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The greatest jazz rap artists of all time

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

No. 1

Kendrick Lamar

United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1987– · hip hop
7.363
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2 A Tribe Called Quest United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1985–2017 · hip hop 7.153
3 The Roots United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1987– · hip hop 2.588
4 Madvillain United States of America flagUnited States of America · 2002–2020 · hip hop 1.547
5 Tyler, The Creator United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1991– · hip hop 1.383
6 JAY‐Z United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1969– · hip hop 1.226
7 Eminem United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1972– · hip hop 1.122
8 Nas United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1973– · hip hop 0.881
9 MF DOOM United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1971–2020 · hip hop 0.873
10 Joey Bada$$ United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1995– · hip hop 0.667
11 Nujabes Japan flagJapan · 1974–2010 · hip hop 0.653
12 Danny Brown United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1981– · hip hop 0.548
13 JPEGMAFIA United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1989– · hip hop 0.548
14 J. Cole United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1985– · hip hop 0.468
15 Common United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1972– · hip hop 0.400
16 JID United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1990– · hip hop 0.346
17 De La Soul United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1987– · hip hop 0.338
18 Big L United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1974–1999 · hip hop 0.280
19 Mobb Deep 1993–2017 · hip hop 0.230