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The 50 most-read hardcore hip hop artists worldwide, by Wikipedia readership in October 2026. Movement compares against September 2026.
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74 artists are ranked in hardcore hip hop. The biggest move was Ché Noir, up 15 places.
| # | Artist | Readers | 30d |
|---|---|---|---|
01 | Wu‐Tang ClanStaten Island · United States | 115,004 | 0 |
02 | Ice‐TNewark · United States | 110,661 | +1 |
03 | Ice CubeCrenshaw · United States | 107,326 | -1 |
04 | DMXMount Vernon · United States | 79,512 | 0 |
05 | Tyler, The CreatorHawthorne · United States | 75,051 | 0 |
06 | Method ManHempstead · United States | 62,698 | 0 |
07 | Vanilla IceDallas · United States | 39,078 | 0 |
08 | Ghostface KillahStaten Island · United States | 35,418 | +1 |
09 | Ja RuleQueens · United States | 31,899 | +2 |
10 | Lil’ KimBedford–Stuyvesant · United States | 31,647 | 0 |
11 | GZA/GeniusBrooklyn · United States | 26,053 | +1 |
12 | Big PunThe Bronx · United States | 24,232 | +1 |
13 | Remy MaCastle Hill · United States | 18,275 | -5 |
14 | Geto BoysHouston · United States | 18,060 | +1 |
15 | Westside GunnBuffalo · United States | 17,383 | +1 |
16 | Tech N9neKansas City · United States | 16,442 | -2 |
17 | HanumankindKerala · India | 15,111 | +1 |
18 | Run the JewelsUnited States | 13,649 | -1 |
19 | Danny BrownDetroit · United States | 13,099 | 0 |
20 | CORPSESan Diego · United States | 8,265 | +1 |
21 | Obie TriceDetroit · United States | 8,228 | +3 |
22 | GravediggazNew York · United States | 7,982 | +4 |
23 | TwistaChicago · United States | 7,926 | -3 |
24 | Jasper DolphinUnited States | 7,470 | -1 |
25 | OnyxSouth Jamaica · United States | 7,269 | -3 |
26 | GIMSKinshasa · Democratic Republic of the Congo | 7,266 | +1 |
27 | EPMDBrentwood · United States | 6,252 | +2 |
28 | Bad Meets EvilDetroit · United States | 6,191 | 0 |
29 | Yo‐YoCompton · United States | 5,824 | -4 |
30 | Mach‐HommyNewark · United States | 5,304 | 0 |
31 | CanibusKingston · Jamaica | 4,011 | 0 |
32 | BuckshotBrooklyn · United States | 3,137 | 0 |
33 | EvidenceVenice · United States | 2,575 | 0 |
34 | Domo GenesisHawthorne · United States | 2,572 | +1 |
35 | James BostickCamden · United States | 2,465 | +2 |
36 | Keith MurrayIslip · United States | 2,445 | -2 |
37 | Group HomeBrooklyn · United States | 1,472 | -1 |
38 | Ché NoirBuffalo · United States | 1,246 | +15 |
39 | Mic GeronimoFlushing · United States | 1,185 | +1 |
40 | Beogradski Sindikat— | 1,126 | +1 |
41 | SkillzDetroit · United States | 1,072 | -3 |
42 | 廿四味Hong Kong · China | 1,024 | -3 |
43 | SofianeSaint-Denis · France | 996 | +1 |
44 | RohffAntananarivo · Madagascar | 809 | +3 |
45 | NineUnited States | 790 | -3 |
46 | Mode 9— | 779 | -1 |
47 | MédineLe Havre · France | 751 | +1 |
48 | AssassinParis · France | 725 | +3 |
49 | Chill Rob GUnited States | 713 | -3 |
50 | Channel LiveEast Orange · United States | 709 | -1 |
57 | Seth GuekoPontoise · France | 316 | +5 |
64 | Rhyme AsylumUnited Kingdom | 182 | +4 |
51 | SalmoOlbia · Italy | 673 | +3 |
61 | GunshotLeyton · United Kingdom | 252 | +2 |
59 | HijackBrixton · United Kingdom | 297 | +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.