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Genre
philly rap
Parent Genre: hip hop

Philly rap music is a subgenre of hip hop that originated in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It is characterized by its gritty and aggressive lyrics, often touching on themes of poverty, violence, and struggle. The beats are typically hard-hitting and energetic, with heavy bass and percussion. Philly rap has produced some of the most influential and successful artists in the genre, known for their unique flow and delivery.


Top artists of philly rap genre

Lil Uzi Vert
Meek Mill
Eve
DJ Drama
2Rare
The Roots
DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince
Vinnie Paz
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philly rap music timeline

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philly rap playlist created by Chosic

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List of philly rap artists

Here is a list of philly rap artists on Spotify, ranked based on popularity, who exemplifies the philly rap genre. You can find out what philly rap genre sounds like where you can preview artists or sort them the way you want, just click the headers to sort.

#namePopularity instrumentalnessdanceabilityenergyacousticnessHappinesstempofollowers
1
Lil Uzi Vert
86 0 66 60 12 27 138 15105758
2
Meek Mill
75 0 62 69 11 39 118 7221310
3
Eve
68 0 75 80 13 64 110 1234396
4
DJ Drama
66 0 55 77 4 40 118 1439204
5
2Rare
62 0 70 66 19 52 134 70139
6
The Roots
59 0 76 63 11 61 105 1293387
7
DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince
53 4 76 71 3 66 110 357468
8
Vinnie Paz
53 1 53 88 10 53 110 261672
9
Beanie Sigel
52 0 67 74 6 50 100 650988
10
Freeway
51 0 58 77 7 56 124 274487
11
Jedi Mind Tricks
51 5 62 87 4 57 106 363327
12
Chiddy Bang
50 0 69 75 16 57 105 398741
13
Cassidy
48 0 62 79 21 63 120 610994
14
Army Of The Pharaohs
46 0 0 0 0 0 0 125783
15
SimxSantana
45 0 90 54 22 54 124 44914
16
Bahamadia
44 9 69 70 20 69 120 62723
17
Leaf Ward
44 0 66 61 29 56 144 23813
18
Popp Hunna
43 0 78 54 11 52 139 60467
19
Crypt The Warchild
41 0 0 0 0 0 0 962
20
YXNG K.A
41 0 69 55 9 57 87 53176
21
Reef The Lost Cauze
40 0 60 86 6 61 111 27670
22
Peedi Crakk
38 0 72 70 7 62 117 18718
23
Dice Raw
38 0 88 83 8 59 88 2983
24
Young Gunz
37 0 55 81 19 72 96 217637
25
Young Chris
37 0 69 75 3 58 111 38674
26
OT the Real
36 0 59 61 27 45 116 9327
27
LilBuckss
34 1 63 55 13 25 99 5279
28
Shaun Sloan
34 0 64 60 13 32 90 6894
29
Gilbere Forte
34 0 0 0 0 0 0 2072
30
KUR
33 0 67 61 31 41 114 38427
31
The High & Mighty
32 0 75 81 5 57 90 21071
32
Whitney Peyton
32 0 84 66 9 39 115 14296
33
AR-AB
31 0 58 72 22 48 107 14298
34
Bry Greatah
31 0 77 50 7 44 122 7756
35
Outerspace
31 0 58 81 5 46 122 33130
36
Toure
31 0 70 60 22 38 108 5182
