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| name              = Emo rap
| other_names       = {{hlist|Emo hip hop<ref>{{cite web|last1=Tanaka|first1=Toshiko|title=Remembering Lil Peep and the legacy he left behind|date=December 2017|url=http://thewoostervoice.spaces.wooster.edu/2017/12/01/remembering-lil-peep-and-the-legacy-he-left-behind/|access-date=March 30, 2018|archive-date=October 1, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201001084534/https://thewoostervoice.spaces.wooster.edu/2017/12/01/remembering-lil-peep-and-the-legacy-he-left-behind/|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Howard|first1=Alice|title=Rap Pop Punk Emo Rock n' Trap|url=https://vitruvianpost.com/3588/entertainment/rise-of-experimental/|access-date=March 30, 2018|archive-date=November 2, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211102063359/https://vitruvianpost.com/3588/entertainment/rise-of-experimental/|url-status=dead}}</ref>|sad rap<ref name="guardian">{{Cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2015/mar/05/original-angstas-why-the-stars-of-sad-rap-arent-afraid-to-cry|title=Original angstas – why the stars of sad rap aren't afraid to cry|last=Lester|first=Paul|date=March 5, 2015|newspaper=[[The Guardian]]|access-date=March 26, 2018}}</ref><ref name="sadra">{{cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/lil-xan-total-xanarchy/|title=Total Xanarchy – Pitchfork|website=Pitchfork.com}}</ref>||bop-punk<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.gq.com/story/bop-punk-is-here-to-stay|title=Lil Peep's Legacy of Bop-Punk Is Here to Stay|website=Gq.com|date=November 30, 2018|access-date=April 22, 2019}}</ref>}}
| etymology         = 
| stylistic_origins = * [[Hip-hop]]
* [[Trap music|trap]]
* [[cloud rap]]
* [[emo]]
* [[pop punk]]
* [[nu metal]]
* [[indie rock]]
* [[post-hardcore]]
| cultural_origins  = Mid-2010s, United States
| instruments       = * Vocals 
* [[audio editing software]]
* [[digital audio workstation]]
* [[music sequencer|sequencer]]
* [[sampler (musical instrument)|sampler]]
* [[synthesizer]]
* [[guitar]]
| derivatives       = * [[HexD]]<ref>{{cite web |last1=Adams |first1=Luke |title=Waves of Mutilation {{!}} “Catacombs 2007” by Drixxo Lords |url=https://impact89fm.org/93871/music/waves-of-mutilation-catacombs-2007-by-drixxo-lords/ |website=Impact 89FM {{!}} WDBM-FM |access-date=5 April 2026}}</ref>
* [[hyperpop]]<ref>{{cite web |last1=Enis |first1=Eli |title=This is Hyperpop: A Genre Tag for Genre-less Music |url=https://www.vice.com/en/article/this-is-hyperpop-a-genre-tag-for-genre-less-music/ |website=[[Vice Media]] |date=October 27, 2020 |access-date=23 February 2021}}</ref> 
* [[digicore]]
* [[Rage (music genre)|rage]]<ref>{{cite web |last1=Jenkins |first1=Craig |title=Playboi Carti Gets Lost in the Music |url=https://www.vulture.com/article/playboi-carti-music-review.html |website=[[Vulture (website)|Vulture]] |access-date=5 April 2026 |language=en |date=18 March 2025 |quote=Rage, to the extent that the microgenre is distinguished from its fountainheads in trap and emo rap, is about ritual and release. }}</ref>
| other_topics      = * [[Crunkcore]]
* [[SoundCloud rap]]
* [[trap metal]]
* [[Sad Boys]]
}}

'''Emo rap''' (also known as '''emo hip hop''' or '''sad rap''') is a [[subgenre]] of [[Hip hop music|hip hop]] influenced by [[emo]].<ref name="Daramola" /> It emerged during the early-2010s through the [[SoundCloud rap]] scene,<ref>{{cite web |last1=Dodderidge |first1=Tim |title=Emo Rap's Ascent to a Legitimate Musical Movement |date=April 11, 2020 |url=https://mindequalsblown.net/music/emo-raps-ascent-to-a-legitimate-musical-movement |access-date=23 February 2021 |archive-date=November 2, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211102063229/https://mindequalsblown.net/music/emo-raps-ascent-to-a-legitimate-musical-movement |url-status=usurped }}</ref> and fuses [[trap music]]-style beats with [[Singing|sing]]-[[rapping]] vocals. Originally pioneered by artists such as [[Black Kray]]'s [[Goth Money Records]], [[Bones (rapper)|Bones]] and [[GothBoiClique]] members [[Wicca Phase Springs Eternal]], [[Lil Tracy]] and [[Lil Peep]]. The genre was popularized in the mainstream by Lil Peep, [[Trippie Redd]], [[$uicideboy$]], [[XXXTentacion]], and [[Juice Wrld]].