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The 50 most-read conscious hip hop artists worldwide, by Wikipedia readership in October 2026. Movement compares against September 2026.
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74 artists are ranked in conscious hip hop. The biggest move was Marxman, up 20 places.
| # | Artist | Readers | 30d |
|---|---|---|---|
01 | Ice‐TNewark · United States | 110,661 | +2 |
02 | CommonChicago · United States | 89,565 | 0 |
03 | MacklemoreSeattle · United States | 89,546 | -2 |
04 | RZABrownsville · United States | 71,625 | +1 |
05 | CordaeRaleigh · United States | 38,735 | +1 |
06 | Public EnemyNassau County · United States | 32,261 | +2 |
07 | Q‐TipSt. Albans · United States | 30,244 | 0 |
08 | Jay ElectronicaNew Orleans · United States | 14,713 | +1 |
09 | Conway the MachineBuffalo · United States | 11,278 | +3 |
10 | Talib KweliBrooklyn · United States | 10,812 | 0 |
11 | Ryan LewisSpokane · United States | 9,718 | -7 |
12 | Arrested DevelopmentAtlanta · United States | 8,471 | -1 |
13 | Jurassic 5Los Angeles · United States | 7,194 | +1 |
14 | HopsinLos Angeles · United States | 6,918 | +1 |
15 | MIKELivingston · United States | 5,865 | +2 |
16 | dead prezTallahassee · United States | 4,968 | +3 |
17 | The CoupOakland · United States | 4,776 | -4 |
18 | Dilated PeoplesLos Angeles · United States | 4,537 | -2 |
19 | SlugMinneapolis · United States | 3,515 | -1 |
20 | FlobotsDenver · United States | 3,509 | 0 |
21 | Black StarBrooklyn · United States | 3,003 | 0 |
22 | Danger DanAachen · Germany | 2,979 | 0 |
23 | OxxxymironSankt-Peterburg · Russia | 2,224 | 0 |
24 | DessaMinneapolis · United States | 2,085 | +2 |
25 | StetsasonicBrooklyn · United States | 1,953 | 0 |
26 | Marxman— | 1,727 | +20 |
27 | CaparezzaMolfetta · Italy | 1,641 | -3 |
28 | ElucidNew York · United States | 1,376 | +1 |
29 | The GrouchOakland · United States | 1,273 | +2 |
30 | Ché NoirBuffalo · United States | 1,246 | +11 |
31 | Khujo GoodieAtlanta · United States | 1,217 | -1 |
32 | Alpha WannParis · France | 1,166 | 0 |
33 | AceyaloneLos Angeles · United States | 1,154 | -5 |
34 | Snak the RipperNew Westminster · Canada | 1,146 | -7 |
35 | The Koreatown OddityLos Angeles · United States | 967 | +10 |
36 | Keny ArkanaBoulogne-Billancourt · France | 941 | -1 |
37 | J‐LiveBrooklyn · United States | 786 | -3 |
38 | MédineLe Havre · France | 751 | -2 |
39 | MarčeloSerbia | 725 | -1 |
40 | Chill Rob GUnited States | 713 | -7 |
41 | SolePortland · United States | 555 | +1 |
42 | YZTrenton · United States | 547 | -5 |
43 | MC HotDogTaipei · Taiwan | 531 | -4 |
44 | Abd al MalikParis · France | 506 | -1 |
45 | Antilopen GangDüsseldorf · Germany | 468 | -1 |
46 | ErniaMilano · Italy | 374 | -6 |
47 | AliParis · France | 366 | +3 |
48 | Hocus PocusNantes · France | 326 | +4 |
49 | FreskuEindhoven · Netherlands | 300 | -1 |
50 | Kenza FarahFrance | 273 | +4 |
56 | FreemanMarseille · France | 225 | +4 |
59 | Tiro de GraciaSantiago · Chile | 188 | +3 |
57 | Josh MartinezHalifax · Canada | 213 | +2 |
62 | FabeParis · France | 146 | +2 |
53 | Yugen BlakrokGrahamstown · South Africa | 254 | +2 |
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.