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Hip Hop genre — history, bands and artists
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Hip Hop concerts in Spain
Upcoming Hip Hop concerts: one card per artist, the rest of their dates on the artist page
Geography of Hip Hop
Where the artists of the genre come from and where it is on the radio
Landmark albums of Hip Hop
Studio albums that listeners most often call this genre
1993
Black SundayCypress Hill
2003Get Rich or Die Tryin’50 Cent
2000Hybrid TheoryLinkin Park
1994Ready to DieThe Notorious B.I.G.
2015
To Pimp a ButterflyKendrick Lamar
1993Midnight MaraudersA Tribe Called Quest
1986Licensed to IllBeastie Boys
1987Paid in FullEric B. & Rakim
New in Hip Hop
Albums and singles of the genre released in the last four months
2026Trouble MountainAesop Rock × Blockhead
2026The Fork and KnifeSkepta
2026The HollowSnoop Dogg & Kurupt
2026WELCOME HOME, ACIDGVRLAcidgvrl
2026Nu ZamrockSampa the Great
2026Songs For SinnersMoses Boyd
Hip Hop by year
How many studio albums of the genre came out each year
Hip Hop by country and decade
Bands and artists of the genre from different countries and eras, the best albums of each decade
By country
By decade
Best albums by decade
Artists of Hip Hop
The most listened artists of the genre and its subgenres: the bigger the name, the more listeners
- 2Pac
50 Cent
Akon
Bad Bunny- Beastie Boys
Becky G- Black Eyed Peas
Bobby Brown
Busta Rhymes
Cardi B
Coolio
DJ Khaled
DJ Snake
Doja Cat- Dr. Dre
- Drake
- En Vogue
- Feid
- Fugees
Future
Gorillaz- Incognito
J Balvin
Jamiroquai- JAŸ-Z
Jelly Roll
Jovanotti
Kehlani- Kendrick Lamar
Lizzo
LL Cool J- LMFAO
- Mary J. Blige
MC Hammer- Mr. Scruff
- Ms. Lauryn Hill
Ne‐Yo- NEFFEX
- Nicki Minaj
- OutKast
Pharrell Williams
Post Malone- R. Kelly
Rauw Alejandro- Ray Dalton
Run‐D.M.C.
Shaboozey- Snoop Dogg
T.I.
The Kid LAROI
The Notorious B.I.G.- Timbaland
TLC- tobyMac
Travis Scott- twenty one pilots
- Usher
- Will Smith
Wiz Khalifa- Ye
Overview
Genre relations
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Subgenres
Subgenres or what Hip Hop is divided into
Arabesk RapAlternative Hip HopAfroswingAfro TrapAcid JazzAbstract Hip HopBounceBoom BapBongo FlavaBattle RapCrunkCountry RapConscious Hip HopComedy Hip HopCloud RapChristian Hip HopChopped And ScrewedChipmunk SoulChicano RapDrumless Hip HopDigicoreExperimental Hip HopEmo RapEast Coast Hip HopGlitch HopGengeGangsta RapG-FunkHardcore Hip HopHiplifeHorrorcoreHyphyInstrumental Hip HopJerk RapJazz RapMobb MusicMiami BassNerdcoreOld School Hip HopPunk RapPop RapPolitical Hip HopPhonkRapsoRapcoreRap RockRagga Hip-HopSouthern Hip HopSnapTrapTurntablismWest Coast Hip HopUnderground Hip HopHipcoLowendRatchet MusicJersey Club RapJerkPhilly Club RapStoner RapHouston SoundSamba Rap
Parent genre
Hip Hop is a subgenre, i.e. a narrower direction of these styles
Derived genres
Genres that evolved from Hip Hop
Bro-CountryDembowReggaetonFreestyleFunk BrasileiroFootworkFolkhopGrimeGreboHip Hop SoulHip HouseIllbientKwaitoKapukaK-popMerenhouseMangue BeatMahraganatNew Jack SwingNeo SoulSalsa ChokeTrip HopUK Street SoulG-HouseBeatboxingMambo UrbanoGhetto FunkUrban Contemporary GospelDance-Punk RevivalFrapcoreTough Guy Hardcore