Genre in a city
The 17 most-read hip hop artists based in Japan, by Wikipedia readership in October 2026. Movement compares against September 2026.
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17 artists are tagged hip hop in Japan. The biggest move was Heartsdales, up 3 places.
| # | Artist | Readers | 30d |
|---|---|---|---|
01 | AK-69hip hop | 7,326 | 0 |
02 | Creepy Nutship hop, jersey club rap | 6,698 | 0 |
03 | 石英明dub, hip hop | 3,982 | 0 |
04 | SOUL’d OUThip hop | 1,401 | 0 |
05 | WISEhip hop, j-pop | 637 | 0 |
06 | Force of Naturehip hop, instrumental | 521 | +1 |
07 | Heartsdaleship hop, j-pop | 475 | +3 |
08 | スチャダラパーhip hop | 459 | 0 |
09 | OZworldhip hop | 445 | -3 |
10 | ShakkaZombiehip hop | 354 | -1 |
11 | キングギドラclassical, hip hop | 260 | 0 |
12 | KICK THE CAN CREWhip hop, pop | 107 | 0 |
13 | スダンナユズユリーhip hop | 68 | +2 |
14 | lyrical schoolhip hop | 61 | 0 |
15 | Maison Bhip hop | 57 | -2 |
16 | CALMhip hop | 55 | 0 |
17 | YA-KYIMhip hop | 47 | 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.