South African hip hop music is a genre that has gained popularity in recent years. It is characterized by its unique blend of African rhythms and Western hip hop beats. The genre often features socially conscious lyrics that address issues such as poverty, inequality, and political corruption. The music is known for its energetic and upbeat sound, with artists often incorporating elements of electronic music and dance into their tracks. South African hip hop has produced a number of successful artists who have gained international recognition for their innovative sound and style.
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# | name | Popularity | instrumentalness | danceability | energy | acousticness | Happiness | tempo | followers |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 62 | 0 | 73 | 65 | 6 | 56 | 102 | 456620 | |
2 | 58 | 15 | 71 | 71 | 13 | 46 | 126 | 1646902 | |
3 | 56 | 0 | 75 | 51 | 30 | 48 | 113 | 1515811 | |
4 | 54 | 0 | 59 | 72 | 12 | 48 | 123 | 777454 | |
5 | 50 | 0 | 66 | 56 | 21 | 49 | 104 | 585254 | |
6 | 49 | 0 | 67 | 60 | 15 | 40 | 130 | 335189 | |
7 | 48 | 0 | 67 | 52 | 26 | 35 | 123 | 43261 | |
8 | 48 | 0 | 74 | 56 | 19 | 43 | 115 | 341279 | |
9 | 46 | 0 | 57 | 75 | 37 | 9 | 93 | 983343 | |
10 | 46 | 0 | 73 | 59 | 52 | 44 | 111 | 112349 | |
11 | 45 | 0 | 66 | 57 | 9 | 49 | 128 | 13978 | |
12 | 44 | 1 | 66 | 59 | 13 | 45 | 139 | 616912 | |
13 | 43 | 0 | 69 | 75 | 15 | 52 | 123 | 425333 | |
14 | 42 | 0 | 70 | 50 | 19 | 38 | 116 | 95747 | |
15 | 42 | 0 | 83 | 64 | 13 | 82 | 118 | 73250 | |
16 | 41 | 0 | 68 | 55 | 23 | 44 | 121 | 266995 | |
17 | 41 | 0 | 72 | 61 | 31 | 42 | 120 | 40326 | |
18 | 40 | 0 | 68 | 52 | 28 | 46 | 119 | 128647 | |
19 | 40 | 0 | 58 | 58 | 29 | 36 | 108 | 175224 | |
20 | 39 | 19 | 79 | 59 | 25 | 44 | 127 | 163603 | |
21 | 39 | 0 | 71 | 58 | 5 | 42 | 127 | 55629 | |
22 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 111056 | |
23 | 38 | 0 | 68 | 73 | 20 | 43 | 104 | 107682 | |
24 | 38 | 0 | 76 | 66 | 19 | 46 | 122 | 94040 | |
25 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 155828 | |
26 | 38 | 11 | 52 | 56 | 27 | 36 | 87 | 15648 | |
27 | 37 | 2 | 83 | 66 | 5 | 57 | 109 | 266328 | |
28 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 154662 | |
29 | 37 | 0 | 66 | 80 | 18 | 69 | 93 | 146610 | |
30 | 37 | 0 | 60 | 69 | 18 | 25 | 178 | 95335 | |
31 | 36 | 0 | 66 | 62 | 47 | 37 | 108 | 21188 | |
32 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 55704 | |
33 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 186888 | |
34 | 35 | 0 | 62 | 67 | 4 | 37 | 131 | 131542 | |
35 | 35 | 0 | 58 | 55 | 44 | 34 | 90 | 33616 | |
36 | 35 | 1 | 74 | 57 | 31 | 45 | 125 | 183562 | |
37 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3269 | |
38 | 35 | 0 | 57 | 82 | 2 | 35 | 113 | 20665 | |
39 | 34 | 0 | 68 | 61 | 18 | 47 | 129 | 33916 | |
40 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5990 | |
41 | 33 | 0 | 65 | 81 | 4 | 82 | 90 | 13008 | |
42 | 32 | 0 | 62 | 61 | 37 | 49 | 104 | 138171 | |
43 | 32 | 0 | 79 | 51 | 30 | 49 | 123 | 156602 | |
44 | 32 | 0 | 71 | 48 | 29 | 39 | 108 | 70031 | |
45 | 32 | 0 | 69 | 69 | 0 | 42 | 94 | 59163 | |
46 | 32 | 0 | 74 | 48 | 35 | 53 | 95 | 10742 | |
47 | 31 | 0 | 77 | 77 | 8 | 32 | 97 | 71334 | |
48 | 31 | 0 | 51 | 52 | 45 | 46 | 125 | 48788 | |
49 | 29 | 0 | 65 | 72 | 24 | 63 | 90 | 52329 | |
50 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 132476 | |
51 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9012 | |
52 | 29 | 2 | 68 | 51 | 71 | 66 | 180 | 17610 | |
53 | 28 | 0 | 61 | 64 | 31 | 47 | 133 | 45859 | |
54 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10795 | |
55 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34291 | |
56 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4842 | |
57 | 27 | 0 | 71 | 67 | 3 | 37 | 154 | 25376 | |
58 | 27 | 0 | 69 | 53 | 14 | 41 | 125 | 79391 | |
59 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6986 | |
60 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11375 | |
61 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39727 | |
62 | 25 | 0 | 54 | 64 | 28 | 35 | 129 | 642 | |
63 | 25 | 0 | 70 | 68 | 17 | 48 | 120 | 31878 | |
64 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3507 | |
