2-step music is a subgenre of UK garage that emerged in the late 1990s. It is characterized by a syncopated beat pattern with a kick on the first and third beat and a snare or clap on the second and fourth beat, creating a distinctive "step" rhythm. The genre also incorporates elements of soul, R&B, and hip hop, with chopped and pitched vocal samples often used as a prominent feature.
Explore 2-step history by listening to songs from every decade. Click on the decade to view songs.
Here is a list of 2-step artists on Spotify, ranked based on popularity, who exemplifies the 2-step genre. You can find out what 2-step genre sounds like where you can preview artists or sort them the way you want, just click the headers to sort.
| # | name | popularity | followers |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 41 | 60253 | |
| 2 | 40 | 23450 | |
| 3 | 36 | 20861 | |
| 4 | 32 | 20881 | |
| 5 | 33 | 28118 | |
| 6 | 42 | 24828 | |
| 7 | 29 | 3983 | |
| 8 | 32 | 16223 | |
| 9 | 26 | 6242 | |
| 10 | 22 | 2768 | |
| 11 | 28 | 3209 | |
| 12 | 32 | 47836 | |
| 13 | 19 | 2782 | |
| 14 | 15 | 3327 | |
| 15 | 16 | 1588 | |
| 16 | 25 | 1101 | |
| 17 | 20 | 4415 | |
| 18 | 18 | 1646 | |
| 19 | 17 | 2042 | |
| 20 | 17 | 4765 | |
| 21 | 11 | 1316 | |
| 22 | 16 | 2542 | |
| 23 | 14 | 8450 | |
| 24 | 15 | 2397 | |
| 25 | 13 | 1188 | |
| 26 | 11 | 785 | |
| 27 | 11 | 1738 | |
| 28 | 10 | 1647 | |
| 29 | 10 | 2532 | |
| 30 | 2 | 301 | |
| 31 | 7 | 1029 | |
| 32 | 6 | 420 | |
| 33 | 6 | 665 | |
| 34 | 6 | 2116 | |
| 35 | 6 | 622 | |
| 36 | 6 | 586 | |
| 37 | 5 | 235 | |
| 38 | 4 | 470 | |
| 39 | 4 | 601 | |
| 40 | 3 | 624 | |
| 41 | 3 | 431 | |
| 42 | 2 | 470 | |
| 43 | 2 | 312 | |
| 44 | 2 | 247 | |
| 45 | 2 | 56 | |
| 46 | 2 | 612 | |
| 47 | 1 | 115 |
Enjoy this playlist of popular 2-step music. We made this playlist using an algorithm created by our team.