<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Hobbs |first=Thomas |date=13 December 2019 |title=Juice WRLD, Lil Peep, and XXXTentacion are symbols of a scene that trades off tragedy |url=https://i-d.co/article/juice-wrld-lil-peep-and-xxxtentacion-are-symbols-of-a-scene-that-trades-off-tragedy/ |url-status=live |magazine=[[i-D]] |location=London |publisher=[[Vice Media]] |issn=0894-5373 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220603123523/https://i-d.vice.com/en_uk/article/wxeegn/juice-wrld-lil-peep-and-xxxtentacion-are-symbols-of-a-scene-that-trades-off-tragedy |archive-date=3 June 2022 |access-date=7 August 2022}}</ref><ref name="emo!">{{Cite web|url= https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/trippie-redd-lil-uzi-vert-101425416.html?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbS8&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAAEsMS6W_DQSlqGuQNdiyvrNkMUvtshVb3-ljniZfxl6PHY3tlu9qwb_Zs4rDaYjN6txQ6WevqVQ4KpAW5PBK2_nOIuEOjgejVakTMJO9_lGdvNsdXGglFTMU_Zmf9O6fEE_NwKpwq0I3CIIydIIoE2X_1BpUIcsQnL1i-L5u2fy-|title= From Trippie Redd to Lil Uzi Vert: 9 best emo rappers |website=Yahoo|date=April 4, 2024}}</ref>

== Characteristics ==
[[File:Lil Peep in 2016 by Miller Rodríguez (portrait crop).jpg|thumb|Emo rapper [[Lil Peep]] in August 2016]]
Publications have described emo rap as taking influence from [[Hip hop music|hip hop]],<ref name="Zoladz">{{Cite web |last=Zoladz |first=Lindsay |date=2017-08-30 |title=XXXTentacion, Lil Peep, and the Future of Emo |url=https://www.theringer.com/music/2017/8/30/16225968/emo-xxxtentacion-lil-peep-brand-new |access-date=2023-01-18 |website=The Ringer |language=en}}</ref><ref name=Ledsham/> [[emo]],<ref name= Zoladz/><ref name=Ledsham/> [[Trap music|trap]],<ref name=Daramola/> [[pop punk]],<ref name="Kerrang">{{cite web|last1=Eloise|first1=Marianne|title=From Lil Peep To Paramore, Emo And Rap Have Been Related For Years|url=http://www.kerrang.com/features/from-lil-peep-to-paramore-emo-and-rap-have-been-related-for-years/|website=[[Kerrang]]|date=September 5, 2017 |access-date=April 1, 2018}}</ref> [[nu metal]],<ref name= Zoladz/> [[indie rock]],<ref name=Daramola>{{cite web|last1=Daramola|first1=Israel|title=The Emo Fan's Guide to Emo Rap|url=http://riotfest.org/2017/09/emo-fans-guide-emo-rap/|website=Riot Fest|date=September 27, 2017|access-date=November 15, 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171115214024/http://riotfest.org/2017/09/emo-fans-guide-emo-rap/|archive-date=November 15, 2017}}</ref> [[post-hardcore]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2017/apr/21/lil-peep-youtube-rapper-taking-back-emo|title = Lil Peep: The YouTube rapper who's taking back emo|website = [[TheGuardian.com]]|date = April 21, 2017}}</ref> and [[cloud rap]].<ref name=Ledsham>{{cite web|url=http://www.highclouds.org/i-write-raps-not-tragedies-finally-the-emo-goth-rap-hybrid-you-didnt-realise-you-were-waiting-for-is-here/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170414135100/http://www.highclouds.org/i-write-raps-not-tragedies-finally-the-emo-goth-rap-hybrid-you-didnt-realise-you-were-waiting-for-is-here|url-status=dead|archive-date=April 14, 2017|title=I write raps not tragedies: Finally! The emo-goth-rap hybrid you didn't realise you were waiting for is here|author=Ed Ledsham|date=April 10, 2017|access-date=November 9, 2017}}</ref>

