The Groove

The greatest pop rap artists of all time

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

No. 1

Ye

United States of America · 1977– · hip hop

41.225

Why this number?

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25 R. Kelly

United States of America · 1967– · pop rap 1.110

Bad Bunny

Puerto Rico · 1994– · reggaeton 1.015

27 Logic

United States of America · 1990– · hip hop 0.975

28 21 Savage

United States of America · 1992– · hip hop 0.810

29 Lil Nas X

United States of America · 1999– · pop 0.796

30 “Weird Al” Yankovic

United States of America · 1959– · comedy 0.764

31 KIDS SEE GHOSTS

United States of America · 2018–2022 · hip hop 0.700

Nas

United States of America · 1973– · hip hop 0.696

33 Joey Bada$$

United States of America · 1995– · hip hop 0.667

34 Mary Mary

United States of America · 1998– · hip hop 0.656

35 N*E*R*D

United States of America · 2001– · rock 0.621

36 Aaliyah

United States of America · 1979–2001 · contemporary r&b 0.579

Post Malone

United States of America · 1995– · hip hop 0.571

38 will.i.am

United States of America · 1975– · house 0.550

39 Neneh Cherry

Sweden · 1964– · electronic 0.540

T.I.

United States of America · 1980– · hip hop 0.515

J. Cole

United States of America · 1985– · hip hop 0.468

The Game

United States of America · 1979– · hip hop 0.453

43 Zyehvi

United States of America · 1993– · pop 0.431

44 Cypress Hill

United States of America · 1988– · hip hop 0.425

45 Kero Kero Bonito

United Kingdom · 2011– · electronic 0.420

46 A$AP Rocky

United States of America · 1988– · hip hop 0.415

Bruno Mars

United States of America · 1985– · pop 0.404

Taylor Swift

United States of America · 1989– · pop 0.394