The Groove

The greatest hip hop soul artists of all time

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

This board is decided by who has rated so far. That is not a verdict on this corner of the record — it is the shape of who has voted. Rate what you love and the number moves.

No. 1

Mariah Carey

United States of America · 1969– · pop

1.328

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Amy Winehouse

United Kingdom · 1983–2011 · soul 0.453

3 Aaliyah

United States of America · 1979–2001 · contemporary r&b 0.403

Madonna

United States of America · 1958– · pop 0.330

5 D’Angelo

United States of America · 1974–2025 · neo soul 0.300

Missy Elliott

United States of America · 1971– · hip hop 0.257

7 The Notorious B.I.G.

United States of America · 1972–1997 · hip hop 0.155