Cloud rap
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| Cloud rap | |
|---|---|
| Stylistic origins | Hip hop, ambient, chillwave, new age, psychedelic music, experimental hip hop, chopped and screwed |
| Cultural origins | Mid 2000s |
| Typical instruments | Rapping, synthesizer, DAW |
| Other topics | |
Cloud rap (also known as Trillwave)[1][2] whose distinguishing features include ethereal, dreamlike beats (which often use wordless vocal samples, wherein singers harmonize or hold long notes, to produce a majestic effect) and abstracted, sometimes deliberately absurd, lyrics.
Artists described as cloud rap[edit]
- Lil B
- Cities Aviv[3]
- Clams Casino[4]
- Eric Dingus [5]
- cLOUDDEAD[6]
- Ledeni
- Kitty
- Main Attrakionz[7][8]
- SpaceGhostPurrp[9]
- Yung Lean[10]
- Bones (rapper)
- Eloim Meth
- Lil Yung Ass Man
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ Colly, Joe. "Wiz Khalifa: Taylor Allderdice | Album Reviews". Pitchfork. pitchfork.com. Retrieved 15 January 2014.
- ^ Weingarten, Christopher (May–June 2012). "Louder than Bombs". SPIN: 78. Retrieved 16 January 2014.
- ^ Lymangrover, Jason. "Cities Aviv biography". Allmusic. Retrieved June 21, 2014.
- ^ Sharp, Elliott. Tapes "Daughn Gibosn - All Hell | Music Review" Check
value (help). tinymixtapes.com. Retrieved 16 January 2014.|url= - ^ Caballero, Martín (August 25, 2013). "Eric Dingus - "512" (Chopped & Screwed Mixtape)". EARMILK. Retrieved September 15, 2014.
- ^ Goble, Corban (March 2, 2012). "Stream Main Attrakionz, Jel and Zachg cLOUDLIFE EP". Stereogum. Retrieved February 6, 2014.
- ^ "We Got This". SPIN: 49. December 2011.
- ^ Gillespie, Blake (6 March 2012). "The Future: cLOUDLIFE is Main Attrakionz and cLOUDDEAD". Impose Magazine. Retrieved 17 February 2015.
- ^ Unicornmang. "SpaceGhostPurrp - Mysterious Phonk: THe Chronicles of SpaceGhostPurrp | Music Review". Tiny Mix Tapes. tinymixtapes.com. Retrieved 15 January 2014.
- ^ Draut, Tim (July 18, 2014). "Yung Lean brings Sad Rap to The Independent". The Bay Bridged. Retrieved December 17, 2014.
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