The Groove

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 · 1972– · hip hop

126.750

Why this number?

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25 Tyler, The Creator

United States of America · 1991– · hip hop 6.340

50 Cent

United States of America · 1975– · gangsta rap 6.212

27 IAM

France · 1989– · hip hop 6.020

Missy Elliott

United States of America · 1971– · hip hop 5.923

29 Public Enemy

United States of America · 1985– · hip hop 5.565

30 Madvillain

United States of America · 2002–2020 · hip hop 5.413

31 Ren

United Kingdom · 1990– · hip hop 5.400

32 Logic

United States of America · 1990– · hip hop 5.300

33 DJ Shadow

United States of America · 1972– · trip hop 4.828

34 A$AP Rocky

United States of America · 1988– · hip hop 4.725

35 Black Eyed Peas

United States of America · 1995– · hip hop 4.637

36 Common

United States of America · 1972– · hip hop 4.610

37 Damso

Belgium · 1992– · hip hop 4.200

38 De La Soul

United States of America · 1987– · hip hop 4.053

Lil Peep

United States of America · 1996–2017 · hip hop 3.900

40 Childish Gambino

United States of America · 1983– · hip hop 3.257

41 The Pharcyde

United States of America · 1989– · hip hop 3.176

42 Run‐D.M.C.

United States of America · 1982–2002 · hip hop 3.141

Busta Rhymes

United States of America · 1972– · hip hop 3.000

Snoop Dogg

United States of America · 1971– · hip hop 2.994

45 Eric B. & Rakim

United States of America · 1986–1992 · hip hop 2.928

Mariah Carey

United States of America · 1969– · pop 2.821

47 KIDS SEE GHOSTS

United States of America · 2018–2022 · hip hop 2.800

48 Cardi B

United States of America · 1992– · hip hop 2.765