Artists like Diam's

Saïd M'Roumbaba, better known by his stage name Soprano, is a French rapper, singer-songwriter, and television personality. Influential in the French hip hop scene, Soprano rose to notoriety in the late 1990s as a member of the rap band Psy 4 de la Rime. While in the group, Soprano recorded his solo debut album Puisqu'il Faut Vivre which made the Billboard European Top 100. Two years later, his second album, La Colombe, which included collaborations with numerous artists, was released. In addition to his music career, Soprano has served as a coach on The Voice – La plus belle voix (2019) and The Voice Kids.

Laouni Mouhid, commonly known by his stage name La Fouine, as well as Fouiny, is a French rapper and singer. He is the founder of record label Banlieue Sale and the clothing line Street Swagg. La Fouine was voted Best French Artist at the MTV Europe Music Awards in 2011 and Best Male Artist at the Trace Urban Music Awards in 2013. With two million subscribers on YouTube, seven million on Facebook, and four million on Twitter, he was the most-followed French rapper on social media in 2015. Known as "the rapper with the goatee," he eventually shaved it off in June 2016.

Thomas Gérard Idir, better known by his stage name Sinik, is a French-language rapper. He is also known as Malsain ("Unhealthy") and L'assassin. His father is Algerian while his mother is French. In 2001, he founded his label Six o Nine (6–0–9).

Alix Mathurin, publicly known as Kery James, is a French-Haitian rapper, singer, actor, director, and screenwriter from Les Abymes, Guadeloupe. His music often addresses suburban life and social inequalities in contemporary France. He was a member of the rap collectives Idéal J and Mafia K-1 Fry.

Alpha Diallo, better known by his stage name Black M, is a French rapper, singer, songwriter and member of the Sexion d'Assaut group.

Housni M'Kouboi, better known as Rohff and at times stylized as Roh2f, is a French rapper.

Fonky Family or La Fonky Family, is a French hip hop band from Marseille, consisting of four rappers, Le Rat Luciano, Menzo, Don Choa and Sat, producer Pone, DJ Djel, dancer Blaze, singer Karima, Flex (fetus) Nandell, and manager Fafa.

113 French pronunciation: [sɑ̃ tʁɛz] is a French hip-hop group from Vitry-Sur-Seine, including African and Caribbean roots originating in north and west Africa and the island of Guadeloupe, they formed in their most famous song "Worldwide International".

Ken Samaras, better known by his stage name Nekfeu, is a French rapper, actor and record producer.

Mafia K-1 Fry sometimes stylized as Mafia K'1 Fry is a French collective of hip hop artists, rappers, beatboxers, DJs, MCs and music producers mostly coming from the Val-de-Marne and the Orly-Choisy-Vitry-Joinville axis, suburbs located south of Paris.

Bigflo et Oli is a French hip hop duo from Toulouse. The duo is composed of two brothers, Florian "Bigflo" Ordoñez and Olivio "Oli" Ordoñez. Their debut album La Cour des grands was released in 2015 and received a gold record award in France less than four months after being released, then went platinum, making them the youngest French rappers to receive this award.