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Genre in a city

Hip Hop Artists from Manhattan

The 14 most-read hip hop artists based in Manhattan, by Wikipedia readership in October 2026. Movement compares against September 2026.

Artists

14

Readers October

54,190

New entries

00
Data 2026-10-01·MusicBrainz + Wikimedia

14 artists are tagged hip hop in Manhattan. The biggest move was Danny Diablo, up 4 places.

#ArtistReaders30d
01
Joe Buddenhip hop, east coast hip hop
13,316
0
02
Fatman Scoophip hop
8,369
+2
03
Juelz Santanahip hop, east coast hip hop
8,042
0
04
Kastrohip hop
6,459
-2
05
Kool Moe Deehip hop
6,133
0
06
Danny Diablohip hop
3,805
+4
07
Percy Careyhip hop
2,824
-1
08
Blockheadhip hop, instrumental hip hop
1,613
-1
09
Vadohip hop
1,143
0
10
T La Rockhip hop
1,079
+1
11
Focus…hip hop, contemporary r&b
656
+1
12
Ro Ransomhip hop
310
-4
13
Trends of Culturehip hop
296
0
14
Kovascontemporary r&b, hip hop
145
0

Adjacent scenes

Hip hop worldwideManhattanite artistsManhattanite bandsManhattanite rappersUnited StatesRockJazz

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.