Genre in a city
The 14 most-read hip hop artists based in Manhattan, by Wikipedia readership in August 2026. Movement compares against July 2026.
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14 artists are tagged hip hop in Manhattan. The biggest move was Ro Ransom, up 3 places.
| # | Artist | Readers | 30d |
|---|---|---|---|
01 | Joe Buddenhip hop, east coast hip hop | 17,546 | 0 |
02 | Kastrohip hop | 14,100 | +2 |
03 | Fatman Scoophip hop | 8,891 | 0 |
04 | Juelz Santanahip hop, east coast hip hop | 8,699 | -2 |
05 | Kool Moe Deehip hop | 7,593 | 0 |
06 | Percy Careyhip hop | 2,722 | 0 |
07 | Vadohip hop | 1,954 | 0 |
08 | Danny Diablohip hop | 1,484 | 0 |
09 | Ro Ransomhip hop | 1,217 | +3 |
10 | Blockheadhip hop, instrumental hip hop | 1,124 | -1 |
11 | T La Rockhip hop | 1,016 | -1 |
12 | Focus…hip hop, contemporary r&b | 831 | -1 |
13 | Trends of Culturehip hop | 227 | 0 |
14 | Kovascontemporary r&b, hip hop | 186 | 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 August 2026; movement compares that against July 2026. Readership measures public attention, not streams or sales.