1) LL Cool J for one 2) Bow Wow 3) Coolio 4) Door knocker 5) Drake or Future 6) Fast-talking performer 7) Freestyle performer 8) Ghostface Killah 9) Grammy nominee since 1996 10) Hammer is one 11) Hammer or Candyman 12) Hammer, once 13) Heavy D 14) Hip-hop figure 15) Hip-hop singer 16) Ice-T or Hammer Found on https://www.crosswordclues.com/clue/rapper
[electrostatic precipitation] Rappers are used to transmit strong shearing forces to collecting plates in order to release deposited dust particles. Rapping is the process by which electrodes and particles are broken apart by vibrations from the rappers. Often used in electrostatic precipitators, rappers relapse the caked on dust layer whic... Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rapper_(electrostatic_precipitation)
Rap'per (răp'pẽr) noun [ From Rap .] 1. One who, or that which, raps or knocks; specifically, the knocker of a door. Sterne. 2. A forcible oath or lie. [ Slang] Bp. Parker. Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/R/11