Rappers With Private Jets: Who Actually Owns One in 2026

Of the rappers on the usual lists, only three fly a private jet that traces to a current registration in October 2026: Drake, Travis Scott and Rick Ross. Diddy was the fourth until his Gulfstream was exported to San Marino in November 2025.

Drake’s Boeing 767 is the biggest jet any rapper flies as their own, an airliner rather than a business jet. Travis Scott’s Embraer Lineage 1000 is the second largest of the registered jets, and Rick Ross’s Gulfstream G550 has the longest range of the business jets.

Almost everyone else on the usual lists flies private without owning the airplane. Eminem, Snoop Dogg, Dr. Dre, Cardi B and Wiz Khalifa have no aircraft on the FAA register, and two of the most famous “rapper jets” turned out not to exist at all.

Which Rappers Own a Private Jet

The table sorts every rapper in this guide by what the record shows, from registered aircraft down to claims that fell apart. For the wider celebrity field, see our list of Hollywood celebrities with private jets.

Rapper	Aircraft	What the record shows
Drake	Boeing 767-200, N767CJ “Air Drake”	Registered to a Bank of Utah trust; supplied through a 2019 Cargojet partnership
Travis Scott	Embraer Lineage 1000, N713TS	Registered to Cactus Jack Airlines LLC since December 2020
Rick Ross	Gulfstream G550, N33055	Registered to Maybach Air LLC since April 2023
Diddy	Gulfstream G550, ex-N1969C	Sold in October 2025, exported to San Marino as T7-OKS
Jay-Z	Bombardier Challenger 850	Reported 2012 gift from Beyonce, no registration found
Ludacris	Hawker 700, then an unnamed jet	Reported purchases, type and registration unconfirmed
Lil Wayne	Gulfstream G-V (2019 search)	Private flights in the news, no aircraft in his name
Snoop Dogg, Dr. Dre, Eminem	None documented	Fly private, nothing on the FAA register
Cardi B, Kanye West, 50 Cent	Charter and jet cards	VistaJet, a chartered 747 and Marquis Jet respectively
Bow Wow, Soulja Boy	None	Viral jet claims that were debunked or denied

Drake: The Boeing 767 “Air Drake”

Drake unveiled his 767 in May 2019, and it remains the largest aircraft any rapper flies as their own. “No rental, no timeshare,” he said when he showed it off, as quoted by CBS News.

The FAA file tells a more complicated story. N767CJ is a 1996 Boeing 767-24Q, serial 28270, a member of the 767-200 family, and it is registered to Bank of Utah as trustee, so neither Drake nor anyone else appears by name.

The jet came through a partnership. Cargojet’s own press release of May 10, 2019 names Drake its ambassador and says the airline will be “assisting him with his logistical needs,” without saying who owns the aircraft. SlashGear reports that the musician does not actually own it.

The registration was last updated in September 2025, and the jet is still flying him. It landed at Exeter, England, in July 2025 during his UK tour, according to Torbay Weekly. Our full guide to Drake’s private jet covers its sky-blue livery and cabin.

In a typical airline layout, the extended-range Boeing 767-200ER seats about 181 passengers and flies about 6,590 nautical miles. Air Drake’s private cabin seats up to 30, according to SlashGear.

Travis Scott: An Embraer Lineage 1000 Owned by Cactus Jack

Travis Scott’s jet is the clearest case of rapper ownership on the register. N713TS is a 2015 Embraer ERJ 190-100 ECJ, the airliner-based business jet sold as the Lineage 1000, serial 19000632.

It is registered to Cactus Jack Airlines LLC of Beverly Hills, named for his label, on a certificate issued December 23, 2020. The serial number has no earlier US registration, so the jet appears to have been imported in 2020.

The Embraer Lineage 1000 carries about 13 passengers in a typical layout and up to 19, with a range of roughly 4,500 nautical miles with eight on board. Prices quoted online for his jet do not agree, so we have left them out. More in our guide to Travis Scott’s private jet.

Rick Ross: The Gulfstream G550 Registered as N33055

Rick Ross bought a 2012 Gulfstream G550 in spring 2023 through a Florida company, Maybach Air LLC, named for his Maybach Music Group label. The FAA file shows N33055, serial 5407, registered to that company on April 4, 2023.

Chile’s The Clinic reported that the seller was businessman Alvaro Saieh and that the deal closed on March 31, 2023, at a reported $28 million. Ross told Complex he spent “upwards of $40 million,” while broker Steve Varsano put it at “upwards of $20 million,” according to HotNewHipHop.

SlashGear reports that Ross calls the jet the “Golden Eagle” and that its tail number combines Miami ZIP and area codes. The Gulfstream G550 seats 14 to 19 and flies about 6,750 nautical miles, the longest published range of any business jet on this list.

