Issue No. 2 · September 2026
Hip-Hop
Rap, hip-hop and drill across every era and region.
The Most Famous Hip-Hop Artists and Rappers in the World
Every sector list opens at its No. 1. Sector tags are broad, so the journal prints lists, not sector titles.
| Rank | Name | Score | Live |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Rihanna  celebrityAlive | 37.2 | iFANN → |
| 2 |  Shakira  celebrityAlive | 34.8 | iFANN → |
| 3 |  Beyoncé  celebrityAlive | 33.9 | iFANN → |
| 4 |  Eminem celebrityAlive | 33.8 | iFANN → |
| 5 |  Jennifer Lopez celebrityAlive | 33.2 | iFANN → |
| 6 |  Drake  celebrityAlive | 28.4 | iFANN → |
| 7 |  KANYE WEST celebrityAlive | 26.7 | iFANN → |
| 8 |  Tupac Shakur public figure | 25.9 | iFANN → |
| 9 |  John Cena celebrityAlive | 25.4 | iFANN → |
| 10 |  Mariah Carey celebrityAlive | 25.0 | iFANN → |
The Most Famous Hip-Hop Artists and Rappers in the World (Alive)
| Rank | Name | Score | Live |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rihanna celebrity | 37.2 | iFANN → |
| 2 | Shakira celebrity | 34.8 | iFANN → |
| 3 | Beyoncé celebrity | 33.9 | iFANN → |
| 4 | Eminem celebrity | 33.8 | iFANN → |
| 5 | Jennifer Lopez celebrity | 33.2 | iFANN → |
| 6 | Drake celebrity | 28.4 | iFANN → |
| 7 | KANYE WEST celebrity | 26.7 | iFANN → |
| 8 | John Cena celebrity | 25.4 | iFANN → |
| 9 | Mariah Carey celebrity | 25.0 | iFANN → |
| 10 |  Will Smith celebrity | 24.3 | iFANN → |
No. 1 in Hip-Hop, month by month
Everyone and alive, for every recorded month