The Groove

The greatest alternative hip hop artists of all time

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

No. 1

OutKast

United States of America · 1991– · hip hop

3.244

Why this number?

The full board

2 The Roots

United States of America · 1987– · hip hop 3.042

3 Kid Cudi

United States of America · 1984– · hip hop 2.867

United States of America · 1977– · hip hop 2.261

Gorillaz

United Kingdom · 1999– · electronic 1.980

JAY‐Z

United States of America · 1969– · hip hop 1.112

7 Gnarls Barkley

United States of America · 2006– · hip hop 0.933

8 Tyler, The Creator

United States of America · 1991– · hip hop 0.842

9 Madvillain

United States of America · 2002–2020 · hip hop 0.773

10 Jurassic 5

United States of America · 1993– · hip hop 0.733

11 Cypress Hill

United States of America · 1988– · hip hop 0.701

12 Danny Brown

United States of America · 1981– · hip hop 0.667