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old school hip hop artists

40 artists ranked by Spotify popularity. Open one for albums by year, top songs and similar artists.

#	Artist	Followers	Popularity
1	50 Cent	21.3M	84
2	Snoop Dogg	17.3M	83
3	2Pac	24.4M	80
4	Dr. Dre	16.3M	79
5	The Notorious B.I.G.	14.0M	78
6	Nate Dogg	1.9M	76
7	Ice Cube	12.0M	73
8	The Game	5.5M	72
9	Nas	4.5M	72
10	DMX	6.1M	71
11	Beastie Boys	3.3M	69
12	Wu-Tang Clan	4.0M	67
13	Bone Thugs-N-Harmony	3.4M	67
14	Mobb Deep	2.6M	67
15	Cypress Hill	2.5M	67
16	A Tribe Called Quest	2.5M	66
17	Method Man	2.5M	66
18	Mos Def	1.7M	66
19	Xzibit	2.3M	65
20	Mase	986K	65
21	Outlawz	385K	65
22	Eazy-E	7.5M	64
23	Warren G	2.9M	64
24	Too $hort	1.7M	64
25	Redman	1.4M	64
26	Sir Mix-A-Lot	1.2M	64
27	N.W.A.	6.9M	63
28	LL COOL J	2.0M	63
29	Ol' Dirty Bastard	1.3M	63
30	Gang Starr	1.2M	63
31	G-Unit	2.8M	62
32	Big L	1.1M	62
33	Ghostface Killah	1.0M	62
34	Raekwon	697K	62
35	Pras	85K	62
36	Big Pun	1.8M	61
37	Kurupt	806K	61
38	Run–D.M.C.	1.5M	60
39	Naughty By Nature	1.4M	60
40	UGK	997K	60

Questions

Who are the most popular old school hip hop artists?

By Spotify popularity: 50 Cent, Snoop Dogg, 2Pac, Dr. Dre, The Notorious B.I.G., Nate Dogg, Ice Cube, The Game.

How many old school hip hop artists are listed?

40 artists above the popularity threshold carry the old school hip hop tag.