| Name | Date | Age | Location | Cause of death |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eazy-E | March 26, 1995 | 30 | Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, LA, U.S. | AIDS-induced pneumonia |
| Tupac | Sep 13, 1996 | 25 | University Medical Center, Las Vegas, NV, U.S. | Drive-by shooting |
| The Notorious B.I.G | March 9, 1997 | 24 | Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, LA, U.S. | Drive-by shooting |
| Big L | Feb 15, 1999 | 24 | New York, NY, U.S. | Drive-by shooting |
| Big Pun | Feb 7, 2000 | 28 | White Plains Hospital, White Plains, NY, U .S. | Heart failure |
| DJ Screw | Nov 16, 2000 | 29 | Houston, Texas, U.S. | Drug overdose on lean |
| Aaliyah | Aug 25, 2001 | 22 | Marsh Harbour, The Bahamas | Plane crash |
| Left Eye | April 25, 2002 | 30 | La Ceiba, Honduras | Car accident |
| Jam Master Jay | Oct 30, 2002 | 37 | New York, NY, U.S. | Shot and killed at a recording studio |
| Sabotage | Jan 24, 2003 | 29 | Sao Paulo, Brazil | Shot and killed |
| Camoflauge | May 19, 2003 | 21 | Savannah, Georgia, U.S. | Shot and killed outside of a recording studio |
| Half A Mill | Oct 22, 2003 | 30 | Brooklyn, New York, NY, U.S. | Shot and killed |
| Soulja Slim | Nov 26, 2003 | 26 | Gentilly, New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S. | Shot 4 times in front of his mother’s house |
| Mac Dre | Nov 1, 2004 | 34 | Kansas City, Missouri, U.S. | Shot and killed after a performance |
| Ol' Dirty Bastard (Wu-Tang Clan) | Nov 13, 2004 | 35 | Manhattan, New York, NY, U.S. | Drug overdose on cocaine and prescription opioid tramadol |
| Blade Icewood | April 19, 2005 | 28 | Detroit, Michigan, U.S. | Shot and killed |
| J Dilla | Feb 10, 2006 | 32 | Los Angeles, California, U.S. | Complications of TTP and Lupus |
| Proof | April 11, 2006 | 32 | Detroit, Michigan, U.S. | Shot and killed during a confrontation |
| Big Hawk | May 1, 2006 | 36 | Houston, Texas, U.S. | Shot and killed |
| Big Moe | Oct 14, 2007 | 33 | Houston, Texas, U.S. | Heart Attack |
| Pimp C | Dec 4, 2007 | 33 | West Hollywood, California, U.S. | Drug overdose and apnea |
| Static Major | Feb 25, 2008 | 33 | Louisville, Kentucky, U.S. | Respiratory arrest |
| Dolla | May 18, 2009 | 21 | Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, LA, U.S. | Shot and killed |
| Guru | April 19, 2010 | 48 | Good Samaritan Hospital, Suffern, New York, U.S. | Cancer |
| Nate Dogg | March 15, 2011 | 41 | Long Beach, California, U.S. | Died from complications of multiple strokes |
| Heavy D | Nov 8, 2011 | 44 | Los Angeles, California, U.S. | Pulmonary embolism |
| Lil Phat | June 7, 2012 | 19 | Sandy Springs, Georgia, U.S. | Shot and killed outside of an Hospital |
| Lil JoJo | Sep 4, 2012 | 18 | South Side, Chicago, Illinois, U.S. | Shot and killed while riding a bicycle |
| Capital STEEZ | Dec 23, 2012 | 19 | Manhattan, New York, NY, U.S. | Suicide by jumping off a building |
| Tim Dog | Feb 14, 2013 | 46 | Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. | Complications from diabetes |
| Mac Daddy (Kriss Kross) | May 1, 2013 | 34 | Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. | Drug Overdose |
| Lil Jeff | May 12, 2013 | 21 | Chicago, Illinois, U.S. | Shot and killed at a party |
