Genre in a city
The 18 most-read hip hop artists based in Boston, by Wikipedia readership in October 2026. Movement compares against September 2026.
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18 artists are tagged hip hop in Boston. The biggest move was Edo.G, up 2 places.
| # | Artist | Readers | 30d |
|---|---|---|---|
01 | Guruhip hop, jazz rap | 14,050 | +1 |
02 | Benzinohip hop | 12,351 | -1 |
03 | Gang Starrhip hop, boom bap | 12,129 | 0 |
04 | Bell Biv DeVoehip hop, contemporary r&b | 10,807 | 0 |
05 | Slainehip hop | 9,739 | 0 |
06 | Karminhip hop, pop | 4,026 | 0 |
07 | La Coka Nostrahip hop | 3,507 | +1 |
08 | Statik Selektahhip hop, east coast hip hop | 2,633 | +1 |
09 | Esoterichip hop | 2,024 | -2 |
10 | Timeflieselectro, hip hop | 1,111 | 0 |
11 | Edo.Ghip hop, east coast hip hop | 990 | +2 |
12 | Big Shughip hop | 944 | 0 |
13 | Mike Laddabstract hip hop, experimental hip hop | 808 | -2 |
14 | Akrobatikhip hop | 333 | 0 |
15 | The Perceptionistship hop | 265 | 0 |
16 | Gregor Aschhip hop | 258 | 0 |
17 | Crown City Rockership hop | 176 | 0 |
18 | Jason Golerhip hop | 77 | 0 |
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.