Trap music has undoubtedly become one of the most popular and influential sub-genres of hip hop in the 21st century. Originating from the regional scenes in the South, trap has evolved from a local movement to a global phenomenon.
At the forefront of this movement are the rappers who have made their mark in the world of trap music and we’re rating them based on total streams on Spotify. The early pioneers have some staying power in the modern era, and they helped shape the sound to the current generation of trap rappers who are pushing the genre to new heights.
From the raw storytelling of Gucci Mane to the infectious hooks of Future, from the lyrical prowess of T.I. to the charismatic delivery of Young Thug, each rapper on this list has left an indelible mark on the world of trap music.
A Top 50 countdown of most popular Trap artists in order of streams on Spotify as lead artist is as follows:
- 50Blueface
- Streams as a lead artist: 1.58B
- Streams as a featured artist: 730.6M
- Most streamed song of all time by Blueface: Shotta Flow with 503.7M streams
- 49Jay Rock
- Streams as a lead artist: 1.67B
- Streams as a featured artist: 1.72B
- Most streamed song of all time by Jay Rock: Money Trees with 1.52B streams
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- 48Fat Joe
- Streams as a lead artist: 1.69B
- Streams as a featured artist: 377.3M
- Most streamed song of all time by Fat Joe: What's Luv? with 424.2M streams
- 47Fabolous
- Streams as a lead artist: 1.75B
- Streams as a featured artist: 588.7M
- Most streamed song of all time by Fabolous: Into You with 282.5M streams
- 46Quavo
- Streams as a lead artist: 1.80B
- Streams as a featured artist: 10.73B
- Most streamed song of all time by Quavo: Congratulations with 2.01B streams
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- 45Young Dolph
- Streams as a lead artist: 1.81B
- Streams as a featured artist: 406.3M
- Most streamed song of all time by Young Dolph: Major with 150.9M streams
- 44Nipsey Hussle
- Streams as a lead artist: 1.93B
- Streams as a featured artist: 271.5M
- Most streamed song of all time by Nipsey Hussle: Grinding All My Life with 197.5M streams
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- 43Ludacris
- Streams as a lead artist: 1.93B
- Streams as a featured artist: 2.93B
- Most streamed song of all time by Ludacris: Yeah! with 1.35B streams
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- 42PnB Rock
- Streams as a lead artist: 1.94B
- Streams as a featured artist: 1.79B
- Most streamed song of all time by PnB Rock: Selfish with 421.0M streams
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- 41Rich The Kid
- Streams as a lead artist: 2.14B
- Streams as a featured artist: 2.60B
- Most streamed song of all time by Rich The Kid: Plug Walk with 656.7M streams
- 40Key Glock
- Streams as a lead artist: 2.16B
- Streams as a featured artist: 671.7M
- Most streamed song of all time by Key Glock: Ambition For Cash with 328.1M streams
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- 39Wale
- Streams as a lead artist: 2.40B
- Streams as a featured artist: 1.13B
- Most streamed song of all time by Wale: No Hands with 673.0M streams
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- 38T.I.
- Streams as a lead artist: 2.98B
- Streams as a featured artist: 1.49B
- Most streamed song of all time by T.I.: Live Your Life with 559.2M streams
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- 37The Game
- Streams as a lead artist: 3.01B
- Streams as a featured artist: 586.2M
- Most streamed song of all time by The Game: Hate It Or Love It with 769.1M streams
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- 36Rick Ross
- Streams as a lead artist: 3.05B
- Streams as a featured artist: 6.41B
- Most streamed song of all time by Rick Ross: Money In The Grave with 978.9M streams
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- 35Chief Keef
- Streams as a lead artist: 3.13B
- Streams as a featured artist: 1.14B
- Most streamed song of all time by Chief Keef: Love Sosa with 772.9M streams
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- 346LACK
- Streams as a lead artist: 3.15B
- Streams as a featured artist: 1.42B
- Most streamed song of all time by 6LACK: Calling My Phone with 787.1M streams
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- 33Offset
- Streams as a lead artist: 3.18B
- Streams as a featured artist: 6.94B
- Most streamed song of all time by Offset: Ric Flair Drip with 1.55B streams
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- 32Moneybagg Yo
- Streams as a lead artist: 3.23B
- Streams as a featured artist: 1.90B
- Most streamed song of all time by Moneybagg Yo: Run It Up with 399.0M streams
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- 31A$AP Ferg
- Streams as a lead artist: 3.27B
- Streams as a featured artist: 852.9M
- Most streamed song of all time by A$AP Ferg: Plain Jane with 733.0M streams
- 302 Chainz
- Streams as a lead artist: 3.51B
- Streams as a featured artist: 6.34B
- Most streamed song of all time by 2 Chainz: F**kin' Problems with 800.7M streams
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- 29Schoolboy Q
- Streams as a lead artist: 3.76B
- Streams as a featured artist: 1.29B
- Most streamed song of all time by Schoolboy Q: Collard Greens with 635.9M streams
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- 28Trey Songz
- Streams as a lead artist: 3.77B
- Streams as a featured artist: 1.18B
- Most streamed song of all time by Trey Songz: It's A Vibe with 485.4M streams
- 27Chance the Rapper
- Streams as a lead artist: 3.80B
- Streams as a featured artist: 4.35B
