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Cloud rap
Stylistic originsAmbient, chillwave, new-age, psychedelic music, experimental hip hop, chopped and screwed
Cultural originsMid 2000s
Typical instrumentsRapping, synthesizer, DAW
Other topics

Cloud rap (also known as Trillwave)[1][2] is an experimental hip hop genre 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

See also

References

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  6. ^ Caballero, Martín (August 25, 2013). "Eric Dingus - "512" (Chopped & Screwed Mixtape)". EARMILK. Retrieved September 15, 2014.
  7. ^ "We Got This". SPIN: 49. December 2011.
  8. ^ Gillespie, Blake (6 March 2012). "The Future: cLOUDLIFE is Main Attrakionz and cLOUDDEAD". Impose Magazine. Retrieved 17 February 2015.
  9. ^ Unicornmang. "SpaceGhostPurrp - Mysterious Phonk: THe Chronicles of SpaceGhostPurrp | Music Review". Tiny Mix Tapes. tinymixtapes.com. Retrieved 15 January 2014.
  10. ^ "Viper - You'll Cowards Don't Even Smoke Crack Review". Sputnik Music December 2, 2014 Robert Lowe. Retrieved 15 December 2015.
  11. ^ Draut, Tim (July 18, 2014). "Yung Lean brings Sad Rap to The Independent". The Bay Bridged. Retrieved December 17, 2014.


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