Greatest Hip-Hop Artists Community Rankings
The cumulative ranking of all 32 entrants, built from 6 completed Greatest Hip-Hop Artists brackets and 186 head-to-head picks. Kanye West currently leads on win rate.
Last updated August 16, 2026
Play the Greatest Hip-Hop Artists bracket6
brackets completed
186
picks recorded
32
entrants with results
Full community ranking
- 1
Kanye West
19W - 4L · won 2 brackets
83%
win rate
- 2
Eminem
16W - 5L · won 1 bracket
76%
win rate
- 3
Kendrick Lamar
16W - 6L
73%
win rate
- 4
Nas
13W - 5L · won 1 bracket
72%
win rate
- 5
2Pac
12W - 5L · won 1 bracket
71%
win rate
- 6
Drake
14W - 6L
70%
win rate
- 7
Wu-Tang Clan
8W - 5L · won 1 bracket
62%
win rate
- 8
Andre 3000 / OutKast
9W - 6L
60%
win rate
- 9
J. Cole
7W - 6L
54%
win rate
- 10
Dr. Dre
7W - 6L
54%
win rate
- 11
The Notorious B.I.G.
6W - 6L
50%
win rate
- 12
Missy Elliott
6W - 6L
50%
win rate
- 13
50 Cent
6W - 6L
50%
win rate
- 14
Lil Wayne
4W - 6L
40%
win rate
- 15
Snoop Dogg
4W - 6L
40%
win rate
- 16
Ice Cube
4W - 6L
40%
win rate
- 17
A Tribe Called Quest
4W - 6L
40%
win rate
- 18
Travis Scott
3W - 6L
33%
win rate
- 19
Tyler, the Creator
3W - 6L
33%
win rate
- 20
Nicki Minaj
3W - 6L
33%
win rate
- 21
LL Cool J
3W - 6L
33%
win rate
- 22
Lauryn Hill
2W - 6L
25%
win rate
- 23
Rakim
2W - 6L
25%
win rate
- 24
Method Man
2W - 6L
25%
win rate
- 25
Future
2W - 6L
25%
win rate
- 26
Megan Thee Stallion
2W - 6L
25%
win rate
- 27
Chance the Rapper
2W - 6L
25%
win rate
- 28
SZA
2W - 6L
25%
win rate
- 29
Childish Gambino
2W - 6L
25%
win rate
- 30
Jay-Z
1W - 6L
14%
win rate
- 31
Run-D.M.C.
1W - 6L
14%
win rate
- 32
Public Enemy
1W - 6L
14%
win rate
How this ranking works
How is the Greatest Hip-Hop Artists community ranking calculated?
Every completed Greatest Hip-Hop Artists bracket adds one result to the pool. Each head-to-head pick is recorded as a win for one entrant and a loss for the other, and entrants are ordered by win rate across all 186 matchups played so far. Champion counts are tracked separately so a lucky draw cannot pass as a favourite.
Why use win rate instead of how often something wins the bracket?
Brackets are shuffled, so an entrant can reach the final without beating anything difficult. Win rate counts every matchup an entrant appeared in, which is a fairer read on how people actually feel about it. Champion counts are shown next to it for the entrants that keep taking the title.
How often does this ranking update?
Continuously. The page rebuilds every few minutes, so a bracket you finish now shows up here shortly afterwards. Last refreshed August 16, 2026.
Does my own ranking have to match this one?
No — this is the aggregate, not a verdict. Play the rank rappers yourself and you get a private result page with your own order, which you can share and compare against the community list here.