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What Is Hip-Hop? Genre, History & Top Artists

The short answer

Hip-hop is music built around rhythmic vocal delivery (rapping) over beats and sampled or produced instrumentals, born in 1970s New York.

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Genre mix: what Mexico streams today

Every day musicpiechart records the genre families behind Spotify's daily charts. The pie is the latest mix; the chart under it shows how that mix moved.

Regional Mexican: 67%Latin: 20%Pop: 6%Rock: 4%Hip-Hop & Rap: 1%Alternative & Indie: 1%Other: 1%

What Mexico is streaming today

Genre mix of Spotify's daily top 200, by streams, on October 19, 2026 · updated 19 Oct

  • Regional Mexican 67%
  • Latin 20%
  • Pop 6%
  • Rock 4%
  • Hip-Hop & Rap 1%
  • Alternative & Indie 1%
  • Other 1%

Genre share over 33 recorded days

September 16 to October 19, 2026. Each band is one genre family's share of the chart's daily streams, stacked to 100%; a missing day leaves a gap.

Stacked area chart of genre-family share of daily streams on the Mexico Spotify chart, September 16 to October 19, 2026 Each coloured band is one genre family's share of the chart's daily streams, stacked to 100 percent. Days with no recorded edition leave a gap in every band. Hover a day for its shares; the data table below lists every value. 100% 75% 50% 25% 0% Sep 16 Oct 2 Oct 19 Sep 16, 2026: Regional Mexican 72.7%, Latin 18.1%, Pop 6.1%, Rock 1.3%, Hip-Hop & Rap 0.4%, Other 1.4% Sep 17, 2026: Regional Mexican 64.8%, Latin 22.9%, Pop 5.7%, Rock 3.1%, Hip-Hop & Rap 0.5%, Alternative & Indie 0.7%, Other 2.3% Sep 18, 2026: Regional Mexican 63.1%, Latin 24.3%, Pop 6.1%, Rock 3.1%, Hip-Hop & Rap 0.8%, Alternative & Indie 0.7%, Other 1.9% Sep 19, 2026: Regional Mexican 67.2%, Latin 22.5%, Pop 4.8%, Rock 2.7%, Hip-Hop & Rap 0.5%, Alternative & Indie 0.6%, Other 1.7% Sep 20, 2026: Regional Mexican 71.4%, Latin 20.3%, Pop 3.5%, Rock 2.6%, Hip-Hop & Rap 0.5%, Alternative & Indie 0.3%, Other 1.4% Sep 21, 2026: Regional Mexican 63.2%, Latin 23.3%, Pop 6.6%, Rock 3.5%, Hip-Hop & Rap 0.5%, Alternative & Indie 0.7%, Other 2.2% Sep 22, 2026: Regional Mexican 61.1%, Latin 24.1%, Pop 7.6%, Rock 3.5%, Hip-Hop & Rap 0.8%, Alternative & Indie 0.7%, Other 2.2% Sep 23, 2026: Regional Mexican 62.3%, Latin 24.6%, Pop 7.4%, Rock 2.9%, Hip-Hop & Rap 0.5%, Alternative & Indie 0.7%, Other 1.6% Sep 24, 2026: Regional Mexican 62.7%, Latin 23.4%, Pop 