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The 20 most-read rappers based in Los Angeles, by Wikipedia readership in August 2026. Movement compares against July 2026.
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20 rappers are ranked in Los Angeles. The biggest move was Roshon Fegan, up 5 places.
| # | Artist | Readers | 30d |
|---|---|---|---|
01 | Rage Against the Machinealternative metal, rap metal | 89,866 | +1 |
02 | Nipsey Husslehip hop, gangsta rap | 88,411 | +2 |
03 | The Gamehip hop, gangsta rap | 85,479 | +2 |
04 | Black Eyed Peaship hop, pop rap | 78,653 | -1 |
05 | North Westhip hop | 68,791 | -4 |
06 | Bluefacegangsta rap, hip hop | 68,552 | +3 |
07 | OMGhip hop | 57,377 | -1 |
08 | Afromanalternative hip hop, hip hop | 30,512 | 0 |
09 | Shifty Shellshockrap rock, rock | 27,986 | +1 |
10 | Odd Futurehip hop, horrorcore | 24,736 | -3 |
11 | Ty Dolla $ignhip hop, pop rap | 24,584 | 0 |
12 | Marques Houstoncontemporary r&b, hip hop | 24,292 | +3 |
13 | Crazy Townnu metal, rap rock | 22,975 | +1 |
14 | Too $horthip hop, west coast hip hop | 20,183 | +2 |
15 | Roshon Feganhip hop, pop | 19,995 | +5 |
16 | B‐Realhip hop | 19,576 | -4 |
17 | Tone‐Lōchip hop, pop rap | 18,696 | 0 |
18 | Amanda Divacomedy hip hop, contemporary r&b | 17,715 | 0 |
19 | Shoreline Mafiawest coast hip hop | 16,427 | -6 |
20 | Transplantspunk rock, rap rock | 15,800 | -1 |
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.