Conscious hip hop is a sub-genre of rap music that focuses on socially conscious and politically charged themes. The lyrics often address issues such as racism, poverty, and inequality, and aim to raise awareness and inspire change. The beats and production are typically less flashy and more subdued, allowing the message of the lyrics to take center stage.
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Popular conscious hip hop Songs
2014 Forest Hills Drive
2014
The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill
1998
Straight Outta Compton
1988
Under Pressure (Deluxe)
2014
RAMONA PARK BROKE MY HEART
2022
conscious hip hop music by decade
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List of conscious hip hop artists
Here is a list of conscious hip hop artists on Spotify, ranked based on popularity, who exemplifies the conscious hip hop genre. You can find out what conscious hip hop 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
72
3623020
2
53
634991
3
55
1057109
4
66
1850736
5
65
423510
6
65
5533673
7
60
926696
8
88
27100113
9
66
3376603
10
73
8173751
11
59
1349414
12
67
2066500
13
86
22871591
14
73
5930610
15
63
921913
16
49
1382550
17
52
785753
18
71
1457182
19
73
5990279
20
39
322861
21
41
307634
22
58
625863
23
67
1844825
24
52
203593
25
72
3374415
26
64
1450132
27
73
2767329
28
47
167202
29
54
530781
30
58
1058082
31
53
504668
32
56
326004
33
71
5822946
34
50
284893
35
55
917059
36
37
46258
37
52
237364
38
56
442690
39
48
323582
40
52
268058
41
53
589021
42
45
215352
43
44
270499
44
50
370114
45
55
659398
46
37
74545
47
41
228047
48
43
234949
49
55
938747
50
43
49816
51
56
611953
52
45
265323
53
41
85320
54
45
137902
55
40
411434
56
50
824186
57
35
22174
58
39
82385
59
59
2395418
60
34
108359
61
35
104368
62
57
568968
63
54
471906
64
48
273116
65
34
77074
66
49
466468
67
37
44616
68
39
61015
69
32
32285
70
51
445477
71
37
43933
72
49
177028
73
47
325694
74
49
116286
75
45
150940
76
37
5142
77
45
185720
78
35
39760
79
38
101393
80
40
260071
81
42
89964
82
41
140643
83
37
47591
84
35
53063
85
41
158872
86
41
80802
87
40
79626
88
36
299682
89
36
60825
90
35
47553
91
34
48814
92
34
18211
93
36
170568
94
36
133874
95
38
7755
96
33
60658
97
34
32939
98
31
145803
99
34
18299
100
34
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conscious hip hop playlist created by Chosic
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