7.9%, Rock 3.3%, Hip-Hop & Rap 0.5%, Alternative & Indie 0.7%, Other 1.6% Sep 25, 2026: Regional Mexican 63.9%, Latin 21.3%, Pop 9.5%, Rock 2.7%, Hip-Hop & Rap 0.5%, Alternative & Indie 0.7%, Other 1.4% Sep 26, 2026: Regional Mexican 69.6%, Latin 19.6%, Pop 6.0%, Rock 2.4%, Hip-Hop & Rap 0.4%, Alternative & Indie 0.7%, Other 1.4% Sep 27, 2026: Regional Mexican 72.7%, Latin 17.7%, Pop 4.7%, Rock 2.3%, Hip-Hop & Rap 0.5%, Alternative & Indie 0.7%, Other 1.4% Sep 28, 2026: Regional Mexican 64.4%, Latin 21.3%, Pop 8.0%, Rock 3.5%, Hip-Hop & Rap 0.5%, Alternative & Indie 0.7%, Other 1.5% Sep 29, 2026: Regional Mexican 63.9%, Latin 21.8%, Pop 7.5%, Rock 3.8%, Hip-Hop & Rap 0.6%, Alternative & Indie 0.7%, Other 1.6% Sep 30, 2026: Regional Mexican 66.6%, Latin 20.7%, Pop 6.7%, Rock 3.2%, Hip-Hop & Rap 0.5%, Alternative & Indie 0.8%, Other 1.5% Oct 1, 2026: Regional Mexican 67.5%, Latin 20.3%, Pop 6.7%, Rock 2.9%, Hip-Hop & Rap 0.5%, Alternative & Indie 0.8%, Other 1.5% Oct 2, 2026: Regional Mexican 68.1%, Latin 20.4%, Pop 6.3%, Rock 2.9%, Hip-Hop & Rap 0.5%, Alternative & Indie 0.8%, Other 1.1% Oct 3, 2026: Regional Mexican 70.7%, Latin 19.4%, Pop 4.7%, Rock 2.8%, Hip-Hop & Rap 0.4%, Alternative & Indie 0.7%, Other 1.3% Oct 4, 2026: Regional Mexican 71.7%, Latin 18.6%, Pop 4.8%, Rock 2.4%, Hip-Hop & Rap 0.8%, Alternative & Indie 0.7%, Other 1.0% Oct 5, 2026: Regional Mexican 66.1%, Latin 21.8%, Pop 6.4%, Rock 2.9%, Hip-Hop & Rap 0.8%, Alternative & Indie 0.8%, Other 1.2% Oct 6, 2026: Regional Mexican 65.6%, Latin 22.0%, Pop 6.4%, Rock 3.2%, Hip-Hop & Rap 0.8%, Alternative & Indie 0.8%, Other 1.2% Oct 7, 2026: Regional Mexican 65.3%, Latin 22.3%, Pop 5.9%, Rock 3.7%, Hip-Hop & Rap 0.8%, Alternative & Indie 0.8%, Other 1.1% Oct 8, 2026: Regional Mexican 64.5%, Latin 22.0%, Pop 6.6%, Rock 4.1%, Hip-Hop & Rap 0.9%, Alternative & Indie 0.8%, Other 1.1% Oct 9, 2026: Regional Mexican 66.2%, Latin 21.1%, Pop 5.9%, Rock 3.6%, Hip-Hop & Rap 1.3%, Alternative & Indie 0.8%, Other 1.1% Oct 11, 2026: Regional Mexican 71.9%, Latin 17.9%, Pop 4.1%, Rock 3.0%, Hip-Hop & Rap 1.3%, Alternative & Indie 0.7%, Other 1.0% Oct 12, 2026: Regional Mexican 67.2%, Latin 20.4%, Pop 5.5%, Rock 3.6%, Hip-Hop & Rap 1.4%, Alternative & Indie 0.8%, Other 1.1% Oct 13, 2026: Regional Mexican 65.8%, Latin 21.7%, Pop 5.5%, Rock 3.6%, Hip-Hop & Rap 1.5%, Alternative & Indie 0.8%, Other 1.1% Oct 14, 2026: Regional Mexican 66.2%, Latin 21.3%, Pop 5.1%, Rock 4.1%, Hip-Hop & Rap 