15 Best Rappers From Jacksonville FL

Baby Soulja born Charles Doles is a rapper who rose to the spotlight in the early 2010s. The rapper and his sister, Tianna Holmes, often collaborated on videos.

He was born on March 26, 1994, in Jacksonville, Florida. Doles climbed the staircase of the limelight after he made rounds with his rapping and freestyling videos on YouTube.

The rapper’s music isn’t like conventional rap but is different from the regular ones. Doles discusses real issues in his music. He makes music from his accumulated past experience, the rapper unveiled in Audible Treats.

Baby Soulja signed to Flo Rida’s record label, StrongArm, and released his extended play titled Dirty in 2017. He dropped his debut album, Still Standing, in 2019 comprising eight songs.

The songs from the album include Moving Mountains, Facing Ten, Average, What They Talking, and more.

A year later in 2020, the rapper released his second album Average. Baby Soulja made his grand comeback with the release of two albums, Timeless and G.O.A.T, in 2022.

Correspondingly, the rapper also dropped an extended play titled Ain’t Him in 2022 which includes five songs Intro, Most Slept ON, Heart Bleeding, Can’t lie, and Rocking.

Two of the most popular songs of Baby Soulja including Mr. Sandman and Average( feat. Kodak Black) have over 1.2 million and over 1 million streams on Spotify.

Incarceration was one of the reasons he was on a hiatus from his musical career. Soulja was one of five who were charged surrounding the shooting death of Brooks from Hardeeville, South Carolina.

Baby Soulja is available across various social platforms including Instagram, Twitter, and more. Likewise, the rapper is also approachable on streaming stages like YouTube and Spotify.

He has amassed over 620K followers on his Instagram account. Baby Soulja is religiously active on the social media platform.

Previously, reports of his demise circulated on the web after his Instagram got hacked and fake posts surrounding his death surfaced in the public domain. However, his brother took to his Facebook to clear the ambiguity. 

KaMillion is a notable rapper. She became a household name after appearing in the reality TV show Love & Hip Hop: Miami. 

Born and reared up in Jacksonville, Florida, the rapper launched her career as a vocalist and background dancer. She then went on to become a songwriter for notable artists like Rihanna, Jordin Sparks, and more. 

Not to forget, the rapper is also a pageant winner. She bagged the title of Miss Jacksonville in 2001. KaMillion kicked off her career as a vocalist and a background dancer.

She boasts over 20K monthly listeners on her Spotify. Similarly, the rapper is also available across various streaming platforms including YouTube. 

KaMillion gained global recognition after joining the cast of season three of the reality TV show Love & Hip Hop: Miami. Let alone the music industry, she has already made her acting debut too.

The web personality starred in her first lead role on Rap Sh!t as Mia Knight in 2022. Correspondingly, KaMillion has also acted on shows including The Quad and Star.

She has songwriting credits for Trey Songz’s Already Taken, Samantha Jade’s Let the Good Times Roll, Keke Palmer’s – Love Me, Love Me Noy, and Takes Me Away, Rihanna’s Watch n’ Learn, and more.

KaMillion has released four albums until February 2023. She released her debut album Soul Food in 2018 and her latest album Enigma in 2023.

The American personality is available on YouTube with almost 60K subscribers, on Instagram with 390K followers, and on Twitter with 15.7K followers.

Jdot Breezy is a rising rapper who hails from Jacksonville, Florida. The young artist is widely appraised for his singles All In, We Score and Drowning.

Born on February 22, 2002, the 21-year-old rapper has released over 9 albums since 2019. Every so often, Breezy drops exclusive original music videos for his singles on the public domain.

The young rapper hasn’t finished school and is fully involved in creating music at the moment. Jdot Breezy boasts over 317K monthly listeners on his Spotify.

Tweak Sht, Pt. 2 is the rapper’s most streamed song on Spotify with over 3 million streams as of February 2023. Likewise, Shoot It Out has almost 3 million streams on the streaming platform.

He has made appearances in various celebrated artists’ music including his feature in fellow rapper from Florida, Lil Poppa’s famous song ‘Dead Bands.’ 

