Since Billboard began incorporating streams and YouTube views into its certification process, hip-hop music has soared to the summit of the pop charts and has maintained its dominance ever since.
Hip-hop, now officially recognized by the industry as the most dominant and influential music genre for decades, has garnered over 100 hip-hop albums with a staggering 1 billion streams each. This recognition comes after years of hip-hop’s significant impact, and it’s no surprise that the genre has now received the acknowledgment it deserves.
Credit goes to the team at ChartMasters, who compiled a list of the most streamed artists on Spotify, revealing a substantial presence of rap artists, with some securing top positions. With this data, we’ve identified the top-streamed hip-hop artists on Spotify to date.
From heavyweights like Drake, Kendrick Lamar, and Eminem to rising stars such as Pop Smoke, Juice WRLD, and XXXTentacion, here are the 50 most streamed rappers of all time.
- Drake
- Top Hip Hop Album First Week Sales of 2021: Drake Cover 1024X684
- Streams as a Lead Artist: 49,377,343,444
- Streams as a Featured Artist: 19,171,464,470
- Most Streamed Song (to Date): “One Dance”
- Eminem
- Ranking Eminem First Week Album Sales 1024X683
- Streams as a Lead Artist: 29,916,657,227
- Streams as a Featured Artist: 4,090,168,090
- Most Streamed Song (to Date): “Lose Yourself”
- Kanye West
- 50 Greatest Rappers of All Time Kanye 1024X683
- Streams as a Lead Artist: 25,007,941,755
- Streams as a Featured Artist: 5,678,626,183
- Most Streamed Song (to Date): “Stronger”
- Juice WRLD
- Ranking Juice Wrld First Week Album Sales Cover 1024X683
- Streams as a Lead Artist: 22,718,275,786
- Streams as a Featured Artist: 3,675,198,887
- Most Streamed Song (to Date): “Lucid Dreams”
- XXXTentacion
- 100 Most Streamed Hip Hop Albums of All Time Xxxtentacion Cover 1024X684
- Streams as a Lead Artist: 21,382,695,550
- Streams as a Featured Artist: 2,629,890,417
- Most Streamed Song (to Date): “SAD!”
- Travis Scott
- Ranking The 30 Best Rappers Over 30 Travis 1024X683
- Streams as a Lead Artist: 20,315,191,207
- Streams as a Featured Artist: 9,535,432,866
- Most Streamed Song (to Date): “goosebumps”
- Kendrick Lamar
- Ranking The 30 Best Rappers Over 30 Kendrick Lamar 1024X683
- Streams as a Lead Artist: 17,279,312,184
- Streams as a Featured Artist: 8,462,881,982
- Most Streamed Song (to Date): “HUMBLE.”
- Future
- Greatest Future Intro Tracks of All Time 1024X683
- Streams as a Lead Artist: 15,283,382,352
- Streams as a Featured Artist: 9,038,116,913
- Most Streamed Song (to Date): “Mask Off”
- J. Cole
- Ranking The 30 Best Rappers Over 30 Cole 1024X683
- Streams as a Lead Artist: 14,589,263,207
- Streams as a Featured Artist: 3,260,707,094
- Most Streamed Song (to Date): “No Role Modelz”
- Nicki Minaj
- Ranking The 30 Best Rappers Over 30 Nicki 1024X683
- Streams as a Lead Artist: 14,448,499,542
- Streams as a Featured Artist: 10,814,364,822
- Most Streamed Song (to Date): “Tusa”
- Lil Uzi Vert
- Ranking Lil Uzi Vert First Week Album Sales 1024X683
- Streams as a Lead Artist: 12,765,055,266
- Streams as a Featured Artist: 8,245,720,252
- Most Streamed Song (to Date): “XO Tour Llif3”
- Doja Cat
- 50 Most Streamed Rappers of All Time Doja Cat 1024X683
- Streams as a Lead Artist: 11,219,359,433
- Streams as a Featured Artist: 1,989,846,790
- Most Streamed Song (to Date): “Kiss Me More”
- Lil Baby
- Ranking The 15 Best Lil Baby Guest Verses of All Time Cover 1024X683
- Streams as a Lead Artist: 9,279,612,183
- Streams as a Featured Artist: 8,501,658,710
- Most Streamed Song (to Date): “Drip Too Hard”
- DaBaby
- Ranking Dababy First Week Album Sales 1024X683
- Streams as a Lead Artist: 9,116,846,023
- Streams as a Featured Artist: 4,660,584,967
- Most Streamed Song (to Date): “Levitating”
- 21 Savage
- 25 Greatest Rappers of All Time From 2010 Onwards 21 Savage 1024X683
- Streams as a Lead Artist: 9,046,697,560
- Streams as a Featured Artist: 5,812,272,454
- Most Streamed Song (to Date): “Bank Account”
