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Political hip hop artists

The 30 most-read political hip hop artists worldwide, by Wikipedia readership in August 2026. Movement compares against July 2026.

30 artists are ranked in political hip hop. The biggest move was הצל, up 3 places.

#	Artist	Readers	30d
01	Zack de la RochaLong Beach · United States	60,108	0
02	KNEECAPBelfast · United Kingdom	39,635	0
03	Boots RileyChicago · United States	23,605	0
04	Tom MacDonaldMission · Canada	20,105	0
05	Immortal TechniqueLima · Peru	15,560	0
06	Run the JewelsUnited States	13,102	+1
07	Kae TempestBrockley · United Kingdom	9,007	-1
08	The CoupOakland · United States	4,505	0
09	dead prezTallahassee · United States	3,754	0
10	Da Lench MobUnited States	3,473	0
11	One Day as a LionLos Angeles · United States	3,164	0
12	The Disposable Heroes of HiphoprisyUnited States	1,372	0
13	Moscow Death BrigadeRussia	1,176	0
14	stic.manUnited States	965	0
15	הצלIsrael	814	+3
16	AssassinParis · France	697	-1
17	The HerdSydney · Australia	625	0
18	MédineLe Havre · France	449	-2
19	ဇေယျာသော်Yangon · Myanmar	234	0
20	NYOILStaten Island · United States	207	0
21	Scred ConnexionFrance	190	0
22	Tiro de GraciaSantiago · Chile	189	+3
23	Captain RappLos Angeles · United States	175	-1
24	MénélikCentre · Cameroon	160	-1
25	FabeParis · France	136	-1
26	El GeneralSaudi Arabia	121	0
27	EmkejSlovenia	86	0
28	La RumeurParis · France	85	0
29	AxiomFrance	65	0
30	HaméPerpignan · France	42	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.