Genre in a city
The 18 most-read hip hop artists based in Boston, by Wikipedia readership in August 2026. Movement compares against July 2026.
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18 artists are tagged hip hop in Boston. The biggest move was Esoteric, up 3 places.
| # | Artist | Readers | 30d |
|---|---|---|---|
01 | Benzinohip hop | 14,452 | +1 |
02 | Guruhip hop, jazz rap | 13,223 | -1 |
03 | Bell Biv DeVoehip hop, contemporary r&b | 12,970 | 0 |
04 | Gang Starrhip hop, boom bap | 12,561 | 0 |
05 | Slainehip hop | 8,007 | +1 |
06 | Karminhip hop, pop | 6,345 | -1 |
07 | Esoterichip hop | 4,411 | +3 |
08 | La Coka Nostrahip hop | 3,891 | -1 |
09 | Statik Selektahhip hop, east coast hip hop | 2,087 | -1 |
10 | Edo.Ghip hop, east coast hip hop | 1,318 | +1 |
11 | Timeflieselectro, hip hop | 1,296 | -2 |
12 | Big Shughip hop | 1,116 | 0 |
13 | Mike Laddabstract hip hop, experimental hip hop | 484 | 0 |
14 | Gregor Aschhip hop | 371 | +2 |
15 | Akrobatikhip hop | 345 | -1 |
16 | The Perceptionistship hop | 225 | -1 |
17 | Crown City Rockership hop | 149 | 0 |
18 | Jason Golerhip hop | 70 | 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 August 2026; movement compares that against July 2026. Readership measures public attention, not streams or sales.