Emo rap departs from the traditional tones found in modern mainstream hip hop in favor of more emotional and personal lyrical content,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.popdust.com/to-be-young-emo-black-2430350601.html|title=To Be Young, Emo, & Black|author=Deascent|date=July 2, 2017|access-date=October 9, 2017|archive-date=October 10, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171010055213/https://www.popdust.com/to-be-young-emo-black-2430350601.html|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/thepitch/1481-to-be-young-angsty-and-black-on-raps-emo-moment/|title=To Be Young, Angsty, and Black: On Rap's Emo Moment {{!}} Pitchfork|website=Pitchfork.com|date=April 5, 2017|access-date=March 3, 2018}}</ref> described by [[The Wall Street Journal]] as "giving their elders the finger."<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/hip-hops-generation-gap-emo-vs-dad-rap-1516118193|title=Hip-Hop's Generation Gap: 'Emo' vs. 'Dad' Rap|last=Shah|first=Neil|date=January 16, 2018|work=The Wall Street Journal|access-date=March 3, 2018|issn=0099-9660}}</ref> Lyrics tend to focus on topics such as depression,<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.michigandaily.com/section/arts/sad-new-guard-emo-rap|title=The sad new guard of emo rap|work=The Michigan Daily|access-date=April 27, 2018}}</ref> [[loneliness]], [[anxiety]],<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.scmp.com/culture/music/article/2140855/sex-drugs-violence-and-face-tattoos-mumble-rap-explained|title=Sex, drugs, violence and face tattoos: mumble rap explained|work=South China Morning Post|access-date=April 27, 2018}}</ref> [[Substance abuse|consumption of drugs]] and [[Consumption of alcohol|alcohol]], [[nihilism]],<ref>{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2018/01/08/lil-xan-and-the-year-in-sad-rap|title=Lil Xan and the Year in Sad Rap|last=Battan|first=Carrie|date=January 1, 2018|magazine=The New Yorker|access-date=March 3, 2018|issn=0028-792X}}</ref> suicide,<ref name="Zoladz" /> heartbreak,<ref>{{Citation|last=Genius|title=How Lil Peep, Lil Uzi Vert, and Trippie Redd Are Bringing Back Emo {{!}} Genius News|date=September 19, 2017|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RKhMq4VE79Y|access-date=March 3, 2018}}</ref> and self-medication.<ref name="auto">{{Citation|last=HipHopDX|title=Emo Rap Over Everything?|date=September 16, 2017|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qEjj21-dHgc| archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211117/qEjj21-dHgc| archive-date=2021-11-17 | url-status=live|access-date=March 3, 2018}}{{cbignore}}</ref> The genre is characterized by its combination of musical elements commonly found in [[conscious hip hop]] with indie rock instrumentals.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://hiphopdx.com/videos/id.26231/title.the-breakdown-emo-rap-over-everything|title=The Breakdown: Emo Rap Over Everything?|author=Murs|date=September 16, 2017|access-date=October 9, 2017|archive-date=October 10, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171010055342/https://hiphopdx.com/videos/id.26231/title.the-breakdown-emo-rap-over-everything|url-status=dead}}</ref> [[Sampling (music)|Sampling]] often uses 2000s [[pop punk]] and [[emo]] songs. Much of the sampling has been influenced by artists who inspired the genre, such as [[Mineral (band)|Mineral]], [[Underoath]], and [[the Postal Service]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.stereogum.com/1939667/emo-veterans-mineral-accuse-lil-peep-of-ripping-them-off/news/|title=Emo Veterans Mineral Accuse Lil Peep of Ripping Them off|date=May 5, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2017/apr/21/lil-peep-youtube-rapper-taking-back-emo|title=Lil Peep: the YouTube rapper who's taking back emo|author=Angus Harrison|work=The Guardian|date=April 21, 2017|access-date=October 16, 2017}}</ref> Some emo rappers also make use of original instrumentation.