Pop
Questions 8Top 5 of 150 brandsScore
Subcategory
Hip-Hop & Rap
This index adds up the scores of 8 questions. 215 brands are ranked.
- Edition
- Nov 12, 2026
- Methodology
- v5.0
- Panel
- 6 AI surfaces
AI Visibility Ranking
Brands across every question in this category, ordered by GenRank score.
#BrandScore
- 1Kendrick Lamar277.9
- 2Kanye West201.5
- 3OutKast156.4
- 4Jay-Z154.5
- 5Tupac Shakur152.3
- 6The Notorious B.I.G.140.3
- 7Lauryn Hill130.5
- 8Nicki Minaj127.5
- 9Missy Elliott127.3
- 10Nas117.1
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- 11Rakim113.6
- 12Eminem111.4
- 13Run-D.M.C.109.0
- 14Drake106.5
- 15Dr. Dre104.0
- 16Wu-Tang Clan103.5
- 17A Tribe Called Quest93.2
- 18J. Cole92.8
- 19Queen Latifah88.0
- 20Doechii78.0
- 21Megan Thee Stallion77.2
- 22Public Enemy77.1
- 23Lil Wayne74.9
- 24DJ Premier72.6
- 25MC Lyte72.0
- 26N.W.A71.1
- 27JID68.3
- 28Tyler, The Creator67.9
- 29Andre 300061.7
- 30GloRilla60.7
- 31Lil’ Kim60.1
- 32EsDeeKid55.0
- 33Future54.4
- 34J Dilla53.6
- 35Salt-N-Pepa53.3
- 36Cardi B52.6
- 37Ice Cube52.2
- 38Pete Rock50.4
- 39RZA50.4
- 40Timbaland45.1
- 41Latto39.5
- 42Marley Marl39.3
- 43Chuck D.39.2
- 44Beastie Boys39.2
- 45Chris Patrick37.8
- 46Q-Tip37.8
- 47The Roots37.1
- 48De La Soul37.0
- 49Doja Cat36.5
- 50Playboi Carti36.1
- 1Kendrick Lamar277.9
- 2Kanye West201.5
- 3OutKast156.4
- 4Jay-Z154.5
- 5Tupac Shakur152.3
- 6The Notorious B.I.G.140.3
- 7Lauryn Hill130.5
- 8Nicki Minaj127.5
- 9Missy Elliott127.3
- 10Nas117.1
- 11Rakim113.6
- 12Eminem111.4
- 13Run-D.M.C.109.0
- 14Drake106.5
- 15Dr. Dre104.0
- 16Wu-Tang Clan103.5
- 17A Tribe Called Quest93.2
- 18J. Cole92.8
- 19Queen Latifah88.0
- 20Doechii78.0
- 21Megan Thee Stallion77.2
- 22Public Enemy77.1
- 23Lil Wayne74.9
- 24DJ Premier72.6
- 25MC Lyte72.0
- 26N.W.A71.1
- 27JID68.3
- 28Tyler, The Creator67.9
- 29Andre 300061.7
- 30GloRilla60.7
- 31Lil’ Kim60.1
- 32EsDeeKid55.0
- 33Future54.4
- 34J Dilla53.6
- 35Salt-N-Pepa53.3
- 36Cardi B52.6
- 37Ice Cube52.2
- 38Pete Rock50.4
- 39RZA50.4
- 40Timbaland45.1
- 41Latto39.5
- 42Marley Marl39.3
- 43Chuck D.39.2
- 44Beastie Boys39.2
- 45Chris Patrick37.8
- 46Q-Tip37.8
- 47The Roots37.1
- 48De La Soul37.0
- 49Doja Cat36.5
- 50Playboi Carti36.1
Top 50 of 215
The GenRank score sums each brand’s question-level visibility inside this category. Higher means AI names the brand more often and earlier. It is not bounded, so compare brands within one category, not across categories. Methodology
The questions behind this index
8Each question with its top three brands by GenRank score and how many brands its answers named.
Rank trend
Rank trends are drawn once two weekly editions under the same methodology exist. Only the first edition is in so far.
Named by surface
Each cell: of the surface's 8 answers, how many named the brand. Darker means named more often.
