Best Rappers Right Now - Beats, Rhymes and Lists

September 15, 2024

We’re tracking the most streamed hip hop artists on the daily to give you a look into who’s really getting the ears of the masses. If you ask 10 hip hop heads who their “Top 5” is you’ll get 50 different lists! But numbers don’t lie, so let’s settle the debate.

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Here’s the countdown of the best rappers right now, based on number of daily streams on Spotify.

A countdown of the hottest Hip Hop artists right now, in order of streams on Spotify as lead artist is as follows:

48 Gucci Mane: Daily streams as a lead artist: 0.0 per day
47 BlocBoy JB: Daily streams as a lead artist: 66K per day
46 Logic: Daily streams as a lead artist: 443K per day
45 DaBaby: Daily streams as a lead artist: 504K per day
44 The Game: Daily streams as a lead artist: 547K per day
43 Tyga: Daily streams as a lead artist: 559K per day
42 Meek Mill: Daily streams as a lead artist: 572K per day
41 Rae Sremmurd: Daily streams as a lead artist: 648K per day
40 Coolio: Daily streams as a lead artist: 713K per day
39 French Montana: Daily streams as a lead artist: 777K per day
38 Ice Cube: Daily streams as a lead artist: 813K per day
37 Chief Keef: Daily streams as a lead artist: 884K per day
36 Kid Cudi: Daily streams as a lead artist: 905K per day
35 Migos: Daily streams as a lead artist: 918K per day
34 Offset: Daily streams as a lead artist: 923K per day
33 Snoop Dogg: Daily streams as a lead artist: 970K per day
32 DJ Khaled: Daily streams as a lead artist: 972K per day
31 Wiz Khalifa: Daily streams as a lead artist: 980K per day
30 Big Sean: Daily streams as a lead artist: 1.0M per day
29 Jack Harlow: Daily streams as a lead artist: 1.0M per day
28 G-Eazy: Daily streams as a lead artist: 1.1M per day
27 Lil Nas X: Daily streams as a lead artist: 1.2M per day
26 Baby Keem: Daily streams as a lead artist: 1.3M per day
25 Nelly: Daily streams as a lead artist: 1.4M per day
24 Kodak Black: Daily streams as a lead artist: 1.4M per day
23 Nicki Minaj: Daily streams as a lead artist: 1.7M per day
22 Lil Wayne: Daily streams as a lead artist: 1.7M per day
21 OutKast: Daily streams as a lead artist: 1.8M per day
20 Dr. Dre: Daily streams as a lead artist: 1.8M per day
19 Pop Smoke: Daily streams as a lead artist: 1.8M per day
18 Jay-Z: Daily streams as a lead artist: 2.1M per day
17 Childish Gambino: Daily streams as a lead artist: 2.1M per day
16 Lil Baby: Daily streams as a lead artist: 2.4M per day
15 Gunna: Daily streams as a lead artist: 2.4M per day
14 Lil Uzi Vert: Daily streams as a lead artist: 2.6M per day
13 USHER: Daily streams as a lead artist: 2.6M per day
12 The Notorious B.I.G.: Daily streams as a lead artist: 2.7M per day
11 50 Cent: Daily streams as a lead artist: 2.8M per day
10 21 Savage: Daily streams as a lead artist: 3.0M per day
9 The Kid LAROI: Daily streams as a lead artist: 3.2M per day
8 J. Cole: Daily streams as a lead artist: 3.2M per day
7 Lil Peep: Daily streams as a lead artist: 3.4M per day
6 XXXTENTACION: Daily streams as a lead artist: 5.2M per day
5 Future: Daily streams as a lead artist: 5.2M per day
4 Frank Ocean: Daily streams as a lead artist: 6.2M per day
3 Kanye West: Daily streams as a lead artist: 6.7M per day
2 Drake: Daily streams as a lead artist: 7.1M per day
1 Kendrick Lamar: Daily streams as a lead artist: 8.2M per day

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MC WordWeaver

MC WordWeaver is your lyrical guide to the golden days of hip-hop. A dedicated curator of the '80s and '90s era, he’s all about uncovering hidden gems, celebrating iconic pioneers, and spotlighting the tracks that paved the way. For WordWeaver, hip-hop is more than music; it’s a movement, a message, a global impact.