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The greatest east coast 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

Beastie Boys

United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1979–2014 · hip hop
13.710
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2 JAY‐Z United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1969– · hip hop 6.978
3 Wu‐Tang Clan United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1992– · hip hop 5.286
4 A Tribe Called Quest United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1985–2017 · hip hop 4.584
5 Nas United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1973– · hip hop 3.748
6 50 Cent United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1975– · gangsta rap 3.582
7 Public Enemy United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1985– · hip hop 2.250
8 The Notorious B.I.G. United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1972–1997 · hip hop 2.210
9 Cardi B United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1992– · hip hop 1.659
10 GZA/Genius United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1966– · east coast hip hop 1.470
11 Run‐D.M.C. United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1982–2002 · hip hop 1.421
12 Yasiin Bey United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1973– · hip hop 1.295
13 Ye United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1977– · hip hop 1.150
14 Onyx United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1989– · hip hop 0.900
15 A$AP Rocky United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1988– · hip hop 0.829
16 Mobb Deep 1993–2017 · hip hop 0.689
17 Viktor Vaughn United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1971–2020 · hip hop 0.683
18 Fugees United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1992– · hip hop 0.575
19 Big L United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1974–1999 · hip hop 0.560
20 Zyehvi United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1993– · pop 0.493
21 Eric B. & Rakim United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1986–1992 · hip hop 0.450
22 Taylor Swift United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1989– · pop 0.394
23 De La Soul United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1987– · hip hop 0.338
24 Beyoncé United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1981– · pop 0.296