The jet has already made headlines. On May 2, 2024, a Gulfstream with Ross on board got its left main gear stuck in the grass while taxiing at Arlington Municipal Airport in Texas, the FAA said. “We safe, everybody,” Ross told his followers, as reported by Atlanta Black Star.

Diddy: The G550 That Left the Country

Until late 2025, Sean Combs also had a registered Gulfstream. His 2015 G550, N1969C, serial 5510, was held by LoveAir LLC of West Hollywood from December 2020.

Business Insider reported that operator Silver Air confirmed Combs sold the jet in October 2025. The FAA canceled N1969C on November 3, 2025, with San Marino as the export country, and the aircraft now flies as T7-OKS.

LoveAir reserved the N1969C mark the same day, but that reservation lapsed in September 2026. The full story is in our guide to Diddy’s private jet.

Jay-Z: The Challenger 850 Nobody Can Trace

The best-known rapper jet story may also be the thinnest. In June 2012, Luxuo reported that Beyonce had “reportedly gifted” Jay-Z a Bombardier Challenger 850 for Father’s Day, worth $40 million, citing unnamed sources.

We found no registration tied to that jet, and no Carter or Roc Nation entity appears in the FAA file. We also found no confirmation of the gift from Jay-Z, Beyonce or Bombardier.

The Challenger 850 is a business version of the CRJ200 regional airliner, built from 2006 to 2012, with 12 to 16 seats and about 2,811 nautical miles of range. Our Jay-Z and Beyonce private jets guide covers the couple’s flying in full.

Ludacris: Two Planes, Neither on the Register

In May 2022, TMZ reported that Ludacris bought a new private plane as a gift to himself for his honorary graduation. His previous aircraft, the same report said, was a Hawker 700.

Neither aircraft appears under his legal name, Christopher Bridges, or his Disturbing Tha Peace label in the FAA file, and the newer jet’s type has never been confirmed.

He was not a pilot as of late 2024, either. After a 2021 clip of him at the controls went viral, he said “the internet just ran with” the idea and that he plans to get his license, according to HipHopDX.

Lil Wayne: Private Flights That Made the News

Lil Wayne flies private often enough to have made headlines twice. In June 2016, his plane made two emergency landings in Omaha, Nebraska, after he reportedly suffered seizures on board, CBS News and the AP reported.

On December 23, 2019, federal agents searched the Gulfstream G-V he arrived on at Miami-Opa Locka Executive Airport and found a gold-plated handgun. He pleaded guilty to a weapons charge in December 2020 and was pardoned in January 2021, weeks before sentencing.

No report named the jet’s owner, and nothing in the FAA file is registered to Dwayne Carter, Young Money or Cash Money.

Snoop Dogg, Dr. Dre and Eminem: Flying Private Without a Registered Jet

These three account for most searches about rappers and private jets, and the short answer is the same for all of them: none has an aircraft traceable on the FAA register.

Snoop Dogg

Snoop’s best-known private flight is remembered for what was in his bags. In August 2015, police at Lamezia Terme airport in southern Italy stopped him as he prepared to board a private plane to Britain and found about $422,000 in cash in his Louis Vuitton luggage.

Italian financial police said half of the cash was impounded under anti-money laundering rules, and his lawyer said it was concert money. Nothing is registered to Calvin Broadus or Death Row in the FAA file.

Dr. Dre

Despite being one of the richest names in hip-hop, Dr. Dre has no documented aircraft. Nothing is registered to Andre Young or Aftermath, and we found no credible report of a jet purchase.

Eminem

Eminem is the rapper people most often ask about, and there is no evidence he owns a jet. Nothing is registered to Marshall Mathers or Shady Records.

The story usually offered as proof is Bebe Rexha’s 2018 Coachella appearance. Eminem “flew her out” to sing “The Monster” in his headline set, Nicki Swift reported, but no account we found says he sent a private jet.

The Rappers Who Charter: Cardi B, Wiz Khalifa, Kanye and More

Charter, jet cards and borrowed aircraft cover most of the private flying in hip-hop. These are the best-documented examples.

Cardi B

Cardi B arrived in Lagos by private jet in December 2019 for her first shows in Nigeria and Ghana. Nigeria’s Guardian identified it as a VistaJet aircraft, a charter and membership operator, so it was not a jet she owns.

Wiz Khalifa

In November 2012, during a rant about flight delays, Wiz tweeted that he had “bought the jet.” TheGrio, which reported the tweet, noted he might simply have been quoting a lyric, and no purchase has ever surfaced.

Two years later, in May 2014, he was arrested for marijuana possession at the TSA checkpoint at El Paso’s airport, the AP reported. A security checkpoint arrest points to an airline departure, not a private one.

