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Genre: rap

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Parent Genre: Hip Hop

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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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.

#namepopularityfollowers
1 78 4667760
2 74 4631528
3 77 2830719
4 76 5313704
5 75 7915436
6 75 10987563
7 75 4646939
8 73 2880733
9 81 10826224
10 78 6727355
11 80 3811785
12 76 5327646
13 74 7717918
14 89 16007166
15 76 13620001
16 72 3218280
17 73 5930610
18 85 14142729
19 76 7073665
20 79 11738212
21 72 5687203
22 84 16727467
23 80 6485431
24 83 13871270
25 81 11171566
26 83 8819866
27 81 7158067
28 77 4585121
29 96 84720237
30 82 13519791
31 74 2694852
32 84 9584223
33 73 3116799
34 74 2541349
35 73 4606397
36 81 6868784
37 84 6853577
38 73 5990279
39 78 1660180
40 75 10959557
41 80 3241614
42 92 17465856
43 80 9713985
44 78 7213619
45 82 3966519
46 72 3623020
47 73 8173751
48 79 11304914
49 95 24361769
50 78 17248140
51 86 16838445
52 88 27100113
53 77 9909322
54 72 2017015
55 79 12313322
56 77 1935652
57 80 10263846
58 75 4356208
59 86 22871591
60 93 27545436
61 72 2811274
62 90 82240957
63 80 2078929
64 80 9347660
65 79 8023086
66 72 5969678
67 88 7187809
68 72 3429084
69 76 10339137
70 82 10121832
71 84 14284294
72 84 10967449
73 75 2787868
74 72 3374415
75 78 2172043
76 83 3650211
77 87 43010067
78 88 10131916
79 87 32654293
80 90 18426175
81 75 5182525
82 81 7074155
83 78 8797447
84 86 21132122
85 78 8113407
86 82 8082025
87 87 30564845
88 84 5608284
89 78 6283798
90 73 7506854
91 79 6141383
92 72 10185545
93 85 43808066
94 75 7316188
95 80 10966932
96 79 23332219
97 82 12401995
98 78 7757212
99 76 4188238
100 80 13799673

rap playlist created by Chosic

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