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The 50 most-read east coast hip hop artists worldwide, by Wikipedia readership in October 2026. Movement compares against September 2026.
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185 artists are ranked in east coast hip hop. The biggest move was Westside Gunn, up 10 places.
| # | Artist | Readers | 30d |
|---|---|---|---|
01 | DiddyHarlem · United States | 226,927 | 0 |
02 | LL Cool JBay Shore · United States | 218,631 | +5 |
03 | JAŸ‐ZBrooklyn · United States | 216,317 | -1 |
04 | Cardi BThe Bronx · United States | 189,461 | +1 |
05 | A$AP RockyHarlem · United States | 131,381 | +1 |
06 | The Notorious B.I.G.Clinton Hill · United States | 117,743 | -3 |
07 | Wu‐Tang ClanStaten Island · United States | 115,004 | -3 |
08 | DMXMount Vernon · United States | 79,512 | +1 |
09 | NasBrooklyn · United States | 72,898 | +1 |
10 | RZABrownsville · United States | 71,625 | +2 |
11 | Ol’ Dirty BastardFort Greene · United States | 70,584 | +2 |
12 | Method ManHempstead · United States | 62,698 | -1 |
13 | Fat JoeThe Bronx · United States | 41,309 | -5 |
14 | French MontanaRabat · Morocco | 36,232 | 0 |
15 | A Tribe Called QuestSt. Albans · United States | 35,937 | +4 |
16 | Ghostface KillahStaten Island · United States | 35,418 | -1 |
17 | Run‐D.M.C.Hollis · United States | 34,828 | +5 |
18 | Public EnemyNassau County · United States | 32,261 | +6 |
19 | Ja RuleQueens · United States | 31,899 | +2 |
20 | Lil’ KimBedford–Stuyvesant · United States | 31,647 | -4 |
21 | BeetlejuicePemberton · United States | 31,364 | -3 |
22 | Q‐TipSt. Albans · United States | 30,244 | -2 |
23 | Salt‐N‐PepaQueens · United States | 29,403 | -6 |
24 | GZA/GeniusBrooklyn · United States | 26,053 | -1 |
25 | Big PunThe Bronx · United States | 24,232 | 0 |
26 | Mobb DeepQueensbridge · United States | 23,510 | 0 |
27 | RedmanNewark · United States | 22,054 | +3 |
28 | RaekwonStaten Island · United States | 21,950 | -1 |
29 | Action BronsonFlushing · United States | 20,597 | 0 |
30 | Big LHarlem · United States | 19,946 | +2 |
31 | A$AP MobHarlem · United States | 17,851 | 0 |
32 | Bobby ShmurdaMiami · United States | 17,600 | +1 |
33 | Westside GunnBuffalo · United States | 17,383 | +10 |
34 | Cam’ronHarlem · United States | 17,196 | +5 |
35 | FabolousBrooklyn · United States | 16,318 | +2 |
36 | Rico NastyLargo · United States | 14,851 | +2 |
37 | Aesop RockSyosset · United States | 14,740 | +4 |
38 | The Sugarhill GangEnglewood · United States | 14,659 | +2 |
39 | Joey Bada$$Flatbush · United States | 14,136 | -3 |
40 | JadakissYonkers · United States | 14,133 | +4 |
41 | WaleWashington, D.C. · United States | 13,478 | +7 |
42 | Joe BuddenManhattan · United States | 13,316 | -7 |
43 | MC LyteBrooklyn · United States | 12,721 | +6 |
44 | Dave EastEast Harlem · United States | 12,419 | +1 |
45 | N.O.R.E.LeFrak City · United States | 12,292 | -17 |
46 | Conway the MachineBuffalo · United States | 11,278 | +9 |
47 | Big Daddy KaneBrooklyn · United States | 11,092 | 0 |
48 | FERGHarlem · United States | 11,001 | -6 |
49 | Tony YayoSouth Jamaica · United States | 10,910 | +2 |
50 | Talib KweliBrooklyn · United States | 10,812 | -4 |
137 | Ché NoirBuffalo · United States | 1,246 | +25 |
99 | DJ Clue?Queens · United States | 2,786 | +15 |
104 | Statik SelektahBoston · United States | 2,633 | +14 |
85 | Smif‐n‐WessunBrooklyn · United States | 3,871 | +13 |
117 | JT MoneyNassau · Bahamas | 1,954 | +13 |
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.