SoundTally

Place

Rappers from New York

The 13 most-read rappers based in New York, by Wikipedia readership in August 2026. Movement compares against July 2026.

13 rappers are ranked in New York. The biggest move was Robb Bank$, up 3 places.

#	Artist	Readers	30d
01	Awkwafinahip hop	130,510	0
02	Beastie Boyship hop, rap rock	114,259	0
03	Damon Dashhip hop	33,315	0
04	House of Painhip hop	24,401	0
05	Zack Biatrap edm	22,638	0
06	Kid ’n Playhip hop	16,676	+1
07	SWVcontemporary r&b, new jack swing	14,041	-1
08	Robb Bank$trap	10,164	+3
09	Jessik-pop, hip hop	8,896	0
10	Blackstreetcontemporary r&b, hip hop	8,786	-2
11	Princess Nokiahip hop, r&b	7,340	+2
12	Fun Lovin’ Criminalsalternative rock, alternative hip hop	6,550	0
13	Show Me the Bodyhardcore punk, art punk	6,365	-3

Adjacent scenes

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.