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The greatest conscious hip hop artists of all time

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

No. 1

Kendrick Lamar

United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1987– · hip hop
23.172
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2 Ye United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1977– · hip hop 9.093
3 Public Enemy United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1985– · hip hop 4.100
4 Eminem United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1972– · hip hop 3.890
5 A Tribe Called Quest United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1985–2017 · hip hop 3.024
6 2Pac United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1971–1996 · hip hop 2.980
7 The Roots United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1987– · hip hop 2.963
8 Nas United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1973– · hip hop 2.561
9 Yasiin Bey United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1973– · hip hop 1.942
10 Common United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1972– · hip hop 1.803
11 OutKast United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1991– · hip hop 1.040
12 T.I. United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1980– · hip hop 1.030