Complex’s Top 25 Hip-Hop Media Power Ranking

[Jaguar93]

Hip-Hop Media Power Ranking (2025)

This is Complex's annual Hip-Hop Media Power Ranking for ...

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1. Kai Cenat
2. DJ Akademiks
3. Joe Budden
4. PlaqueboyMax
5. Charlamagne tha God
6. DJ Vlad
7. Nardwuar
8. Anthony Fantano
9. Rory and Mal
10. Gillie and Wallo
11. NORE
12. Ebro
13. Trap Lore Ross
14. Shannon Sharpe
15. Jadakiss and Fat Joe
16. DJ Hed
17. Elliot Wilson
18. DDG
19. Nadeska Alexis
20. Big Boy
21. Bootleg Kev
22. Angela Yee
23. Arshan Jawaid
24. Zias and B.Lou
25. Jon Caramanica

 

[Street Knowledge]

Radio really fell off.

 

[Harry B]

Didn’t expect Rory and Mal in the top 10.

And then listing Joe Budden alone kinda shades the rest of the pod

 

[Jaguar93]

 

[OJ Simpsom]

So JBP is basically #1

 

[OJ Simpsom]

Nardwuar

 

[Baka's Weird Case]

they got jada and fat joe but no cam and mase?

 

[Lil Bape the PostGod]

List can stop at like 15 lol

Generally speaking the people in 15-25 ain’t really powerful like that as far as “media”

Nadeska and ddg

I guess they had to just add names since they obviously made it a plan not to list Adam/no jumper

 

[Metal Face]

kai aint even react to the clipse album

 

[T.he I.nformant]

Didn’t expect Rory and Mal in the top 10.

And then listing Joe Budden alone kinda shades the rest of the pod

Same for Breakfast Club or does Char have more going on outside of that?

 

[MINT]

Fantano is the only one that managed to push artists to improve and change their albums

 

[SupaVillain]

Complex

 

[Primetime21]

Lol @ a “hip hop media” power ranking

 

[Cryptocurrency Scarface]

Akademiks at 2

 

[FTBS]

Didn’t expect Rory and Mal in the top 10.

And then listing Joe Budden alone kinda shades the rest of the pod

Its the name of the pod though. And if we keepin it a buck its not an ensemble. Its definitely more Martin than Living Single. And that isnt a diss as Gina and Tommy nem were great in their roles.