UK Hip Hop
UK hip hop is rap music made in Britain, delivered in British accents and slang and shaped by Caribbean and African sounds.
The scene began in the 1980s with acts such as London Posse, who were among the first to rap in their own accents instead of copying Americans. It has since branched into road rap, UK drill and afroswing, and it shares artists and audiences with grime. Roots Manuva, Giggs, Dave and Little Simz show its range, from dub-heavy beats to detailed storytelling.
Artists it is known for: Roots Manuva, Giggs, Dave, Little Simz.
- Family
- Hip-Hop & Rap
- On Spotify
- No longer returned by Spotify’s API
- What it is
- A scene
- From
- United Kingdom, 1980s
- Also called
- british hip hop, uk rap, brit-hop
- Trackify listeners who play it
- 4%
About 3,600 of 83,000 Trackify listeners with public profiles have uk hip hop among their top artists of the last four weeks. Rounded; updated 13 November 2026.
UK Hip Hop artists
Dave
Odeal
D-Block Europe
Stormzy
J Hus
Nines
Jme
AJ Tracey
Headie One
ClavishThe uk hip hop artists most Trackify listeners have in their top fifty. Each opens on Spotify.
Sources
The definition is written for this site from open sources, and was checked against them on 13 November 2026.