| C+C Music Factory | New York City | — | 1980s |
| C-Block | — | — | 1990s |
| Cali Agents | Fresno | — | 1990s |
| Cali Swag District | Inglewood | United States | 2000s |
| Calle 13 | — | Puerto Rico | 2000s |
| Cameo | New York City | — | 1970s |
| Camilla and Rebecca Rosso | Wimbledon | United States | 2000s |
| Camp Lo | — | United States | 1990s |
| Cannibal Ox | — | United States | 1990s |
| Capone‐N‐Noreaga | — | United States | 1990s |
| Carla's Dreams | Chișinău | — | 2010s |
| Cash Money Millionaires | — | — | 1990s |
| Casseurs Flowters | — | France | 2000s |
| Centr | Moscow | — | 2000s |
| Channel Live | — | United States | 1990s |
| Chaozz | — | — | 1990s |
| Charisma.com | Kanagawa Prefecture | — | 2010s |
| Chase & Status | London | — | 2000s |
| Chiddy Bang | Philadelphia | — | 2000s |
| Chinese Man | Aix-en-Provence | France | 2000s |
| ChocQuibTown | — | — | 2000s |
| Cidinho and Doca | Cidade de Deus | — | 1990s |
| Cir.Cuz | Sarpsborg | — | 2010s |
| City Girls | Miami | — | 2010s |
| City High | — | United States | 1990s |
| Clipping. | — | — | 2000s |
| Clipse | — | United States | 1990s |
| CLOUDDEAD | — | United States | 1990s |
| Collapsed Lung | — | United Kingdom | 1990s |
| Color Me Badd | Oklahoma City | — | 1990s |
| Company Flow | — | United States | 1990s |
| Compton's Most Wanted | — | — | 1980s |
| Control Machete | — | Mexico | 1990s |
| Cool & Dre | Miami | — | 2000s |
| Creepy Nuts | — | Japan | 2010s |
| Crime Mob | Atlanta | United States | 2000s |
| Crooked Lettaz | — | United States | 1990s |
| Crown City Rockers | Boston | — | 1990s |
| Cubeatz | — | Germany | 2010s |
| Culcha Candela | — | Germany | 2000s |
| CunninLynguists | — | United States | 2000s |
| CYNE | — | United States | 2000s |
| Cypress Hill | — | United States | 1980s |
| Czarface | — | United States | 2010s |
| D-Crunch | Seoul | — | 2010s |
| D.I.T.C. | New York City | United States | 1990s |
| D12 | — | United States | 1990s |
| D1CE | Seoul | — | 2010s |
| Da Beatminerz | New York City | — | 1990s |
| Da Internz | — | — | 2000s |
| Da Lench Mob | Los Angeles | — | 1990s |
| Da Pump | — | — | 1990s |
| Da Weasel | Almada | — | 1990s |
| DAM | — | — | 1990s |
| DANGERDOOM | — | United States | 2000s |
| Danity Kane | New York City | — | 2000s |
| Dark Lotus | — | — | 1990s |
| Dark Polo Gang | — | — | 2010s |
| Darkmello Recordings | — | — | 2010s |
| Das EFX | — | United States | 1980s |
| Dayirman | Baku | — | 1990s |
| De Jeugd van Tegenwoordig | — | — | 2000s |
| De La Soul | Long Island | United States | 1980s |
| De Zrechts | — | — | 1990s |
| Dead prez | — | United States | 1990s |
| Death Grips | — | United States | 2010s |
| Def Squad | — | — | 1990s |
| Deichkind | Hamburg | — | 1990s |
| Delinquent Habits | East Los Angeles | United States | 1990s |
| Deltron 3030 | — | United States | 2000s |
| Deluxe | Aix-en-Provence | — | 2000s |
| Dem Franchize Boyz | — | United States | 2000s |
| Destiny's Child | Houston | — | 1990s |
| Diddy – Dirty Money | New York City | United States | 2000s |
| Die Fantastischen Vier | Stuttgart | Germany | 1980s |
| Digable Planets | — | — | 1990s |
| Digi+Phonics | Los Angeles | — | 2000s |
| Digital Underground | Oakland | United States | 1980s |
| Dilated Peoples | Los Angeles | United States | 1990s |
| Dios Ke Te Crew | Ordes | — | 2000s |
| Diskoteka Avariya | Ivanovo | — | 1990s |
| DJ Jazzy Jeff & the Fresh Prince | West Philadelphia | United States | 1980s |
| Djadja & Dinaz | — | — | 2010s |
| DMN | — | — | 1980s |
| Do or Die | — | United States | 1990s |
| Doomtree | — | United States | 2000s |
| Dope D.O.D. | Groningen | — | 2000s |
| Down Low | — | Germany | 1990s |
| Drax Project | Wellington | — | 2010s |
| Dre & Vidal | — | — | 2000s |
| Drunken Tiger | Seoul | — | 1990s |
| Dungeon Family | Atlanta | — | 1990s |
| Dust Brothers | — | — | 1980s |
| Dynamic Duo | Seoul | South Korea | 1990s |
| Dynamite Deluxe | — | Germany | 1990s |
| Dälek | — | United States | 1990s |
| Earth, Wind & Fire | — | United States | 1960s |
| Elemental | Zagreb | — | 1990s |
| En Vogue | Oakland | — | 1980s |
| ENOi | — | — | 2010s |