| 100% | SYLVIA | 6 | ___ Robinson, music producer who worked on the hip-hop songs "Rapper's Delight" and "The Message" |
| 45% | AYO | 3 | ___ the Producer, hip hop producer who worked on "Invasion of Privacy" |
| 44% | DIDDY | 5 | P. ___, rapper and producer who is one of the richest hip hop stars |
| 44% | DRE | 3 | Dr. ___, rapper and producer who is one of the richest hip hop stars |
| 38% | MIA | 3 | Rapper who performed a song with Madonna and Nicki Minaj on the album "MDNA" |
| 37% | WEST | 4 | Kanye ___, rapper and designer who is one of the richest hip hop stars |
| 37% | HIT | 3 | ___-Boy, hip hop music producer who won a Grammy for "Racks in the Middle" |
| 35% | CARDI | 5 | ___ B, "Bodak Yellow" rapper who found her start on the VH1 reality show "Love & Hip Hop: New York" |
| 35% | HARLANHOWARD | 12 | Songwriter in the Nashville Songwriters, Country Music, and Songwriters Halls of Fame who wrote the songs on 40-Across's 2023 album (2 wds.) |
| 35% | OUTKAST | 7 | Hip hop duo whose songs "Hey Ya!" and "The Way You Move" were simultaneously #1 and #2 on the Billboard Hot 100 |
| 34% | LINDA | 5 | ___ Perry, music producer who worked with Pink, Christina Aguilera, and Alicia Keys |
| 34% | SIANO | 5 | Nicky ___, DJ and music producer who was an integral part of New York's disco clubs in the 1970s |
| 34% | GANG | 4 | "Rapper's Delight" hip hop group the Sugarhill ___ |
| 33% | DRE | 3 | Dr. ___ (rapper and music producer who's won six Grammys) |
| 33% | NATE | 4 | ___ Dogg, a rapper who featured on Tupac's songs "All About You" and "Thugs Get Lonely Too" |
| 33% | DEAN | 4 | Ester ___, music producer who has worked with Katy Perry, Nicki Minaj, and Rihanna |
| 33% | ALAN | 4 | Parsons who worked on "Abbey Road" and "The Dark Side of the Moon" |
| 33% | HUCK | 4 | "Saint ___," song by Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds based on a famous literary character from Mark Twain's work |
| 33% | EVE | 3 | Rapper who hosted the 2016 VH1 Hip Hop Honors |
| 33% | REN | 3 | Rapper MC ___ who was a part of the hip hop group N.W.A |
| 33% | PHARRELL | 8 | With 46-Across, rapper and music producer providing vocals on 20-Across |
| 32% | DRAKE | 5 | "God's Plan" rapper who had 24 songs on the Hot 100 during a week in 2017 |
| 32% | DAVID | 5 | ___ Bowie and Freddie Mercury, singers who collaborated on the hit song "Under Pressure" |
| 32% | MICHAEL | 7 | ___ Jackson and Paul McCartney, singers who collaborated on the song "Say Say Say" |
| 32% | IRV | 3 | Music producer Gotti who worked with Ja Rule and J.Lo |
| 32% | JENNIFERLOPEZ | 13 | "On the Floor" singer who's an executive producer and judge on "World of Dance": 2 wds. |
| 32% | WONDER | 6 | Stevie ___ and Paul McCartney, singers who collaborated on the hit song "Ebony and Ivory" |
| 32% | CALIFORNIA | 10 | Tupac Shakur's hip hop song, "___ Love" that featured Dr. Dre and Roger Troutman and was his first single as the newest artist |
| 32% | SWAE | 4 | Rapper ___ Lee, who collaborated with Post Malone on the hit song "Sunflower" |
| 32% | JANET | 5 | ___ Jackson, Hip Hop artist whose song "What's It Gonna Be?!" had one of the most expensive music videos |