21st-century African-American musicians

British musician

American actor (1957–2008)

American jazz pianist and composer (born 1940)

American actor (born 1969)

American jazz saxophonist, violinist, trumpeter, and composer (1930–2015)

American actor, musician and comedian

American basketball player (born 1990)

American basketball player

American actor and musician

American boxer, rapper and actor

American singer (1940–2010)

American jazz percussionist, drummer, and composer (1924–2007)

American pornographic actress

American actress, choreographer, television director, television producer, singer, and dancer (born 1950)

American jazz pianist (1930-2023)

Odetta Holmes (December 31, 1930 – December 2, 2008), known as Odetta, was an American singer, often referred to as "The Voice of the Civil Rights Movement". Her musical repertoire consisted largely of American folk music, blues, jazz, and spirituals.

American actor

American rapper and record producer (born 1990)

American actor, comedian and rapper

American record producer, musician and composer

American actress

American jazz drummer (1927–2004)

American jazz pianist (1938–2020)

American singer-songwriter (1928-2006)

American DJ and record producer (1955–2014)

American jazz organist

American jazz multi-instrumentalist, composer, educator and spokesman for the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community (1920–2013)

Panamanian jazz drummer and composer (born 1944)

American record producer and rapper (born 1978)

American jazz musician (1927–2020)

American jazz drummer and group leader (1925–2024)

American dancer, choreographer, songwriter, actress and activist (1909/1912–2006)

American R&B singer and actor

American jazz drummer, pianist, and composer (1942–2025)

American jazz drummer (1929–2020)

American songwriter, record producer, rapper, and music executive (born 1972)

American musician (1935–2018)

American Chicago blues musician

American jazz pianist, bandleader, arranger and composer (1918-2010)

American actor and rapper

American jazz, R&B and rock bassist, guitarist and singer (born 1955)

American rapper

Iman Asante Shumpert is an American professional basketball player who last played for the Brooklyn Nets of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets and was selected by the New York Knicks with the 17th overall pick in the 2011 NBA draft. Shumpert was traded to the Cleveland Cavaliers in 2015 and won an NBA championship with them in 2016. He has also played for the Sacramento Kings, Houston Rockets, and Brooklyn Nets.

American actor and stand-up comedian

American-Jamaican jazz pianist and composer

American musician, songwriter and record producer (1938–2015)

American rapper and record producer (1964-2021)

American jazz musicien (1969–2018)

American jazz guitarist (born 1931)

American actor

British-American rapper

American singer

American actor (born 1995)

American singer

American musician and techno music developer

American singer (1943–2003)

American jazz saxophonist and composer

American musician (1921–2013)

American singer, record producer, and executive (1936–2011)

American jazz pianist and educator (1934–2020)