The Groove

The greatest abstract hip hop artists of all time

11 artists ranked by the Groove — music.nw’s own measure of renown. Not an opinion, a fact computed from the record. Why?

This board is decided by who has rated so far. That is not a verdict on this corner of the record — it is the shape of who has voted. Rate what you love and the number moves.

No. 1

twenty one pilots

United States of America · 2009– · pop rock

2.392

Why this number?

The full board

2 Madvillain

United States of America · 2002–2020 · hip hop 1.547

Beastie Boys

United States of America · 1979–2014 · hip hop 1.197

Death Grips

United States of America · 2010– · experimental hip hop 1.119

OutKast

United States of America · 1991– · hip hop 1.040

6 MF DOOM

United States of America · 1971–2020 · hip hop 0.873

7 Viktor Vaughn

United States of America · 1971–2020 · hip hop 0.683

8 Aesop Rock

United States of America · 1976– · hip hop 0.400

9 Danny Brown

United States of America · 1981– · hip hop 0.334

King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard

Australia · 2010– · psychedelic rock 0.259

11 Deltron 3030

United States of America · 2000– · west coast hip hop 0.230