hip-hop soul artists

At a glance

30 published hip-hop soul artists; 231 studio albums have verified cover art.

When they started

Debut decade from each artist's earliest dated release. Most debuts fell in the 1990s (9 artists).

Where they come from

Countries with the most hip-hop soul artists. United States leads with 23.

• United States 23
• Canada 2
• Brazil 1
• United Kingdom 1
• Ghana 1
• Hong Kong 1
• Italy 1

Often paired with

Genres that share artists with hip-hop soul. The most shared is contemporary R&B, with 26 artists in both.

• contemporary R&B 26
• soul 25
• hip-hop 21
• pop music 14
• funk 5
• pop rap 5
• new jack swing 4
• alternative hip-hop 3

Covers from hip-hop soul

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

Leaders

Kanye West has the most release groups (306); Babyface the longest career (37 years); Kanye West the most awards (28).

More hip-hop soul artists

Showing 1–18 of 18 artists

Keri Hilson

United States · Person · born 1982

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

46 wikis · Tier 3

Yasiin Bey

United States · Person · born 1973

soul, progressive rap, hip-hop soul, East Coast hip-hop, alternative hip-hop, conscious hip-hop

44 wikis · Tier 3

André 3000

United States · Person · born 1975

pop music, contemporary R&B, soul, funk, electronic music, jazz, progressive rap, pop rap, hip-hop soul, Southern hip-hop, dirty south, ambient music, alternative hip-hop, new age music, jazz rap, Atlanta hip-hop, soul jazz

31 wikis · Tier 3

Person

Nate Dogg

United States · Person · born 1969

contemporary R&B, soul, funk, hip-hop soul, West Coast hip-hop, G-funk

38 wikis · Tier 2

Raven-Symoné

United States · Person · born 1985

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

38 wikis · Tier 3

Babyface

United States · Person · born 1959

soul, rhythm and blues, soft rock, hip-hop soul, new jack swing

36 wikis · Tier 3

Olivia

United States · Person · born 1981

contemporary R&B, soul, hip-hop, hip-hop soul

24 wikis · Tier 3

August Alsina

United States · Person · born 1992

contemporary R&B, soul, hip-hop, hip-hop soul, neo soul

16 wikis · Tier 3

Neffa

Italy · Person · born 1967

pop music, funk, rhythm and blues, adult contemporary music, hip-hop, hip-hop soul, blue-eyed soul, folk-pop, world music

14 wikis · Tier 3

Channel 7

United States · Person · born 1977

contemporary R&B, soul, hip-hop, hip-hop soul

10 wikis · Tier 3

Emicida

Brazil · Person · born 1985

soul, hip-hop, hip-hop soul, música popular brasileira

9 wikis · Tier 3

Person

Coko

United States · Person · born 1970

contemporary R&B, soul, hip-hop soul, new jack swing, urban contemporary gospel

5 wikis · Tier 3

Tyson Yoshi

Hong Kong · Person · born 1994

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

4 wikis · Tier 3

Joey B

Ghana · Person · born 1989

contemporary R&B, soul, hip-hop, hip-hop soul

4 wikis · Tier 3

Breland

United States · Person · born 1995

pop music, contemporary R&B, soul, gospel music, hip-hop, pop rap, hip-hop soul, country rap

3 wikis · Tier 3

Elijah Connor

United States · Person · born 1988

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

3 wikis · Tier 3

Person

Rayven Justice

United States · Person · born 1991

contemporary R&B, soul, hip-hop, hip-hop soul, neo soul, hyphy

2 wikis · Tier 3

Tobi

Canada · Person · born 1993

contemporary R&B, soul, hip-hop, hip-hop soul

1 wikis · Tier 3