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Rappers from Washington, D.C.

The 19 most-read rappers based in Washington, D.C., by Wikipedia readership in August 2026. Movement compares against July 2026.

19 rappers are ranked in Washington, D.C.. The biggest move was anees, up 5 places.

#	Artist	Readers	30d
01	Kelelaalternative r&b, grime	17,758	0
02	Walehip hop, east coast hip hop	13,792	0
03	billy woodsabstract hip hop, hip hop	9,069	0
04	GoldLinkhip hop, leftfield	3,355	0
05	Shy Glizzytrap	2,756	0
06	aneeship hop, r&b	2,226	+5
07	Waxeast coast hip hop, hip hop	2,208	-1
08	Chucky Thompsonhip hop	1,777	+2
09	redveilexperimental hip hop, hip hop	1,455	-2
10	Babuhip hop	1,259	+2
11	일라이hip hop	1,252	-3
12	Yung Kayotrap	1,163	+1
13	Oddiseehip hop, alternative hip hop	1,157	-4
14	Rob Sonichip hop	901	+1
15	Sa‐Rochip hop, soul	802	+3
16	B.G. The Prince of Rapeurodance, hip hop	688	-2
17	Kaniiemo rap, hip hop	672	-1
18	Ronnie Hudsonhip hop	615	-1
19	KAMAUUalternative r&b, neo soul	610	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.