All 32 Hip-Hop Artists, ranked by 138 players
Players rank Kanye West #1: it wins 75.8% of its matchups (n = 314) and took the title in 26 of 138 brackets. 2Pac and Kendrick Lamar follow. Disagree? Rapper Tier List is one tap away.
Updated hourly · last refreshed November 15, 2026
Brackets finished138
Head-to-head picks3,358
Entrants ranked32of 32
Kanye West title share18.8%n = 138
Title odds
Share of 138 finished brackets won
- Kanye West18.8% (26 of 138)
- 2Pac11.6% (16 of 138)
- Eminem10.1% (14 of 138)
- Kendrick Lamar9.4% (13 of 138)
- Drake8.7% (12 of 138)
- Lil Wayne5.8% (8 of 138)
Greatest Hip-Hop Artists: the community tier list
Built from win rates across 3,358 picks. Tiers use the win rate steadied toward 50% for entrants with few matchups (S from 75%, A 60%, B 50%, C 40%, D 25%). Steadying pulls a small sample toward the middle, so a high raw rate can sit a tier lower and a low one a tier higher than the rate shown, which is the raw one. What does S tier mean?
Stier, win rate 75% or more
- Kanye West75.8%
Atier, win rate 60% or more
- 2Pac69.1%
- Kendrick Lamar68.6%
- Eminem66.8%
- Drake62.6%
- The Notorious B.I.G.62.2%
- Nas60.6%
Btier, win rate 50% or more
- Lil Wayne58.9%
- J. Cole56.6%
- Andre 3000 / OutKast55.9%
- Jay-Z54.7%
- Future54.3%
- Travis Scott53.1%
- 50 Cent51.9%
- Snoop Dogg50.2%
Ctier, win rate 40% or more
- Wu-Tang Clan49.2%
- Dr. Dre48.4%
- Tyler, the Creator47.5%
- Ice Cube47.1%
Dtier, win rate 25% or more
- A Tribe Called Quest36.8%
- Lauryn Hill34.6%
- Rakim34.1%
- Childish Gambino31.6%
- SZA29.6%
- Nicki Minaj29.4%
- Public Enemy28.9%
- LL Cool J28.2%
- Method Man28.1%
- Run-D.M.C.26.2%
- Missy Elliott23.4%
- Chance the Rapper23.4%
Ftier, win rate 0% or more
- Megan Thee Stallion17.5%
Standings
Every entrant with its record. Ordered by win rate, steadied for small samples; a rate shows once an entrant has 30 matchups. n is the number of head-to-head matchups behind each rate.
| # | Entry | W–L | Win rate | Against .500 | Titles | n |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kanye West2004-present | 238–76 | 75.8% | 26 | 314 | |
| 2 | 2Pac1991-1996 | 242–108 | 69.1% | 16 | 350 | |
| 3 | Kendrick Lamar2011-present | 216–99 | 68.6% | 13 | 315 | |
| 4 | Eminem1999-present | 191–95 | 66.8% | 14 | 286 | |
| 5 | Drake2009-present | 169–101 | 62.6% | 12 | 270 | |
| 6 | The Notorious B.I.G.1994-1997 | 178–108 | 62.2% | 4 | 286 | |
| 7 | Nas1994-present | 149–97 | 60.6% | 5 | 246 | |
| 8 | Lil Wayne1999-present | 166–116 | 58.9% | 8 | 282 | |
| 9 | J. Cole2011-present | 116–89 | 56.6% | 4 | 205 | |
| 10 | Andre 3000 / OutKast1994-present | 114–90 | 55.9% | 7 | 204 | |
| 11 | Jay-Z1996-present | 122–101 | 54.7% | 3 | 223 | |
| 12 | Future2012-present | 133–112 | 54.3% | 7 | 245 | |
| 13 | Travis Scott2013-present | 120–106 | 53.1% | 2 | 226 | |
| 14 | 50 Cent2003-present | 111–103 | 51.9% | 1 | 214 | |
| 15 | Snoop Dogg1993-present | 107–106 | 50.2% | 2 | 213 | |
| 16 | Wu-Tang Clan1993-present | 90–93 | 49.2% | 2 | 183 | |
| 17 | Dr. Dre1988-present | 106–113 | 48.4% | 2 | 219 | |
| 18 | Tyler, the Creator2009-present | 105–116 | 47.5% | 1 | 221 | |
| 19 | Ice Cube1989-present | 105–118 | 47.1% | 0 | 223 | |