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Fulton |first1=Nick |title=gothboiclique rapper cold hart goes pop punk |url=https://i-d.co/article/emo-rapper-cold-hart-goes-pop-punk/ |website=[[i-D]] |date=July 12, 2019 |access-date=23 February 2021}}</ref> Horse Head of the collective [[GothBoiClique]] has described the music as "...sort of nostalgic, but it's new too...no one's really done shit like this. It's like emo rap and melodic trap".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://stayloud.skullcandy.com/stories/underground-rap-meets-emo-revivalism/|title=UNDERGROUND RAP MEETS EMO REVIVALISM|author=Lee Shaner|access-date=October 9, 2017|archive-date=January 6, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170106095001/http://stayloud.skullcandy.com/stories/underground-rap-meets-emo-revivalism/|url-status=dead}}</ref>

Fans of the music are sometimes referred to as "sad boys", in reference to emo rapper [[Yung Lean]]'s music group by the same name.<ref name="guardian" /><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.theringer.com/music/2017/8/30/16225968/emo-xxxtentacion-lil-peep-brand-new|title=XXXTentacion, Lil Peep, and the Future of Emo|work=The Ringer|access-date=March 26, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.skiddle.com/news/all/SadBoys-of-Soundcloud-8211-an-introduction-to-the-world-of-emo-rap/54217/|title=SadBoys of Soundcloud – an introduction to the world of emo rap|website=Skiddle.com|access-date=2019-07-22}}</ref>

==History==
===Precursors===
Prior to emo rap solidifying itself as a genre, the term was applied by critics to rappers such as [[Joe Budden]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://dangerousminds.net/comments/tears_of_a_thug_sad_rap_is_a_real_thing|title=TEARS OF A THUG: 'SAD RAP' IS A REAL THING|date=July 24, 2013|access-date=November 7, 2017}}</ref> [[Eminem]],<ref>{{Cite web |date=February 12, 2004 |title="emo rap: up from the underground" |url=https://www.spin.com/2004/02/emo-rap-underground/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160112212348/https://www.spin.com/2004/02/emo-rap-underground/ |archive-date=January 12, 2016 |access-date=October 14, 2023 |website=Spin.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=2021-12-24 |title=Cage, 'I Never Knew You' |language=en-US |newspaper=Washington Post |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/express/wp/2009/06/09/cage_i_never_knew_you/ |access-date=2023-10-14 |issn=0190-8286}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Swerzenski |first=J. D. |title=Eminem: 'The Marshall Mathers LP 2' |url=https://www.sacurrent.com/music/eminem-the-marshall-mathers-lp-2-2247491 |access-date=2023-10-14 |website=San Antonio Current |date=November 5, 2013 |language=en}}</ref> [[Kanye West]], and [[Drake (musician)|Drake]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/music/la-et-ms-drake-review-20150216-column.html|title=Review Mortality, fame hang heavy on Drake's 'If You're Reading This'|author=Randall Roberts|website=[[Los Angeles Times]]|date=February 15, 2015|access-date=November 7, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.villagevoice.com/2010/06/02/drakes-thank-me-later-leaks/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180716082311/https://www.villagevoice.com/2010/06/02/drakes-thank-me-later-leaks/|url-status=dead|archive-date=July 16, 2018|title=Drake's Thank Me Later Leaks|author=Zach Baron|date=June 2, 2010|access-date=November 7, 2017}}</ref> due to their emotional styles of lyric writing. American rapper [[Slug (rapper)|Slug]] of [[Atmosphere (music group)|Atmosphere]] claimed in 2017 that he invented the name "emo rap" in an IR Magazine article from 1997.