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Genre: rap

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Parent Genre: Hip Hop

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Rap music is a genre that originated in African American communities in the United States. It is characterized by rhythmic and rhyming speech, often accompanied by beats and electronic instrumentation. The lyrics often address social and political issues, personal experiences, and boastful claims. The genre has evolved over time, with subgenres such as trap and mumble rap gaining popularity. Contemporary rap music often features collaborations with artists from other genres, and has become a mainstream cultural force.


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rap music by decade

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List of rap artists

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

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1 75 4608180
2 71 4733076
3 74 2747584
4 75 5184611
5 75 8097089
6 70 2892090
7 79 11249691
8 78 3342004
9 73 7716291
10 71 3212383
11 72 5272193
12 74 13673429
13 87 15483738
14 74 11216013
15 84 14323833
16 77 11443625
17 75 7150352
18 77 6947022
19 71 5616789
20 74 4308600
21 79 6212241
22 70 1461639
23 81 13120523
24 80 10712239
25 81 8812695
26 95 82894848
27 72 2603787
28 80 6658421
29 80 13186436
30 82 9243660
31 71 3166150
32 71 1609925
33 71 5964469
34 72 2438497
35 80 9825141
36 71 2612404
37 72 5987320
38 78 6789286
39 74 10782129
40 72 4557774
41 75 1442966
42 83 6331348
43 88 15802315
44 80 3506232
45 71 3527622
46 83 16329729
47 76 7092978
48 76 9501810
49 71 7750099
50 77 16829843
51 77 10892347
52 70 2124580
53 75 9595908
54 86 26238559
55 77 11860827
56 89 22415317
57 85 22132275
58 84 16048653
59 79 9994279
60 75 1802938
61 73 4183285
62 90 25484540
63 88 78947758
64 70 2732758
65 79 9203876
66 78 7879229
67 78 1916050
68 72 3426251
69 75 10080842
70 70 6111124
71 82 13345265
72 84 20836020
73 70 3273026
74 78 10929281
75 76 1891042
76 83 3198022
77 70 1366949
78 73 5229012
79 86 42997182
80 85 31620012
81 87 16162689
82 82 9336692
83 79 6640167
84 75 8234295
85 77 7564010
86 84 30311210
87 82 5044393
88 77 5966983
89 77 7717636
90 71 7378408
91 77 5737125
92 71 9870467
93 83 43736549
94 73 7019641
95 86 6267290
96 79 10474064
97 77 22787827
98 81 12155918
99 77 7183614
100 79 13343404

rap playlist created by Chosic

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