Hip hop is a music genre that originated in African American and Latino communities in the 1970s. It is characterized by its rhythmic and rhyming lyrics, often accompanied by electronic beats or samples. Hip hop has evolved over the years and has become a mainstream genre with a global audience. It often addresses social and political issues and can be both uplifting and confrontational. Some of its sub-genres include trap, gangsta rap, and conscious rap.
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Vocals, Bass Guitar, Synthesizer, Drum Machine, Sampler, Turntables, Drum Kit, Electric Guitar, Keyboard/Piano, Horn Section, Piano, Organ
Popular hip hop Songs
2014 Forest Hills Drive
2014
Careless World: Rise Of The Last King
2012
ドライブが楽しくなる洋楽ヒッツ!80年代 METAL
2023
Get Rich Or Die Tryin'
2003
LONG.LIVE.A$AP (Deluxe Version)
2013
hip hop music by decade
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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.
# name popularity followers
1
78
4667760
2
74
4631528
3
66
3376603
4
77
2830719
5
71
4746688
6
75
4646939
7
73
2880733
8
67
1747678
9
76
5313704
10
75
7915436
11
75
10987563
12
81
10826224
13
69
1802725
14
78
6727355
15
83
13871270
16
76
5327646
17
74
7717918
18
65
2624979
19
72
3217305
20
64
1700113
21
83
8819866
22
81
11171566
23
69
3713332
24
73
5930610
25
80
3811785
26
76
7073665
27
76
13620001
28
85
14142729
29
69
2482765
30
74
2691385
31
72
5687203
32
79
11738212
33
89
16007166
34
66
1850427
35
66
1999217
36
72
3623020
37
71
1633801
38
71
2663177
39
71
2400771
40
71
1457182
41
96
84720237
42
73
8173751
43
82
13519791
44
76
9866865
45
73
5990279
46
78
1660180
47
70
4902012
48
81
6868784
49
79
11304914
50
78
17248140
51
65
5533673
52
67
3029050
53
81
7158067
54
75
10959557
55
77
4585121
56
84
16727467
57
89
5105060
58
74
2541349
59
71
2189122
60
88
27100113
61
67
644441
62
64
5699815
63
75
2787868
64
92
17465856
65
86
22871591
66
95
24361769
67
65
2911612
68
68
2720533
69
90
82240957
70
93
27545436
71
79
12313322
72
67
1844825
73
88
7187809
74
68
2188340
75
72
3374415
76
82
10121832
77
84
14284294
78
65
1252442
79
78
2172043
80
68
1406548
81
75
1609442
82
65
1981392
83
65
423298
84
79
9612413
85
68
1079372
86
67
1963489
87
65
910439
88
67
2066500
89
64
517667
90
66
2038722
91
73
2767329
92
69
2096882
93
64
3044197
94
70
627880
95
64
1026488
96
66
1363788
97
76
2482088
98
67
470332
99
67
570796
100
64
638894
hip hop playlist created by Chosic
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