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The 46 most-read boom bap artists worldwide, by Wikipedia readership in October 2026. Movement compares against September 2026.
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46 artists are ranked in boom bap. The biggest move was Ché Noir, up 8 places.
| # | Artist | Readers | 30d |
|---|---|---|---|
01 | Wu‐Tang ClanStaten Island · United States | 115,004 | 0 |
02 | RedmanNewark · United States | 22,054 | 0 |
03 | Westside GunnBuffalo · United States | 17,383 | +2 |
04 | KRS‐OneThe Bronx · United States | 15,778 | 0 |
05 | Joey Bada$$Flatbush · United States | 14,136 | -2 |
06 | Gang StarrBoston · United States | 12,129 | 0 |
07 | Conway the MachineBuffalo · United States | 11,278 | +1 |
08 | Arrested DevelopmentAtlanta · United States | 8,471 | -1 |
09 | Capital STEEZBrooklyn · United States | 6,564 | +1 |
10 | EPMDBrentwood · United States | 6,252 | -1 |
11 | Smif‐n‐WessunBrooklyn · United States | 3,871 | +4 |
12 | SlugMinneapolis · United States | 3,515 | -1 |
13 | Steady BPhiladelphia · United States | 3,260 | -1 |
14 | BuckshotBrooklyn · United States | 3,137 | -1 |
15 | The Psycho RealmLos Angeles · United States | 3,005 | +4 |
16 | MC SolaarDakar · Senegal | 2,806 | 0 |
17 | EvidenceVenice · United States | 2,575 | -3 |
18 | Fu‐SchnickensBrooklyn · United States | 2,213 | -1 |
19 | Pro EraUnited States | 2,039 | -1 |
20 | Main SourceToronto · Canada | 2,011 | +2 |
21 | StetsasonicBrooklyn · United States | 1,953 | 0 |
22 | Group HomeBrooklyn · United States | 1,472 | +4 |
23 | Showbiz & A.G.The Bronx · United States | 1,462 | 0 |
24 | SkyzooBrooklyn · United States | 1,458 | -4 |
25 | The WeathermenMiddletown · United States | 1,395 | 0 |
26 | Ché NoirBuffalo · United States | 1,246 | +8 |
27 | The High & MightyPhiladelphia · United States | 1,118 | -3 |
28 | SkillzDetroit · United States | 1,072 | -1 |
29 | Kool ShenSaint-Denis · France | 875 | 0 |
30 | NineUnited States | 790 | -2 |
31 | Chill Rob GUnited States | 713 | -1 |
32 | Channel LiveEast Orange · United States | 709 | 0 |
33 | Cut KillerFrance | 602 | 0 |
34 | SolePortland · United States | 555 | +1 |
35 | YZTrenton · United States | 547 | -4 |
36 | BeginnerHamburg · Germany | 406 | +1 |
37 | Shabaam SahdeeqBrooklyn · United States | 402 | -1 |
38 | ÄrsenikSarcelles · France | 376 | 0 |
39 | Hocus PocusNantes · France | 326 | +3 |
40 | L’EntourageParis · France | 295 | -1 |
41 | Buc FiftyNew Rochelle · United States | 269 | +2 |
42 | KoreFrance | 255 | -1 |
43 | Common MarketSeattle · United States | 245 | -3 |
44 | Tiro de GraciaSantiago · Chile | 188 | 0 |
45 | Larry LarrPhiladelphia · United States | 79 | 0 |
46 | KohndoFrance | 47 | 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.