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The 50 most-read east coast hip hop artists worldwide, by Wikipedia readership in August 2026. Movement compares against July 2026.
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185 artists are ranked in east coast hip hop. The biggest move was FERG, up 25 places.
| # | Artist | Readers | 30d |
|---|---|---|---|
01 | A$AP RockyHarlem · United States | 196,042 | +3 |
02 | DiddyHarlem · United States | 191,557 | 0 |
03 | The Notorious B.I.G.Clinton Hill · United States | 164,821 | +2 |
04 | JAŸ‐ZBrooklyn · United States | 133,010 | -3 |
05 | Cardi BThe Bronx · United States | 131,288 | -2 |
06 | Wu‐Tang ClanStaten Island · United States | 99,337 | 0 |
07 | DMXMount Vernon · United States | 87,370 | 0 |
08 | LL Cool JBay Shore · United States | 80,807 | 0 |
09 | NasBrooklyn · United States | 76,755 | 0 |
10 | RZABrownsville · United States | 61,128 | +1 |
11 | Ol’ Dirty BastardFort Greene · United States | 56,377 | +1 |
12 | Method ManHempstead · United States | 51,571 | +2 |
13 | Lil’ KimBedford–Stuyvesant · United States | 45,460 | +4 |
14 | Public EnemyNassau County · United States | 41,386 | +7 |
15 | Fat JoeThe Bronx · United States | 41,144 | -2 |
16 | Joey Bada$$Flatbush · United States | 38,352 | +12 |
17 | A$AP MobHarlem · United States | 37,727 | +18 |
18 | Big PunThe Bronx · United States | 37,071 | +6 |
19 | Ja RuleQueens · United States | 36,926 | -1 |
20 | A Tribe Called QuestSt. Albans · United States | 35,668 | -1 |
21 | Q‐TipSt. Albans · United States | 34,357 | -1 |
22 | Salt‐N‐PepaQueens · United States | 34,213 | -12 |
23 | BeetlejuicePemberton · United States | 32,103 | -8 |
24 | French MontanaRabat · Morocco | 30,984 | -8 |
25 | Ghostface KillahStaten Island · United States | 29,601 | -3 |
26 | Run‐D.M.C.Hollis · United States | 27,571 | -3 |
27 | Mobb DeepQueensbridge · United States | 26,318 | +2 |
28 | GZA/GeniusBrooklyn · United States | 24,170 | +5 |
29 | RaekwonStaten Island · United States | 23,191 | +8 |
30 | Bobby ShmurdaMiami · United States | 22,648 | -4 |
31 | Big LHarlem · United States | 22,043 | -6 |
32 | Action BronsonFlushing · United States | 20,752 | -5 |
33 | RedmanNewark · United States | 19,522 | +3 |
34 | FabolousBrooklyn · United States | 18,616 | -4 |
35 | Joe BuddenManhattan · United States | 17,546 | +17 |
36 | Tony YayoSouth Jamaica · United States | 17,464 | +9 |
37 | Lil TeccaQueens · United States | 17,317 | +6 |
38 | Cam’ronHarlem · United States | 16,966 | -4 |
39 | JadakissYonkers · United States | 15,803 | -7 |
40 | The Sugarhill GangEnglewood · United States | 15,550 | +4 |
41 | Westside GunnBuffalo · United States | 15,426 | +10 |
42 | FERGHarlem · United States | 14,691 | +25 |
43 | Max BHarlem · United States | 14,659 | -4 |
44 | Dave EastEast Harlem · United States | 14,273 | -6 |
45 | Lil MamaHarlem · United States | 14,151 | +11 |
46 | WaleWashington, D.C. · United States | 13,792 | -6 |
47 | Rico NastyLargo · United States | 13,618 | -16 |
48 | Styles PYonkers · United States | 13,467 | +23 |
49 | Aesop RockSyosset · United States | 13,332 | 0 |
50 | Talib KweliBrooklyn · United States | 13,256 | 0 |
86 | Special EdBrooklyn · United States | 4,609 | +15 |
115 | Organized KonfusionQueens · United States | 2,213 | +12 |
132 | $NOTNew York · United States | 1,522 | +12 |
77 | Fivio ForeignBrooklyn · United States | 5,775 | +11 |
90 | Jeru the DamajaBrooklyn · United States | 4,116 | +10 |
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.