<ref name="auto"/> The music of German rapper [[Casper (rapper)|Casper]], which was influenced by both hip hop and bands like [[American Nightmare (band)|Give up the Ghost]], [[Modern Life is War]], and [[Grave Digger (band)|Grave Digger]], was often referred to as "emo rap" early on in his career.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.burnyourears.de/interviews/4070-casper-interview-mit-dem-emo-rapper.html|title=Casper – Interview mit dem 'Emo-Rapper' – BurnYourEars Webzine|last=Joey}}</ref> [[Huffington Post]] writer Kia Makarechi described American group [[Hollywood Undead]] as "crass emo-rap" in 2012 article.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/aron-erlichman-hollywood-undead-singer-attacked_n_1566030|title=Aron 'Deuce' Erlichman Beaten Up: Police Say Hollywood Undead Singer Attacked By Former Bandmates|author=Kia Makarechi|work=HuffPost UK |date=March 6, 2012|access-date=November 7, 2017}}</ref>

Additionally, between the 1990s and early-2010s, there was a number of significant crossovers between the hip hop scene and the emo and pop punk scene. [[Zebrahead]] have been playing a style of music that features vocalist [[Ali Tabatabaee]] rapping over pop punk instrumentals since the band's formation in 1995.<ref>{{cite web |last1=River |first1=Julie |title=Zebrahead Waste of Mind (1998) |date=November 17, 2018 |url=https://www.punknews.org/review/16229/zebrahead-waste-of-mind |access-date=20 February 2021}}</ref> Rapper [[MC Lars]] has been making use of samples and references to emo and pop punk songs in his music since his 2004 debut album.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/1494453/mc-lars-sends-up-emo-on-new-single-which-stars-fake-band-hearts-that-hate/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160825052214/http://www.mtv.com/news/1494453/mc-lars-sends-up-emo-on-new-single-which-stars-fake-band-hearts-that-hate/|url-status=dead|archive-date=August 25, 2016|title=MC Lars Sends Up Emo on New Single, Which Stars Fake Band Hearts That Hate|website=[[MTV]]|access-date=January 18, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Divezur |first1=Roman |title=Interview: The Mount Nerdcore Tour |url=https://www.rochestercitynewspaper.com/rochester/interview-the-mount-nerdcore-tour/Content?oid=10203648 |access-date=23 February 2021 |archive-date=October 23, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201023112910/https://www.rochestercitynewspaper.com/rochester/interview-the-mount-nerdcore-tour/Content?oid=10203648 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Pop punk band [[Good Charlotte]], often stated that they took influence from hip hop and in 2007 released the album ''Greatest Remixes'', which consisted of a number of their previously released songs being remixed by both hip hop and pop punk musicians such as [[Jay E]], [[Patrick Stump]], [[Marshall Goodman]], and [[William Beckett (singer)|William Beckett]]. In 2005, Stump and [[Pete Wentz]] founded [[DCD2 Records]], which signed both emo and hip hop artists, who would often collaborate and tour alongside one another. DCD2 signees [[Cobra Starship]] and [[Gym Class Heroes]] also merged elements of both genres. In 2006, rapper [[Kanye West]] remixed [[emo pop]] band [[Fall Out Boy]]'s song "[[This Ain't a Scene, It's an Arms Race]]". [[Fearless Records]] released the album [[Punk Goes Crunk]] in 2008, which was made up of emo and pop punk musicians covering popular hip hip songs. Emo band [[Framing Hanley]] covered rapper [[Lil Wayne]]'s song "[[Lollipop (Lil Wayne song)|Lollipop]]" in 2008 and Lil Wayne went on to collaborate with emo band [[Weezer]] in 2009, on the song "Can't Stop Partying" off of the band's album ''[[Raditude]]''.<ref name="Kerrang" /> In 2012, prominent pop-punk band [[Blink-182]] featured rapper [[Yelawolf]] on the track "Pretty Little Girl" from their [[Dogs Eating Dogs]] EP.<ref>{{cite web |title=BLINK-182 – DOGS EATING DOGS EP|url=https://www.altpress.com/reviews/blink_182_dogs_eating_dogs_ep/ |website=[[AltPress]] |date=December 13, 2012 |access-date=30 March 2021}}</ref>

