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Rappers from Boston

The 17 most-read rappers based in Boston, by Wikipedia readership in August 2026. Movement compares against July 2026.

17 rappers are ranked in Boston. The biggest move was Esoteric, up 4 places.

#	Artist	Readers	30d
01	New Kids on the Blockpop, teen pop	79,109	0
02	Marky Mark and the Funky Bunchhip house, pop rap	17,630	0
03	Benzinohip hop	14,452	+1
04	Guruhip hop, jazz rap	13,223	-1
05	Bell Biv DeVoehip hop, contemporary r&b	12,970	0
06	Gang Starrhip hop, boom bap	12,561	0
07	Slainehip hop	8,007	+1
08	Karminhip hop, pop	6,345	-1
09	Esoterichip hop	4,411	+4
10	La Coka Nostrahip hop	3,891	0
11	Billy Graziadeihardcore punk, rap metal	2,555	-2
12	Statik Selektahhip hop, east coast hip hop	2,087	-1
13	Edo.Ghip hop, east coast hip hop	1,318	+1
14	Timeflieselectro, hip hop	1,296	-2
15	Big Shughip hop	1,116	0
16	The Almighty RSOeast coast hip hop, hardcore hip hop	681	0
17	Mike Laddabstract hip hop, experimental hip hop	484	0

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How this is ranked. Artists are matched from the MusicBrainz database by genre and by the area they are based in. An artist appears in a genre when at least 15% of their genre votes are for it. Position is set by readership of their English Wikipedia article in August 2026; movement compares that against July 2026. Readership measures public attention, not streams or sales.