10 Bald Rappers To Follow In 2023

Rakim born William Michael Griffin Jr. is an established rapper. He is widely recognized as one-half of hip hop duo Eric B. & Rakim. 

He is broadly appraised as someone who helped raise the MC technique's bar higher than ever. The rapper has released three studio albums, The 18th Letter, The Master, and The Seventh Seal as of March 20, 2023. 

Correspondingly, the bald rapper has also dropped several singles including Guess Who's Back, Holy Are U, Walk These Streets, Don't Call Me, and When I B on the Mic to date.

His affinity for music grew from his early days. The rapper penned his first rhyme about the cartoon character Mickey Mouse when he was just seven. 

Not many of us may know but Rakim initially aspired to play football; however, he chose music as his career path. The rapper previously served as a quarterback on his high school football team.

Bryan Christopher Williams professionally known as Birdman is a veteran rapper. The bald artist is best recognized for his songs Pop Bottles and Money to Blow.

He is the co-founder of Cash Money Records, which he initiated with his elder brother Ronald 'Slim' Williams in 1992. The rapper is also one-half of the hip-hop duo Big Tymers, alongside producer Mannie Fresh.

The American rapper released his self-titled debut solo album in 2002. In the course of over two decades, Bryan has released four solo albums, forty-eight singles, and two mixtapes until March 20, 2023.                 

Besides music, the rapper is also involved in other ventures. He initiated Bronald Oil and Gas, LLC, an oil and gas exploration company in 2010.

Fat Joe born Joseph Antonio Cartagena is a rapper from New York City. He is best known for his song All The Way Up and Leaa.

The rapper dropped his solo debut album titled Represent in 1993. Flow Joe, a single from the album debuted at number one on the Billboard Hot Rap Songs chart.

He has dropped ten studio albums until March 20, 2023. Joseph's fourth album, Jealous Ones Still Envy (J.O.S.E) is his most commercially successful album to date.

Fat Joe's fourth album has bagged platinum and internationally certified silver from RIAA and BPI respectively.

He has dropped twenty-two singles, two collaborative albums, and three mixtapes. He has cumulated over 6.6 million monthly listeners on Spotify with over 323 million streams on his song What's Luv?

Armando Christian Pérez widely recognized as Pitbull is a celebrated American rapper. He launched his career in the early 2000s, recording Latin hip-hop, crunk music, and reggaeton.

The established rapper dropped his debut album M.I.A.M.I in 2004 under TVT Records. In 2006, Pitbull released his second album, El Marie, and just a year later in 2007, he dropped his fourth album Rebelution.

He has recorded sales of over 25 million studio albums and more than 100 million singles across the globe. Pitbull has made many records and has been awarded coveted titles and accolades to date.

Pitbull made it to the 45th position on the list of Top Artists of the 2010s and on the 24th Top Latin Artists of the 2010s by Billboard.

Lonnie Rashid Lynn best known as Common is an established rapper. He received critical acclaim with his album Ressurection in 1994.

The rapper launched his music career with the release of his album titled Can I Borrow a Dollar? in 1992. Lonnie acquired mainstream success through his work with the Soulquarians, a rotating collective of experimental Black music artists.

Common's first major-label album titled Like Water for Chocolate acquired commercial success in 2000. Thus far, he has released fourteen studio albums until March 20, 2023.

Besides music, Common is also an actor who has appeared in various films and series so far. He boasts 125 acting credits, 16 producing credits, and 55 composing credits on his IMDb profile.

He is a recipient of various coveted awards including the Grammy Awards, Academy Awards, BET Awards, Black Reel Awards, Critics' Choice Movie Awards, CMT Music Awards, and more.

Jeezy born Jay Wayne Jenkins is a rapper from Columbia, South Carolina. He is credited with helping popularize trap music alongside rappers T.I. and Gucci Mane.

He launched his music career under the moniker Lil J in 2001 with the release of Thuggin' Under the Influence. Since then, the rapper has dropped ten studio albums, with The Recession 2 being the 10th and latest album.

Outside of his solo career, the rapper is also the de facto leader of the United Streets Dopeboyz of America (U.S.D.A). He was also a member of the Bad Boy Records rap group Boyz n da Hood.

Jenkins has made it to the nomination list of various awards to date. In fact, he is also a recipient of coveted awards including BET Awards, Ozone Awards, and more.

Anthony Criss professionally known as Treach is a remarkable rapper from New Jersey. He is best recognized as the lead rapper of Naughty by Nature, a hip-hop group.

As a solo artist, Anthony has released seven studio albums including Independent Leaders, 19 Naughty III, Naughty by Nature, IIcons, Anthem Inc., Poverty's Paradise, and Nineteen Naughty Nine: Nature's Fury.

Correspondingly, Treach is also an actor. He has seventy-three acting credits on IMDb. Some of his latest acting credits include Brother X in The Family Business and Jason Dyson on Lord of the Streets.

All thanks to his physique and stature helped him land roles in films and television. Treach boasts a successful career in the music as well as the film industry.

CJ Mac born Bryaan Ross is a notable American rapper. Besides rapping, he has also forged his name as a promising actor in the film industry.

As of March 20, 2023, the rapper has over 9K monthly listeners on his Spotify. His notable song Friday Night has 948,704 streams on the conventional streaming platform at the moment.

CJ Mac's third studio album titled Platinum Game was released in 1999. The album featured various west coast rappers and made its way to 77 Top R&B/Hip-hop  albums.

Some of his famous songs include King of L.A., Wired Up, Make Money, Imagine That, Get a Lil Head, Who Got Some Gangsta, Hating Game, Powda Puff, The Shadiest One, Realism, Ends, The Recipe, and more.

Kirk Jones best known by his stage name Sticky Fingaz is a hardcore rapper. He is widely appraised as a member of Onyz, a multi-platinum hardcore rap group.

He has released three studio albums as a solo artist until March 20, 2023. Kirk debuted as a solo artist with the release of his debut album titled Black Trash: The Autobiography of Kirk Jones in 2001.

A partial list of the rapper's notable songs is Get It Up, What If I Was White, Remember Me?, Man Up, Money Talks, Can't Call It, Scum Bag, My Dogz Iz My Gunz, State vs. Kirk Jones, Baby Brother, Hot Now, and more.

Sticky Fingaz has also been successful to forge his name in the film industry apart from the music industry. The rapper has starred in over 80 films and television shows until this day.

Any one of us can listen to the rapper across various streaming platforms including Spotify, and more. Sticky Fingaz's song Buck 'Em has over 14 million streams on the platform.

Willie D born William James Dennis is a noteworthy rapper. He is best known as a member of Geto Boys alongside Bushwick Bill and Scarface.

He has released five studio albums, Controversy, I'm Goin' Out  Lika Soldier, Play Witcha Mama, Loved by Few, Hated by Many, and Unbreakable as a solo artist.

The rapper boasts a YouTube channel Willie D Live with 817K subscribers at the moment. Willie religiously uploads content to the channel every other day, especially social commentary videos.

Not many of us might know, but the rapper started his boxing career when he was 11. In fact, in 1985, he bagged the Golden Gloves for the state of Texas.