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The 50 most-read conscious hip hop artists worldwide, by Wikipedia readership in August 2026. Movement compares against July 2026.
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74 artists are ranked in conscious hip hop. The biggest move was Marxman, up 11 places.
| # | Artist | Readers | 30d |
|---|---|---|---|
01 | CommonChicago · United States | 146,546 | 0 |
02 | Ice‐TNewark · United States | 128,997 | 0 |
03 | RZABrownsville · United States | 61,128 | +1 |
04 | Public EnemyNassau County · United States | 41,386 | +3 |
05 | Q‐TipSt. Albans · United States | 34,357 | +1 |
06 | MacklemoreSeattle · United States | 34,271 | -1 |
07 | CordaeRaleigh · United States | 23,956 | -4 |
08 | Jay ElectronicaNew Orleans · United States | 16,052 | 0 |
09 | Talib KweliBrooklyn · United States | 13,256 | 0 |
10 | Conway the MachineBuffalo · United States | 12,264 | +1 |
11 | Arrested DevelopmentAtlanta · United States | 11,764 | -1 |
12 | Jurassic 5Los Angeles · United States | 8,089 | +2 |
13 | HopsinLos Angeles · United States | 8,048 | -1 |
14 | Ryan LewisSpokane · United States | 6,835 | +1 |
15 | MIKELivingston · United States | 6,080 | +1 |
16 | SlugMinneapolis · United States | 5,467 | +3 |
17 | The CoupOakland · United States | 4,505 | 0 |
18 | Dilated PeoplesLos Angeles · United States | 4,090 | +3 |
19 | dead prezTallahassee · United States | 3,754 | +1 |
20 | Black StarBrooklyn · United States | 3,433 | +2 |
21 | FlobotsDenver · United States | 3,317 | -3 |
22 | Danger DanAachen · Germany | 2,593 | -9 |
23 | OxxxymironSankt-Peterburg · Russia | 2,255 | 0 |
24 | ElucidNew York · United States | 2,152 | 0 |
25 | CaparezzaMolfetta · Italy | 2,151 | +1 |
26 | StetsasonicBrooklyn · United States | 2,149 | +1 |
27 | DessaMinneapolis · United States | 1,867 | -2 |
28 | Snak the RipperNew Westminster · Canada | 1,534 | +2 |
29 | Khujo GoodieAtlanta · United States | 1,522 | 0 |
30 | AceyaloneLos Angeles · United States | 1,191 | +2 |
31 | Alpha WannParis · France | 1,020 | 0 |
32 | The GrouchOakland · United States | 992 | +2 |
33 | Keny ArkanaBoulogne-Billancourt · France | 840 | 0 |
34 | J‐LiveBrooklyn · United States | 811 | +1 |
35 | MC HotDogTaipei · Taiwan | 695 | +4 |
36 | Marxman— | 686 | +11 |
37 | Chill Rob GUnited States | 642 | +3 |
38 | Antilopen GangDüsseldorf · Germany | 617 | -10 |
39 | MarčeloSerbia | 609 | +2 |
40 | YZTrenton · United States | 578 | -4 |
41 | Ché NoirBuffalo · United States | 492 | +1 |
42 | Abd al MalikParis · France | 454 | +1 |
43 | MédineLe Havre · France | 449 | -6 |
44 | ErniaMilano · Italy | 406 | -6 |
45 | The Koreatown OddityLos Angeles · United States | 393 | -1 |
46 | SolePortland · United States | 390 | -1 |
47 | Kenza FarahFrance | 329 | -1 |
48 | Hocus PocusNantes · France | 312 | 0 |
49 | Bahram NouraeiTehran · Iran | 310 | +3 |
50 | Josh MartinezHalifax · Canada | 304 | +8 |
68 | Farm FreshCanada | 54 | +4 |
51 | GunshotLeyton · United Kingdom | 277 | +4 |
59 | Tiro de GraciaSantiago · Chile | 189 | +4 |
68 | Sat l’ArtificierMarseille · France | 54 | +2 |
65 | La RumeurParis · France | 85 | +1 |
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.