| Lil Snupe | June 20, 2013 | 18 | Winnfield, Louisiana, U.S. | Shot and killed by his friend over a video game |
| Depzman | Sep 21, 2013 | 18 | Birmingham, U.K. | Stabbed to death |
| L'A Capone | Sep 26, 2013 | 17 | Chicago, Illinois, U.S. | Shot and killed outside of a recording studio |
| Speaker Knockerz | March 4, 2014 | 19 | Columbia, South Carolina, U.S. | Heart attack from codeine |
| Lil Marc | March 28, 2014 | 20 | Chicago, Illinois, U.S. | Shot and killed at a bus stop 3 days after dropping a diss track |
| Blood Money | April 9, 2014 | 30 | Englewood, Chicago, Illinois, U S. | Shot and killed |
| OTF Nuski | May 31, 2014 | 21 | Chatham, Chicago, Illinois, U.S. | Shot and killed outside a shop |
| The Jacka | Feb 2, 2015 | 37 | Eden Medical Center, Castro Valley, California, U.S. | Shot and killed |
| Chinx Drugz | May 17, 2015 | 31 | Jamaica Hospital Medical Center, New York, NY, U.S. | Shot and killed |
| Young Pappy | May 29, 2015 | 20 | Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois, U.S. | Shot & killed by an unknown rival gang member |
| KTS Von | June 23, 2015 | 21 | Chicago, Illinois U.S. | Shot and killed |
| GBE Capo | July 11, 2015 | 22 | Chicago, Illinois, U.S. | Shot and killed |
| Dex Osama | Sep 7, 2015 | 22 | Detroit, Michigan, U.S. | Shot and killed outside strip club |
| Bankroll Fresh | March 4, 2016 | 28 | Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. | Shot and killed outside of a recording studio after altercation with rapper No Plug |
| OG ManMan | June 12, 2016 | 23 | Southeast, Washington, U.S. | Shot and killed 2 months after dropping a diss track |
| Lor Scoota | June 25, 2016 | 23 | Baltimore, MD, U.S. | Shot and killed |
| Shawty Lo | Sep 21, 2016 | 41 | Fulton County, Georgia, U.S. | Car accident |
| Big Syke | Dec 5, 2016 | 48 | Hawthorne, California, U.S. | Natural Causes |
| E-Dubble | February 13, 2017 | 35 | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. | Sepsis |
| Shootashellz | July 11, 2017 | 21 | Chicago, Illinois, U.S. | Shot and killed by rival gang members months after dropping diss track |
| FBG Brick | July 17, 2017 | 26 | Chicago, Illinois, U.S. | Shot and killed by O'Block/GetBackGang |
| Prodigy | July 20, 2017 | 42 | Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. | Complications related to sickle-cell anemia |
| Lil Peep | Nov 15, 2017 | 21 | Tucson, Arizona, U.S. | Accidental drug overdose of Xanax and Fentanyl before a performance |
| Gangstalicous | December 14, 2017 | 20 | New Britain, Connecticut, U.S. | Shot and killed by police |
| Fredo Santana | Jan 19, 2018 | 27 | Reseda, Los Angeles, California, U.S. | Seizure caused by cardiovascular disease |
| Craig Mack | March 12, 2018 | 47 | Walterboro, South Carolina, U.S. | Heart failure |
| XXXTentacion | June 18, 2018 | 20 | Deerfield Beach, Florida, U.S. | Shot and killed in a robbery after leaving a motorcycle dealership |
| Jimmy Wopo | June 18, 2018 | 21 | UPMC Presbyterian, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S. | Drive-by shooting |
| Mac Miller | Sep 7, 2018 | 26 | Studio City, California, U.S. | Accidental drug overdose of fentanyl, cocaine and alcohol |
| BG Kenny Lou | November 27, 2018 | 23 | Houston, Texas, U.S. | Shot and killed outside of a nightclub |