- Mac Miller
- Top 30 Best Rappers of the 2010s Mac Miller 1024X683
- Streams as a Lead Artist: 9,002,146,761
- Streams as a Featured Artist: 690,611,095
- Most Streamed Song (to Date): “Self Care”
- Cardi B
- Cardi B Bodak Yellow First Female Rapper Diamond Certified Song 1024X683
- Streams as a Lead Artist: 8,969,036,718
- Streams as a Featured Artist: 6,119,694,519
- Most Streamed Song (to Date): “I Like It”
- Pop Smoke
- Ranking Pop Smoke First Week Album Sales 1024X683
- Streams as a Lead Artist: 8,897,008,826
- Streams as a Featured Artist: 910,105,818
- Most Streamed Song (to Date): “For The Night”
- Lil Wayne
- Top Five Best Rappers Alive of 2021 Lil Wayne 1024X683
- Streams as a Lead Artist: 8,860,916,720
- Streams as a Featured Artist: 14,034,468,251
- Most Streamed Song (to Date): “Sucker for Pain”
- Young Thug
- Top Five Best Rappers Alive of 2021 Young Thug 1024X683
- Streams as a Lead Artist: 8,835,523,098
- Streams as a Featured Artist: 9,459,422,201
- Most Streamed Song (to Date): “pick up the phone”
- G-Eazy
- Ranking G Eazy First Week Album Sales Cover 1024X683
- Streams as a Lead Artist: 8,816,866,997
- Streams as a Featured Artist: 2,303,370,045
- Most Streamed Song (to Date): “Me, Myself & I”
- Lil Nas X
- 50 Most Streamed Rappers of All Time Lil Nas X 1024X683
- Streams as a Lead Artist: 8,622,793,488
- Streams as a Featured Artist: 24,010,787
- Most Streamed Song (to Date): “Montero”
- Wiz Khalifa
- Wiz Khalifa 1024X683
- Streams as a Lead Artist: 8,606,663,090
- Streams as a Featured Artist: 6,946,214,266
- Most Streamed Song (to Date): “See You Again”
- Lil Peep
- 50 Most Streamed Rappers of All Time Lil Peep 1024X683
- Streams as a Lead Artist: 8,529,710,313
- Streams as a Featured Artist: 328,496,066
- Most Streamed Song (to Date): “Falling Down”
- Logic
- Ranking The 30 Best Rappers Over 30 Logic 1024X683
- Streams as a Lead Artist: 8,164,919,026
- Streams as a Featured Artist: 1,925,660,472
- Most Streamed Song (to Date): “1-800-273-8255”
- Migos
- 50 Most Streamed Rappers of All Time Migos 1024X683
- Streams as a Lead Artist: 8,141,566,960
- Streams as a Featured Artist: 3,385,946,870
- Most Streamed Song (to Date): “Slide”
- Tyga
- 50 Most Streamed Rappers of All Time Tyga 1024X683
- Streams as a Lead Artist: 8,136,081,475
- Streams as a Featured Artist: 4,144,077,151
- Most Streamed Song (to Date): “Taste”
- Trippie Redd
- Ranking Trippie Redd First Week Album Sales Cover 1024X683
- Streams as a Lead Artist: 7,993,920,102
- Streams as a Featured Artist: 3,194,663,917
- Most Streamed Song (to Date): “Taking A Walk”
- Gunna
- Biggest Hip Hop Album First Week Sales Of 2022 Gunna 1024X683
- Streams as a Lead Artist: 7,960,001,142
- Streams as a Featured Artist: 4,682,493,969
- Most Streamed Song (to Date): “Lemonade”
- Macklemore
- Top 25 Independent Rappers of All Time Macklemore 1024X683
- Streams as a Lead Artist: 7,808,983,129
- Streams as a Featured Artist: 83,101,554
- Most Streamed Song (to Date): “Can’t Hold Us”
- Kodak Black
- Ranking Kodak Black First Week Album Sales 1024X683
- Streams as a Lead Artist: 7,734,969,363
- Streams as a Featured Artist: 1,903,873,319
- Most Streamed Song (to Date): “ZEZE”
- A$AP Rocky
- Ranking The 30 Best Rappers Over 30 Rocky 1024X683
- Streams as a Lead Artist: 7,677,412,130
- Streams as a Featured Artist: 5,101,875,922
- Most Streamed Song (to Date): “Praise The Lord”
- NF
- 50 Most Streamed Rappers of All Time NF 1024X683
- Streams as a Lead Artist: 7,616,191,086
- Streams as a Featured Artist: 134,579,157
- Most Streamed Song (to Date): “Let You Down”
- YoungBoy Never Broke Again
- Ranking Youngboy Never Broke Again First Week Album Sales 1024X683
- Streams as a Lead Artist: 7,577,535,335
- Streams as a Featured Artist: 1,324,867,435
- Most Streamed Song (to Date): “Bandit”
- A Boogie Wit da Hoodie
- Ranking A Boogie Wit Da Hoodie First Week Album Sales Cover 1024X683
- Streams as a Lead Artist: 7,538,235,501
- Streams as a Featured Artist: 3,205,297,025
- Most Streamed Song (to Date): “Drowning”
