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The 19 most-read Washingtonian rappers, by Wikipedia readership in October 2026. Movement compares against September 2026.
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19 rappers are ranked in Washington, D.C.. The biggest move was redveil, up 2 places.
| # | Artist | Readers | 30d |
|---|---|---|---|
01 | Kelelaalternative r&b, grime | 16,717 | 0 |
02 | Walehip hop, east coast hip hop | 13,478 | 0 |
03 | billy woodsabstract hip hop, hip hop | 6,896 | 0 |
04 | GoldLinkhip hop, leftfield | 2,808 | +1 |
05 | Shy Glizzytrap | 2,393 | +1 |
06 | aneeship hop, r&b | 2,351 | -2 |
07 | Chucky Thompsonhip hop | 1,547 | 0 |
08 | redveilexperimental hip hop, hip hop | 1,525 | +2 |
09 | Waxeast coast hip hop, hip hop | 1,405 | -1 |
10 | 일라이hip hop | 1,354 | +1 |
11 | Babuhip hop | 1,349 | -2 |
12 | Oddiseehip hop, alternative hip hop | 1,184 | +1 |
13 | Yung Kayotrap | 827 | -1 |
14 | Rob Sonichip hop | 680 | 0 |
15 | B.G. The Prince of Rapeurodance, hip hop | 592 | 0 |
16 | Sa‐Rochip hop, soul | 531 | +1 |
17 | Ronnie Hudsonhip hop | 486 | +1 |
18 | Kaniiemo rap, hip hop | 428 | -2 |
19 | KAMAUUalternative r&b, neo soul | 411 | 0 |
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 October 2026; movement compares that against September 2026. Readership measures public attention, not streams or sales.