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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
25 Tyler, The Creator United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1991– · hip hop 6.340
26 50 Cent United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1975– · gangsta rap 6.212
27 IAM France flagFrance · 1989– · hip hop 6.020
28 Missy Elliott United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1971– · hip hop 5.923
29 Public Enemy United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1985– · hip hop 5.565
30 Madvillain United States of America flagUnited States of America · 2002–2020 · hip hop 5.413
31 Ren United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1990– · hip hop 5.400
32 Logic United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1990– · hip hop 5.300
33 DJ Shadow United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1972– · trip hop 4.828
34 A$AP Rocky United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1988– · hip hop 4.725
35 Black Eyed Peas United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1995– · hip hop 4.637
36 Common United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1972– · hip hop 4.610
37 Damso Belgium flagBelgium · 1992– · hip hop 4.200
38 De La Soul United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1987– · hip hop 4.053
39 Lil Peep United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1996–2017 · hip hop 3.900
40 Childish Gambino United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1983– · hip hop 3.257
41 The Pharcyde United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1989– · hip hop 3.176
42 Run‐D.M.C. United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1982–2002 · hip hop 3.141
43 Busta Rhymes United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1972– · hip hop 3.000
44 Snoop Dogg United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1971– · hip hop 2.994
45 Eric B. & Rakim United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1986–1992 · hip hop 2.928
46 Mariah Carey United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1969– · pop 2.821
47 KIDS SEE GHOSTS United States of America flagUnited States of America · 2018–2022 · hip hop 2.800
48 Cardi B United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1992– · hip hop 2.765