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Genre
bronx hip hop
Parent Genre: hip hop

Bronx hip hop is a subgenre of hip hop music that originated in the Bronx borough of New York City. It is characterized by its gritty, raw sound and lyrics that often reflect the struggles and realities of life in the inner city. The genre gained popularity in the 1990s with the emergence of several influential artists who hailed from the Bronx, including those known for their lyrical prowess and hard-hitting beats. Today, Bronx hip hop continues to thrive and evolve, with new artists carrying on the legacy of those who came before them.


Top artists of bronx hip hop genre

Fat Joe
Big Pun
Remy Ma
Slick Rick
KRS-One
Funk Flex
Grandmaster Melle Mel
Terror Squad
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bronx hip hop music timeline

Explore bronx hip hop history by listening to songs from every decade. Click on the decade to view songs.

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bronx hip hop playlist created by Chosic

Enjoy this playlist of popular bronx hip hop music. We made this playlist using an algorithm created by our team.

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List of bronx hip hop artists

Here is a list of bronx hip hop artists on Spotify, ranked based on popularity, who exemplifies the bronx hip hop genre. You can find out what bronx hip hop genre sounds like where you can preview artists or sort them the way you want, just click the headers to sort.

#namePopularity instrumentalnessdanceabilityenergyacousticnessHappinesstempofollowers
1
Fat Joe
67 1 64 80 6 57 113 1571065
2
Big Pun
62 1 69 79 18 63 99 1250122
3
Remy Ma
59 0 67 65 12 54 92 737491
4
Slick Rick
54 10 80 60 11 70 111 649530
5
KRS-One
53 1 79 77 4 65 114 593551
6
Funk Flex
52 0 58 83 17 65 163 157280
7
Grandmaster Melle Mel
52 0 90 66 3 91 100 60902
8
Terror Squad
52 0 69 83 9 71 89 200265
9
Grandmaster Caz
51 0 76 74 3 63 97 23291
10
Lord Finesse
48 24 74 71 8 59 108 108133
11
Drag-On
46 0 55 75 1 65 174 146999
12
Camp Lo
46 0 67 77 9 62 104 145590
13
D.I.T.C.
45 0 0 0 0 0 0 56298
14
Grandmaster Flash
44 0 87 78 11 72 102 283557
15
Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five
44 3 84 70 10 68 116 109953
16
Sadat X
44 0 72 66 11 65 103 59081
17
Afrika Bambaataa
43 40 79 90 2 63 124 131524
18
Cuban Link
43 0 0 0 0 0 0 18201
19
Diamond D
43 0 65 69 13 65 105 50081
20
Streetlife
42 0 0 0 0 0 0 20430
21
Kool Keith
42 0 71 73 8 55 115 81229
22
Nice & Smooth
41 6 83 65 13 65 121 130952
23
Canibus
40 0 65 79 13 62 94 97245
24
Boogie Down Productions
40 0 82 62 9 68 122 307415
25
D-Nice
39 0 83 64 6 65 100 86784
26
Peter Gunz
38 0 0 0 0 0 0 1887
27
Lord Tariq
38 0 82 87 3 78 102 3447
28
Showbiz & A.G.
37 0 73 64 8 68 105 67785
29
C-Rayz Walz
37 3 74 80 8 70 95 5027
30
Dr. Octagon
35 0 68 71 4 41 135 85884
31
Mike Ladd
35 0 77 53 6 64 91 3916
32
Chris Rivers
35 0 61 74 22 76 138 22367
33
Posdnuos
35 0 0 0 0 0 0 1070
34
Percee P
34 0 53 85 4 57 111 11798
35
Cru
32 0 82 56 11 73 100 9855
36
The Furious Five
32 0 0 0 0 0 0 17657
37
Hell Rell
32 0 58 74 3 54 139 94364
38
Positive K
31 0 82 82 6 83 104 12518
39
Ultramagnetic MC's
30 0 80 80 4 60 112 62036
40
Nitty
30 0 92 96 3 91 131 1426
41
T La Rock
28 2 83 74 2 53 112 25141
42
Kid Capri
25 0 65 62 15 51 83 6850
43
Richie Rozay
25 11 58 38 57 44 105 3111
44
Diamond & The Psychotic Neurotics
24 0 0 0 0 0 0 15304
45
Funky 4 + 1
23 0 86 89 10 83 108 11013
46
Tim Dog
22 14 82 72 3 59 102 26513
47
Grand Wizard Theodore
20 0 83 85 35 71 103 3060
48
Nu Jerzey Devil
19 0 0 0 0 0 0 2559
49
Geechi Suede
19 0 0 0 0 0 0 794
50
Dr. Dooom
19 31 74 76 10 52 151 6213
51
Afrika Bambaataa & The Soulsonic Force
18 0 86 91 4 63 126 8742
52
Denzil Porter
17 0 70 64 18 24 114 6528
53
45 King
14 0 0 0 0 0 0 1538
54
T Ski Valley
14 1 78 82 3 85 117 869
55
Busy Bee
13 0 94 59 0 59 99 13026
56
Cold Crush Brothers
12 0 91 88 12 66 101 31133
57
The Boogie Monsters
11 0 57 39 8 69 177 3017
58
Masters Of Illusion
11 0 71 81 5 66 127 5958
59
Chubbie Baby
10 0 0 0 0 0 0 465
60
Nine
9 0 73 70 5 79 98 346
61
Fantastic Freaks
6 0 0 0 0 0 0 1537
62
Double Trouble
4 0 87 89 2 74 102 380
63
Grand Mixer DST
2 0 0 0 0 0 0 626
64
DJ Scott La Rock
2 0 0 0 0 0 0 874
65
Sonny Cheeba
1 0 0 0 0 0 0 336
66
The Chief Rocker Busy Bee
1 0 0 0 0 0 0 287
67
Castle D.
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 54
68
Grand Wizzard Theodore
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 439
69
Super Lover Cee & Casanova Rud
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1158