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Hip hop artists from Los Angeles

The 50 most-read hip hop artists based in Los Angeles, by Wikipedia readership in August 2026. Movement compares against July 2026.

134 artists are tagged hip hop in Los Angeles. The biggest move was Strong Arm Steady, up 23 places.

#	Artist	Readers	30d
01	Nipsey Husslehip hop, gangsta rap	88,411	+2
02	The Gamehip hop, gangsta rap	85,479	+2
03	Black Eyed Peaship hop, pop rap	78,653	-1
04	North Westhip hop	68,791	-3
05	Bluefacegangsta rap, hip hop	68,552	+3
06	OMGhip hop	57,377	-1
07	Afromanalternative hip hop, hip hop	30,512	0
08	Odd Futurehip hop, horrorcore	24,736	-2
09	Ty Dolla $ignhip hop, pop rap	24,584	0
10	Marques Houstoncontemporary r&b, hip hop	24,292	+1
11	Too $horthip hop, west coast hip hop	20,183	+1
12	Roshon Feganhip hop, pop	19,995	+19
13	B‐Realhip hop	19,576	-3
14	Tone‐Lōchip hop, pop rap	18,696	-1
15	Fort Minorhip hop, alternative hip hop	13,267	+3
16	The Pharcydehip hop, alternative hip hop	12,866	-1
17	Far East Movementelectropop, hip hop	12,741	+2
18	CJ Macgangsta rap, g-funk	12,568	-1
19	DJ Poohhip hop, west coast hip hop	11,161	+1
20	Mustardhip hop, contemporary r&b	10,805	+2
21	DJ Dahihip hop	9,838	+4
22	BMhip hop	9,604	-6
23	Jurassic 5hip hop, alternative hip hop	8,089	+1
24	Hopsinconscious hip hop, hip hop	8,048	-3
25	Mike Elizondohip hop	6,973	-11
26	iLoveMakonnenalternative r&b, hip hop	6,919	-3
27	The Egyptian Loverelectro, hip hop	6,182	0
28	Luci4hip hop, sigilkore	6,136	+2
29	Ab‐Soulhip hop, west coast hip hop	5,945	-3
30	Deucealternative metal, hip hop	5,713	-1
31	Sunday Service Choirgospel, hip hop	4,631	+1
32	The Smeezingtonship hop	4,406	+2
33	Styles of Beyondhip hop	4,400	+5
34	Strong Arm Steadyhip hop	4,248	+23
35	Dilated Peopleship hop, alternative hip hop	4,090	+1
36	Samuelhip hop	3,814	-8
37	Kid Inkpop rap, hip hop	3,808	0
38	Navy Bluehip hop	3,777	-5
39	Terrace Martinhip hop, instrumental hip hop	3,699	0
40	Tha Eastsidazhip hop, west coast hip hop	3,606	0
41	Sir Jinxhip hop, west coast hip hop	3,357	0
42	Kenny Segalhip hop, instrumental hip hop	3,263	+12
43	Starbombcomedy hip hop, comedy	3,141	+5
44	People Under the Stairship hop, alternative hip hop	2,938	-2
45	Tha Alkaholikship hop, west coast hip hop	2,932	+2
46	The Psycho Realmhip hop, boom bap	2,862	0
47	Frosthip hop, chicano rap	2,774	-4
48	Flyana Bosship hop	2,627	+14
49	C.I.A.hip hop, west coast hip hop	2,395	0
50	Funkdoobiesthip hop	2,351	-6

Rising outside the top 50this month

59	The Hooliganschoral symphony, hip hop	1,598	+40
98	J.Periodhip hop	444	+18
62	Georgia Anne Muldrowhip hop, soul	1,365	+13
67	ØZIhip hop	1,241	+12
66	Mercedescontemporary r&b, hip hop	1,270	+11

Adjacent scenes

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.