured title track and the single "Ride wit Me" were top ten hits. The album peaked at number one the Billboard 200, and became Nelly's best-selling album to date, selling over 8.4 million copies in the United States. His following album Nellyville produced the number-one hits "Hot in Herre" and "Dilemma" (featuring Kelly Rowland), along with the top five single "Air Force Ones" (featuring Murphy Lee and St. Lunatics).

Cory Kendrix (born Cory Andrew Kennedy; July 24, 1988) is an American independent rapper, emcee, singer-songwriter, music producer and hiphop artist based out of Denver, Colorado. In 2014, he released the IGNORANCE LP as well as the Worth Something EP with Red Bull Music Academy 2013 graduate Anna Love. During 2015, Cory performed at SXSW, Pop Montreal and the Denver Westword Music Showcase. In 2017, he released his debut R&B solo EP entitled Me Right Now.

Ireoluwa-Anike Dees (born Mutiat Yewande Isola), known professionally as Anike, is a Nigerian American rapper, actress and former journalist and A&R administrator from Austin, Texas, United States. She signed to the Christian hip hop label Reach Records in 2019, where she had worked as an A&R administrator. Prior to that, as an independent artist, from 2013 through 2018 she released multiple singles and made numerous featured appearances on various songs, as well as worked as a music journalist. She is the first woman signed to Reach. Her debut extended play (EP), Exit, was released on April 24, 2020, followed by a mini-EP The Decision on December 4, 2020.

Quinlan Aquirre McAfee (born January 18, 2001), better known by his stage name Quin NFN (formerly Quincho), is an American rapper, singer, and songwriter from Austin, Texas. He is best known for his singles "Talkin' My Shit," "Straight Thru," and "Poles" featuring NLE Choppa.

Cody Thornton-Miles (born April 5, 1991) is an American hip hop rapper from Austin, Texas. Cody Miles works with Tim Saiza (producer) and Michael Rodgers (vocals).

Gerald DeLoach Jr. (born February 19, 1989), better known by his stage name Drastik, is an American Hip-Hop artist from Austin, Texas.

Randell Obrain Jones, known professionally as Kydd, is an American rapper, producer, and singer from Austin, Texas.

William Anku Kraka Mawuli Andoh Wood Jr. (born May 1, 1996), known by his stage name Merlyn Wood, is a Ghanaian-American rapper and songwriter. Born in Accra and raised in Texas, Wood is best known for his work as a member of hip-hop collective and boyband Brockhampton, with whom he released eight studio albums from 2014 to 2022. During his time with Brockhampton, Wood was recognized as the groups hype man, with his verses being noted for their energy and Ghanaian accent.