27 Hip Hop and R&B Stars Celebrating June Birthdays
June is finally here, and it’s time to blow out the candles with these hip hop and R&B stars who are celebrating birthdays this month. There are some major ones…

The legendary Prince would have celebrated his 65th birthday this month. Who else do June babies share a birthday month with?
Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images for NAACP Image AwardsJune is finally here, and it's time to blow out the candles with these hip hop and R&B stars who are celebrating birthdays this month.
There are some major ones here, with iconic rappers like Ice Cube, Kanye West and Kendrick Lamar.
There's also some music royalty in June, as Prince would have been celebrating his birthday, as well. Other notable birthdays this month for artists we've lost include Tupac Shakur and Takeoff, among others.
Do you share a birthday with someone famous in the world of hip hop and R&B in the month of June? Take a look at the list.
Curtis Mayfield - June 3
Born in 1942
Al B Sure - June 4
Born in 1968
El DeBarge - June 4
Born in 1961
Brian McKnight - June 5
Born in 1969
Aesop Rock - June 5
Born in 1976
Mark Wahlberg (Marky Mark) - June 5
He's got those good vibrations, with a June 5, 1971 birthday.
Prince - June 7
Born in 1958 and gone far too soon.
Swae Lee - June 7
Born in 1993
Fetty Wap - June 7
Born in 1991
Rob Pilatus (of Milli Vanilli) - June 8
Born in 1964
Kanye West - June 8
Born in 1977
Flesh-n-Bone (from Bone Thugs) - June 10
Born in 1973
Faith Evans - June 10
Kodak Black - June 11
Born in 1997
Don Toliver - June 12
Born in 1994
Ice Cube - June 15
Born in 1969... we even saw the lights from the Goodyear Blimp.
Tupac Shakur - June 16
Born in 1971
Kendrick Lamar - June 17
Born in 1987
Krayzie Bone (Another Bone Thug) - June 17
Born in 1973
Takeoff - June 18
Born in 1994 and tragically gone way too soon.
Nathan Morris of Boyz II Men - June 18
Born in 1971
D-Nice - June 19
Born in 1971
Macklemore - June 19
Born in 1983
Lionel Richie - June 20
Born in 1949
Schoolly D - June 22
Born in 1962
6lack - June 24
Born in 1992
Fantasia - June 30
Born in 1984