Midwest hip-hop artists

48 published Midwest hip-hop artists, led by Eminem, Nelly and Kid Cudi.

At a glance

48 published Midwest hip-hop artists; 568 studio albums have verified cover art.

Published artists9 tier 1 · 3 tier 2 · 36 tier 3: 48
Release groups: 1,875
Studio albums: 611
Albums with cover artverified Cover Art Archive: 568
Timeline events: 713
Monthly listenerssum across artists: 290.1M
Claimed salessum of stored claims; implausible values excluded: 220M
Average career spanfirst to last dated release: 20.6 years
Full biographies: 40
Biography words: 98,017

When they started

Debut decade from each artist's earliest dated release. Most debuts fell in the 1990s (15 artists).

Artists by debut decade
Decade	Artists
1980s	2
1990s	15
2000s	8
2010s	10

13 artists have no dated release or formation year and are not plotted.

Where they come from

Countries with the most Midwest hip-hop artists. United States leads with 48.

United States 48

Often paired with

Genres that share artists with Midwest hip-hop. The most shared is hip-hop, with 31 artists in both.

Covers from Midwest hip-hop

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

Music To Be Murdered By [Epilogue]
Eminem · 2026
The Death of Slim Shady (Coup de Grâce)
Eminem · 2024
Music to Be Murdered By
Eminem · 2020
Better Man
Eminem · 2019
Kamikaze
Eminem · 2018
Marshall and the Soul Brother
Eminem · 2017
Revival
Eminem · 2017
Shady Beats
Eminem · 2016
8 Mile and Abbey: Eminem Meets the Beatles
Eminem · 2014
Breaking Point
Eminem · 2014
Back to the Basics
Eminem · 2013
The Marshall Mathers LP 2
Eminem · 2013

Leaders

Eminem has the most release groups (317); Eminem the longest career (38 years); Eminem the most awards (8).

Most prolific

Most prolific, by number of release groups
Artist	release groups
Eminem	317
Chief Keef	157
Tech N9ne	155
Trippie Redd	103
Lupe Fiasco	78

Longest careers

first to last dated release

Longest careers, by number of years
Artist	years
Eminem	38
Esham	37
Twista	34
Slum Village	31
Tech N9ne	30

Most decorated

Most decorated, by number of awards
Artist	awards
Eminem	8
D12	4
Nelly	3
Kid Cudi	2
Big Sean	2

Most famous Midwest hip-hop artists

Eminem

United States · Person · born 1972

hip-hop, horrorcore, hardcore hip-hop, comedy hip-hop, rap rock, Midwest hip-hop

74M listeners · 175 wikis

Nelly

United States · Person · born 1974

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

25.6M listeners · 51 wikis

Kid Cudi

United States · Person · born 1984

contemporary R&B, Midwest hip-hop, alternative rock, Q3071, pop rap, grunge, alternative hip-hop, neo-psychedelia, emo rap, trip hop, psychedelic rap, psychedelic hip-hop

26.9M listeners · 46 wikis

Big Sean

United States · Person · born 1988

Midwest hip-hop, pop rap, Michigan rap

21.5M listeners · 38 wikis

Chief Keef

United States · Person · born 1995

hip-hop, Midwest hip-hop, trap music, gangsta rap, SoundCloud rap, punk rap, mumble rap, drill, Chicago hip-hop, Chicago drill

15.7M listeners · 40 wikis

Trippie Redd

United States · Person · born 1999

contemporary R&B, rap rock, Midwest hip-hop, trap music, alternative rock, cloud rap, alternative hip-hop, alternative R&B, pop-punk, emo rap, SoundCloud rap, mumble rap, experimental hip-hop, rage

25.1M listeners · 28 wikis

Lil Durk

United States · Person · born 1992

hardcore hip-hop, Midwest hip-hop, trap music, gangsta rap, drill, Chicago hip-hop, Chicago drill

19.2M listeners · 28 wikis

Polo G

United States · Person · born 1999

hip-hop, Midwest hip-hop, trap music, conscious hip-hop, drill, Chicago hip-hop

13.8M listeners · 33 wikis

King Von

United States · Person · born 1994

hip-hop, hardcore hip-hop, Midwest hip-hop, trap music, gangsta rap, drill, Chicago hip-hop, Chicago drill

11.9M listeners · 35 wikis

Lupe Fiasco

United States · Person · born 1982

hip-hop, Midwest hip-hop, alternative hip-hop

11.5M listeners · 36 wikis

Sexyy Red

United States · Person · born 1998

hip-hop, Midwest hip-hop, trap music, dirty rap

17.5M listeners · 22 wikis

Bone Thugs-n-Harmony

United States · Group · 1991–present

contemporary R&B, hip-hop, horrorcore, hardcore hip-hop, Midwest hip-hop, gangsta rap, G-funk, chopper

6.1M listeners · 28 wikis

More Midwest hip-hop artists

Showing 1–36 of 36 artists

Twista

United States · Person · born 1973

hip-hop, hardcore hip-hop, Midwest hip-hop, gangsta rap, chopper

6.9M listeners · 24 wikis · Tier 3

G Herbo

United States · Person · born 1995

hardcore hip-hop, Midwest hip-hop, trap music, gangsta rap, drill, Chicago hip-hop, Chicago drill

