Scene Hip-Hop

Hip-Hop

Scan of 2026-10-14: convergence across scene charts, KEXP and the blogs. Links play on Spotify. Your ear makes the call.

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Heard early in this scene

Heard small, moving since.

Act	First heard	Then	Now	Δ	Status
Portraits Of Tracy	2026-07-24	239,521	252,560	+5.4%	Breaking
Jim Legxacy	2026-07-07	242,130	251,441	+3.9%	Breaking
Ramz	2026-08-06	249,855	253,628	+1.5%	Breaking
Laila!	2026-08-06	228,053	242,058	+6.1%	Climbing
Sparklmami	2026-07-01	86,696	91,855	+6.0%	Climbing
Bloodhound Lil Jeff	2026-08-06	95,206	100,838	+5.9%	Climbing
Cap1talA	2026-08-06	55,318	58,278	+5.3%	Climbing
BloodHound Q50	2026-09-11	101,141	106,145	+5.0%	Climbing
Ceebo	2026-09-11	10,176	10,649	+4.7%	Climbing
Ecca Vandal	2026-07-01	122,236	127,459	+4.3%	Climbing

Breaking now

Surfacing with a current pulse: the window is open.

Act	Listeners	Signals
Shabazz Palaces	312,009	kexp	▶ Hear
Brand Nubian	365,093	kexp	▶ Hear

On the verge

Real audience, still early — where being first happens.

Act	Listeners	Signals
Crtl	18,308	chart	▶ Hear
Frizk	242,829	chart	▶ Hear
Laila!	242,058	chart	▶ Hear
Standing On The Corner	239,690	chart	▶ Hear
JBEE	237,115	chart	▶ Hear
Trim	219,998	chart	▶ Hear
Res	211,834	chart	▶ Hear
ONEFOUR	200,813	chart	▶ Hear
Bugzy Malone	198,963	chart	▶ Hear
Nines	197,703	chart	▶ Hear
Travi$ Scott	188,560	chart	▶ Hear
Leall	188,026	chart	▶ Hear
Kidwild	180,625	chart	▶ Hear
Ziahfyah	178,457	chart	▶ Hear
Rival	173,670	chart	▶ Hear
P Money	166,228	chart	▶ Hear
Rushy	145,423	chart	▶ Hear
Frisco	140,642	chart	▶ Hear
Jaxxon D. Silva	136,461	chart	▶ Hear
Kyle Richh	134,219	chart	▶ Hear
Capo	133,476	chart	▶ Hear
Lido	130,691	chart	▶ Hear
Fredo Santana	122,590	chart	▶ Hear
Ballout	120,477	chart	▶ Hear
Bandmanrill	112,835	chart	▶ Hear
Lil Reese	112,037	chart	▶ Hear
Elle Varner	111,198	chart	▶ Hear
Merky Ace	110,553	chart	▶ Hear
Meekz	108,647	chart	▶ Hear
Ledbyher	106,497	chart	▶ Hear
Higgo	101,661	chart	▶ Hear
Bloodhound Lil Jeff	100,838	chart	▶ Hear
Lil Zay Osama	81,482	chart	▶ Hear
SAiming	81,012	chart	▶ Hear
Ashbeck	78,369	chart	▶ Hear
DJ Sliink	73,602	chart	▶ Hear
ProdByAbnormal	73,397	chart	▶ Hear
Youngs Teflon	72,951	chart	▶ Hear
Young Pappy	72,436	chart	▶ Hear
fazobeats	71,913	chart	▶ Hear
TEDUA	71,152	chart	▶ Hear
Ziak	68,243	chart	▶ Hear
UNiiQU3	59,922	chart	▶ Hear
Skrapz	58,743	chart	▶ Hear
Cap1talA	58,278	chart	▶ Hear
DJ Taj	55,289	chart	▶ Hear
c0ncernn	54,333	chart	▶ Hear
Krillz	34,267	chart	▶ Hear
TeeboFG	21,280	chart	▶ Hear
Rekky	12,075	chart	▶ Hear
DJ Galen	11,708	chart	▶ Hear
DJ Jayhood	11,365	chart	▶ Hear
N4T	9,914	chart	▶ Hear
TwerkNation28	6,027	chart	▶ Hear
Hardrock	228,706	neighbor	▶ Hear
Molly Santana	218,233	scout	▶ Hear
Ho99o9	192,701	scout	▶ Hear
Nino Paid	176,085	scout	▶ Hear
Lexa Gates	153,668	scout	▶ Hear
untiljapan	139,807	neighbor	▶ Hear
K-Trap	139,115	neighbor	▶ Hear
Charlotte Dos Santos	130,849	scout	▶ Hear
BloodHound Q50	106,145	neighbor	▶ Hear
VonOff1700	98,247	neighbor	▶ Hear
North West	97,102	scout	▶ Hear
DigDat	92,773	neighbor	▶ Hear
Zukenee	78,506	scout	▶ Hear
Casper Sage	74,282	scout	▶ Hear
Maf Teeski	64,846	neighbor	▶ Hear
FEUX	62,049	neighbor	▶ Hear
1300SAINT	54,369	neighbor	▶ Hear
Hardest Bars	53,482	neighbor	▶ Hear
Diorvsyou	52,164	neighbor	▶ Hear
Zino Vinci	50,512	neighbor	▶ Hear
La Capone	45,470	neighbor	▶ Hear
Berna	38,725	neighbor	▶ Hear
Morrisson	37,811	neighbor	▶ Hear
House Of Pharaohs	34,564	neighbor	▶ Hear
Capo Lee	34,092	neighbor	▶ Hear
Manik MC	31,579	neighbor	▶ Hear
KING LIL JAY	31,130	neighbor	▶ Hear
Jianbo	31,091	neighbor	▶ Hear
HavinMotion	29,241	neighbor	▶ Hear
PR SAD	28,491	neighbor	▶ Hear
Waiian	27,962	scout	▶ Hear
AC640	26,908	neighbor	▶ Hear
Teeway	25,853	neighbor	▶ Hear
Smoke Boys	25,177	neighbor	▶ Hear
RondoNumbaNine	25,006	neighbor	▶ Hear
Yung Fume	24,690	neighbor	▶ Hear
LILC4	22,906	neighbor	▶ Hear
KISH!	22,767	neighbor	▶ Hear
Lee Scott	22,312	neighbor	▶ Hear
Baby Mane	20,767	neighbor	▶ Hear
Mowgs	20,693	neighbor	▶ Hear
Rell Vert	20,318	neighbor	▶ Hear
mykel	19,129	scout	▶ Hear
Carns Hill	19,114	neighbor	▶ Hear
Big Mali	16,932	neighbor	▶ Hear
Better Temperatures	16,866	neighbor	▶ Hear
Day Sulan	15,518	neighbor	▶ Hear
RetroJ	14,462	neighbor	▶ Hear
Gully	14,343	neighbor	▶ Hear
Chinx (OS)	14,086	neighbor	▶ Hear
98s	14,070	neighbor	▶ Hear
S3nsi Molly	13,642	neighbor	▶ Hear
Tokyo Jetz	12,908	neighbor	▶ Hear
Jayahadadream	11,824	neighbor	▶ Hear
Dayytona Fox	11,766	scout	▶ Hear
Young Devyn	10,546	neighbor	▶ Hear
squeEks	10,354	neighbor	▶ Hear
Tay Jordan	10,267	neighbor	▶ Hear
Kelow LaTesha	8,587	scout	▶ Hear
Cyclonz	6,599	neighbor	▶ Hear
DJ Bake	5,848	neighbor	▶ Hear
24wavey	5,397	neighbor	▶ Hear