Genre in a city
The 24 most-read hip hop artists based in Seattle, by Wikipedia readership in October 2026. Movement compares against September 2026.
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24 artists are tagged hip hop in Seattle. The biggest move was Shabazz Palaces, up 2 places.
| # | Artist | Readers | 30d |
|---|---|---|---|
01 | Macklemorehip hop, conscious hip hop | 89,546 | 0 |
02 | Sir Mix‐A‐Lothip hop, west coast hip hop | 12,313 | +1 |
03 | Macklemore & Ryan Lewiship hop, pop rap | 8,930 | -1 |
04 | Shabazz Palacesalternative hip hop, experimental hip hop | 5,202 | +2 |
05 | Butterflyhip hop, jazz | 4,928 | -1 |
06 | Raz Simonehip hop, west coast hip hop | 2,492 | -1 |
07 | Nissim Blackhip hop | 2,077 | +1 |
08 | Blue Scholarship hop | 1,432 | -1 |
09 | Cha Cha Malonehip hop | 1,397 | +1 |
10 | Jake Onehip hop | 1,324 | -1 |
11 | Gabriel Teodroship hop | 700 | 0 |
12 | Tha Biznesship hop | 487 | +2 |
13 | Cecil Otterhip hop | 352 | +2 |
14 | Kid Sensationhip hop | 351 | +2 |
15 | Optimus Rhymehip hop, funk rock | 311 | -2 |
16 | Nacho Picassohip hop | 310 | +1 |
17 | Budohip hop | 229 | -5 |
18 | Grayskulhip hop | 191 | +1 |
19 | Oldominionhip hop | 175 | -1 |
20 | Dark Time Sunshinehip hop | 174 | 0 |
21 | Boom Bap Projecthip hop | 99 | 0 |
22 | The Saturday Knightship hop | 52 | +2 |
23 | Source of Laborhip hop | 51 | -1 |
24 | Sneakguapohip hop | 49 | -1 |
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.