Genre in a city
The 24 most-read hip hop artists based in Seattle, by Wikipedia readership in August 2026. Movement compares against July 2026.
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24 artists are tagged hip hop in Seattle. The biggest move was Optimus Rhyme, up 3 places.
| # | Artist | Readers | 30d |
|---|---|---|---|
01 | Macklemorehip hop, conscious hip hop | 34,271 | 0 |
02 | Sir Mix‐A‐Lothip hop, west coast hip hop | 14,194 | 0 |
03 | Macklemore & Ryan Lewiship hop, pop rap | 7,559 | 0 |
04 | Butterflyhip hop, jazz | 4,821 | 0 |
05 | Shabazz Palacesalternative hip hop, experimental hip hop | 3,611 | +2 |
06 | Raz Simonehip hop, west coast hip hop | 2,569 | -1 |
07 | Nissim Blackhip hop | 2,414 | +1 |
08 | Blue Scholarship hop | 1,719 | -2 |
09 | Jake Onehip hop | 1,401 | 0 |
10 | Cha Cha Malonehip hop | 1,246 | 0 |
11 | Gabriel Teodroship hop | 942 | 0 |
12 | Optimus Rhymehip hop, funk rock | 569 | +3 |
13 | Tha Biznesship hop | 563 | -1 |
14 | Cecil Otterhip hop | 414 | 0 |
15 | Kid Sensationhip hop | 363 | -2 |
16 | Nacho Picassohip hop | 188 | 0 |
17 | Budohip hop | 180 | 0 |
18 | Grayskulhip hop | 155 | 0 |
19 | Dark Time Sunshinehip hop | 138 | +1 |
20 | Oldominionhip hop | 125 | -1 |
21 | Boom Bap Projecthip hop | 92 | 0 |
22 | The Saturday Knightship hop | 63 | +1 |
23 | Sneakguapohip hop | 55 | +1 |
24 | Source of Laborhip hop | 42 | -2 |
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.