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The 23 most-read hip hop artists based in Canada, by Wikipedia readership in August 2026. Movement compares against July 2026.
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23 artists are tagged hip hop in Canada. The biggest move was Quinton Barnes, up 5 places.
| # | Artist | Readers | 30d |
|---|---|---|---|
01 | David Macklovitchhip hop | 3,572 | +1 |
02 | Baka Not Nicehip hop, trap | 2,417 | -1 |
03 | Smileyhip hop, trap | 1,825 | 0 |
04 | 88Caminohip hop, trap | 388 | +1 |
05 | Nikhil Seetharamhip hop | 320 | -1 |
06 | Shayehip hop | 296 | 0 |
07 | iSHhip hop | 207 | 0 |
08 | Arthur McArthurhip hop | 168 | 0 |
09 | Dan‐E‐Ohip hop | 161 | 0 |
10 | Ridley Bentcountry, hip hop | 136 | +1 |
11 | Famouship hop | 135 | +1 |
12 | Raggadeathhip hop | 121 | -2 |
13 | Quinton Barneship hop | 88 | +5 |
14 | Rod Baileyhip hop | 78 | 0 |
15 | Langdon Augerhip hop | 68 | +1 |
16 | Culturehip hop, reggae | 56 | -3 |
17 | Dirty Circuship hop | 55 | -3 |
18 | Farm Freshconscious hip hop, hip hop | 54 | +2 |
18 | Miles Joneship hop, soul | 54 | -1 |
20 | Boombox Saintship hop | 37 | -1 |
21 | Social Deviantzhip hop | 28 | +1 |
22 | Touch & Natohip hop | 13 | -1 |
23 | Red 1hip hop | 4 | 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.