SoundCloud rap - Wiktionary, the free dictionary
After the audio streaming platform SoundCloud, where this genre initially spread.
- (music) A short-lived subgenre of hip hop mixing trap, lo-fi, and electronic music.
- Coordinate terms: emo rap, mumble rap
2017 June 22, Jon Caramanica, “The Rowdy World of Rap’s New Underground”, in The New York Times[1], →ISSN:
It was just another unpredictable, bruising night in the world of SoundCloud rap — a swelling subgenre that takes its name from its creators’ preferred streaming service — which in the last year has become the most vital and disruptive new movement in hip-hop thanks to rebellious music, volcanic energy and occasional acts of malevolence.
2018, Vanessa Oswald, Hip-Hop: A Cultural and Musical Revolution, Greenhaven Publishing LLC, →ISBN, page 80:
SoundCloud rap is characterized by its distinct sound, which is typically a mix of trap, lo-fi, electronic, and hip-hop music. Artists of this genre are also known for the short length of their songs, their popular social media presences, and sometimes their dangerous drug use, especially Xanax.
2018 December 6, Lauren Levy, “The Gatekeepers of SoundCloud Rap”, in Vulture[2]:
SoundCloud rap moved from the more hidden corners of the internet into mainstream consciousness in June 2017.
2021, Louis Theroux, Theroux The Keyhole: Diaries of a grounded documentary maker, Pan Macmillan, →ISBN, page 67:
More than a year on from when we actively began the research into SoundCloud rap, nearly four years on from my first impulse to make a programme about the subject, we've finally embarked on a wholly new project, […]