R&B, soul, funk Denee Benton: Broadway, pop Chuck Berry: Rock and roll Frankie Beverly: R&B, soul, funk Beyoncé: R&B, pop Cindy Birdsong: R&B, soul, pop Birdman: rapper Kodak Black: Hip hop Mykki Blanco: Hip hop Bobby Bland: Blues, R&B, soul Blind Blake: Ragtime, blues Art Blakey: Jazz Mary J. Blige: R&B, hip hop, soul Joe Budden: Hip hop Lucille Bogan: Buddy Bolden: Jazz, blues Bobby Bradford: Jazz Charles Bradley: Funk, soul, R&B Tamar Braxton: R&B, soul, pop, gospel Toni Braxton: R&B, soul, pop Traci Braxton: R&B, soul, pop Trina Braxton: R&B, soul, pop Dee Dee Bridgewater: Jazz Bobby Brown: R&B, soul, pop Charles Brown: Blues, R&B, rock, soul, jazz Chris Brown: R&B, hip hop, pop Chuck Brown: Funk, hip hop, blues Clifford Brown: Jazz James Brown: Soul, funk Oscar Brown, Jr: Jazz Peabo Bryson: Soul, R&B Elbridge "Al" Bryant: R&B, pop, soul Solomon Burke: Blues, gospel, R&B, soul, rock and roll Metro Boomin: Hip hop Jerry Butler: Soul, funk, R&B Rich Boy: Hip hop Soulja Boy: Hip hop Donald Byrd: Jazz, funk, soul, R&B B.o.B: Hip hop Bow Wow: Hip hop Boosie Badazz: Southern hip hop Rich Boy: Hip hop Young Buck: Hip hop C C-Murder: Hip hop Cassidy: Hip hop Doja Cat: Hip hop, R&B, pop Erica Campbell: Gospel Tina Campbell: Gospel Cab Calloway: Jazz 2 Chainz: Hip hop, dirty South/Southern hip hop Cam'ron: Hip hop Mariah Carey: R&B, pop, Hip hop, soul Benny Carter: Jazz Betty Carter: Jazz Ron Carter: Jazz Shawn Carter, known as Jay-Z: Hip hop Playboi Carti: Hip hop, trap, SoundCloud rap Tracy Chapman: Folk Paul Chambers: Jazz Ray Charles: R&B, soul, blues, gospel, country, jazz, rock and roll, pop Chubby Checker: Rock and roll, R&B Cyrus Chestnut: Jazz Charlie Christian: Jazz Milan Christopher: Rapper Blac Chyna: Hip hop Ciara: R&B, Hip hop, pop Robert Cray: Blues Otis Clay: R&B, soul, blues, gospel Eddy Clearwater: Blues Clarence Clemons: Rock, R&B James Cleveland: Gospel, soul George Clinton: Funk, rock, soul Keyshia Cole: R&B, soul, hip hop Nat King Cole: Jazz, pop Natalie Cole: R&B, pop Ornette Coleman: Jazz, free funk Daryl Coley: Gospel Albert Collins: Blues Bootsy Collins: Funk, soul, rock, R&B Mitty Collier: R&B, soul, gospel Alice Coltrane: Jazz John Coltrane: Jazz Ravi Coltrane: Jazz Sean Combs: Hip hop, R&B Sam Cooke: Soul, gospel, R&B James Cotton: Blues, jazz Randy Crawford: Jazz, R&B, disco J. Cole: Hip hop (African-American father) Ice Cube: Hip hop Kid