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The Best New Rappers Of 2022
From the 2022 Grammy nominee for Best New Artist Baby Keem to 2021 XXL Freshman classmates Coi Leray and Pooh Shiesty, this year's roster of best new rappers contains unparalleled talent across hip-hop. Los Angeles based duo Paris Texas continue riding high from their EP Red Hand Akimbo, and trailblazing female rappers Baby Tate, Rubi Rose, Bree Runway, and Flo Milli just dropped new singles (with more potential records in the works).
Which trending new hip hop artists are you most excited to see live, and whose albums or mixtapes are you currently listening to? Vote below for the best new rappers of 2022, and be sure to also check out this year's top new rap songs here.
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- Hykeem Jamaal Carter Jr. (born October 22, 2000), known professionally as Baby Keem, is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, and record producer from Las Vegas, Nevada. He initially gained major ...more
- Horace Bernard Walls III (born December 30, 2001), better known by his stage name Nardo Wick, is an American rapper from Jacksonville, Florida. He is signed to Flawless Entertainment and RCA Records. ...more
- 3Noah Oliver Smith (born February 26, 2000), known professionally as Yeat, is an American rapper, songwriter, and record producer from Portland, Oregon. Yeat rose to popularity in 2021 after the ...more
- Morae Ebony Ruffin (born November 10, 1992), known professionally as Morray, is an American rapper and singer from Fayetteville, North Carolina. He received widespread recognition in 2020 with his ...more
- Andre Dontrel Burt Jr. (born October 3, 2001), known professionally as SoFaygo (formerly stylized as $oFaygo), is an American rapper. In 2020, Burt released the Angelic 7 mixtape, which was produced ...more
- Mike Dimes is an American rapper from San Antonio, Texas, currently signed to Encore Recordings and CAMP BILLY. Dimes released his debut studio album Dlog on May 8, 2021.
- Dion Marquise Hayes (born November 25, 1995), known professionally as 42 Dugg, is an American rapper. He is jointly signed to Lil Baby and Yo Gotti's respective labels 4 Pockets Full (4PF) and ...more
- Lontrell Dennell Williams, Jr. (born November 8, 1999), better known by his stage name Pooh Shiesty is an American rapper from Memphis, Tennessee. He is signed to Gucci Mane's 1017 Records and ...more
- George Albert Stone III (born May 11, 1994), known professionally as EST Gee, is an American rapper and songwriter. He is signed to Yo Gotti's Collective Music Group (CMG), Interscope Records and ...more
- 10Tyreek Solomon Pellerin (born on December 2, 2002), known by his stage name SSGKobe, is an American rapper from Lafayette, Louisiana. He released his debut EP, KO. on April 23, 2021. He is currently ...more
- 11Matthew Dean Burdette (born September 17, 1992), known professionally as Blxst (pronounced "blast"), is an American rapper, songwriter, and record producer from Los Angeles, California. His record ...more
- 12Eunique Cooper Remble, known professionally as Remble, is an American rapper. Noted for his sharp humor and precise flow, he was described in the LA Times as "laceratingly funny" with a "distinctive ...more
- Jeremy Biddle (born April 4, 1994), known professionally as Yung Bleu, is an American rapper and singer. He is best known for his 2020 single "You're Mines Still", which peaked at number 18 on the ...more
- Patavious Lashun Isom (born May 1, 1992), better known by his stage name Duke Deuce, is an American rapper from Memphis, Tennessee. Currently signed to Quality Control Music, he is best known for his ...more
- 15Bianca Landrau (born August 16, 1991), known professionally as Bia (stylized as BIA), is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, and model who debuted on the Oxygen reality television show Sisterhood ...more
- Tamia Monique Carter (born January 9, 2000), known professionally as Flo Milli, is an American rapper and songwriter. Born and raised in Mobile, Alabama, she began making and releasing music in 2015. ...more
- 17Lakeyah Danaee Robinson (born February 28, 2001), known professionally as Lakeyah, is an American rapper and songwriter. Born and raised in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, she began rapping at the age of 15. ...more
- Paris Texas is an American alternative hip-hop duo founded in Los Angeles, California, in 2018. Its members go by the pseudonyms Louie Pastel and Felix, and their real names are unknown. The duo name ...more
- Coi Leray (born May 11, 1997) is an American rapper from New Jersey. She is best known for her songs "Huddy" and "Big Dawgs." In March 2018, she released her first full-length album, Everythingcoz.
- Tate Sequoya Farris (born May 13, 1996), known professionally as Baby Tate (formerly known as Yung Baby Tate), is an American rapper, singer, and record producer based out of Atlanta, Georgia. The ...more
- 21Omavi Minder (born October 7, 1999), better known as MAVI, is an American rapper from Charlotte, North Carolina. Mavi emerged in 2014 as a member of North Carolina music collective KILLSWITCH, and ...more
- Rodney Hulsey (known as PawPaw Rod) is an American singer-songwriter from Oklahoma City. He released his self-titled debut EP on September 15, 2021, through GODMODE.
- Terry Presume is an indie rock, alternative hip-hop artist from Naples, Florida. He is currently signed with September Recordings and released his debut studio label EP What Box? on July 29, 2021.
- 24Chinsea Linda Lee (born October 1, 1996), popularly known as Shenseea, is a Jamaican dancehall artist. After signing with Interscope records in 2019, she released a new hip-hop/dancehall track ...more
- Rubi Rose Benton (born October 2, 1997) is an American rapper, songwriter and model from Lexington, Kentucky. Rose first gained fame as the main model for hip-hop group Migos' music video for the ...more