The rapper launched his debut album Life After Ralo on July 16, 2019. Correspondingly, Breezy released his latest album, Don’t FWM Later, on January 20, 2023, across various streaming platforms. 

Jdot Breezy is available across various social platforms including Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. However, he isn’t religiously active on Facebook currently.

Travis Cave who goes by the stage name Trap Beckham is a rapper. He is widely recognized for his single ‘Birthday Chick.’

He showed an affinity for the arts from an early age. The rapper started penning down music when he was just eight. Later, Travis began recording with a tape recorder when he was just 12.

Shortly, the rapper started making music and promoted the music in his high school. Let alone promote, Travis even created a small group of promoters during that time.

Top of the Line and Ohh She Thick are the two breakthrough singles of the rapper that helped the rapper launch his career in the local music scene initially.  

With his constant effort to make it big in the music industry, Travis even got the name ‘The Golden Boy of the Hood.’ The rapper dropped his single ‘Top of the Line’ in 2012.

Travis has released five mixtapes until this very day. The American rapper put out his first mixtape titled ‘7.14.12’ on July 14, 2012. Whereas the rapper released his latest mixtape in 2016.

Not to mention, Travis is an award-winning artist. He bagged Artist, Mixtape, Song, and Performer of the year awards from Duval Diamond Awards every passing year between 2012 and 2015.

He released the single ‘Birthday Chick’ following signing a contract with Def Jam Recordings in 2016. The single was featured on the first season of the 8th episode of the HBO series Insecure.

Travis has 351,608 monthly listeners on his Spotify account. His single ‘Birthday Btch’ has over 38 million streams on the streaming platform as of February 2023.

Correspondingly, the single on YouTube has also amassed a colossal count of above 37 million views and 367K likes. Travis is available across various platforms including YouTube, Instagram, Twitter, and more.

Julio Foolio born Charles Jones is a thriving rapper. He gained popularity from his controversial rap songs centered around real murders taking place in his locality.

The rapper was born on June 21, 1998, in Jacksonville. He goes by the stage name Julio Foolio. Anyone can recognize him in the crowd because of his intriguing looks, tattoos, and dreadlocks.

He dropped his first single Blessed in 2015. Foolio and fellow Jacksonville rapper, Soulja, released the song ‘Dirty Sticks’ and a music video (MV) for the song in 2016. 

Correspondingly, Charles has put out several songs across various streaming platforms to date. He has forged a name for himself in the rapping industry with his outstanding exhibitions.

Some of his songs include Crooks, Beybey Kid, Step for Me, Run Deep, Snap Mode, JWET, Long Ride, Perky, Sorry, Splat Music, Yes Lord, On My Own, and more.

Foolio released his debut album, Love Me Like I’m Dead, on November 20, 2020. The album comprised eight songs including Griselda Blanco, Seen It, Bibby Story, Play with Me, New York City, and more.

Lately, Jones dropped his song titled ‘Stranded & Abandoned’ and its official music video on February 11, 2023, across various streaming platforms. It has gained 652K views and 8.9K likes on YouTube.

He releases his music projects across various streaming platforms including YouTube, Spotify, and more. Foolio is also religiously active across social media platforms including Instagram.

Charles’ most streamed song on Spotify is Play With Me which has been streamed over 13 million times. Similarly, a song named Voo Doo has over 8 million streams as of February 2023.

Nardo Wick is a young rapper making it big in the industry. He is recognized for his single titled Who Want Smoke? which was released in 2021.

The remix version of his notable single that features rappers Lil Durk, G Herbo, and 21 Savage peaked at number 17 on the US Billboard Hot 100. It even bagged a platinum certification from the RIAA.

Wick born Horace Bernard Walls III on December 30, 2001, dropped his debut studio album titled Who Is Nardo Wick on December 3, 2021, via Flawless Entertainment and RCA Records.

He released his debut single Lolli in 2020 followed by Slide and Came Up. Wick then started off 2021 with the release of ‘Who Want Smoke,’ in January.

In the second quarter of 2021, the rapper released the single ‘Shhh’ which is the lead single to his debut album, Who Is Nardo Wick? The album comprises 18 tracks and the bonus of 12 tracks for the Deluxe version.

