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Genre
harlem hip hop
Parent Genre: hip hop

Harlem hip hop is a subgenre of hip hop music that originated in the Harlem neighborhood of New York City. It is characterized by its unique sound, which blends elements of East Coast and Southern hip hop. Harlem hip hop often features hard-hitting beats, soulful samples, and lyrics that focus on street life, hustling, and the struggle for success. It has produced some of the most influential and successful hip hop artists of all time, who have helped to shape the genre and push it forward.


Top artists of harlem hip hop genre

Mase
Juelz Santana
Big L
Cam’ron
Dave East
Jim Jones
Kool Moe Dee
Black Rob
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harlem hip hop music timeline

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harlem hip hop playlist created by Chosic

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

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List of harlem hip hop artists

Here is a list of harlem hip hop artists on Spotify, ranked based on popularity, who exemplifies the harlem hip hop genre. You can find out what harlem 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
Mase
65 6 80 67 12 66 109 736272
2
Juelz Santana
63 0 65 77 8 51 121 799554
3
Big L
60 1 73 66 14 70 126 795284
4
Cam’ron
59 0 63 72 16 58 107 671130
5
Dave East
59 0 63 77 11 41 123 638581
6
Jim Jones
55 0 63 73 13 44 113 673098
7
Kool Moe Dee
52 0 81 75 3 69 123 233886
8
Black Rob
52 0 71 75 7 60 98 192299
9
Immortal Technique
52 0 69 82 27 59 99 479047
10
A$AP NAST
51 0 0 0 0 0 0 32396
11
Smoke DZA
50 0 57 76 10 50 115 281547
12
Grand Puba
48 0 77 59 12 68 109 148671
13
Rob Base & DJ EZ Rock
46 1 79 81 1 64 112 174145
14
The Diplomats
46 0 52 75 10 54 109 379252
15
Fatback Band
43 20 71 69 6 76 111 128235
16
Bodega Bamz
37 0 76 59 16 33 112 59586
17
Kurtis Blow
37 0 84 65 6 84 111 204970
18
JR Writer
36 0 68 67 13 38 88 107529
19
Doug E. Fresh
36 0 68 82 23 62 130 244193
20
Special Ed
35 0 79 64 7 71 119 142112
21
Jae Millz
34 0 57 55 5 49 101 59157
22
Cannibal Ox
30 9 56 81 18 45 91 71828
23
Def Jef
28 0 51 99 1 42 123 13809
24
Vast Aire
28 0 0 0 0 0 0 17240
25
40 Cal.
28 0 50 89 6 50 83 33204
26
Dipset
27 0 0 0 0 0 0 111136
27
Kurious
27 0 79 62 9 55 99 6677
28
McGruff
24 0 0 0 0 0 0 2615
29
Ill Al Skratch
24 0 61 59 5 49 83 14586
30
The Heatmakerz
24 0 0 0 0 0 0 4730
31
Un Kasa
23 0 0 0 0 0 0 7497
32
Spoonie Gee
23 0 82 81 10 83 103 18901
33
Children Of The Corn
22 0 0 0 0 0 0 2831
34
Marty Baller
21 0 79 79 4 43 154 14142
35
Rob Base
20 0 80 93 1 47 112 26902
36
Vordul Mega
19 0 67 85 16 75 128 6021
37
Dame Grease
18 0 0 0 0 0 0 2248
38
Fred Money
18 0 0 0 0 0 0 629
39
Boogie Boys
17 0 94 54 8 50 98 2790
40
Cam'ron & Vado
16 0 57 82 2 60 102 53314
41
Herb McGruff
16 0 0 0 0 0 0 2536
42
The Treacherous Three
10 0 90 74 7 60 93 33459
43
Freekey Zekey
9 0 0 0 0 0 0 22241
44
Tom Gist
9 0 0 0 0 0 0 771
45
Murda Mook
9 0 0 0 0 0 0 3142
46
Crash Crew
7 0 74 79 29 75 156 11010
47
Skull Gang
7 0 0 0 0 0 0 7564
48
Agallah "The Don Bishop"
6 0 0 0 0 0 0 195
49
Harlem World Crew
5 0 90 61 55 95 119 1591
50
Shiest Bubz
4 0 0 0 0 0 0 2075
51
Krown Rulers
3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1459
52
Byrd Gang
1 0 63 77 6 67 174 425
53
Dukedagod
1 0 0 0 0 0 0 780
54
Shiest Bub
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 85
55
Freeky Zekey
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1113