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The 50 most-read hardcore hip hop artists worldwide, by Wikipedia readership in August 2026. Movement compares against July 2026.
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74 artists are ranked in hardcore hip hop. The biggest move was Skillz, up 4 places.
| # | Artist | Readers | 30d |
|---|---|---|---|
01 | Ice CubeCrenshaw · United States | 129,239 | +1 |
02 | Ice‐TNewark · United States | 128,997 | -1 |
03 | Wu‐Tang ClanStaten Island · United States | 99,337 | +1 |
04 | DMXMount Vernon · United States | 87,370 | +1 |
05 | Tyler, The CreatorHawthorne · United States | 80,660 | -2 |
06 | Method ManHempstead · United States | 51,571 | +1 |
07 | Lil’ KimBedford–Stuyvesant · United States | 45,460 | +1 |
08 | Vanilla IceDallas · United States | 39,866 | -2 |
09 | Big PunThe Bronx · United States | 37,071 | +3 |
10 | Ja RuleQueens · United States | 36,926 | -1 |
11 | Remy MaCastle Hill · United States | 29,927 | +3 |
12 | Ghostface KillahStaten Island · United States | 29,601 | -1 |
13 | GZA/GeniusBrooklyn · United States | 24,170 | +2 |
14 | Geto BoysHouston · United States | 16,779 | -1 |
15 | Tech N9neKansas City · United States | 16,064 | +1 |
16 | Westside GunnBuffalo · United States | 15,426 | +2 |
17 | Run the JewelsUnited States | 13,102 | +3 |
18 | Danny BrownDetroit · United States | 13,069 | +1 |
19 | HanumankindKerala · India | 12,752 | -2 |
20 | Jasper DolphinUnited States | 11,378 | -10 |
21 | OnyxSouth Jamaica · United States | 9,946 | +3 |
22 | CORPSESan Diego · United States | 8,891 | -1 |
23 | TwistaChicago · United States | 8,522 | 0 |
24 | Yo‐YoCompton · United States | 8,090 | +2 |
25 | Obie TriceDetroit · United States | 7,975 | +2 |
26 | GIMSKinshasa · Democratic Republic of the Congo | 7,971 | -4 |
27 | GravediggazNew York · United States | 7,864 | +1 |
28 | EPMDBrentwood · United States | 6,702 | +1 |
29 | Bad Meets EvilDetroit · United States | 6,471 | +1 |
30 | Mach‐HommyNewark · United States | 5,886 | -5 |
31 | CanibusKingston · Jamaica | 4,559 | 0 |
32 | BuckshotBrooklyn · United States | 3,413 | 0 |
33 | Domo GenesisHawthorne · United States | 3,281 | 0 |
34 | Keith MurrayIslip · United States | 2,973 | +1 |
35 | EvidenceVenice · United States | 2,577 | -1 |
36 | SkillzDetroit · United States | 1,634 | +4 |
37 | Group HomeBrooklyn · United States | 1,592 | 0 |
38 | 廿四味Hong Kong · China | 1,576 | -2 |
39 | James BostickCamden · United States | 1,330 | -1 |
40 | Mode 9— | 1,199 | -1 |
41 | Mic GeronimoFlushing · United States | 1,012 | 0 |
42 | SofianeSaint-Denis · France | 962 | 0 |
43 | NineUnited States | 876 | 0 |
44 | SalmoOlbia · Italy | 836 | 0 |
45 | RohffAntananarivo · Madagascar | 734 | +1 |
46 | AssassinParis · France | 697 | +1 |
47 | Beogradski Sindikat— | 696 | +4 |
48 | The Almighty RSOBoston · United States | 681 | +1 |
49 | Channel LiveEast Orange · United States | 647 | -4 |
50 | Chill Rob GUnited States | 642 | +2 |
61 | Mike RedmanNetherlands | 279 | +9 |
56 | Seth GuekoPontoise · France | 411 | +4 |
65 | Despo RuttiKinshasa · Democratic Republic of the Congo | 206 | +3 |
51 | Kaliber 44Poland | 591 | +2 |
52 | Made MenUnited States | 589 | +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 August 2026; movement compares that against July 2026. Readership measures public attention, not streams or sales.