Japanese boom bap is a subgenre of hip hop that originated in Japan in the 1990s. It is characterized by its heavy use of samples, particularly from jazz and soul music, and its emphasis on lyricism and storytelling. The beats are often gritty and raw, with a focus on hard-hitting drums and basslines. The genre has a strong underground following and has produced many influential artists over the years.
Explore japanese boom bap history by listening to songs from every decade. Click on the decade to view songs.
Here is a list of japanese boom bap artists on Spotify, ranked based on popularity, who exemplifies the japanese boom bap genre. You can find out what japanese boom bap 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 | 33 | 19974 | |
| 2 | 39 | 29508 | |
| 3 | 44 | 73394 | |
| 4 | 33 | 41953 | |
| 5 | 32 | 20663 | |
| 6 | 31 | 9690 | |
| 7 | 31 | 18501 | |
| 8 | 29 | 3267 | |
| 9 | 20 | 3514 | |
| 10 | 31 | 3290 | |
| 11 | 19 | 2497 | |
| 12 | 26 | 3037 | |
| 13 | 22 | 16539 | |
| 14 | 13 | 3642 | |
| 15 | 24 | 1133 | |
| 16 | 22 | 4299 | |
| 17 | 21 | 2563 | |
| 18 | 21 | 2997 | |
| 19 | 19 | 1334 | |
| 20 | 19 | 5162 | |
| 21 | 16 | 1541 | |
| 22 | 18 | 711 | |
| 23 | 17 | 1800 | |
| 24 | 5 | 604 | |
| 25 | 16 | 3643 | |
| 26 | 16 | 837 | |
| 27 | 14 | 470 | |
| 28 | 1 | 251 | |
| 29 | 11 | 811 | |
| 30 | 10 | 2118 | |
| 31 | 10 | 1081 | |
| 32 | 9 | 286 | |
| 33 | 7 | 1156 | |
| 34 | 7 | 575 | |
| 35 | 7 | 1112 | |
| 36 | 6 | 1532 | |
| 37 | 5 | 591 | |
| 38 | 4 | 611 | |
| 39 | 4 | 691 | |
| 40 | 3 | 362 | |
| 41 | 2 | 172 | |
| 42 | 2 | 133 | |
| 43 | 2 | 414 | |
| 44 | 2 | 788 | |
| 45 | 2 | 668 | |
| 46 | 1 | 615 | |
| 47 | 1 | 388 | |
| 48 | 1 | 197 | |
| 49 | 1 | 536 |
Enjoy this playlist of popular japanese boom bap music. We made this playlist using an algorithm created by our team.
