Mumble rap
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| SoundCloud rap | |
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| Cultural origins | Late 2010s, SoundCloud |
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SoundCloud rap[1] is a music scene and microgenre that originated on the online audio distribution platform SoundCloud.[2] It is characterized for its simple beats and lyrics that range from the egocentric and nihilistic to containing discussion of sex and drugs.[2]
Style
Todd Moscowitz, the founder of Alamo Records, has called the genre a "lo-fi movement" noting the heavily distorted bass and intentional lack of polish in the sound. When Ski Mask the Slump God discussed the genre's sound and recording techniques, he noted that "It was like the worst recording set up, [but] you could set it up anywhere and that was the wave we were on," and "The raw energy of that – the distortion – is our speciality and we used that to our advantage."[3]
Media attention
Music critic Jon Caramanica of The New York Times opined in a 2017 article that SoundCloud rap "in the last year has become the most vital and disruptive new movement in hip-hop".[4] Complex magazine mentioned SoundCloud rap in an article about rappers on SoundCloud,[1] and Spin noted that the SoundCloud company has not been able to leverage the popularity of SoundCloud rap to improve its financial problems.[5]
Notable artists
- 6ix9ine[6]
- BlocBoy JB[6]
- A Boogie Wit Da Hoodie[6]
- Famous Dex[6]
- Juice WRLD[6]
- Lil Peep[7]
- Lil Pump[6]
- Lil Skies[6]
- Lil Tracy[8]
- Lil Uzi Vert[7]
- Lil Xan[6]
- Lil Yachty[9]
- Rico Nasty[6]
- Russ[8]
- Ski Mask the Slump God[6]
- Smokepurpp[6]
- Tay-K[6]
- Trippie Redd[6]
- Ugly God[6]
- XXXTentacion[6]
- YBN Almighty Jay[6]
- YBN Nahmir[6]
- YoungBoy Never Broke Again[6]
- Yung Lean[9]
See also
References
- ^ a b Holmes, Charles (August 30, 2017). "The Who's Who of SoundCloud rap". Complex.
What it means to be a SoundCloud rapper in 2017, is shifting and the ecosystem is rapidly changing. The term "SoundCloud Rap" has become a dismissive descriptor in the same way "Mumble Rap" has.
- ^ a b "An Aging Hip-Hop Fan and WW's Resident Hypebeast Debate the New Sound of Rap". Willamette Week. Retrieved 2018-01-29.
- ^ Turner, David (June 1, 2017). "Look At Me!: The Noisy, Blown-Out SoundCloud Revolution Redefining Rap". Rolling Stone.
- ^ Caramanica, Jon (June 22, 2017). "The Rowdy World of Rap's New Underground". The New York Times.
- ^ Sargent, Jordan (July 14, 2017). "Why Soundcloud Rap Couldn't Save Soundcloud". Spin.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r Burford, Corinna. "Your Cheat Sheet for Telling All the SoundCloud Rappers Apart". Retrieved 17 July 2018.
- ^ a b HOLMES, CHARLES. "The Who's Who Of SoundCloud Rap". Retrieved 17 July 2018.
- ^ a b Turner, David. "They Came From SoundCloud: Lil Uzi Vert and the 6 Rappers Who Could Be Rock Stars". Retrieved 17 July 2018.
- ^ a b Madden, Ben. "How Soundcloud rap outgrew itself and found the mainstream". Red Bull. Retrieved 17 July 2018.
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