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Hip hop artists from New Orleans

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

57 artists are tagged hip hop in New Orleans. The biggest move was UTP, up 21 places.

#	Artist	Readers	30d
01	Lil Waynehip hop, southern hip hop	114,894	0
02	DJ Khaledhip hop, pop rap	50,796	0
03	Birdmanhip hop, gangsta rap	38,490	+1
04	Master Phip hop, gangsta rap	33,915	+1
05	$uicideboy$hip hop, cloud rap	25,329	+3
06	Kevin Gatesgangsta rap, hip hop	22,530	0
07	Romeo Millerhip hop, r&b	20,306	+2
08	Mystikalhip hop	19,202	-5
09	C‐Murdergangsta rap, hip hop	16,899	+1
10	Cymphoniquehip hop	16,439	+7
11	Jay Electronicaconscious hip hop, abstract hip hop	16,052	0
12	Toya Johnsoncontemporary r&b, hip hop	16,036	-5
13	August Alsinacontemporary r&b, hip hop	14,887	-1
14	Lloydcontemporary r&b, hip hop	14,104	0
15	Juvenilehip hop, gangsta rap	13,212	-2
16	B.G.hip hop	9,036	-1
17	Soulja Slimhip hop, dirty south	8,435	-1
18	UTPhip hop	8,299	+21
19	Silkk the Shockerhip hop	7,410	-1
20	Hot Boy$hip hop, southern hip hop	6,042	-1
21	Curren$yhip hop, dirty south	4,566	-1
22	Big Tymership hop	4,059	+1
23	Kidd Kiddhip hop, southern hip hop	3,881	+3
24	Turkhip hop	3,230	0
25	Young Greatnesship hop	2,696	+4
26	Cash Money Millionaireship hop	2,469	+2
27	Mack Mainehip hop	2,427	0
28	Rico Lovepop, contemporary r&b	2,393	-7
29	Gudda Guddahip hop	2,294	+1
30	Tank and the Bangaship hop, contemporary r&b	2,084	-5
31	Magichip hop	1,904	+1
32	Dee‐1hip hop, christian hip hop	1,731	-10
33	Hi‐Chip hop, west coast hip hop	1,358	+1
34	Choppahip hop	1,352	-3
35	Fiendhip hop	1,308	-2
36	Kane & Abelhip hop	1,030	-1
37	U.N.L.V.electronic, hip hop	953	-1
38	KLChip hop	893	-1
39	N.O. Joehip hop	762	+1
40	Samantha Davon Jameship hop	733	+3
41	Hot 8 Brass Bandbrass band, jazz	686	-3
42	Skull Duggeryhip hop	664	-1
43	Baby Boy da Princehip hop	545	+1
44	Jet Lifehip hop	529	+2
45	The Medicine Menhip hop	491	0
46	Ghetto Twinzgangsta rap, hip hop	466	-4
47	Krazyhip hop	456	0
48	Partners‐N‐Crimehip hop	345	0
49	Gambino Familyhip hop	305	0
50	Sissy Nobbybounce, hip hop	224	0

Rising outside the top 50this month

54

VL Mikehip hop

155

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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.