Genre in a city
The 41 most-read hip hop artists based in London, by Wikipedia readership in October 2026. Movement compares against September 2026.
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41 artists are tagged hip hop in London. The biggest move was Dot Rotten, up 7 places.
| # | Artist | Readers | 30d |
|---|---|---|---|
01 | Zev Love Xhip hop | 99,222 | 0 |
02 | Shygirlhip hop | 12,071 | +1 |
03 | Subrochip hop | 7,347 | +1 |
04 | Mis-Teeqhip hop | 6,419 | -2 |
05 | Akalahip hop, rock | 4,146 | +1 |
06 | Don Lettship hop | 3,962 | -1 |
07 | IDKhip hop, trap | 3,513 | +1 |
08 | Dot Rottengrime, hip hop | 2,912 | +7 |
09 | Swet Shop Boyship hop | 2,908 | +2 |
10 | Lowkeyhip hop | 2,849 | -3 |
11 | Us3hip hop, jazz | 2,499 | +2 |
12 | 67drill, hip hop | 2,441 | -3 |
13 | Alex da Kidhip hop | 2,411 | -3 |
14 | Raymond Ebankselectronica, hip hop | 2,342 | -2 |
15 | Beardymanbeatboxing, hip hop | 2,032 | -1 |
16 | Octaviangrime, hip hop | 1,492 | 0 |
17 | Foreign Beggarsdancehall, british rhythm & blues | 1,245 | +1 |
18 | Ms Bankship hop, r&b | 1,192 | -1 |
19 | Shadia Mansourhip hop | 1,014 | +2 |
20 | The Herbaliserhip hop, trip hop | 957 | 0 |
21 | Wee Papa Girl Rappership hop, house | 889 | +1 |
22 | Kwabssoul, electronica | 803 | -3 |
23 | DJ Yodahip hop, turntablism | 731 | +1 |
24 | Derek Bhip hop | 568 | -1 |
25 | Speech Debellehip hop, underground hip hop | 561 | +2 |
26 | N’fahip hop | 339 | 0 |
27 | Adil Omarhip hop | 302 | +2 |
28 | Paul Whitehip hop | 281 | 0 |
29 | Wrekonizehip hop | 262 | -4 |
30 | Blue Lab Beatship hop, jazz-funk | 257 | +2 |
31 | Lewis Parkerhip hop, instrumental hip hop | 255 | -1 |
32 | Definition of Sounddance, hip hop | 233 | -2 |
33 | The Brotherhoodhip hop | 193 | +1 |
34 | SK Shlomobeatboxing, hip hop | 166 | -1 |
35 | Jahazielhip hop | 159 | 0 |
36 | Kings of the Cityhip hop, rock | 92 | +1 |
37 | Gak Jonzehip hop | 65 | -1 |
38 | RiskyKiddhip hop | 52 | 0 |
39 | Telemachuship hop | 35 | 0 |
40 | P.C.Thip hop | 27 | 0 |
41 | RudeGRL & CChip hop, grime | 14 | 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.