SoundCloud rap
Late-2010s lo-fi rap subgenre that emerged on SoundCloud — emo-leaning, mumble-forward, tattooed-face energy.
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Born ~2015 · 1 year of recorded useSeen in the wild
Illustration: Guardian Design This article is more than **7 years old** # Death, drugs and destruction: the troubled year of SoundCloud rap This article is more than 7 years old From the murder of XXXTentacion to the…
SoundCloud rap is a lo-fi, melody driven, distorted sound with lyrics that usually focus on repetition and less on content.
There is also conflation between mumble/SoundCloud rap and other new generation-led evolutions or niches such as [trap](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trap_music "Trap music") and [cloud rap](https://en.wikipedia.org/w…
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Late-2010s lo-fi rap subgenre that emerged on SoundCloud — emo-leaning, mumble-forward, tattooed-face energy. Lil Peep, XXXTentacion, Juice WRLD, Trippie Redd. The aesthetic influenced mainstream rap for years after most artists left the platform.
“Illustration: Guardian Design This article is more than **7 years old** # Death, drugs and destruction: the troubled year of SoundCloud rap This article is more than 7 years old From the murder of XXXTentacion to the arrest of 6ix9ine, 2018 has seen ‘SoundCloud rap’ embroiled in more controversy than ever.”
“SoundCloud rap is a lo-fi, melody driven, distorted sound with lyrics that usually focus on repetition and less on content.”
“There is also conflation between mumble/SoundCloud rap and other new generation-led evolutions or niches such as [trap](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trap_music "Trap music") and [cloud rap](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cloud_rap "Cloud rap"). [_The Cleveland Plain Dealer_](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Cleveland_Plain_Dealer "The Cleveland Plain Dealer")'s Troy L.”
"His old SoundCloud rap mixtape is still his best work."
“Illustration: Guardian Design This article is more than **7 years old** # Death, drugs and destruction: the troubled year of SoundCloud rap This article is more than 7 years old From the murder of XXXTentacion to the arrest of 6ix9ine, 2018 has seen ‘SoundCloud rap’ embroiled in more controversy than ever.”
“SoundCloud rap is a lo-fi, melody driven, distorted sound with lyrics that usually focus on repetition and less on content.”
“There is also conflation between mumble/SoundCloud rap and other new generation-led evolutions or niches such as [trap](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trap_music "Trap music") and [cloud rap](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cloud_rap "Cloud rap"). [_The Cleveland Plain Dealer_](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Cleveland_Plain_Dealer "The Cleveland Plain Dealer")'s Troy L.”
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A short-lived subgenre of hip hop mixing trap, lo-fi and electronic music.
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