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Genre: hip hop

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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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Most popular hip hop albums

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UTOPIA
2023
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american dream
2024
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5.0
2010
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Graduation
2007
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Take Care (Deluxe)
2011
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2014 Forest Hills Drive
2014
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Swimming
2018
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HOPE
2023
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Careless World: Rise Of The Last King
2012
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The Eminem Show
2002
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Illmatic
1994
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ドライブが楽しくなる洋楽ヒッツ!80年代 METAL
2023
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Get Rich Or Die Tryin'
2003
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LONG.LIVE.A$AP (Deluxe Version)
2013

hip hop music by decade

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

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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.

#namepopularityfollowers
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

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