- Window
- Oct 18, 2026 ~ Nov 8, 2026
| Brand |  Google AI Overviews |  ChatGPT |  Claude |  Gemini | Google AI Mode |  Microsoft Copilot |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Kendrick Lamar | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 |
| 2Kanye West | 5 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 |
| 3OutKast | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| 4Jay-Z | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 5Tupac Shakur | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| 6The Notorious B.I.G. | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| 7Lauryn Hill | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 |
| 8Nicki Minaj | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 |
| 9Missy Elliott | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| 10Nas | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| 11Rakim | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 12Eminem | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 13Run-D.M.C. | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 14Drake | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 |
| 15Dr. Dre | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
Named alongside
Brands named in the same answers in the last four weeks. Circle size: answers naming the brand. Line width: answers naming both.
- Answers naming the brand
- 5
- 13
- 31
- Answers naming both
- 1
- 20
- Answers naming the brand
- 5
- 13
- 31
- Answers naming both
- 1
- 20
| Brand | Answers naming the brand | Named alongside |
|---|---|---|
| Kendrick Lamar | 31 | Nas (20), The Notorious B.I.G. (20), Jay-Z (20) |
| Kanye West | 24 | Kendrick Lamar (17), Nas (13), The Notorious B.I.G. (13) |
| OutKast | 17 | A Tribe Called Quest (13), Kendrick Lamar (11), Run-D.M.C. (9) |
| Jay-Z | 22 | Kendrick Lamar (20), Tupac Shakur (20), Nas (19) |
| Tupac Shakur | 20 | Jay-Z (20), The Notorious B.I.G. (19), Kendrick Lamar (19) |
| The Notorious B.I.G. | 21 | Kendrick Lamar (20), Jay-Z (19), Tupac Shakur (19) |
| Lauryn Hill | 20 | Missy Elliott (15), Kendrick Lamar (14), Nas (13) |
| Nicki Minaj | 16 | Lauryn Hill (13), Missy Elliott (11), The Notorious B.I.G. (10) |
| Missy Elliott | 16 | Lauryn Hill (15), Nicki Minaj (11), Queen Latifah (10) |
| Nas | 21 | Kendrick Lamar (20), Jay-Z (19), The Notorious B.I.G. (18) |
| Rakim | 14 | The Notorious B.I.G. (14), Jay-Z (14), Tupac Shakur (14) |
| Eminem | 19 | Nas (18), The Notorious B.I.G. (18), Jay-Z (18) |
| Run-D.M.C. | 13 | Wu-Tang Clan (10), Public Enemy (9), OutKast (9) |
| Drake | 18 | Kendrick Lamar (17), Jay-Z (15), Tupac Shakur (14) |
| Dr. Dre | 10 | Kanye West (7), DJ Premier (6), Run-D.M.C. (4) |
| Wu-Tang Clan | 10 | Run-D.M.C. (10), Public Enemy (9), OutKast (9) |
| A Tribe Called Quest | 13 | OutKast (13), Run-D.M.C. (8), Wu-Tang Clan (8) |
| J. Cole | 12 | Kendrick Lamar (12), OutKast (7), Tyler, The Creator (7) |
| Queen Latifah | 10 | Missy Elliott (10), Lauryn Hill (10), Nicki Minaj (9) |
| Doechii | 9 | Megan Thee Stallion (7), Missy Elliott (6), Lauryn Hill (6) |
| Megan Thee Stallion | 11 | Missy Elliott (8), Lauryn Hill (8), Nicki Minaj (7) |
| Public Enemy | 9 | Run-D.M.C. (9), Wu-Tang Clan (9), N.W.A (8) |
| Lil Wayne | 13 | The Notorious B.I.G. (13), Jay-Z (13), Tupac Shakur (13) |
| DJ Premier | 6 | Dr. Dre (6), Kanye West (6) |
| MC Lyte | 8 | Queen Latifah (8), Nicki Minaj (8), Missy Elliott (8) |
| N.W.A | 8 | Public Enemy (8), OutKast (8), Run-D.M.C. (8) |
| JID | 5 | Kendrick Lamar (5), Tyler, The Creator (4), J. Cole (3) |
| Tyler, The Creator | 10 | Kendrick Lamar (10), J. Cole (7), OutKast (6) |
| Andre 3000 | 11 | Kendrick Lamar (11), Nas (9), The Notorious B.I.G. (9) |
| GloRilla | 8 | Megan Thee Stallion (6), Doechii (6), MC Lyte (5) |
Most cited sources
Sites cited by the answers to this category's questions and its subcategories'. Counts are citing answers. All of this week's questions. Earlier ranks appear once two weekly runs of the same methodology exist.