- Most streamed song of all time by Chance the Rapper: I'm the One with 1.27B streams
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- 26NAV
- Streams as a lead artist: 4.05B
- Streams as a featured artist: 1.03B
- Most streamed song of all time by NAV: Some Way with 398.6M streams
- 25YG
- Streams as a lead artist: 4.12B
- Streams as a featured artist: 2.97B
- Most streamed song of all time by YG: Plug Walk with 656.7M streams
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- 24Lil Yachty
- Streams as a lead artist: 4.25B
- Streams as a featured artist: 1.23B
- Most streamed song of all time by Lil Yachty: One Night with 336.7M streams
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- 23Lil Durk
- Streams as a lead artist: 4.88B
- Streams as a featured artist: 6.65B
- Most streamed song of all time by Lil Durk: Laugh Now Cry Later with 971.9M streams
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- 22Kevin Gates
- Streams as a lead artist: 5.01B
- Streams as a featured artist: 784.5M
- Most streamed song of all time by Kevin Gates: 2 Phones with 388.0M streams
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- 21French Montana
- Streams as a lead artist: 5.16B
- Streams as a featured artist: 1.47B
- Most streamed song of all time by French Montana: Unforgettable with 2.13B streams
- 20Roddy Ricch
- Streams as a lead artist: 5.46B
- Streams as a featured artist: 5.11B
- Most streamed song of all time by Roddy Ricch: The Box with 1.95B streams
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- 19Gucci Mane
- Streams as a lead artist: 5.57B
- Streams as a featured artist: 4.65B
- Most streamed song of all time by Gucci Mane: Wake Up in the Sky with 1.02B streams
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- 18Rae Sremmurd
- Streams as a lead artist: 6.12B
- Streams as a featured artist: 354.5M
- Most streamed song of all time by Rae Sremmurd: Black Beatles with 980.3M streams
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- 17Meek Mill
- Streams as a lead artist: 6.44B
- Streams as a featured artist: 2.71B
- Most streamed song of all time by Meek Mill: Going Bad with 1.21B streams
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- 16Tyga
- Streams as a lead artist: 7.01B
- Streams as a featured artist: 4.45B
- Most streamed song of all time by Tyga: Taste with 1.37B streams
- 15Young Thug
- Streams as a lead artist: 7.38B
- Streams as a featured artist: 11.68B
- Most streamed song of all time by Young Thug: Goodbyes with 1.28B streams
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- 14Big Sean
- Streams as a lead artist: 7.49B
- Streams as a featured artist: 4.30B
- Most streamed song of all time by Big Sean: I Don't Fuck With You with 789.1M streams
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- 13Tory Lanez
- Streams as a lead artist: 7.52B
- Streams as a featured artist: 3.68B
- Most streamed song of all time by Tory Lanez: The Color Violet with 845.3M streams
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- 12Gunna
- Streams as a lead artist: 7.77B
- Streams as a featured artist: 11.09B
- Most streamed song of all time by Gunna: Drip Too Hard with 1.51B streams
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- 11DaBaby
- Streams as a lead artist: 8.02B
- Streams as a featured artist: 6.83B
- Most streamed song of all time by DaBaby: ROCKSTAR with 1.65B streams
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- 10Wiz Khalifa
- Streams as a lead artist: 8.61B
- Streams as a featured artist: 6.03B
- Most streamed song of all time by Wiz Khalifa: See You Again with 1.92B streams
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- 9Kodak Black
- Streams as a lead artist: 8.80B
- Streams as a featured artist: 3.86B
- Most streamed song of all time by Kodak Black: ZEZE with 1.08B streams
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- 8Trippie Redd
- Streams as a lead artist: 9.35B
- Streams as a featured artist: 3.61B
- Most streamed song of all time by Trippie Redd: Fuck Love with 1.65B streams
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- 7Migos
- Streams as a lead artist: 9.63B
- Streams as a featured artist: 1.50B
- Most streamed song of all time by Migos: Bad and Boujee with 942.3M streams
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- 6A Boogie Wit da Hoodie
- Streams as a lead artist: 10.26B
- Streams as a featured artist: 3.06B
- Most streamed song of all time by A Boogie Wit da Hoodie: Drowning with 937.3M streams
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- 5Lil Baby
- Streams as a lead artist: 13.08B
- Streams as a featured artist: 10.42B
- Most streamed song of all time by Lil Baby: Drip Too Hard with 1.51B streams
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- 4$uicideboy$
- Streams as a lead artist: 13.57B
- Streams as a featured artist: 376.1M
- Most streamed song of all time by $uicideboy$: ...And to Those I Love, Thanks for Sticking Around with 672.5M streams
- 3Lil Uzi Vert
- Streams as a lead artist: 15.36B
- Streams as a featured artist: 15.09B
- Most streamed song of all time by Lil Uzi Vert: Lucid Dreams with 2.54B streams
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- 2Lil Wayne
- Streams as a lead artist: 15.62B
- Streams as a featured artist: 18.37B
- Most streamed song of all time by Lil Wayne: I'm the One with 1.27B streams
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- 1Future
- Streams as a lead artist: 19.44B
- Streams as a featured artist: 15.01B
- Most streamed song of all time by Future: Mask Off with 1.63B streams
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