Slam poetry is a genre of spoken word poetry that is performed with a strong emphasis on rhythm, rhyme, and delivery. It often addresses social and political issues, and is characterized by its raw and emotional style. The genre has roots in the African American community, and has since spread to become a global phenomenon. Its performers are known for their powerful and engaging performances, which often incorporate elements of music and theater.
Here you can see the popularity of Slam Poetry genre over time. This graph shows albums and singles releases count by year and decade.
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Here is a list of slam poetry artists on Spotify, ranked based on popularity, who exemplifies the slam poetry genre. You can find out what slam poetry 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 | 50 | 340576 | |
| 2 | 44 | 225098 | |
| 3 | 41 | 63685 | |
| 4 | 39 | 113188 | |
| 5 | 38 | 39200 | |
| 6 | 38 | 8943 | |
| 7 | 35 | 7574 | |
| 8 | 32 | 42916 | |
| 9 | 31 | 31216 | |
| 10 | 30 | 41012 | |
| 11 | 26 | 45298 | |
| 12 | 27 | 9712 | |
| 13 | 26 | 34839 | |
| 14 | 25 | 26693 | |
| 15 | 25 | 29710 | |
| 16 | 25 | 3529 | |
| 17 | 24 | 26559 | |
| 18 | 24 | 46538 | |
| 19 | 21 | 3132 | |
| 20 | 20 | 19836 | |
| 21 | 17 | 19650 | |
| 22 | 18 | 11559 | |
| 23 | 17 | 9974 | |
| 24 | 17 | 3976 | |
| 25 | 14 | 1254 | |
| 26 | 14 | 4072 | |
| 27 | 13 | 18745 | |
| 28 | 11 | 467 | |
| 29 | 11 | 1339 | |
| 30 | 11 | 2862 | |
| 31 | 7 | 4621 | |
| 32 | 9 | 4084 | |
| 33 | 9 | 5043 | |
| 34 | 6 | 2477 | |
| 35 | 6 | 1082 | |
| 36 | 6 | 658 | |
| 37 | 5 | 2368 | |
| 38 | 5 | 1382 | |
| 39 | 4 | 204 | |
| 40 | 1 | 1241 | |
| 41 | 3 | 2076 | |
| 42 | 3 | 1067 | |
| 43 | 3 | 1968 | |
| 44 | 2 | 2219 | |
| 45 | 2 | 748 | |
| 46 | 2 | 1657 | |
| 47 | 2 | 1491 | |
| 48 | 2 | 1164 | |
| 49 | 2 | 480 | |
| 50 | 2 | 1086 | |
| 51 | 1 | 108 | |
| 52 | 1 | 270 | |
| 53 | 1 | 355 | |
| 54 | 1 | 368 | |
| 55 | 1 | 2638 | |
| 56 | 1 | 211 | |
| 57 | 1 | 2094 |
Enjoy this playlist of popular slam poetry music. We made this playlist using an algorithm created by our team.