| 20 | A Tribe Called Quest1990-2016 | 70–120 | 36.8% | 3 | 190 | |
| 21 | Lauryn Hill1996-present | 56–106 | 34.6% | 2 | 162 | |
| 22 | Rakim1987-present | 57–110 | 34.1% | 1 | 167 | |
| 23 | Childish Gambino2011-present | 48–104 | 31.6% | 0 | 152 | |
| 24 | SZA2017-present | 47–112 | 29.6% | 1 | 159 | |
| 25 | Nicki Minaj2010-present | 48–115 | 29.4% | 2 | 163 | |
| 26 | Public Enemy1985-present | 43–106 | 28.9% | 0 | 149 | |
| 27 | LL Cool J1984-present | 46–117 | 28.2% | 0 | 163 | |
| 28 | Method Man1993-present | 45–115 | 28.1% | 0 | 160 | |
| 29 | Run-D.M.C.1981-2002 | 37–104 | 26.2% | 0 | 141 | |
| 30 | Missy Elliott1997-present | 29–95 | 23.4% | 0 | 124 | |
| 31 | Chance the Rapper2012-present | 33–108 | 23.4% | 0 | 141 | |
| 32 | Megan Thee Stallion2018-present | 21–99 | 17.5% | 0 | 120 |
Closest rivalries
Pairs the crowd can barely split. Estimated from each entrant's overall record until the pair has met 20 times.
- DrakevsThe Notorious B.I.G.50–50 · estimate from overall records
- Jay-ZvsFuture50–50 · estimate from overall records
- J. ColevsAndre 3000 / OutKast51–49 · estimate from overall records
Most lopsided
- Kanye WestvsMegan Thee Stallion92–8 · estimate from overall records
- 2PacvsMegan Thee Stallion90–10 · estimate from overall records
- Kendrick LamarvsMegan Thee Stallion89–11 · estimate from overall records
Upsets and oddities
Patterns in 138 finished brackets.
- UntouchableKanye West wins 75.8%The best record in the field (n = 314 matchups).
- ClutchA Tribe Called Quest: 3 titlesOnly #20 on win rate, but #13 for championships.
- Always the bridesmaidThe Notorious B.I.G.: 62.2% win rate#6 on record, but only 4 titles in 138 brackets.
- Still waitingIce Cube: no titles yetWins 47.1% of its matchups (n = 223) and has never been crowned.
Upsets need real meetings: a pair shows here once it has met 10 times and the weaker record leads.
Questions people ask
What is #1 in the Greatest Hip-Hop Artists community ranking?
Kanye West. It wins 75.8% of its head-to-head matchups (n = 314) and took the title in 26 of 138 finished brackets.
How is the ranking worked out?
Every pick in a finished bracket is a win for one entrant and a loss for the other. Entrants are ordered by win rate, steadied toward 50% by ten imaginary matchups so that a newcomer with a 3–0 record can't top the table. The rate shown is the real one, with n, the number of matchups behind it.
Why win rate and not titles?
Draws are shuffled, so a title can come from an easy path. Win rate counts every matchup an entrant played, which is a fairer read of how people feel about it. Title odds are shown too, as the share of finished brackets each entrant won.
How many people have ranked Greatest Hip-Hop Artists?
138 finished brackets so far, with 3,358 head-to-head picks between them. Only finished brackets count.
Can I rank all 32 myself?
Yes. Play the bracket at 8, 16, 32 entrants, free and with no sign-up. You get your own ranking and a link to share, and your picks join this page.
How often does this page update?
About every hour, as new brackets are finished.
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