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crunk artists

38 published crunk artists, led by Usher, Flo Rida and Pitbull.

At a glance

38 published crunk artists; 622 studio albums have verified cover art.

Published artists5 tier 1 · 0 tier 2 · 33 tier 3
38
Release groups
1,934
Studio albums
645
Albums with cover artverified Cover Art Archive
622
Timeline events
748
Monthly listenerssum across artists
239M
Claimed salessum of stored claims; implausible values excluded
160M
Average career spanfirst to last dated release
22.8 years
Full biographies
29
Biography words
79,542

When they started

Debut decade from each artist's earliest dated release. Most debuts fell in the 2000s (22 artists).

Artists by debut decade
DecadeArtists
1980s1
1990s10
2000s22
2010s2
3 artists have no dated release or formation year and are not plotted.

Where they come from

Countries with the most crunk artists. United States leads with 37.

Often paired with

Genres that share artists with crunk. The most shared is Southern hip-hop, with 30 artists in both.

Covers from crunk

622 studio albums have verified cover art. The 12 shown come from the most famous artists.

Leaders

Pitbull has the most release groups (239); Too Short the longest career (41 years); Usher the most awards (36).

Most prolific

Most prolific, by number of release groups
Artistrelease groups
Pitbull239
Tech N9ne155
Flo Rida121
Usher117
E-4093

Longest careers

first to last dated release

Longest careers, by number of years
Artistyears
Too Short41
E-4035
DJ Paul34
Juicy J34
Usher32

Most decorated

Most decorated, by number of awards
Artistawards
Usher36
Pitbull12
Ludacris4
The-Dream4
Keri Hilson3

Most famous crunk artists

Usher

Usher

United States · Person · born 1978

pop music, contemporary R&B, soul, dance music, dance-pop, hip-hop, crunk

48M listeners · 81 wikis

Flo Rida

Flo Rida

United States · Person · born 1979

pop music, contemporary R&B, dance music, electronic music, dance-pop, electronic dance music, hip-hop, trap music, electro, pop rap, electropop, Southern hip-hop, dirty south, house music, electro hop, electro house, EDM trap music, bass music, crunk, hip house, Miami bass, techno, trance

44.5M listeners · 53 wikis

Pitbull

Pitbull

Person · born 1981

pop music, dancehall, hip-hop, pop rap, reggaeton, crunk, Latin hip-hop

78.8M listeners · 62 wikis

Ludacris

Ludacris

United States · Person · born 1977

hardcore hip-hop, gangsta rap, Southern hip-hop, dirty south, crunk, Atlanta hip-hop, dirty rap

9.6M listeners · 55 wikis

Soulja Boy

Soulja Boy

United States · Person · born 1990

contemporary R&B, trap music, pop rap, gangsta rap, Southern hip-hop, dirty south, crunk, Atlanta hip-hop, snap music

14.8M listeners · 35 wikis

Lil Jon

Lil Jon

United States · Person · born 1972

electronic dance music, hardcore hip-hop, gangsta rap, Southern hip-hop, dirty south, crunk, Atlanta hip-hop, dirty rap

7.8M listeners · 44 wikis

Juicy J

Juicy J

United States · Person · born 1975

horrorcore, hardcore hip-hop, trap music, gangsta rap, Southern hip-hop, dirty south, crunk, dirty rap, Memphis rap

8.7M listeners · 34 wikis

Waka Flocka Flame

Waka Flocka Flame

United States · Person · born 1986

hardcore hip-hop, trap music, gangsta rap, Southern hip-hop, dirty south, crunk, Atlanta hip-hop

12M listeners · 24 wikis

GloRilla

GloRilla

United States · Person · born 1999

hip-hop, trap music, Southern hip-hop, crunk, Memphis rap

14.7M listeners · 18 wikis

Keri Hilson

Keri Hilson

United States · Person · born 1982

pop music, contemporary R&B, rhythm and blues, hip-hop, hip-hop soul, crunk

46 wikis

Jeffree Star

Jeffree Star

United States · Person · born 1985

crunk

35 wikis

Young Buck

Young Buck

United States · Person · born 1981

hardcore hip-hop, gangsta rap, Southern hip-hop, dirty south, crunk

32 wikis

More crunk artists

Showing 1–26 of 26 artists

Tech N9ne

Tech N9ne

United States · Person · born 1971

horrorcore, hardcore hip-hop, rap rock, Midwest hip-hop, gangsta rap, nu metal, rap metal, crunk, G-funk, industrial hip-hop, chopper, indie hip-hop

30 wikis · Tier 3

Three 6 Mafia

Three 6 Mafia

United States · Group · 1991–2012

hip-hop, horrorcore, hardcore hip-hop, trap music, gangsta rap, Southern hip-hop, dirty south, crunk, dirty rap, underground hip-hop, Memphis rap