| Rank | Source | Citing answers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | billboard.com | 18 |
| 2 | ranker.com | 13 |
| 3 | en.wikipedia.org | 12 |
| 4 | complex.com | 10 |
| 5 | reddit.com | 9 |
| 6 | facebook.com | 8 |
| 7 | imdb.com | 8 |
| 8 | youtube.com | 7 |
| 9 | themetalverse.net | 7 |
| 10 | instagram.com | 6 |
Sources and brands
Which cited sources appear in the answers that name each brand, counted in answers.
| Cited sources | Brand | Answers naming the brand |
|---|---|---|
| en.wikipedia.org | Nicki Minaj | 9 |
| en.wikipedia.org | Lauryn Hill | 8 |
| billboard.com | Kanye West | 8 |
| reddit.com | Kanye West | 7 |
| reddit.com | Kendrick Lamar | 7 |
| ranker.com | Nicki Minaj | 6 |
| ranker.com | Kendrick Lamar | 6 |
| en.wikipedia.org | Kendrick Lamar | 6 |
| billboard.com | Jay-Z | 6 |
| billboard.com | Kendrick Lamar | 6 |
| billboard.com | Nicki Minaj | 6 |
| billboard.com | Lauryn Hill | 6 |
| ranker.com | OutKast | 6 |
| ranker.com | Jay-Z | 5 |
| en.wikipedia.org | Tupac Shakur | 5 |
| billboard.com | The Notorious B.I.G. | 5 |
| en.wikipedia.org | The Notorious B.I.G. | 5 |
| reddit.com | The Notorious B.I.G. | 5 |
| billboard.com | Tupac Shakur | 5 |
| en.wikipedia.org | Jay-Z | 5 |
| complex.com | Kendrick Lamar | 5 |
| imdb.com | Lauryn Hill | 4 |
| en.wikipedia.org | OutKast | 4 |
| en.wikipedia.org | Kanye West | 4 |
| grammy.com | Jay-Z | 4 |
| grammy.com | Kendrick Lamar | 4 |
| grammy.com | Tupac Shakur | 4 |
| imdb.com | Kanye West | 4 |
| imdb.com | Nicki Minaj | 4 |
| ranker.com | The Notorious B.I.G. | 4 |
| ranker.com | Tupac Shakur | 4 |
| ranker.com | Lauryn Hill | 4 |
| reddit.com | OutKast | 4 |
| reddit.com | Jay-Z | 4 |
| reddit.com | Tupac Shakur | 4 |
| complex.com | Kanye West | 3 |
| reddit.com | Lauryn Hill | 3 |
| forbes.com | Kanye West | 3 |
| forbes.com | Jay-Z | 3 |
| forbes.com | Kendrick Lamar | 3 |
| forbes.com | Nicki Minaj | 3 |
| forbes.com | Tupac Shakur | 3 |
| forbes.com | Lauryn Hill | 3 |
| grammy.com | The Notorious B.I.G. | 3 |
| grammy.com | Kanye West | 3 |
| billboard.com | OutKast | 3 |
| imdb.com | The Notorious B.I.G. | 3 |
| imdb.com | OutKast | 3 |
| complex.com | OutKast | 3 |
| imdb.com | Jay-Z | 3 |
| imdb.com | Kendrick Lamar | 3 |
| reddit.com | Nicki Minaj | 3 |
| imdb.com | Tupac Shakur | 3 |
| ranker.com | Kanye West | 3 |
| complex.com | Jay-Z | 3 |
| forbes.com | The Notorious B.I.G. | 3 |
| grammy.com | Lauryn Hill | 2 |
| complex.com | The Notorious B.I.G. | 2 |
| complex.com | Tupac Shakur | 2 |
| complex.com | Nicki Minaj | 2 |
| grammy.com | OutKast | 1 |
| forbes.com | OutKast | 1 |
| complex.com | Lauryn Hill | 1 |
| grammy.com | Nicki Minaj | 1 |
Citations by source type
How many citations in this edition point at each kind of source.
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