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Memphis rap artists

17 published Memphis rap artists, led by NLE Choppa, Juicy J and GloRilla.

At a glance

17 published Memphis rap artists; 220 studio albums have verified cover art.

Published artists2 tier 1 · 0 tier 2 · 15 tier 3
17
Release groups
701
Studio albums
243
Albums with cover artverified Cover Art Archive
220
Timeline events
288
Monthly listenerssum across artists
67.6M
Average career spanfirst to last dated release
20.6 years
Full biographies
12
Biography words
23,263

When they started

Debut decade from each artist's earliest dated release. Most debuts fell in the 1990s (5 artists).

Artists by debut decade
DecadeArtists
1990s5
2000s3
2010s3
2020s1
5 artists have no dated release or formation year and are not plotted.

Where they come from

Countries with the most Memphis rap artists. United States leads with 17.

Often paired with

Genres that share artists with Memphis rap. The most shared is Southern hip-hop, with 17 artists in both.

Covers from Memphis rap

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

Leaders

NLE Choppa has the most release groups (201); DJ Paul the longest career (34 years); Three 6 Mafia the most awards (2).

Most prolific

Most prolific, by number of release groups
Artistrelease groups
NLE Choppa201
Juicy J87
Young Dolph75
Yo Gotti64
GloRilla56

Longest careers

first to last dated release

Longest careers, by number of years
Artistyears
DJ Paul34
Juicy J34
Project Pat31
Lord Infamous28
Three 6 Mafia28

Most decorated

Most decorated, by number of awards
Artistawards
Three 6 Mafia2
Juicy J1
DJ Paul1
Frayser Boy1

Most famous Memphis rap artists

NLE Choppa

NLE Choppa

United States · Person · born 2002

hip-hop, trap music, gangsta rap, Southern hip-hop, drill, Memphis rap

14.5M listeners · 24 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

GloRilla

GloRilla

United States · Person · born 1999

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

14.7M listeners · 18 wikis

Moneybagg Yo

Moneybagg Yo

United States · Person · born 1991

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

11.2M listeners · 14 wikis

Pooh Shiesty

Pooh Shiesty

United States · Person · born 1999

hardcore hip-hop, trap music, gangsta rap, Southern hip-hop, drill, Memphis rap

8.1M listeners · 16 wikis

Key Glock

Key Glock

United States · Person · born 1997

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

10.4M listeners · 7 wikis

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

Yo Gotti

Yo Gotti

United States · Person · born 1981

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

20 wikis

Young Dolph

Young Dolph

United States · Person · born 1985

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

19 wikis

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

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

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

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