| Ghost Magneto | November 27, 2018 | 24 | Houston, Texas, U.S. | Shot and killed outside of a nightclub, was killed alongside BG Kenny Lou |
| Dooski Tha Man | Oct 9, 2018 | 25 | UChicago Medicine, Chicago, Illinois, U.S. | Shot and killed by rival gang member |
| Detsl aka Le Truk | February 3, 2019 | 35 | Izhevsk, Russia | Heart attack |
| Lil Mister | March 15, 2019 | 23 | Chicago, Illinois, U.S. | Shot and killed by an unknown rival gang member |
| Nipsey Hussle | March 31, 2019 | 33 | Los Angeles, California, U.S. | Shot and killed outside his marathon clothing store |
| Juice WRLD | Dec 8, 2019 | 21 | Advocate Christ Medical Center, Oak Lawn, Illinois, U.S. | Seizure from codeine and oxycodone at Chicago's Midway Airport |
| Lexii Alijai | Jan 1, 2020 | 21 | Loews Hotels | Drug overdose |
| Pop Smoke | Feb 19, 2020 | 20 | Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, LA, U.S. | Shot and killed in his own home |
| Kiing Shooter | May 5, 2020 | 27 | New York, U.S. | COVID-19 |
| Richie Jerk | May 7, 2020 | 22 | Chicago, Illinois, U.S. | Shot and killed |
| Houdini | May 26, 2020 | 21 | Downtown Toronto, Canada | Shot and killed |
| Tray Savage | June 19, 2020 | 26 | UChicago Medicine, Chicago, Illinois, U.S. | Shot and killed |
| Huey | June 25, 2020 | 32 | Kinloch, Missouri, U.S. | Shot and killed |
| Groggs | June 29 2020 | 32 | Unknown | Unknown |
| Lil Marlo | July 12, 2020 | 30 | Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. | Shot and killed |
| FBG Duck | Aug 4, 2020 | 26 | Chicago, Illinois, U.S. | Shot and killed by O'Block/GetBackGang |
| MF DOOM | Oct 31, 2020 | 49 | Leeds, U.K. | Angioedema |
| NH$ Jay Jay | Oct 31, 2020 | 20 | Toronto, Ontario, Canada | Shot and killed |
| King Von | Nov 6, 2020 | 26 | Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. | Shot and killed outside a night club by Lul Timm |
| MO3 | Nov 11, 2020 | 28 | Dallas, Texas, U.S. | Shot and killed in a highway |
| Baby CEO | Jan 19, 2021 | 20 | Frayser | Shot and killed |
| 6 Dogs | Jan 26, 2021 | 21 | Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. | Apparent suicide by jumping from height |
| DMX | April 9, 2021 | 50 | White Plains Hospital, White Plains, NY, U .S. | Heart attack due to drug overdose |
| Shock G | April 22, 2021 | 57 | Tampa, Florida, U.S. | Accidental drug overdose |
| Lil Loaded | May 31, 2021 | 20 | Dallas, Texas, U.S. | Suicide from gunshot |
| KTS Dre | July 10, 2021 | 31 | Chicago, Illionis, U.S. | Shot 64 times |
| Biz Markie | July 17, 2021 | 57 | Baltimore, Maryland | Type 2 diabetes |
| Edai 600 | Aug 1, 2021 | 32 | Chicago Medical Center, Illinois, U.S. | Shot and killed by rival gang member |
| Young Dolph | Nov 17, 2021 | 36 | Memphis, Tennessee, U.S. | Shot and killed while picking up cookies for his mother |
| Big Wan | Nov 26, 2021 | 19 | Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S. | Shot and killed |
| Slim 400 | Dec 9, 2021 | 33 | Inglewood, California, U.S. | Shot and killed |
| Drakeo The Ruler | Dec 18, 2021 | 28 | Los Angeles, California, U.S. | Stabbed to death at a festival |
| Sad Frosty | Jan 14, 2022 | 24 | Houston, Texas, U.S. | Drug Overdose |
| Archie Eversole | April 3, 2022 | 37 | Decatur, Georgia, U.S. | Shot and killed by his brother |
