Best French rappers

29602 duels later, Lino is still #1 in the RAP ranking, with Booba close behind.

Lino holds a 26-point ELO lead over Booba at 1390, while Oxmo Puccino secures third place with 1352 points. The gap between the top two underscores a tight race: Booba has contested more duels at 1644 and wins 61% of them, yet Lino maintains the edge with 1631 duels and a 59% win rate. Alpha Wann rounds out the top 5 with 1334 ELO points, demonstrating that the upper tier is densely packed. The 56-point spread separating Lino from Alpha Wann shows how competitive the elite level remains. At the other end, Jul sits at the bottom with 1014 ELO and a 33% win rate over 1444 duels, suggesting the community has clear convictions about pen game hierarchy. Kekra and Deen Burbigo occupy the positions just above at 1027 and 1028 points respectively, both struggling to gain ground despite significant duel participation.

This ranking draws on 29602 duels fought by 197 players across 46 contenders. The scale of participation reveals the depth of opinion on French rap lyricism, with established voices like AKH holding fourth place at 1337 ELO after 1612 duels. Updated on 10 October 2026, the standings remain open: cast your vote to reshape the order or cement the current hierarchy.

Updated on October 10, 2026

How this ranking is computed

Every duel won lifts a contender and every loss drops them, by an amount that depends on the opponent's strength: beating the leader is worth more than beating the last. It is an ELO, the same principle as in chess. Duels are not drawn at random — an adaptive entropy sort puts the least predictable match-ups first, which settles the ranking far faster than a full round robin. A worldwide ranking is only published past 30 completed plays. Known limit: a contender who has faced few opponents keeps an approximate score, and the bottom of the table moves more than the podium.

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