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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