Southern hip hop is a subgenre of hip hop that originated in the southern United States. It is characterized by its heavy use of bass, 808 drums, and trap beats. The lyrics often focus on themes such as street life, drug use, and materialism. The genre has gained popularity in recent years with the emergence of new artists who have brought their own unique styles and sounds to the scene.
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Here is a list of southern hip hop artists on Spotify, ranked based on popularity, who exemplifies the southern hip hop genre. You can find out what southern hip hop 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 | 77 | 2870766 | |
| 2 | 74 | 4675785 | |
| 3 | 79 | 4721260 | |
| 4 | 77 | 5362974 | |
| 5 | 59 | 1423558 | |
| 6 | 76 | 7950674 | |
| 7 | 76 | 11044958 | |
| 8 | 65 | 2648198 | |
| 9 | 70 | 2358794 | |
| 10 | 74 | 1539176 | |
| 11 | 72 | 4767670 | |
| 12 | 73 | 2891998 | |
| 13 | 74 | 4666475 | |
| 14 | 77 | 7128158 | |
| 15 | 81 | 10906109 | |
| 16 | 66 | 3392319 | |
| 17 | 78 | 6776907 | |
| 18 | 93 | 16460782 | |
| 19 | 74 | 7772226 | |
| 20 | 76 | 5363012 | |
| 21 | 68 | 2008759 | |
| 22 | 72 | 3233316 | |
| 23 | 70 | 3729016 | |
| 24 | 73 | 3134674 | |
| 25 | 62 | 2987648 | |
| 26 | 64 | 1710849 | |
| 27 | 87 | 5178899 | |
| 28 | 69 | 4108076 | |
| 29 | 64 | 4300073 | |
| 30 | 61 | 2851051 | |
| 31 | 70 | 1198184 | |
| 32 | 73 | 6006898 | |
| 33 | 71 | 1169309 | |
| 34 | 71 | 4572429 | |
| 35 | 73 | 6535198 | |
| 36 | 64 | 1266526 | |
| 37 | 66 | 2941418 | |
| 38 | 75 | 2575233 | |
| 39 | 71 | 1462097 | |
| 40 | 57 | 1606255 | |
| 41 | 61 | 3485746 | |
| 42 | 62 | 833950 | |
| 43 | 77 | 1958386 | |
| 44 | 59 | 2579954 | |
| 45 | 63 | 1292732 | |
| 46 | 76 | 4399975 | |
| 47 | 68 | 1560323 | |
| 48 | 73 | 2837481 | |
| 49 | 63 | 803241 | |
| 50 | 57 | 2133517 | |
| 51 | 62 | 2395487 | |
| 52 | 72 | 2024149 | |
| 53 | 61 | 249008 | |
| 54 | 67 | 1856627 | |
| 55 | 66 | 2254709 | |
| 56 | 69 | 3679811 | |
| 57 | 69 | 7305828 | |
| 58 | 63 | 2332596 | |
| 59 | 59 | 980361 | |
| 60 | 58 | 476281 | |
| 61 | 63 | 868226 | |
| 62 | 63 | 1865120 | |
| 63 | 63 | 802178 | |
| 64 | 62 | 424647 | |
| 65 | 60 | 1421163 | |
| 66 | 59 | 940047 | |
| 67 | 65 | 2776019 | |
| 68 | 59 | 1671015 | |
| 69 | 61 | 949298 | |
| 70 | 68 | 1556888 | |
| 71 | 65 | 527645 | |
| 72 | 57 | 2476249 | |
| 73 | 59 | 774402 | |
| 74 | 69 | 616042 | |
| 75 | 64 | 615904 | |
| 76 | 63 | 880280 | |
| 77 | 63 | 1089238 | |
| 78 | 71 | 1087669 | |
| 79 | 59 | 837554 | |
| 80 | 59 | 606735 | |
| 81 | 64 | 427959 | |
| 82 | 57 | 673665 | |
| 83 | 62 | 926840 | |
| 84 | 68 | 3359421 | |
| 85 | 60 | 555083 | |
| 86 | 57 | 1050941 | |
| 87 | 61 | 1033159 | |
| 88 | 61 | 1277952 | |
| 89 | 58 | 851520 | |
| 90 | 66 | 563094 | |
| 91 | 78 | 562499 | |
| 92 | 72 | 637799 | |
| 93 | 58 | 385305 | |
| 94 | 64 | 712277 | |
| 95 | 67 | 1117769 | |
| 96 | 63 | 1569807 | |
| 97 | 59 | 217079 | |
| 98 | 58 | 98977 | |
| 99 | 57 | 73572 | |
| 100 | 56 | 64154 |
Enjoy this playlist of popular southern hip hop music. We made this playlist using an algorithm created by our team.