65 | 25 | 0 | 62 | 69 | 10 | 33 | 97 | 3141 | |
66 | 24 | 0 | 68 | 58 | 1 | 25 | 158 | 12893 | |
67 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15710 | |
68 | 23 | 0 | 70 | 64 | 0 | 34 | 97 | 56028 | |
69 | 23 | 0 | 91 | 50 | 10 | 43 | 130 | 10363 | |
70 | 22 | 0 | 68 | 67 | 11 | 46 | 128 | 3101 | |
71 | 22 | 0 | 83 | 69 | 7 | 68 | 95 | 16315 | |
72 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 946 | |
73 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5102 | |
74 | 22 | 0 | 55 | 55 | 23 | 8 | 86 | 30532 | |
75 | 22 | 1 | 81 | 57 | 13 | 71 | 111 | 7389 | |
76 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5683 | |
77 | 21 | 0 | 67 | 66 | 15 | 43 | 110 | 40592 | |
78 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11984 | |
79 | 21 | 0 | 72 | 74 | 14 | 46 | 140 | 17961 | |
80 | 21 | 0 | 81 | 66 | 10 | 66 | 103 | 30182 | |
81 | 21 | 0 | 70 | 62 | 19 | 30 | 141 | 742 | |
82 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 385 | |
83 | 21 | 0 | 60 | 59 | 15 | 36 | 127 | 41237 | |
84 | 21 | 1 | 66 | 61 | 26 | 36 | 133 | 21041 | |
85 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16766 | |
86 | 20 | 0 | 63 | 79 | 3 | 53 | 95 | 12327 | |
87 | 20 | 4 | 88 | 60 | 16 | 29 | 100 | 3218 | |
88 | 19 | 0 | 61 | 79 | 1 | 49 | 112 | 3920 | |
89 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8096 | |
90 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2154 | |
91 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3017 | |
92 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32354 | |
93 | 18 | 0 | 53 | 70 | 1 | 40 | 142 | 366 | |
94 | 18 | 0 | 69 | 51 | 18 | 52 | 128 | 11857 | |
95 | 18 | 0 | 74 | 79 | 21 | 48 | 123 | 26028 | |
96 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3689 | |
97 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 656 | |
98 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9085 | |
99 | 15 | 0 | 57 | 59 | 27 | 41 | 87 | 2451 | |
100 | 15 | 0 | 75 | 66 | 1 | 25 | 136 | 9092 | |
101 | 15 | 0 | 61 | 62 | 68 | 71 | 118 | 6594 | |
102 | 14 | 0 | 74 | 61 | 1 | 18 | 128 | 2701 | |
103 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6305 | |
104 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2089 | |
105 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2150 | |
106 | 12 | 0 | 71 | 79 | 25 | 55 | 118 | 606 | |
107 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1012 | |
108 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2272 | |
109 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2571 | |
110 | 11 | 0 | 72 | 73 | 33 | 75 | 148 | 9230 | |
111 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 742 | |
112 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2710 | |
113 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1069 | |
114 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 540 | |
115 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 465 | |
116 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 490 | |
117 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2949 | |
118 | 9 | 0 | 75 | 44 | 25 | 55 | 75 | 2255 | |
119 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2741 | |
120 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 655 | |
121 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 586 | |
122 | 5 | 0 | 57 | 79 | 24 | 55 | 83 | 1999 | |
123 | 5 | 0 | 82 | 58 | 3 | 49 | 96 | 1486 | |
124 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 593 | |
125 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 760 | |
126 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 823 | |
127 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 307 | |
128 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 176 | |
129 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 455 | |
130 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 989 | |
131 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 92 | |
132 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 176 | |
133 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4077 | |
134 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 244 | |
135 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 220 | |
136 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 341 |