Notable Current and Former Members and Associates of The Five Percent Nation
- Rakim - member of the influential duo Eric B. & Rakim
- Big Daddy Kane - Grammy Award-winning rapper
- Nas
- Wu-Tang Clan - Ghostface Killah and Raekwon have since converted to traditional Islam
- AZ
- Carmelo Anthony - professional NBA player and Olympic Gold Medalist
- Gang Starr - A duo consisting of MC Guru and DJ Premier
- MF Doom
- Jay Electronica
- Busta Rhymes - Raised a Five Percenter, he has since converted to traditional Islam.
- Black Thought - Lead MC of the Philadelphia-based hip hop group The Roots
- Ras Kass
- Jus Allah - Member of the underground rap duo Jedi Mind Tricks
- Cormega
- Allah Mathematics - Hip hop producer and DJ for the Wu-Tang Clan
- Brand Nubian
- Erykah Badu - Her Grammy Award-winning song "On & On" features teachings of the Five Percent Nation
- Pete Rock & CL Smooth
- Prince Paul - One of the founding members of the group Gravediggaz
- Black Sheep
- Poor Righteous Teachers
- Large Professor
- Digable Planets - Grammy Award-winning jazz-rap group
- Michael Muhammad Knight - author and journalist who has written extensively on the Five Percent Nation. He is a Harvard graduate who is currently in the process of obtaining his Ph.D from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
- Supreme Understanding - also known as Dr. Sujan Dass, he is an author and historian who obtained his Ph.D from Argosy University at the age of 26
- GQ - an R&B and disco group, best-known for their 1979 hit "Disco Nights (Rock Freak)"
- Killarmy - Wu-Tang affiliate group.
- Sunz of Man - Wu-Tang affiliate group.
- Foxx - Student of the Five Percenters. Slam poet and underground rapper.
- Talib Kweli- Rapper
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