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Here Are The 17 Most Popular Rappers In The World Right Now

By HHL Editors
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Thanks to the streaming revolution, we have a real time idea of exactly what is hot.

The website Kworb tracks data from iTunes, Apple Music, Spotify and YouTube to rank all the artists in the world on their current streaming heat.

As of this evening, 17 of the most popular artists in the world are rappers.

They are:

16. DJ Khaled 17. XXXTENTACION 22. French Montana 28. Drake

34. Kendrick Lamar 36. Lil Uzi Vert 44. Logic 52. Nicki Minaj

54. Big Sean 68. Macklemore 76. Post Malone

86. Young Thug 89. 21 Savage 91. Swae Lee

95. Gucci Mane 97. Cardi B 100. Migos

The top five of any genre are Ed Sheeran, Taylor Swift, Justin Bieber, Luis Fonsi [Despacito] and The Imagine Dragons, in that order.

Now, this doesn't mean XXX is more popular than Drake and Kendrick overall. It just means he's more popular (getting more streams) worldwide right now. You can check out the entire list here.

[Related: Final numbers for Lil Uzi Vert's Luv Is Rage 2 and XXXTentacion's 17 are in.]

Any surprises on the list?

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