In 2013, Swedish rapper [[Yung Lean]], released the track "[[Ginseng Strip 2002]]", the debut mixtape ''Unknown Death 2002'' and later formed the collective Sad Boys (SBE), which publications such as ''[[the Guardian]]'' and ''Recording Arts Canada'' have, in retrospective, recognized as influential on the then-upcoming emo rap genre.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Marchan |first1=Sarah |title=Emo Rap's Family Tree |url=https://studybreaks.com/culture/music/emo-rap/ |website=Studybreaks |date=April 2018 |access-date=14 January 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Evolution of Emo Rap |url=https://recordingarts.com/record/evolution-of-hip-hop/emo-rap/ |website=Recordingarts |date=February 20, 2020 |access-date=14 January 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Aroesti |first1=Rachel |title='I'm genuine – and a bit strange': emo rapper Yung Lean bares his soul |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2020/may/12/im-genuine-and-a-bit-strange-emo-rapper-yung-lean-bares-his-soul-jonatan-leandoer-hastad |website=theguardian |date=May 12, 2020 |access-date=14 January 2022}}</ref>

=== 2012–2016: Origins ===
Emo rap was pioneered by [[Bones (rapper)|Bones]],<ref>{{cite web |last1=Jethani |first1=Rahm |title=The History of "Emo Rap" |url=https://tafttribune.org/5204/arts-entertainment/the-history-of-emo-rap/ |access-date=20 February 2021}}</ref> whose VHS-recorded music videos and dark production and aesthetic were so influential on the hip hop underground of the time that ''[[Dazed]]'' described him as the "underground rap king."<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.dazeddigital.com/music/article/37214/1/bones-interview-underground-rap-king|title=BONES on record labels, being beaten up & living meme kids|last=Dazed|date=September 7, 2017|work=Dazed|access-date=March 3, 2018}}</ref> In 2012, members of Thraxxhouse, a subgroup of [[Raider Klan]], formed [[GothBoiClique]] (GBC),<ref name="Lil Tracy" /> with the intention of drawing connections between the emo, trap, [[dark wave]], [[black metal]], and [[indie rock]] scenes. Bones and other genre pioneers like [[Black Kray]] and 90's Bambino also drew heavily upon the influence of [[Witch house (genre)|witch house]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thestranger.com/music/2014/10/29/20908970/the-best-emogothtrap-youll-hear-all-fall |title=The Best Emo/Goth/Trap You'll Hear All Fall |website=thestranger.com |date=2014-10-29 |access-date=2023-10-03}}</ref><ref name="Revolver" /> GBC's style of emo rap influenced swathes of artists in the underground emo and hip hop scenes on [[SoundCloud]],<ref name="Revolver">{{cite web |last1=REEVES |first1=MOSI |title=WICCA PHASE SPRINGS ETERNAL: OCCULT GENRE-SMASHER BRED IN PUNK, BACKED BY CODE ORANGE |url=https://www.revolvermag.com/music/wicca-phase-springs-eternal-occult-genre-smasher-bred-punk-backed-code-orange |website=[[Revolver (magazine)|Revolver]] |date=August 6, 2018 |access-date=20 February 2021}}</ref> with [[Lil Lotus]],<ref name="MG">{{cite web |title=LIL LOTUS GOES 'IN THE DMS' W/ MASKED GORILLA |url=http://www.themaskedgorilla.com/lil-lotus-in-the-dms-video/ |access-date=17 February 2021 |archive-date=August 14, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210814150349/http://www.themaskedgorilla.com/lil-lotus-in-the-dms-video/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> [[Lil Peep]]<ref>{{cite magazine |last1=PEISNER |first1=DAVID |title=He could have been his generation's Kurt Cobain, but he died of an overdose just after his 21st birthday. Inside his life, music and chaotic final days |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/feature/lil-peep-tragedy-torment-804686/ |magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] |date=March 8, 2019 |access-date=20 February 2021}}</ref> and [[Lil Tracy]],<ref name="Lil Tracy">{{cite web |last1=Greeley |first1=Shakeil |title=Lil Tracy Will Not Be Erased |url=https://pitchfork.com/thepitch/lil-tracy-will-not-be-erased/ |website=[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]] |date=November 27, 2018 |access-date=20 February 2021}}</ref> all citing the group as an influence and the latter-most two even eventually becoming members. During this time, a [[DIY]] ethos came to define the genre,<ref>{{cite web |last1=Smith |first1=Karl |title=How Emo Rap Has Redefined Rock Music |url=https://www.kerrang.com/features/how-emo-rap-has-redefined-rock-music/ |website=[[Kerrang!]] |date=June 25, 2019 |access-date=20 February 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Martinez |first1=Didi |title=From underground to mainstream: Emo rap explodes into streaming music scene |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/pop-culture/music/underground-mainstream-emo-rap-explodes-streaming-music-scene-n944141 |website=[[NBC]] |date=December 9, 2018 |access-date=20 February 2021}}</ref> to the extent that when Shinigami released his debut album ''Luna'' on [[Spotify]], he was derided as a [[sellout]], due to the streaming service's ability to monetize.<ref name="PRNBA">{{cite podcast |url=https://www.thepunkrockmba.com/podcasts/shinigami// |title=Shinigami |host=[[Finn McKenty]] |access-date=20 February 2021 |archive-date=August 14, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210814150314/https://www.thepunkrockmba.com/podcasts/shinigami/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>

=== 2017–2019: Popularity and deaths ===
In 2017, [[Lil Uzi Vert]]'s song "[[XO Tour Llif3]]" became a [[sleeper hit]]. The song, characterized as emo hip hop<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.vice.com/en/article/we-asked-emo-bands-to-review-lil-uzi-verts-xo-tour-llif3/|title=We Asked Emo Bands to Review Lil Uzi Vert's "XO Tour Llif3"|date=May 3, 2017|work=Noisey|access-date=March 3, 2018}}</ref> due to its lyrics referring to suicide and emotional breakdowns peaked at number seven on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100.<ref>{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/lil-uzi-vert/chart-history/hsi/|title=Lil Uzi Vert Chart History|magazine=Billboard|access-date=March 3, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2017/08/13/arts/lil-uzi-vert-xo-tour-llif3-push-me-to-the-edge.html,%20https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2017/08/13/arts/lil-uzi-vert-xo-tour-llif3-push-me-to-the-edge.html|title=Have You Heard This Lil Uzi Vert Lyric?|last=Coscarelli|first=Joe|date=August 13, 2017|work=The New York Times|access-date=March 3, 2018|issn=0362-4331}}</ref> In August 2017, [[XXXTentacion]] released his debut album ''[[17 (XXXTentacion album)|17]]'' with the lead single "[[Jocelyn Flores]]" which addresses the suicide of a friend<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://genius.com/a/xxxtentacion-s-new-song-jocelyn-flores-addresses-his-friend-s-suicide|title=XXXTentacion's New Song "Jocelyn Flores" Addresses His Friend's Suicide|website=Genius.com|date=August 21, 2016 |access-date=March 3, 2018}}</ref> and Lil Uzi Vert released their debut studio album ''[[Luv Is Rage 2]]''. The release of both the projects and their high peak on the ''Billboard'' 200 became defining moments for emo rap in the mainstream.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://thebottomline.as.ucsb.edu/2017/09/lil-uzi-vert-defines-emo-hip-hop-with-luv-is-rage-2|title=Lil Uzi Vert Defines Emo Hip-Hop with "Luv is Rage 2" {{!