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The greatest gangsta rap 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

2Pac

United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1971–1996 · hip hop
14.764
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2 50 Cent United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1975– · gangsta rap 8.226
3 Dr. Dre United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1965– · hip hop 5.452
4 The Notorious B.I.G. United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1972–1997 · hip hop 4.469
5 JAY‐Z United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1969– · hip hop 3.236
6 N.W.A United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1986–1992 · gangsta rap 2.933
7 Cypress Hill United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1988– · hip hop 2.694
8 Lil Wayne United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1982– · hip hop 2.373
9 The Game United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1979– · hip hop 1.811
10 Clipse United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1992– · gangsta rap 1.520
11 Kendrick Lamar United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1987– · hip hop 1.408
12 Mobb Deep 1993–2017 · hip hop 1.377
13 Snoop Dogg United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1971– · hip hop 1.283
14 SpenDoe United States of America flagUnited States of America · west coast hip hop 1.150
15 Coolio United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1963–2022 · gangsta rap 1.074
16 Warren G United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1970– · g-funk 0.969
17 Ice Cube United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1969– · hip hop 0.945
18 Big L United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1974–1999 · hip hop 0.840
19 Birdman United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1969– · hip hop 0.767
20 Outlawz United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1993– · g-funk 0.760
21 Nas United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1973– · hip hop 0.656
22 T.I. United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1980– · hip hop 0.515
23 “Weird Al” Yankovic United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1959– · comedy 0.362
24 OutKast United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1991– · hip hop 0.301