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It goes with out saying that almost all rappers know find out how to carry out. Livestreaming, nevertheless, strips the stage all the way down to a chair, a webcam and no matter chaos occurs to unfold from there. For some influential figures, like Drake or Snoop Dogg, which may imply a couple of rounds of gaming and chatting with followers. Different artists use it to preview new music, react to no matter’s breaking the web or simply kill time between drops.
It’s not precisely a brand new phenomenon, both — DDG was vlogging lengthy earlier than “Moonwalking in Calabasas” took off, and Logic had a Twitch deal earlier than anybody else. The via line, although, is that streaming is rising more and more widespread, and extra artists are beginning to embrace it. Beneath, Rap-Up rounded up eight rappers who’ve found out find out how to make livestreaming genuinely entertaining.
1. DDG
It’s just about inconceivable to speak about rappers who double as livestreamers — or content material creators usually — with out mentioning DDG. Positive, he could have began as a YouTuber, however with hits like “Moonwalking in Calabasas” and “Pink Dreads” below his belt, the Michigan native has greater than earned his stripes in Hip Hop. He’s additionally extremely enjoyable to observe on stream, whether or not he’s bringing his son, Halo, alongside or doing Twitch marathons like 2025’s “7 Days 7 Nights: Hit-A-Thon.”
2. Lizzo
Lizzo resides proof that Black ladies can do all of it. She’s already dominated each pop and rap, launched her inclusive shapewear line, Yitty, and in 2025, formally joined the streaming world together with her personal Twitch channel. Maybe she bought impressed by being part of Kai Cenat’s “Mafiathon 2” some months prior, however both manner, she’s a welcome presence within the house.
3. Jace!
Many individuals would possibly know him from going bar for bar with Toosii throughout PlaqueBoyMax’s “Tune Wars,” however Texas native Jace! (or Iayze, relying on which model of the rapper you found first) has quietly constructed a reputation for himself within the streaming trade. He largely broadcasts himself making music, although it’s commonplace to catch the “Rounds” artist enjoying video games or reacting to no matter’s trending on-line.
4. Soulja Boy
Although he could not have been the primary rapper to begin streaming in response to Lil Yachty, Soulja Boy is aware of find out how to preserve the folks entertained a method or one other. On any given day, followers would possibly catch the “Crank That (Soulja Boy)” hitmaker engaged on new music, enjoying cult favorites like Name of Responsibility or Fortnite — sure, the identical recreation he performed whereas roughing out “Rick & Morty” — and very like his notorious Instagram Stay periods, going off on whoever’s bought his identify of their mouth that day.
5. Logic
Logic was Twitch’s first official artist signing — and at seven figures, no much less — so it’s no shock he’s racked up over half one million subscribers. Whereas a lot of the world was caught at residence in 2020, he gave followers one thing to tune into: early previews of No Stress and reside beat-making periods. In 2025, he even teased new music with FaZe Adapt. The “Alright” rapper’s foray into streaming is a win for rap heads and avid gamers alike, to say the least.
“The Twitch neighborhood brings this wonderful group vitality that you simply don’t actually get wherever else,” Logic shared with The Verge the 12 months he signed on. “I need my Twitch channel to be a spot of creation but additionally collaboration, and I do know the Twitch neighborhood goes to like what we’ve bought deliberate.”
6. Snoop Dogg
West Coast heavyweight Snoop Dogg has been in additional video video games than most rappers — whether or not as a cameo or a totally playable character — so his love for gaming positively tracks. Through the years, he’s given the web a handful of hilarious streaming moments: enjoying Grand Theft Auto, Darkish Souls and, most memorably, reacting to his personal dying in Def Jam: Battle for NY.
7. Drake
For apparent causes, you’re not going to catch Drake streaming on the every day. Between touring, making music and dropping verses for almost everybody, his plate stays full — it is no surprise why Rod Wave as soon as known as him the Tom Brady of Hip Hop. Nevertheless, when he does go reside, it’s normally to take pleasure in one among his favourite pastimes: playing through Stake. The Canadian hitmaker’s 2023 year-end stream birthed the enduring “Anita Max Wynn” meme, and he’s additionally collaborated with Adin Ross and xQc up to now.
8. Digital Nas
Arguably probably the greatest producers to emerge from the SoundCloud period, Digital Nas has labored with the likes of Ye, Playboi Carti, Lil Yachty and extra — along with rapping over his personal beats, in fact. Outdoors of music, his most headline-grabbing second would possibly’ve been livestreaming the creation of WW3, Ye’s Nazi-sympathizing album from what many would possibly take into account his most polarizing period. Nevertheless, if the “Revenge” rapper retains at it — and possibly picks his collaborators extra fastidiously — he might simply develop into one among streaming’s breakout stars.