| Lil Keed | May 13, 2022 | 24 | Los Angeles, California, U.S. | Eosinophilia |
| Ohtrapstar | May 25, 2022 | 22 | Miami, Florida, U.S. | Car crash |
| 23 Rackz | May 26, 2022 | 16 | Shipley Terrace, Washington, U.S. | Shot and killed |
| Trouble | June 5, 2022 | 34 | Rockdale County, Georgia, U.S. | Shot and killed |
| FBG Cash | June 10, 2022 | 31 | Chicago, Illinois, U.S. | Shot and killed by O'Block/GetBackGang |
| Lil Travieso | July 6, 2022 | 19 | Colorado Springs, Colorado, U.S. | Shot and killed |
| Notti Osama | July 9, 2022 | 14 | New York, NY, U.S. | Stabbed to death |
| JayDaYoungan | July 27, 2022 | 24 | Bogalusa, Louisiana, U.S. | Shot and killed during an ambush by 5 unidentified men. |
| Pat Stay | Sep 4, 2022 | 36 | Halifax Regional Municipality, Canada | Stabbed to death |
| PnB Rock | Sep 12, 2022 | 30 | Los Angeles, California, U.S. | Shot and killed during robbery at LA Roscoe's Chicken and Waffles |
| Coolio | Sep 28, 2022 | 59 | Los Angeles, California, U.S. | Heart attack due to drug overdose |
| Takeoff (Migos) | Nov 1, 2022 | 28 | Houston, Texas, U.S. | Shot and killed over a dice game. |
| Edot Baby | Nov 4, 2022 | 17 | Harlem, New York, U.S. | Suicide by shooting himself in the head |
| Aaron Carter | Nov 5, 2022 | 34 | Lancaster, California, U.S. | Drug overdose |
| K1 | November 9, 2022 | Unknown | United Kingdom | Cancer |
| Big Scarr | Dec 22, 2022 | 22 | Memphis, Tennessee, U.S. | Drug overdose |
| Gangsta Boo | Jan 1, 2023 | 43 | Memphis, Tennessee, U.S. | Drug overdose |
| Costa Titch | March 11, 2023 | 28 | Johannesburg, South Africa | Seizure during a preformance |
| Big Pokey | June 18, 2023 | 48 | Beaumont, Texas, U.S. | Heart attack |
| Mdot EBK | July 5, 2023 | 18 | Fordham Heights, New York, U.S. | Shot and killed |
| Li Heat | July 7, 2023 | 21 | Birmingham, Alabama, U.S. | Shot and killed |
| Big Mota | Oct 26, 2023 | 37 | Memphis, Tennessee, U.S. | Shot and killed |
| THF TP | Feb 7, 2024 | 30 | Chicago, Illinois, U.S | Shot and Killed |
| Bloodhound Lil Jeff | June 8, 2024 | 21 | Chicago, Illinois, U.S. | Shot and killed |
| Julio Foolio | June 23, 2024 | 26 | Tampa, Florida, U.S. | Shot and Killed by rival gang member |
| Lil Scoom | July 8, 2024 | 18 | Chicago, Illinois, U.S. | Shot and killed |
| Fatman Scoop | Aug 30, 2024 | 56 | Connecticut, U.S. | Heart attack |
| Rich Homie Quan | Sep 5, 2024 | 34 | Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. | Drug Overdose |
| Liam Payne | Oct 16, 2024 | 31 | CasaSur Palermo Hotel, Buenos, Aires, Argentina | Severe injuries by falling from balcony |
| Landlord Lo | Dec 13, 2024 | 27 | Birmingham, Alabama, U.S. | Shot and killed |
| Gaboro | Dec 19, 2024 | 19 | Norrköping, Sweden | Shot and killed |
| Joker OTV | Jan 14, 2025 | 17 | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. | Shot and killed after dropping diss song |
| Lil Xelly | Jan, 14 2025 | 26 | Rockville, Maryland, U.S. | Shot and killed |
| Young Scooter | March 28, 2025 | 39 | Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. | Died on his 39th birthday of complications from leg injury |
| wifiskeleton | May 5, 2025 | 21 | Miami, Florida, U.S. | Suicide by intentional drug overdose |
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