hip hop music examples

Scared of the Dark (feat. XXXTENTACION)
By Lil Wayne
HUMBLE.
By Kendrick Lamar
Show Out (with Skepta & Pop Smoke)
By Kid Cudi

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Top artists of hip hop genre

Drake
Eminem
Young Thug
Lil Wayne
Kendrick Lamar
Lil Durk
Kid Cudi
Wiz Khalifa
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List of hip hop artists

Here is a list of hip hop artists on Spotify, ranked based on popularity, who exemplifies the hip hop genre. You can find out what 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. Drake
98 1 77 50 18 38 112 53,374,157
2. Eminem
94 0 79 78 15 55 129 42,160,151
3. Young Thug
92 0 83 64 5 49 124 5,960,768
4. Lil Wayne
91 0 58 69 22 58 114 10,149,002
5. Kendrick Lamar
90 0 77 64 6 48 113 16,624,851
6. Lil Durk
89 0 75 58 25 51 126 2,270,033
7. Kid Cudi
89 0 64 64 35 29 141 4,628,383
8. Wiz Khalifa
89 0 68 72 15 59 120 9,802,218
9. Mac Miller
88 2 70 49 47 39 112 5,550,474
10. J. Cole
88 0 74 50 21 36 118 12,728,295
11. Tyga
87 0 82 68 9 53 119 6,137,558
12. Snoop Dogg
87 1 72 71 12 62 122 6,662,403
13. NF
87 0 64 64 37 28 122 5,004,762
14. JAY-Z
87 0 70 78 21 58 117 6,006,756
15. Frank Ocean
87 7 63 40 63 40 119 7,330,268
16. Playboi Carti
86 0 77 65 10 47 132 4,445,816
17. Metro Boomin
86 8 80 59 21 38 122 2,355,753
18. Tyler, The Creator
86 0 56 56 24 43 96 5,906,427
19. Big Sean
86 0 74 67 15 47 118 8,194,564
20. NAV
86 0 80 60 20 36 130 2,388,923
21. Quavo
86 0 78 64 4 34 134 4,757,666
22. A$AP Rocky
86 2 72 55 24 46 128 8,770,270
23. 50 Cent
86 0 74 68 17 68 97 6,895,400
24. 6LACK
86 1 63 50 37 40 125 2,793,808
25. G-Eazy
85 0 73 67 6 40 132 4,775,855
26. Tory Lanez
85 0 75 69 7 48 113 3,526,942
27. Chance the Rapper
85 0 70 59 25 55 132 5,206,885
28. 2 Chainz
84 0 78 65 11 49 130 6,155,434
29. Logic
84 0 73 78 16 61 138 5,230,810
30. Kodak Black
84 0 80 59 12 53 130 6,749,886
31. Lil Yachty
83 0 83 56 13 59 143 6,959,314
32. Rick Ross
83 0 59 70 20 52 135 4,620,923
33. Migos
83 0 85 68 12 47 147 11,224,598
34. 2Pac
83 0 81 68 10 65 101 10,005,556
35. Offset
83 7 86 56 20 44 121 1,945,266
36. DJ Khaled
83 0 63 68 5 55 120 5,716,056
37. Gucci Mane
83 0 81 60 13 43 141 3,724,054
38. Meek Mill
83 0 70 64 17 37 107 4,833,634
39. Dr. Dre
83 0 75 82 10 60 111 5,472,350
40. Jeremih
82 0 67 56 30 46 123 4,846,440
41. The Notorious B.I.G.
82 0 80 75 22 72 101 6,025,880
42. T-Pain
82 0 66 56 9 51 117 3,125,782
43. YG
82 0 80 57 10 39 129 2,513,388
44. French Montana
82 0 76 72 11 53 123 3,828,996
45. Ludacris
81 0 77 69 14 60 122 2,080,424
46. Mustard
81 0 77 57 14 36 115 824,907
47. Childish Gambino
81 0 66 53 12 43 125 7,523,871
48. T.I.
80 0 69 73 7 44 122 3,640,305
49. Timbaland
80 8 67 70 13 50 109 1,878,732
50. Nate Dogg
80 3 82 56 17 63 95 997,722
51. Nelly
79 0 75 63 7 52 128 1,726,811
52. ScHoolboy Q
79 0 78 61 13 47 134 3,550,431
53. Juicy J
79 0 76 68 4 46 147 2,464,719
54. Rich The Kid
79 0 83 58 14 49 127 2,508,089
55. A$AP Ferg
79 2 77 74 9 41 134 2,857,642
56. Rae Sremmurd
78 0 77 62 12 32 142 6,285,387
57. Jaden
78 3 60 73 22 42 120 1,456,971
58. MF DOOM
78 0 59 76 27 74 93 860,665
59. B.o.B
78 0 68 77 8 51 100 1,827,875
60. Denzel Curry
78 0 74 67 13 69 117 1,525,210
61. Wale
78 0 64 68 29 49 116 2,990,977
62. Outkast
78 0 80 74 7 65 114 1,586,172
63. Ice Cube
77 1 81 74 12 67 94 4,267,006
64. Busta Rhymes
77 0 71 74 14 69 106 1,716,347
65. JID
77 0 71 66 23 48 104 630,589
66. Nas
77 0 69 72 7 56 112 2,251,785
67. Chief Keef
77 0 75 66 11 43 131 2,600,349
68. Joey Bada$$
77 0 60 70 28 53 115 2,071,324
69. Diddy
77 0 79 67 19 72 109 1,085,107
70. The Game
77 0 69 71 7 50 100 3,071,895
71. slowthai
77 2 69 62 33 47 133 331,768
72. BROCKHAMPTON
77 1 70 61 46 61 122 1,710,590
73. Aminé
77 0 79 52 21 57 115 1,535,580
74. Yo Gotti
76 0 83 71 9 56 136 3,199,977
75. Missy Elliott
76 2 79 68 16 56 114 1,577,290
76. Jeezy
76 0 69 74 7 40 95 1,772,053
77. Tech N9ne
76 0 79 72 14 60 145 1,909,878
78. Nipsey Hussle
76 0 61 73 10 27 108 1,983,006
79. Pusha T
75 0 63 70 8 48 129 1,923,397
80. Freddie Gibbs
75 0 60 60 41 53 94 669,518
81. Jay Rock
75 0 75 66 12 45 119 1,001,720
82. Young Dolph
75 0 88 62 11 50 131 1,533,890
83. Ashanti
75 0 65 58 35 59 105 2,035,766
84. Madlib
75 4 55 71 27 61 111 288,733
85. Ja Rule
74 0 72 74 18 66 93 1,168,357
86. Smino
74 0 72 50 36 55 103 487,372
87. Kid Ink
74 0 75 55 9 46 109 2,606,254
88. DMX
74 0 66 81 8 62 139 2,413,769
89. Tee Grizzley
74 0 78 67 26 40 104 2,258,133
90. Mike WiLL Made-It
74 0 76 68 9 29 131 1,202,078
91. Thundercat
73 21 67 62 45 55 99 693,277
92. Yelawolf
73 0 75 71 18 25 125 1,629,866
93. GoldLink
73 3 76 61 25 51 117 706,980
94. Fabolous
73 0 62 64 30 54 134 1,799,103
95. Vince Staples
73 1 78 60 29 52 115 1,280,547
96. EARTHGANG
73 2 68 66 14 41 119 549,603
97. Cordae
73 0 75 61 14 45 140 1,373,972
98. Dreamville
73 0 69 61 30 41 134 331,662
99. Fat Joe
73 0 64 75 4 53 118 989,655
100. E-40
73 0 84 67 6 39 96 627,675