The 21-year-old has been featured and has made guest appearances in various videos and songs until February 2023. He has featured in Trippie Redd’s song Goodfellas in his 2023 album Mansion Musk.

Correspondingly, he has been featured with various artists including Elvis Presley, Money Man, DJ Khaled, Lil Baby, Kodak Black, Latto, Doe Boy, G Herbo, and more until February 2023.

The remix version of Who Want Smoke has been streamed over 169 million times on Spotify. Likewise, Me or Sum (featuring Future & Lil Baby) has over 112 million streams on Spotify.

With his growing notability, Wick has also gained a significant following across his social accounts including the mainstream social platform Instagram, which currently has over 2 million followers.

Nardo always wanted to get diamond teeth since his early years. Eventually, the rapper fulfilled his dream when he was 19 years old, Wick unveiled in an interview with DJ Small Eyez.

Nehemiah Lamar Harden better known as SpotemGottem is a rapper who rose to the limelight with his 2020 hit single titled Beat Box.

His hit single not only gained drew significant attention but was successful to propel at number 12 on the Billboard Hot 100. Nehemiah then signed contracts with Geffen Records, Rebel Music, and Interscope Records.

The rapper was born on October 19, 2001. He is 22 years old as of 2023. He has been able to mark his name on the map of the rap world regardless of his young age.

Harden was taken behind the bars and charged with carrying a concealed weapon in Duval County when he was just 15 years old in 2017.

Likewise, after three years Nehemiah was arrested on July 15, 2021, for aiming a handgun with a laser sight at a Miami Marriott hotel garage attendant. 

He has been a part of various legal issues until February 2023. The American rapper was shot in the hip in a drive-by shooting on September 17, 2021, while driving his car in Miami.

Harden has released three mixtapes until February 2023. He dropped his first mixtape Final Destination in December 2020 followed by Most Wanted and Back From the Dead in May 2021 and December 2021 respectively.

The young rapper boasts over 1 million monthly listeners on his Spotify. His notable single BeatBox 3 featuring DaBaby has over 96 million streams on the streaming platform as of February 2023.

He isn’t available on the mainstream social media platform Instagram at the moment. That said, Spotemgottem is active on Twitter with almost 11K followers.

Tokyo Jetz known as Shauntrell Pender is a notable rapper who hails from Jacksonville, Florida. She is also known as the wife of Dalvin Cook.

Born on October 26, 1994, Shauntrell is also widely recognized as part of the collective Hustle Gang. She has landed collaborations with several coveted artists to date.

She hit the spotlight after her videos of freestyling made rounds on the web. After the viral moment, rapper T.I. discovered her and acknowledged her potential. Eventually, in 2016 she signed a contract with Grand Hustle Records.

The rapper grabbed the golden opportunity to work with the likes of rappers including Travis Scott and T.I. A year later Tokyo Jetz moved to Atlanta to pursue a career in music. In 2017, she released her debut album titled Viral.

In 2018, she released two albums, 90’s Baby and Bonafide via Grand Hustle record. She dropped her first extended play (EP) titled Stimulus Package in 2020 followed by the release of her fourth album Cancel Culture in 2021.

She has released only two albums, Bonafide and Viral in 2018 and 2017 respectively. Likewise, Jetz also has released two extended plays (EPs) Tokyo Jetz and 90’s Baby as of February 2023.

The rapper also is a successful social media influencer. She can be seen flaunting expensive high-end fashion brands which are evident in her Instagram feed and stories.

Besides the music industry, Shauntrell has extended her hands to other ventures. She has launched her skincare company named Nue.

She has a verified account on Spotify with over 54K monthly listeners. Her most streamed song on Spotify is Six Flags featuring Plies which has amassed over 4 million streams on the streaming platform.

Every so often, the rapper shares photos with her husband and her son. They are a close-knit family of three members with a furry baby.

Yungeen Ace born Keyanta Bullard is a rising rapper. He was born as one of 12 brothers on February 12, 1988, in Florida.

The rapper had an isolated upbringing regardless of having many brothers. Bullard spent the early years of his life in Chicago but relocated to Florida with his family.

He experienced daily struggles with poverty, lack of a proper environment to live in, and danger from crimes as a child. Later, as a child, he involved himself in music to cope with his struggles.