37
Spade O
30 0 0 0 0 0 0 1322
38
Lil Rekk
30 0 68 61 3 32 124 12362
39
?uestlove
30 0 0 0 0 0 0 36831
40
Dark Lo
29 0 57 74 18 61 94 17801
41
Gillie Da Kid
29 0 67 68 4 39 105 36939
42
Zahsosaa
29 0 65 56 6 33 159 7685
43
Da Youngsta's
29 0 75 69 2 56 104 29994
44
Yak Yola
29 0 79 69 1 44 166 9384
45
Lil Muk
28 0 68 61 8 46 115 19872
46
Poundside Pop
28 0 0 0 0 0 0 9614
47
Jakk Frost
28 0 57 90 3 73 83 1268
48
Schoolly D
27 0 81 74 7 59 113 81440
49
Nr3
27 0 73 52 6 47 103 2768
50
Tracey Lee
27 0 77 71 5 50 92 2200
51
Pnb Meen
26 0 59 57 32 27 101 6381
52
Oz Sparx
26 0 76 48 24 43 137 16014
53
LGP QUA
26 0 63 81 14 75 91 3875
54
Viro The Virus
25 0 67 77 14 61 106 8592
55
The Last Emperor
22 0 0 0 0 0 0 5829
56
Tone Trump
22 0 0 0 0 0 0 1335
57
Philly Heat
22 0 70 71 21 70 84 9705
58
Three Times Dope
22 0 86 70 4 69 106 34353
59
DJ Chophead
22 0 0 0 0 0 0 503
60
Jah$tar
21 0 0 0 0 0 0 1180
61
Lihtz
21 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
62
Heavy Metal Kings
21 0 0 0 0 0 0 25209
63
Tuff Crew
20 0 84 77 11 74 113 15315
64
Philly's Most Wanted
20 0 82 74 17 77 95 13223
65
Quilly
20 0 62 68 11 40 111 10636
66
Mir220
20 0 68 63 17 62 145 5091
67
Ayo215
20 0 76 59 9 39 147 3302
68
The Lost Children of Babylon
19 0 55 74 24 56 129 12717
69
Diamond Street Keem
19 0 73 56 24 58 163 1207
70
Big Osama
19 0 0 0 0 0 0 1023
71
GrandeMarshall
18 0 0 0 0 0 0 1851
72
G1000
18 0 72 67 4 38 142 3800
73
Omelly
17 0 55 89 21 68 136 6134
74
FH Snoop
17 0 75 57 41 55 108 1502
75
Oschino
17 0 0 0 0 0 0 2959
76
Ohdatsrida
17 0 76 74 28 75 80 1625
77
Reed Dollaz
17 0 46 70 0 37 167 1655
78
Mamba Cinco
16 0 75 54 35 38 130 2654
79
Chill Moody
16 0 0 0 0 0 0 1355
80
WYO Chi
15 0 82 52 11 33 164 13773
81
Runup Rico
15 0 54 60 16 29 125 3529
82
Neef Buck
15 0 73 64 28 50 80 5570
83
DramaB2R
14 0 0 0 0 0 0 2119
84
Cool C
13 0 84 47 1 80 102 6414
85
Ryshon Jones
12 0 0 0 0 0 0 1146
86
Oschino Vasquez
12 0 55 74 24 48 116 6552
87
Lik Moss
12 0 73 80 44 90 170 2127
88
Lee Mazin
11 0 0 0 0 0 0 3503
89
G1k
11 0 74 63 12 57 165 2990
90
Yung 187
10 0 72 74 1 21 156 1111
91
MAJOR FIGGAS
8 0 69 81 10 70 89 5023
92
100deek
8 0 0 0 0 0 0 1423
93
RecoHavoc
7 0 0 0 0 0 0 2226
94
Drewboy
7 0 0 0 0 0 0 1352
95
Zm5
6 0 60 60 14 42 120 502
96
Pook Paperz
4 0 0 0 0 0 0 2197
97
Chic Raw
4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1528
98
State Property
4 0 0 0 0 0 0 6081
99
Omillio Sparks
3 0 0 0 0 0 0 2410
100
Osama
2 0 0 0 0 0 0 859
101
Say Slide Rack Racers
2 0 0 0 0 0 0 393
102
Black Deniro
2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1246
103
Nizzy Strawz
2 0 0 0 0 0 0 777
104
Nlbsil
2 0 86 48 3 48 144 353
105
BLIZZOE
1 0 0 0 0 0 0 235
106
Lil Doe
1 0 0 0 0 0 0 306
107
LIL NIZZY
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 319