Greatest Hip-Hop Artists Community Rankings
The cumulative ranking of all 32 entrants, built from 26 completed Greatest Hip-Hop Artists brackets and 750 head-to-head picks. Kanye West currently leads on win rate.
Last updated October 1, 2026
Play the Greatest Hip-Hop Artists bracket26
brackets completed
750
picks recorded
32
entrants with results
Full community ranking
- 1
Kanye West
69W - 18L · won 7 brackets
79%
win rate
- 2
Eminem
59W - 20L · won 5 brackets
75%
win rate
- 3
2Pac
45W - 20L · won 3 brackets
69%
win rate
- 4
Kendrick Lamar
45W - 21L · won 2 brackets
68%
win rate
- 5
The Notorious B.I.G.
39W - 24L · won 1 bracket
62%
win rate
- 6
Drake
38W - 24L · won 1 bracket
61%
win rate
- 7
Nas
33W - 23L · won 1 bracket
59%
win rate
- 8
Andre 3000 / OutKast
26W - 22L · won 1 bracket
54%
win rate
- 9
Ice Cube
29W - 26L
53%
win rate
- 10
Wu-Tang Clan
25W - 23L · won 2 brackets
52%
win rate
- 11
J. Cole
26W - 25L
51%
win rate
- 12
50 Cent
26W - 25L
51%
win rate
- 13
Lil Wayne
25W - 25L
50%
win rate
- 14
Jay-Z
23W - 24L
49%
win rate
- 15
Snoop Dogg
23W - 24L
49%
win rate
- 16
A Tribe Called Quest
21W - 23L · won 1 bracket
48%
win rate
- 17
Dr. Dre
21W - 24L
47%
win rate
- 18
Travis Scott
19W - 24L
44%
win rate
- 19
Tyler, the Creator
18W - 24L
43%
win rate
- 20
Childish Gambino
19W - 26L
42%
win rate
- 21
Future
16W - 24L · won 1 bracket
40%
win rate
- 22
Lauryn Hill
14W - 22L · won 1 bracket
39%
win rate
- 23
Public Enemy
14W - 23L
38%
win rate
- 24
Rakim
14W - 25L
36%
win rate
- 25
LL Cool J
13W - 24L
35%
win rate
- 26
Missy Elliott
11W - 23L
32%
win rate
- 27
SZA
9W - 23L
28%
win rate
- 28
Run-D.M.C.
8W - 24L
25%
win rate
- 29
Method Man
7W - 23L
23%
win rate
- 30
Nicki Minaj
7W - 25L
22%
win rate
- 31
Megan Thee Stallion
4W - 24L
14%
win rate
- 32
Chance the Rapper
4W - 25L
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 750 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 October 1, 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.