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The greatest hip hop artists of all time

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

No. 1

Eminem

United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1972– · hip hop
126.750
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The full board
2 Ye United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1977– · hip hop 101.842
3 Kendrick Lamar United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1987– · hip hop 39.097
4 JAY‐Z United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1969– · hip hop 38.494
5 Beastie Boys United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1979–2014 · hip hop 31.738
6 BTS South Korea flagSouth Korea · 2013– · pop 28.849
7 2Pac United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1971–1996 · hip hop 24.702
8 The Roots United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1987– · hip hop 24.604
9 OutKast United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1991– · hip hop 23.531
10 Cypress Hill United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1988– · hip hop 18.621
11 Nas United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1973– · hip hop 13.835
12 Lil Wayne United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1982– · hip hop 12.542
13 Drake Canada flagCanada · 1986– · hip hop 11.229
14 Death Grips United States of America flagUnited States of America · 2010– · experimental hip hop 10.370
15 MF DOOM United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1971–2020 · hip hop 10.216
16 A Tribe Called Quest United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1985–2017 · hip hop 9.789
17 Kid Cudi United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1984– · hip hop 9.347
18 Wu‐Tang Clan United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1992– · hip hop 8.949
19 Post Malone United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1995– · hip hop 8.138
20 M.I.A. United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1975– · hip hop 7.846
21 Gorillaz United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1999– · electronic 7.469
22 Yasiin Bey United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1973– · hip hop 7.436
23 Dr. Dre United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1965– · hip hop 7.036
24 The Notorious B.I.G. United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1972–1997 · hip hop 6.468