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Rap (Musical Genres, Kindle eBooks): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Kindle eBooks Best Sellers data for Rap (Musical Genres, Kindle eBooks), updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $11.99, median 232 reviews, average rating 4.6 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 18/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $8.24 – $13.99 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.6 |
| New releases (90 days) | 5% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Kindle eBooks |
What stands out
- At $11.99 its median price beats 93% of Kindle eBooks categories, leaving more margin per copy.
- Its median reviews are 38% of the parent category Musical Genres (610), one of the easier corners under it.
- The same niche in Books scores 29, 11 points higher than here; worth checking both.
Top 10 Rap best sellers
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The 50th Law: Overcoming Adversity Through Fearlessness
by 50 Cent
- List rank#1
- Price$18.99
- Rating4.7
- Reviews6,458
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Confessions of a Video Vixen: An Eye-Opening Memoir of Survival, Abuse, and Redemption in the Music Industry
by Karrine Steffans
- List rank#2
- Price$7.99
- Rating4.3
- Reviews2,361
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Jelly Roll Biography : Jason DeFord’s Transformation from Addiction, Incarceration, and Personal Struggles to a Groundbreaking Career in Country, Rap, and Rock Music
by John O. Heyward
- List rank#3
- Price$7.99
- Rating3.8
- Reviews230
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And It Don't Stop: The Best American Hip-Hop Journalism of the Last 25 Years (FABER & FABER)
by Raquel Cepeda
- List rank#4
- Price$0.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews12
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The History of Gangster Rap: From Schoolly D to Kendrick Lamar, the Rise of a Great American Art Form
by Soren Baker
- List rank#5
- Price$3.99
- Rating4.8
- Reviews262
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F*ck, That's Delicious: An Annotated Guide to Eating Well
by Action Bronson
- List rank#6
- Price$9.99
- Rating4.8
- Reviews2,693
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LAbyrinth: The True Story of City of Lies, the Murders of Tupac Shakur and Notorious B.I.G. and the Implication of the Los Angeles Police Department
by Randall Sullivan
- List rank#7
- Price$10.82
- Rating4.6
- Reviews556
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BMF: The Rise and Fall of Big Meech and the Black Mafia Family
by Mara Shalhoup
- List rank#8
- Price$2.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews921
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IT'S ALL IN YOUR HEAD
by Russ
- List rank#9
- Price$8.99
- Rating4.8
- Reviews6,911
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The Tao of Wu
by The RZA
- List rank#10
- Price$9.99
- Rating4.8
- Reviews2,752
Same niche in Books: Rap
FAQ
Is Rap a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 18/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 232 reviews and sells for $11.99.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Rap?
The median best seller has 232 reviews, and 29% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Rap best sellers cost?
The median price is $11.99; half of the best sellers are priced between $8.24 and $13.99.
Can new books break into Rap?
5% of the current best sellers were released in the last 90 days.
About this data
Data comes from KDPTop's daily crawl of Amazon's public Best Sellers pages; medians use the latest list. The opportunity score (0–100, higher is easier to enter) combines the review barrier, the share of low-review books, list turnover, new-release share and price.