2-step music is a subgenre of UK garage that emerged in the late 1990s. It is characterized by a syncopated beat pattern with a kick on the first and third beat and a snare or clap on the second and fourth beat, creating a distinctive "step" rhythm. The genre also incorporates elements of soul, R&B, and hip hop, with chopped and pitched vocal samples often used as a prominent feature.
Explore 2-step history by listening to songs from every decade. Click on the decade to view songs.
Here is a list of 2-step artists on Spotify, ranked based on popularity, who exemplifies the 2-step genre. You can find out what 2-step genre sounds like where you can preview artists or sort them the way you want, just click the headers to sort.
| # | name | popularity | followers |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 43 | 59588 | |
| 2 | 43 | 23122 | |
| 3 | 38 | 20544 | |
| 4 | 36 | 27924 | |
| 5 | 34 | 20480 | |
| 6 | 44 | 23461 | |
| 7 | 32 | 3844 | |
| 8 | 35 | 15782 | |
| 9 | 29 | 6114 | |
| 10 | 30 | 3079 | |
| 11 | 34 | 47515 | |
| 12 | 24 | 2686 | |
| 13 | 22 | 2724 | |
| 14 | 17 | 3258 | |
| 15 | 18 | 1558 | |
| 16 | 23 | 4331 | |
| 17 | 21 | 1559 | |
| 18 | 20 | 4520 | |
| 19 | 14 | 1272 | |
| 20 | 19 | 2500 | |
| 21 | 16 | 8345 | |
| 22 | 17 | 1913 | |
| 23 | 16 | 2257 | |
| 24 | 14 | 1046 | |
| 25 | 13 | 1583 | |
| 26 | 13 | 2472 | |
| 27 | 13 | 1652 | |
| 28 | 13 | 1188 | |
| 29 | 13 | 732 | |
| 30 | 9 | 1003 | |
| 31 | 9 | 2090 | |
| 32 | 3 | 296 | |
| 33 | 8 | 626 | |
| 34 | 8 | 570 | |
| 35 | 8 | 581 | |
| 36 | 6 | 428 | |
| 37 | 6 | 595 | |
| 38 | 6 | 225 | |
| 39 | 6 | 420 | |
| 40 | 4 | 233 | |
| 41 | 4 | 615 | |
| 42 | 3 | 308 | |
| 43 | 2 | 399 | |
| 44 | 2 | 56 | |
| 45 | 2 | 603 | |
| 46 | 2 | 470 | |
| 47 | 1 | 115 |
Enjoy this playlist of popular 2-step music. We made this playlist using an algorithm created by our team.