1.5%, Alternative & Indie 0.8%, Other 1.1% Oct 15, 2026: Regional Mexican 67.1%, Latin 20.4%, Pop 5.4%, Rock 3.7%, Hip-Hop & Rap 1.5%, Alternative & Indie 0.8%, Other 1.0% Oct 16, 2026: Regional Mexican 62.8%, Latin 26.3%, Pop 4.3%, Rock 3.6%, Hip-Hop & Rap 1.4%, Alternative & Indie 0.7%, Other 1.0% Oct 17, 2026: Regional Mexican 70.1%, Latin 19.0%, Pop 4.3%, Rock 3.6%, Hip-Hop & Rap 1.4%, Alternative & Indie 0.7%, Other 0.9% Oct 18, 2026: Regional Mexican 72.6%, Latin 17.6%, Pop 4.1%, Rock 2.8%, Hip-Hop & Rap 1.3%, Alternative & Indie 0.7%, Other 1.0% Oct 19, 2026: Regional Mexican 66.7%, Latin 20.0%, Pop 6.1%, Rock 4.0%, Hip-Hop & Rap 1.4%, Alternative & Indie 0.8%, Other 1.1%
  • Regional Mexican 66.7% · -6.1 pts
  • Latin 20.0% · +1.9 pts
  • Pop 6.1% · no change
  • Rock 4.0% · +2.7 pts
  • Hip-Hop & Rap 1.4% · +1.0 pts
  • Alternative & Indie 0.8% · +0.8 pts
  • Other 1.1% · -0.3 pts
Genre-share data table
Genre-family share of daily streams, by day
Day Regional MexicanLatinPopRockHip-Hop & RapAlternative & IndieOther
Oct 19, 2026 66.7%20.0%6.1%4.0%1.4%0.8%1.1%
Oct 18, 2026 72.6%17.6%4.1%2.8%1.3%0.7%1.0%
Oct 17, 2026 70.1%19.0%4.3%3.6%1.4%0.7%0.9%
Oct 16, 2026 62.8%26.3%4.3%3.6%1.4%0.7%1.0%
Oct 15, 2026 67.1%20.4%5.4%3.7%1.5%0.8%1.0%
Oct 14, 2026 66.2%21.3%5.1%4.1%1.5%0.8%1.1%
Oct 13, 2026 65.8%21.7%5.5%3.6%1.5%0.8%1.1%
Oct 12, 2026 67.2%20.4%5.5%3.6%1.4%0.8%1.1%
Oct 11, 2026 71.9%17.9%4.1%3.0%1.3%0.7%1.0%
Oct 9, 2026 66.2%21.1%5.9%3.6%1.3%0.8%1.1%
Oct 8, 2026 64.5%22.0%6.6%4.1%0.9%0.8%1.1%
Oct 7, 2026 65.3%22.3%5.9%3.7%0.8%0.8%1.1%
Oct 6, 2026 65.6%22.0%6.4%3.2%0.8%0.8%1.2%
Oct 5, 2026 66.1%21.8%6.4%2.9%0.8%0.8%1.2%
Oct 4, 2026 71.7%18.6%4.8%2.4%0.8%0.7%1.0%
Oct 3, 2026 70.7%19.4%4.7%2.8%0.4%0.7%1.3%
Oct 2, 2026 68.1%20.4%6.3%2.9%0.5%0.8%1.1%
Oct 1, 2026 67.5%20.3%6.7%2.9%0.5%0.8%1.5%
Sep 30, 2026 66.6%20.7%6.7%3.2%0.5%0.8%1.5%
Sep 29, 2026 63.9%21.8%7.5%3.8%0.6%0.7%1.6%
Sep 28, 2026 64.4%21.3%8.0%3.5%0.5%0.7%1.5%
Sep 27, 2026 72.7%17.7%4.7%2.3%0.5%0.7%1.4%
Sep 26, 2026 69.6%19.6%6.0%2.4%0.4%0.7%1.4%
Sep 25, 2026 63.9%21.3%9.5%2.7%0.5%0.7%1.4%
Sep 24, 2026 62.7%23.4%7.9%3.3%0.5%0.7%1.6%
Sep 23, 2026 62.3%24.6%7.4%2.9%0.5%0.7%1.6%
Sep 22, 2026 61.1%24.1%7.6%3.5%0.8%0.7%2.2%
Sep 21, 2026 63.2%23.3%6.6%3.5%0.5%0.7%2.2%
Sep 20, 2026 71.4%20.3%3.5%2.6%0.5%0.3%1.4%
Sep 19, 2026 67.2%22.5%4.8%2.7%0.5%0.6%1.7%
Sep 18, 2026 63.1%24.3%6.1%3.1%0.8%0.7%1.9%
Sep 17, 2026 64.8%22.9%5.7%3.1%0.5%0.7%2.3%
Sep 16, 2026 72.7%18.1%6.1%1.3%0.4%0.0%1.4%

