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The 50 most-read gangsta rap artists worldwide, by Wikipedia readership in August 2026. Movement compares against July 2026.
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170 artists are ranked in gangsta rap. The biggest move was MO3, up 21 places.
| # | Artist | Readers | 30d |
|---|---|---|---|
01 | MakaveliEast Harlem · United States | 454,960 | 0 |
02 | The Notorious B.I.G.Clinton Hill · United States | 164,821 | +3 |
03 | Snoop DoggLong Beach · United States | 145,161 | +1 |
04 | Ice CubeCrenshaw · United States | 129,239 | +2 |
05 | Ice‐TNewark · United States | 128,997 | -2 |
06 | Lil WayneNew Orleans · United States | 114,894 | -4 |
07 | Nipsey HussleLos Angeles · United States | 88,411 | +2 |
08 | Eazy‐ECompton · United States | 86,771 | -1 |
09 | The GameLos Angeles · United States | 85,479 | +5 |
10 | BluefaceLos Angeles · United States | 68,552 | +12 |
11 | CoolioMonessen · United States | 66,854 | -1 |
12 | Quando RondoSavannah · United States | 65,076 | +8 |
13 | N.W.ACompton · United States | 63,759 | 0 |
14 | Pooh ShiestyMemphis · United States | 53,689 | -2 |
15 | Rick RossClarksdale · United States | 52,363 | -7 |
16 | 21 SavagePlaistow · United Kingdom | 43,811 | -5 |
17 | Fat JoeThe Bronx · United States | 41,144 | -1 |
18 | Big PunThe Bronx · United States | 37,071 | +5 |
19 | Ja RuleQueens · United States | 36,926 | -1 |
20 | Bone Thugs‐n‐HarmonyCleveland · United States | 34,014 | -5 |
21 | Young DolphChicago · United States | 33,332 | -4 |
22 | Mobb DeepQueensbridge · United States | 26,318 | +2 |
23 | NLE ChoppaMemphis · United States | 25,286 | +2 |
24 | MO3McKinney · United States | 23,494 | +21 |
25 | OutlawzMontclair · United States | 22,981 | +17 |
26 | KuruptPhiladelphia · United States | 22,886 | +3 |
27 | Kevin GatesNew Orleans · United States | 22,530 | -8 |
28 | Waka Flocka FlameSouth Jamaica · United States | 21,875 | -7 |
29 | G‐UnitQueens · United States | 21,274 | +4 |
30 | Gangsta BooMemphis · United States | 19,952 | +1 |
31 | Project PatMemphis · United States | 18,809 | -5 |
32 | Lloyd BanksNew Carrollton · United States | 18,433 | +5 |
33 | Freddie GibbsGary · United States | 17,641 | -6 |
34 | Tony YayoSouth Jamaica · United States | 17,464 | +2 |
35 | MC RenCompton · United States | 17,376 | -3 |
36 | Cam’ronHarlem · United States | 16,966 | -8 |
37 | C‐MurderNew Orleans · United States | 16,899 | -7 |
38 | DJ QuikPomona · United States | 13,649 | +5 |
39 | Daz DillingerLong Beach · United States | 13,607 | -1 |
40 | Styles PYonkers · United States | 13,467 | +12 |
41 | Lil ReeseChicago · United States | 13,316 | +8 |
42 | ScHoolboy QWiesbaden · Germany | 12,964 | -7 |
43 | Lil Eazy‐EUnited States | 12,687 | +1 |
44 | CJ MacLos Angeles · United States | 12,568 | -3 |
45 | UGKPort Arthur · United States | 11,700 | +1 |
46 | Mac DreOakland · United States | 10,613 | -12 |
47 | Young M.ABrooklyn · United States | 10,248 | -8 |
48 | Key GlockMemphis · United States | 10,081 | -8 |
49 | Polo GChicago · United States | 9,848 | -2 |
50 | Tha Dogg PoundLong Beach · United States | 9,289 | 0 |
60 | Spider LocUnited States | 6,701 | +40 |
86 | Young LayVallejo · United States | 2,122 | +32 |
120 | Maliibu MiitchNorth Carolina · United States | 964 | +24 |
93 | Mitchy SlickSan Diego · United States | 1,760 | +23 |
105 | Pooh ManUnited States | 1,466 | +16 |
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.