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The greatest hip hop artists of all time

93 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 flagUnited States of America · 1977– · hip hop
203.930
Why this number?
The full board
2 Eminem United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1972– · hip hop 196.010
3 Kendrick Lamar United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1987– · hip hop 115.470
4 Massive Attack United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1987– · trip hop 86.597
5 JAY‐Z United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1969– · hip hop 73.960
6 Beastie Boys United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1979–2014 · hip hop 67.820
7 2Pac United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1971–1996 · hip hop 64.970
8 Portishead United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1991– · trip hop 63.980
9 Death Grips United States of America flagUnited States of America · 2010– · experimental hip hop 61.030
10 OutKast United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1991– · hip hop 46.740
11 Drake Canada flagCanada · 1986– · hip hop 37.140
12 Nas United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1973– · hip hop 34.920
13 The Roots United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1987– · hip hop 34.230
14 Cypress Hill United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1988– · hip hop 31.400
15 DJ Shadow United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1972– · trip hop 29.120
16 A Tribe Called Quest United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1985–2017 · hip hop 28.260
17 Wu‐Tang Clan United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1992– · hip hop 25.960
18 Tyler, The Creator United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1991– · hip hop 25.200
19 Lil Wayne United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1982– · hip hop 23.930
20 M.I.A. United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1975– · hip hop 23.090
21 Dr. Dre United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1965– · hip hop 22.000
22 50 Cent United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1975– · gangsta rap 21.840
23 Morcheeba United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1995– · trip hop 19.760
24 Black Eyed Peas United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1995– · hip hop 19.370
25 The Notorious B.I.G. United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1972–1997 · hip hop 18.080
26 Public Enemy United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1985– · hip hop 17.020
27 Kid Cudi United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1984– · hip hop 16.600
28 MF DOOM United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1971–2020 · hip hop 14.580
29 Madvillain United States of America flagUnited States of America · 2002–2020 · hip hop 13.920
30 Post Malone United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1995– · hip hop 13.820
31 Travis Scott United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1991– · trap 12.800
32 Danny Brown United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1981– · hip hop 12.240
33 Yasiin Bey United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1973– · hip hop 11.320
34 Gnarls Barkley United States of America flagUnited States of America · 2006– · hip hop 10.840
35 A$AP Rocky United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1988– · hip hop 10.610
36 JPEGMAFIA United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1989– · hip hop 10.370
37 Common United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1972– · hip hop 10.020
38 J Dilla United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1974–2006 · instrumental hip hop 9.200
39 Denzel Curry United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1995– · hip hop 8.380
40 Run‐D.M.C. United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1982–2002 · hip hop 8.200
41 Missy Elliott United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1971– · hip hop 7.980
42 Moloko United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1993–2006 · trip hop 7.980
43 Childish Gambino United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1983– · hip hop 7.820
44 Snoop Dogg United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1971– · hip hop 7.700
45 Tricky United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1968– · trip hop 7.380
46 Logic United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1990– · hip hop 6.700
47 T.I. United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1980– · hip hop 6.692
48 De La Soul United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1987– · hip hop 6.080