Jazz rap is a subgenre of hip hop that incorporates elements of jazz, such as live instrumentation and improvisation, into its sound. It often features smooth, laid-back beats and poetic lyrics that touch on social and political issues. This genre gained popularity in the 1990s and has continued to influence contemporary hip hop artists.
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Sampler, Drum Machine, Turntables, Vocals, Synthesizer, Bass Guitar, Saxophone, Trumpet, Piano, Double Bass, Drum Kit, Trombone, Clarinet
Popular jazz rap Songs
Enter the Sideshow Groove
2011
Bizarre Ride II The Pharcyde
1992
Triptyque : Lueurs célestes
2024
3 Feet High and Rising
1989
Reachin' (A New Refutation Of Time And Space)
1993
The Sunny Nights Project
2017
The In and Out of Love Tape (Instrumentals)
2022
Atmosphere Airlines, Vol. 2 (Instrumentals)
2019
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List of jazz rap artists
Here is a list of jazz rap artists on Spotify, ranked based on popularity, who exemplifies the jazz rap genre. You can find out what jazz rap 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
67
2066500
2
60
986902
3
58
727796
4
54
310332
5
64
1099629
6
52
415604
7
51
340096
8
41
209547
9
51
294225
10
44
72030
11
47
72707
12
41
178369
13
46
276005
14
46
201392
15
53
251868
16
43
154172
17
44
37389
18
43
85573
19
49
90809
20
33
50768
21
45
42567
22
48
34654
23
37
88709
24
44
82152
25
45
33719
26
45
33827
27
45
8561
28
44
88124
29
33
64593
30
40
25960
31
41
23710
32
42
46422
33
41
51374
34
41
44426
35
37
15450
36
37
51583
37
40
42517
38
39
44064
39
39
25733
40
38
9058
41
38
50643
42
38
99051
43
35
15292
44
37
4943
45
37
20270
46
36
3639
47
35
30414
48
35
89788
49
34
15181
50
34
25342
51
34
22473
52
34
14934
53
34
893
54
34
19567
55
33
50205
56
24
22798
57
32
20141
58
31
22585
59
31
4737
60
29
17632
61
30
5299
62
29
26850
63
29
27464
64
29
13287
65
29
6728
66
29
11187
67
26
2489
68
29
3603
69
28
10148
70
26
18119
71
28
13672
72
28
9977
73
28
7774
74
28
1969
75
27
9328
76
27
5969
77
25
8748
78
27
7439
79
25
8827
80
25
8248
81
25
16225
82
26
5784
83
26
4158
84
25
12142
85
25
13636
86
25
11709
87
25
11527
88
25
8021
89
24
48715
90
24
32213
91
24
8437
92
23
12650
93
23
4204
94
23
2841
95
23
972
96
22
7340
97
22
26127
98
22
14064
99
21
2942
100
21
1509
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