Bullard started penning and recording solo tracks in his teenage years. The rapper then released his debut single, No Witness, in March 2018.

He launched his music career in 2018 with the release of his solo tracks. He started gaining recognition from the netizens. Unfortunately, Yungeen and his several friends were attacked in a drive-by shooting when leaving for dinner.

The rapper made it out of the accident but it took the lives of his two friends Royale Smith, Jr. and Jerecoby Groover, and his brother. In the wake of the tragedy, Yungeen dropped his debut mixtape titled, Life of Betrayal. 

He is in a relationship with Chloe. She is an entrepreneur and social media personality. Chloe has an online clothing store named C Glass Clothing. 

She is also the brand ambassador for Keyanta according to her Instagram bio. The couple is expecting their firstborn. Lately, most of Chloe’s Instagram feed surrounds the social media influencer flaunting her beautiful baby bump.

The Jacksonville rapper has released various albums including All On Me, Life I’m Livin, Step Harder, 2 Broken 2 Heal, Survivor of The Trenches, and more as of February 2023.

Y&R Mookey is a young rapper who debuted not long ago in 2018 with the release of his debut single titled ‘Murder 1.’

He released his debut album, Russian Roulette, in December 2018. The album comprises 11 tracks including Location, Draco, Pain Song, Section, Living Right, Fold Up, Slide, and more.

In 2019, the rapper released two albums titled, Love Till Death and Big Murda. Likewise, he consecutively released an album on March 25, 2020, too which was titled, Left 4 Dead.

His 2020 album comprised twenty-one songs including Rock n Roll, Thuggin, Molly, Hood Rock Girl, Shadows, Let’s Go, Hot Girl, Shooters, Shooters 2, Die Young, Gangsta Cry, and more.

Dead Opps from the album remains Y&R Mookey’s most streamed song on Spotify with over 3.3 million streams. His song Murda Twins has over 1.2 million streams on the streaming platform.

RackRacer GMK is a young and accomplished rapper. He was born on February 11, 2000, in Jacksonville, Florida.

He is broadly recognized for his songs Who Gone Slide and Pray for War. Who Gone Slide featuring Yungeen Ace on YouTube has gained almost 2 million views and 35K likes.

The 23-year-old released his first official music video (MV) for a song called ‘Gang Thang’ via YouTube in October 2019. The MV of the song ‘Who Gone Slide’ featuring Yungeen Ace has almost 2 million views on YouTube.

Likewise, MVs of two songs of Pray for War featuring BlackStreet TK and Tupahk featuring Jdot Breezy has also stockpiled a massive view count of over 1.8 million and 1.2 million respectively as of February 2023. 

Besides the music industry, RackRacer has evolved as a successful social influencer with massive followers on his social stages including Instagram and Twitter.

Speaking of RackRacer GMK’s personal life, the rapper is already a father of a son that he shares with his girlfriend Raeona. She is an entrepreneur and a social media influencer.

He has over 72K followers on Instagram and 78.3K subscribers on his YouTube channel as of February 2023.

Anthony Nicholas Williams better known as Whoppa Wit Da Choppa is a rapper. He was born and brought up in Jacksonville with his younger brother.

The rapper gained prominence after being featured with Yungeen Ace and FastMoney Goon in another fellow rapper Spinabenz’s gold-certified single Who I Smoke.

Following the feature in the hit single, Whoppa Wit Da Choppa released his full-length album titled Sir Duccington. Before rising to the limelight, he dropped his debut single Vanish Mode in 2021.

Williams has released more than five albums including Sir Duccington, KU Lyfe, The Burgerman, Whoppalations, The Kuran, Brystal Sons, and more.

The most streamed song on his Spotify is Vanish Mode with over 2 million streams as of February 2023. Correspondingly, songs like W.A.R. and Add A K possess over 1.2 million streams on the streaming platform.

Whoppa Wit Da Choppa released the mixtape titled ‘KU Life’ in 2020 comprising 11 songs including Muhammad Ali, Old Twin, My Glock, Add A K, and more. 