Regional Mexican leads the genre mix on Mexico's Spotify daily chart with 66.7% of the day's streams (41.2M plays), ahead of Latin at 20.0% and Pop at 6.1% on October 19, 2026. Across the 33 recorded days from September 16 to October 19, 2026, Rock gained the most share, up 2.7 points to 4.0% of streams, while Regional Mexican slipped the most, down 6.1 points to 66.7%. Hip-Hop sits in the Hip-Hop & Rap family, which holds 1.4% of that chart's streams (+1.0 pts over the window). Shares are stream-weighted: every play of a song on Mexico's Spotify daily chart counts once, credited to its lead artist's genre family. Every song that Spotify can classify counts; every family outside the biggest six is grouped with them as Other. The figures come from spotify-top.com's daily charts, recorded once a day by Music Pie Chart.

Top Hip-Hop artists on Spotify

Artists in our catalogue tagged with this genre, ranked by Spotify popularity.

  1. Eminem

  2. Kendrick Lamar

  3. Lil Wayne

  4. JAŸ-Z

  5. Snoop Dogg

  6. 2Pac

  7. Dr. Dre

  8. The Notorious B.I.G.

Hip-Hop & Rap: 73%R&B & Soul: 27%
73%Hip-Hop & Rap

Beyond Hip-Hop

What else do Hip-Hop artists play?

The other genre families Hip-Hop's top artists on Spotify are tagged with.

  • Hip-Hop & Rap 73%
  • R&B & Soul 27%

Everything about Hip-Hop

What Defines Hip Hop?

Hip Hop is all about rhythmic beats, powerful rhymes, and an electrifying energy that gets you moving. It’s the voice of the streets, filled with stories, creativity, and passion.

Where Did Hip Hop Originate And Who Were Its Founders?

Hip Hop’s history travels back to the Bronx, New York City in the 1970s.

Visionaries like DJ Kool Herc and Grandmaster Flash laid down the tracks, while MCs like KRS-One and Afrika Bambaataa spit fire with their rhymes, all setting the stage for a cultural revolution that continues to resonate worldwide.

These pioneers laid the groundwork for a global phenomenon.

The Most Popular Hip Hop Music Genre Artists

Below are the legendary Hip Hop artists who've shaped genre's legacy:

  • Old School Legends: Run-D.M.C., LL Cool J, and Public Enemy turned the genre into a global phenomenon.

  • Golden Era Icons: Tupac Shakur, The Notorious B.I.G., and Nas brought lyrical prowess and storytelling to new heights.

  • Modern Mavericks: Kendrick Lamar, Drake, and Cardi B continue to push boundaries and shape the future of Hip Hop.

Hip Hop vs Rap: What's the Difference?

While often used interchangeably, Hip Hop and Rap have their own distinct characteristics:

  • Hip Hop: It's more than just music; it's a culture that encompasses music, dance, art, and fashion.

  • Rap: Being a core element of Hip Hop culture, Rap focuses on delivering poetic verses over a rhythmic beat.

Pop Music vs Hip Hop

Pop and Hip Hop have their own unique styles:

  • Pop Music: Catchy hooks, upbeat melodies, universal appeal, and feel-good vibes make Pop a global sensation.

  • Hip Hop: With raw lyrics, urban storytelling, and an unapologetic attitude, Hip Hop speaks truth to power and celebrates authenticity.

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