Genre in a city
The 17 most-read hip hop artists based in Japan, by Wikipedia readership in August 2026. Movement compares against July 2026.
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17 artists are tagged hip hop in Japan. The biggest move was OZworld, up 2 places.
| # | Artist | Readers | 30d |
|---|---|---|---|
01 | Creepy Nutship hop, jersey club rap | 5,475 | 0 |
02 | AK-69hip hop | 4,907 | +1 |
03 | 石英明dub, hip hop | 2,641 | -1 |
04 | SOUL’d OUThip hop | 1,061 | 0 |
05 | WISEhip hop, j-pop | 809 | 0 |
06 | Force of Naturehip hop, instrumental | 592 | +1 |
07 | スチャダラパーhip hop | 508 | -1 |
08 | OZworldhip hop | 469 | +2 |
09 | ShakkaZombiehip hop | 459 | -1 |
10 | Heartsdaleship hop, j-pop | 371 | -1 |
11 | キングギドラclassical, hip hop | 225 | 0 |
12 | KICK THE CAN CREWhip hop, pop | 166 | 0 |
13 | YA-KYIMhip hop | 109 | +1 |
14 | lyrical schoolhip hop | 86 | -1 |
15 | スダンナユズユリーhip hop | 79 | 0 |
16 | Maison Bhip hop | 77 | 0 |
17 | CALMhip hop | 57 | 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.