Kanye West

Ye’s famous 747 was chartered. In November 2018, he and Kim Kardashian flew on a chartered Boeing 747 that View from the Wing reported was supplied by “Team Adidas.” Our Kanye West private jet guide explains why the jet was never his.

50 Cent

50 Cent made private flying a contract term rather than an asset. Marquis Jet founder Jesse Itzler has said 50 wrote into his deals that he “would only fly with Marquis Jet,” a jet card program, according to Black Enterprise.

Nicki Minaj

In July 2025, Nicki Minaj posted that she had “just bought my first jet,” then added “Sike,” SlashGear reported. Nothing is registered to Onika Maraj in the FAA file.

DJ Khaled

Khaled is the opposite case: a star who would not fly at all. In August 2017, he took his first plane ride in 10 years, on a private Bombardier Global 5000. “I’m fearless now,” he told Complex.

The Jets That Were Never There: Bow Wow and Soulja Boy

Two of hip-hop’s best-known private jet moments involve jets that did not exist.

On May 8, 2017, Bow Wow posted a photo of a private jet with the caption “Travel day. NYC press run for Growing Up Hip Hop.” Twitter users traced the photo to the header of a Fort Lauderdale VIP transportation website, and a fellow passenger posted that he was on the same commercial flight to New York.

The #BowWowChallenge followed, with people across social media posting staged luxury photos. Bow Wow’s explanation on Hot 97, as Bustle reported it: “You gotta watch the show.”

Soulja Boy’s jet fell apart even faster. In July 2011, TMZ reported he had bought a $55 million Gulfstream G5 for his 21st birthday, and he told the site “Hell yeah … I bought it.” His own spokesperson then called the reports “not true.”

Why So Few Rappers Own the Jet

Owning a jet means paying for crew, hangar, insurance and maintenance whether it flies or not. Charter and jet cards let an artist fly private on tour without carrying those fixed costs the rest of the year.

The three owners fit a pattern. Drake’s 767 came through a brand partnership, while Travis Scott and Rick Ross each hold their jet through a company named for their label, which keeps their own names off the register. Even then, Diddy’s G550 shows how quickly a registered jet can leave.

Sports stars split the same way. Our guides to athletes with private jets and boxers with private jets found plenty of private flying at the top and far less outright ownership.

FAQ

Which rapper has the biggest private jet?

Drake. His Boeing 767-200, registered N767CJ and nicknamed Air Drake, is a converted airliner and the largest aircraft any rapper flies as their own. It is registered to a Bank of Utah trust and came to him through a 2019 partnership with Cargojet.

Which rappers own a private jet?

As of October 2026, three rappers fly jets that trace to a current FAA registration: Drake’s Boeing 767 N767CJ, Travis Scott’s Embraer Lineage 1000 N713TS, held by Cactus Jack Airlines LLC, and Rick Ross’s Gulfstream G550 N33055, held by Maybach Air LLC. Diddy sold his Gulfstream G550 in October 2025, and it was exported to San Marino.

Does Eminem have a private jet?

There is no evidence that Eminem owns a private jet. Nothing is registered to Marshall Mathers or Shady Records in the FAA database, and the story often cited, Bebe Rexha’s 2018 Coachella appearance, reportedly says only that he flew her out, not that he sent a private jet.

Does Snoop Dogg own a private jet?

No aircraft is registered to Snoop Dogg, Calvin Broadus or Death Row in the FAA database. He does fly private: in August 2015, Italian police stopped him as he prepared to board a private plane to Britain and found about $422,000 in cash in his luggage.

Does 50 Cent have a private jet?

No owned jet has been documented for 50 Cent, and nothing is registered to Curtis Jackson or G-Unit in the FAA database. He flies private through a jet card instead: Marquis Jet founder Jesse Itzler has said 50 wrote into his contracts that he would only fly with Marquis Jet.

Did NBA YoungBoy have a private jet?

No private jet has been documented for NBA YoungBoy. We found no credible report of a purchase, and nothing is registered to Kentrell Gaulden or Never Broke Again in the October 2026 FAA database.

Does Drake own his Boeing 767?

Not on paper. The FAA lists N767CJ as registered to Bank of Utah as trustee, which hides the beneficial owner, and Cargojet’s 2019 press release describes a partnership rather than a sale. Drake has said the jet is no rental and no timeshare, while SlashGear reports that he does not actually own it.

Does Wiz Khalifa own a private jet?

There is no evidence that he does. Wiz Khalifa tweeted in November 2012 that he had bought the jet, but theGrio noted he may have been quoting a lyric, no purchase ever surfaced, and nothing is registered to Cameron Thomaz or Taylor Gang in the FAA database.