29 wikis · Tier 3

The-Dream

The-Dream

United States · Person · born 1978

pop music, contemporary R&B, soul, dance music, hip-hop, pop rap, crunk

29 wikis · Tier 3

Birdman

Birdman

United States · Person · born 1969

hardcore hip-hop, trap music, gangsta rap, Southern hip-hop, bounce music, dirty south, crunk

27 wikis · Tier 3

E-40

E-40

United States · Person · born 1967

hip-hop, hardcore hip-hop, mafioso rap, gangsta rap, crunk, West Coast hip-hop, hyphy

27 wikis · Tier 3

David Banner

David Banner

United States · Person · born 1974

hardcore hip-hop, gangsta rap, Southern hip-hop, dirty south, crunk

25 wikis · Tier 3

Too Short

Too Short

United States · Person · born 1966

hardcore hip-hop, mafioso rap, gangsta rap, crunk, West Coast hip-hop, G-funk, dirty rap, old-school hip-hop, golden age hip-hop, hyphy

25 wikis · Tier 3

Lil Scrappy

Lil Scrappy

United States · Person · born 1984

hip-hop, hardcore hip-hop, gangsta rap, Southern hip-hop, dirty south, crunk, Atlanta hip-hop

21 wikis · Tier 3

Mystikal

Mystikal

United States · Person · born 1970

hardcore hip-hop, gangsta rap, Southern hip-hop, dirty south, crunk, dirty rap

19 wikis · Tier 3

Paul Wall

Paul Wall

United States · Person · born 1981

gangsta rap, Southern hip-hop, dirty south, crunk

19 wikis · Tier 3

Project Pat

Project Pat

United States · Person · born 1973

horrorcore, hardcore hip-hop, trap music, gangsta rap, Southern hip-hop, dirty south, crunk, Memphis rap

18 wikis · Tier 3

DJ Paul

DJ Paul

United States · Person · born 1977

horrorcore, hardcore hip-hop, rap rock, trap music, gangsta rap, Southern hip-hop, dirty south, crunk, Memphis rap, phonk

17 wikis · Tier 3

Gorilla Zoe

Gorilla Zoe

United States · Person · born 1983

hip-hop, hardcore hip-hop, gangsta rap, Southern hip-hop, dirty south, crunk, Atlanta hip-hop

16 wikis · Tier 3

Pastor Troy

Pastor Troy

United States · Person · born 1977

hardcore hip-hop, gangsta rap, Southern hip-hop, dirty south, crunk, Atlanta hip-hop

16 wikis · Tier 3

Yung Joc

Yung Joc

United States · Person · born 1980

gangsta rap, Southern hip-hop, dirty south, crunk, Atlanta hip-hop, snap music

15 wikis · Tier 3

Bubba Sparxxx

Bubba Sparxxx

United States · Person · born 1977

country music, Southern hip-hop, dirty south, country rap, crunk, dirty rap

14 wikis · Tier 3

Rasheeda

Rasheeda

United States · Person · born 1976

hip-hop, Southern hip-hop, crunk, snap music

13 wikis · Tier 3

Hurricane Chris

Hurricane Chris

United States · Person · born 1989

hip-hop, Southern hip-hop, crunk

12 wikis · Tier 3

Lord Infamous

United States · Person · born 1975

horrorcore, hardcore hip-hop, trap music, gangsta rap, Southern hip-hop, dirty south, crunk, underground hip-hop, Memphis rap

12 wikis · Tier 3

Petey Pablo

Petey Pablo

United States · Person · born 1973

hip-hop, East Coast hip-hop, Southern hip-hop, dirty south, crunk, dirty rap

12 wikis · Tier 3

Roscoe Dash

Roscoe Dash

United States · Person · born 1990

pop music, contemporary R&B, hip-hop, rap rock, trap music, pop rap, Southern hip-hop, dirty south, crunk, Atlanta hip-hop, snap music

11 wikis · Tier 3

Bone Crusher

Bone Crusher

United States · Person · born 1971

hardcore hip-hop, gangsta rap, Southern hip-hop, dirty south, crunk, Atlanta hip-hop

9 wikis · Tier 3

Frayser Boy

United States · Person · born 1976

hardcore hip-hop, gangsta rap, Southern hip-hop, dirty south, crunk, Memphis rap

8 wikis · Tier 3

Lil Wyte

Lil Wyte

United States · Person · born 1982

hip-hop, horrorcore, hardcore hip-hop, gangsta rap, Southern hip-hop, dirty south, crunk, underground hip-hop, Memphis rap

5 wikis · Tier 3

Playa Fly

United States · Person · born 1977

hip-hop, hardcore hip-hop, gangsta rap, Southern hip-hop, dirty south, crunk, Memphis rap

3 wikis · Tier 3

V.I.C.

United States · Person · born 1987

hip-hop, Southern hip-hop, dirty south, crunk, Atlanta hip-hop, snap music

3 wikis · Tier 3

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