Genre in a city
The 41 most-read hip hop artists based in London, by Wikipedia readership in August 2026. Movement compares against July 2026.
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41 artists are tagged hip hop in London. 1 entered the top 50 this month. The biggest move was Adil Omar, up 7 places.
| # | Artist | Readers | 30d |
|---|---|---|---|
01 | Zev Love Xhip hop | 107,959 | 0 |
02 | Shygirlhip hop | 9,860 | +2 |
03 | Subrochip hop | 8,673 | 0 |
04 | Mis-Teeqhip hop | 8,661 | -2 |
05 | Don Lettship hop | 4,502 | 0 |
06 | IDKhip hop, trap | 4,489 | 0 |
07 | Akalahip hop, rock | 4,262 | +1 |
08 | Lowkeyhip hop | 3,308 | -1 |
09 | 67drill, hip hop | 3,228 | 0 |
10 | Raymond Ebankselectronica, hip hop | 3,036 | +3 |
11 | Alex da Kidhip hop | 2,705 | +1 |
12 | Us3hip hop, jazz | 2,620 | -2 |
13 | Beardymanbeatboxing, hip hop | 2,096 | +1 |
14 | Swet Shop Boyship hop | 2,089 | +1 |
15 | Dot Rottengrime, hip hop | 1,704 | +2 |
16 | Octaviangrime, hip hop | 1,676 | 0 |
17 | Wee Papa Girl Rappership hop, house | 1,498 | +3 |
18 | Ms Bankship hop, r&b | 1,435 | -7 |
19 | Foreign Beggarsdancehall, british rhythm & blues | 1,395 | -1 |
20 | The Herbaliserhip hop, trip hop | 1,008 | -1 |
21 | Kwabssoul, electronica | 986 | 0 |
22 | Derek Bhip hop | 822 | +2 |
23 | Shadia Mansourhip hop | 754 | 0 |
24 | DJ Yodahip hop, turntablism | 607 | -2 |
25 | Adil Omarhip hop | 508 | +7 |
26 | Speech Debellehip hop, underground hip hop | 388 | -1 |
27 | N’fahip hop | 368 | +1 |
27 | Wrekonizehip hop | 368 | -1 |
29 | Blue Lab Beatship hop, jazz-funk | 356 | +4 |
30 | Definition of Sounddance, hip hop | 304 | -1 |
31 | Lewis Parkerhip hop, instrumental hip hop | 298 | -4 |
32 | The Brotherhoodhip hop | 270 | -1 |
33 | Paul Whitehip hop | 239 | -3 |
34 | SK Shlomobeatboxing, hip hop | 118 | NEW |
35 | Gak Jonzehip hop | 106 | +2 |
35 | Jahazielhip hop | 106 | 0 |
37 | Kings of the Cityhip hop, rock | 90 | -3 |
38 | RiskyKiddhip hop | 82 | -2 |
39 | Telemachuship hop | 53 | -1 |
40 | P.C.Thip hop | 28 | -1 |
41 | RudeGRL & CChip hop, grime | 17 | -1 |
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.