6.5M listeners · 13 wikis · Tier 3

42 Dugg

United States · Person · born 1994

Midwest hip-hop, trap music, gangsta rap, Michigan rap

7.7M listeners · 9 wikis · Tier 3

D12

United States · Group · 1996–2018

horrorcore, hardcore hip-hop, comedy hip-hop, Midwest hip-hop, gangsta rap

41 wikis · Tier 2

Proof

United States · Person · born 1973

hip-hop, horrorcore, hardcore hip-hop, Midwest hip-hop, gangsta rap

31 wikis · Tier 2

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

Obie Trice

United States · Person · born 1977

hip-hop, Midwest hip-hop

29 wikis · Tier 3

Royce da 5'9"

United States · Person · born 1977

hardcore hip-hop, Midwest hip-hop

26 wikis · Tier 3

Angel Haze

United States · Person · born 1991

hip-hop, rap rock, Midwest hip-hop, alternative hip-hop

21 wikis · Tier 3

Bizarre

United States · Person · born 1976

horrorcore, comedy hip-hop, Midwest hip-hop, underground hip-hop

21 wikis · Tier 3

Krayzie Bone

United States · Person · born 1973

hip-hop, horrorcore, hardcore hip-hop, Midwest hip-hop, pop rap, gangsta rap, G-funk, chopper

21 wikis · Tier 3

Trick-Trick

United States · Person · born 1970

hip-hop, hardcore hip-hop, Midwest hip-hop, gangsta rap

19 wikis · Tier 3

Cashis

United States · Person · born 1982

hip-hop, Midwest hip-hop, gangsta rap

18 wikis · Tier 3

Bizzy Bone

United States · Person · born 1976

funk, hip-hop, horrorcore, hardcore hip-hop, Midwest hip-hop, gangsta rap, G-funk, chopper

17 wikis · Tier 3

Fredo Santana

United States · Person · born 1990

hip-hop, Midwest hip-hop, trap music, drill, Chicago hip-hop, Chicago drill

16 wikis · Tier 3

Layzie Bone

United States · Person · born 1974

funk, hip-hop, horrorcore, hardcore hip-hop, Midwest hip-hop, gangsta rap, G-funk, chopper

16 wikis · Tier 3

Esham

United States · Person · born 1973

horrorcore, hardcore hip-hop, Midwest hip-hop, underground hip-hop

13 wikis · Tier 3

No I.D.

United States · Person · born 1971

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

13 wikis · Tier 3

Krizz Kaliko

United States · Person · born 1974

hip-hop, horrorcore, hardcore hip-hop, rap rock, Midwest hip-hop, alternative hip-hop

12 wikis · Tier 3

Lil Reese

United States · Person · born 1993

Midwest hip-hop, trap music, gangsta rap, drill, Chicago hip-hop, Chicago drill

11 wikis · Tier 3

Anybody Killa

United States · Person · born 1973

horrorcore, Midwest hip-hop, underground hip-hop, Native American hip hop

10 wikis · Tier 3

Flesh-n-Bone

United States · Person · born 1973

hip-hop, horrorcore, hardcore hip-hop, Midwest hip-hop, gangsta rap, G-funk, chopper

10 wikis · Tier 3

MC Breed

United States · Person · born 1971

hip-hop, hardcore hip-hop, Midwest hip-hop, G-funk, underground hip-hop

10 wikis · Tier 3

Slum Village

United States · Group · 1996–present

Midwest hip-hop

10 wikis · Tier 3

Blaze Ya Dead Homie

United States · Person · born 1976

horrorcore, hardcore hip-hop, Midwest hip-hop, gangsta rap, underground hip-hop

7 wikis · Tier 3

Dave Blunts

United States · Person · born 2000

hip-hop, Midwest hip-hop, trap music, emo rap

6 wikis · Tier 3

Lil Bibby

United States · Person · born 1994

contemporary R&B, hardcore hip-hop, Midwest hip-hop, trap music, gangsta rap, drill, Chicago hip-hop, Chicago drill

6 wikis · Tier 3

Babyface Ray

United States · Person · born 2002

hip-hop, Midwest hip-hop, trap music, gangsta rap

5 wikis · Tier 3

Rio da Yung OG

United States · Person · born 1994

hip-hop, Midwest hip-hop, trap music, gangsta rap, Michigan rap, Detroit sound, shit talk

4 wikis · Tier 3

Icewear Vezzo

United States · Person · born 1989

hip-hop, hardcore hip-hop, Midwest hip-hop, trap music, underground hip-hop

3 wikis · Tier 3

Jasiah

United States · Person · born 1996

hip-hop, Midwest hip-hop, alternative rock, pop-punk, trap metal, screamo

3 wikis · Tier 3

Mekka Don

United States · Person · born 1981

hip-hop, Midwest hip-hop

3 wikis · Tier 3

Paul Methric

United States · Person · born 1973

hip-hop, horrorcore, hardcore hip-hop, rap rock, Midwest hip-hop

3 wikis · Tier 3

Ray Cash

United States · Person · born 1980

hip-hop, hardcore hip-hop, Midwest hip-hop

3 wikis · Tier 3

Baby Money

United States · Person · born 1997

hip-hop, Midwest hip-hop, trap music

2 wikis · Tier 3

Skilla Baby

United States · Person · born 1998

hip-hop, Midwest hip-hop, trap music, Michigan rap

2 wikis · Tier 3

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