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The 46 most-read boom bap artists worldwide, by Wikipedia readership in August 2026. Movement compares against July 2026.
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46 artists are ranked in boom bap. The biggest move was Conway the Machine, up 2 places.
| # | Artist | Readers | 30d |
|---|---|---|---|
01 | Wu‐Tang ClanStaten Island · United States | 99,337 | 0 |
02 | Joey Bada$$Flatbush · United States | 38,352 | 0 |
03 | KRS‐OneThe Bronx · United States | 22,507 | +1 |
04 | RedmanNewark · United States | 19,522 | -1 |
05 | Westside GunnBuffalo · United States | 15,426 | +1 |
06 | Gang StarrBoston · United States | 12,561 | -1 |
07 | Conway the MachineBuffalo · United States | 12,264 | +2 |
08 | Arrested DevelopmentAtlanta · United States | 11,764 | -1 |
09 | Capital STEEZBrooklyn · United States | 9,533 | -1 |
10 | EPMDBrentwood · United States | 6,702 | 0 |
11 | SlugMinneapolis · United States | 5,467 | +1 |
12 | Steady BPhiladelphia · United States | 4,954 | -1 |
13 | Smif‐n‐WessunBrooklyn · United States | 3,572 | +1 |
14 | BuckshotBrooklyn · United States | 3,413 | -1 |
15 | MC SolaarDakar · Senegal | 2,967 | +2 |
16 | Pro EraUnited States | 2,881 | +2 |
17 | The Psycho RealmLos Angeles · United States | 2,862 | +2 |
18 | EvidenceVenice · United States | 2,577 | -3 |
19 | Fu‐SchnickensBrooklyn · United States | 2,555 | -3 |
20 | StetsasonicBrooklyn · United States | 2,149 | +1 |
21 | Main SourceToronto · Canada | 1,883 | -1 |
22 | Showbiz & A.G.The Bronx · United States | 1,755 | 0 |
23 | SkillzDetroit · United States | 1,634 | +2 |
24 | The WeathermenMiddletown · United States | 1,607 | 0 |
25 | Group HomeBrooklyn · United States | 1,592 | -2 |
26 | SkyzooBrooklyn · United States | 1,282 | 0 |
27 | The High & MightyPhiladelphia · United States | 1,155 | +2 |
28 | Kool ShenSaint-Denis · France | 1,011 | -1 |
29 | NineUnited States | 876 | -1 |
30 | Channel LiveEast Orange · United States | 647 | 0 |
31 | Chill Rob GUnited States | 642 | +2 |
32 | Cut KillerFrance | 603 | -1 |
33 | YZTrenton · United States | 578 | -1 |
34 | Ché NoirBuffalo · United States | 492 | 0 |
35 | Shabaam SahdeeqBrooklyn · United States | 426 | +1 |
36 | BeginnerHamburg · Germany | 398 | 0 |
37 | SolePortland · United States | 390 | -2 |
38 | Hocus PocusNantes · France | 312 | 0 |
39 | L’EntourageParis · France | 293 | 0 |
40 | ÄrsenikSarcelles · France | 291 | 0 |
41 | Buc FiftyNew Rochelle · United States | 260 | +1 |
42 | KoreFrance | 252 | -1 |
43 | Common MarketSeattle · United States | 214 | 0 |
44 | Tiro de GraciaSantiago · Chile | 189 | 0 |
45 | Larry LarrPhiladelphia · United States | 104 | 0 |
46 | KohndoFrance | 60 | 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 August 2026; movement compares that against July 2026. Readership measures public attention, not streams or sales.