It was in 2021, the rapper dropped his debut solo album titled ‘Sir Duccington.’ The same year, he landed a collaboration with fellow rapper Jdot Brezzy releasing an album, The Kuran.

He issued his second solo studio album titled Whoppalations in 2022. The album included guest appearances from Jimmy 3, Jdtot Brezzy, Yungeen Ace, and other celebrated artists from the industry.

Williams has over 102K monthly listeners on Spotify. Similarly, the rapper also boasts significant social following across various social media platforms at the moment.

Noah Williams better known as Spinabenz is a rapper who hit the limelight with the viral hit song ‘Who I Smoke.’ He isn’t the only artist who became famous after the release of the song.

He launched his music career by performing in underground venues and sharing his tracks on platforms like SoundCloud and Deezer initially. As of now, he has already forged his name in the rapping scene of Jacksonville.

The rapper is widely appraised for his singles First Week Out and Drill Time. Who I Smoke by Yungeen Ace, Spinabenz, and FastMoney Goon has amassed over 53 million streams on Spotify as of now.

Back in September 2021, false speculations surrounding his death circulated in the public domain. However, it was nothing but a hoax. It is still among us as of February 2023.

Spinabenz was taken behind the bars for a gun case stemming from a routine traffic stop; however, he was let go of a potentially lengthy sentence after he was not found guilty of gun possession in October 2022.

He has collaborated with various established artists in the rapping industry including Whoppa Wit Da Choppa, Yungeen Ace, and FastMoney Goon.

He is active on social platforms including Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook. Williams has stockpiled a sizable social following of over 326K followers on his Instagram.

Seddy Hendrix is a rapper who has known for his speedy rhymes, production, and thoughtfulness. He launched his career in the industry in the late 2010s.

The rapper blends melodic hard-sitting street tales with the introspection of various situations of love. He took the stage name from the first name and last name of Jimi Hendrix and trap rapper Future.

Sometimes, Hendrix introduces himself as Future Hendrix. The rapper had demonstrated his affinity for singing from his early days. He started freestyling in high school.

Hendrix started sharing the videos on social media platforms which ultimately drew significant attention and appraisal from a large audience in nearly no time.

Seddy released his hit album, Death B4 Dishonor Loyalty Over Everything in 2018 after early releases such as 2017’s song ‘Fell in love’ and 2018’s Emotional. 

He put out two extended plays Sayless and B.H.D (Black Hearted Demon) in 2020. The rapper dropped his latest album, Well Sed, in 2022 comprising ten songs, Groovy, Crash Dummies, Lights, and more.

Seddy is available across social stages such as Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, and TikTok. Correspondingly, he is also available on YouTube with 91.2K subscribers as of February 2023.

He has over 242k monthly listeners on his Spotify account. The most streamed Hendrix song on the streaming platform Hands Down has over 4 million streams.

Lil Poppa is a young rapper well-known to blend his music with his personal life experiences. He was born in 1994 in Jacksonville, Florida.

Poppa was his nickname which he later in life made his stage name. The American rapper started rapping at the tender age of six. He honed his skills by crafting rhymes with his elder brother.

Likewise, Poppa also rapped at church which helped him in shaping his rapping skills. The rapper in the pursuit of making a career in the rapping industry built a makeshift recording studio in his bedroom.

He started recording in his self-built studio. It was in 2018, Poppa made his breakthrough with the singles, Purple Hearts, and Nightmare on Elm Street. 

He survived a shooting that left two of Poppa’s friends breathing their last. In the wake of the tragedy, the young rapper released a song titled ‘Purple Hearts’ penning down his emotions.

Lil Poppa made his major-label debut with the notable label Interscope Records in 2019 with the release of the singles,  Dangerous and Man of the Year. 

The 29-year-old rapper as of 2023, launched his debut album ‘Blessed, I Guess,’ in early 2021. The album drew significant attention and made its way to the 160th position on the Billboard 200 chart. 

He released a mixtape titled Under Investigation 3 on April 27, 2022, which also became a successful project. It peaked at 194th position in the Billboard 200. It also makes the third installment of the rapper’s investigation series.

Lil Poppa has released over seven albums since 2019. Love And War is Pppa’s most streamed song on Spotify with over 7 million streams as of February 2023.