}} The Bottom Line|date=September 6, 2017|work=The Bottom Line|access-date=March 3, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/69877-xxxtentacions-most-emotional-17-lyrics-news|title=Xxxtentacion's Most Emotional "17" Lyrics|work=HotNewHipHop|access-date=March 3, 2018}}</ref> At the same time, Lil Peep was branded by ''[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]]'' the "future of emo" in January 2017<ref name="auto1">{{Cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/features/rising/10001-tears-of-a-dirtbag-rapper-lil-peep-is-the-future-of-emo/|title=Tears of a Dirtbag: Rapper Lil Peep Is the Future of Emo {{!}} Pitchfork|website=Pitchfork.com|date=January 9, 2017 |access-date=March 3, 2018}}</ref> and in April 2017, ''[[The Guardian]]'' concluded that his "continuing rise is testament to the timeless appeal of introspection."<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2017/apr/21/lil-peep-youtube-rapper-taking-back-emo|title=Lil Peep: the YouTube rapper who's taking back emo|last=Harrison|first=Angus|date=April 21, 2017|newspaper=[[The Guardian]]|access-date=March 3, 2018}}</ref>

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[[File:Sad - XXXTentacion.ogg|thumb|left|A sample of XXXTentacion's song "[[Sad!]]", from his 2018 album ''[[? (XXXTentacion album)|?]]''. The song topped the [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]] chart and is the best selling emo rap song of all-time.]]
In November 2017, Lil Peep died of a [[Fentanyl]] overdose.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2017/11/lil-peep-rip/546086/|title=Remembering Lil Peep|last=Kornhaber|first=Spencer|work=The Atlantic|access-date=March 3, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2017/nov/16/rapper-lil-peep-dies-aged-21-suspected-overdose|title=Rapper Lil Peep dies aged 21 of suspected overdose|last=Beaumont-Thomas|first=Ben|date=November 16, 2017|newspaper=[[The Guardian]]|access-date=March 3, 2018}}</ref> Shortly afterwards, Lil Peep's debut studio album ''[[Come Over When You're Sober, Pt. 1]]'' and the lead single "Awful Things" charted on the ''Billboard'' charts.<ref>{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/pro/lil-peep-charts-billboard-hot-100-first-time/|title=Lil Peep Charts on Billboard Hot 100 for First Time With 'Awful Things'|magazine=Billboard|access-date=March 3, 2018}}</ref> His death brought increased notability to the genre as a whole and particularly to artists such as [[Trippie Redd]] and [[Lil Aaron]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.oxygen.ie/emolution-mainstream-hip-hop/|title=The 'Emolution' Of Mainstream Hip-Hop – Oxygen.ie|date=November 22, 2017|work=Oxygen.ie|access-date=March 3, 2018}}</ref><ref>
*{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2017/11/16/obituaries/lil-peep-dead.html|title=Lil Peep, Rapper Who Blended Hip-Hop and Emo, Is Dead at 21|last=Caramanica|first=Jon|date=November 16, 2017|work=The New York Times|access-date=March 3, 2018|issn=0362-4331}}
*{{Cite news|url=https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/people-events/article/2121725/why-dead-rapper-lil-peep-was-icon-millennial-style|title=Why Lil Peep was an icon for millennial style|work=South China Morning Post|access-date=March 3, 2018}}
*{{Cite news|url=https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/92020-the-endless-giving-of-lil-peep-news|title=The Endless Giving of Lil Peep|work=HotNewHipHop|access-date=March 3, 2018}}</ref> In June 2018, XXXTentacion [[Murder of XXXTentacion|was murdered]], and like Peep, his albums ''[[17 (XXXTentacion album)|17]]'' and ''[[? (XXXTentacion album)|?]]'' charted the following week, along with his hit song "[[SAD!]]" charting at number one on the ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' [[Billboard Hot 100|Hot 100]].<ref>
*{{Cite news|url=http://www.tmz.com/2018/06/18/xxxtentacion-shot-dead-miami/|title=XXXTentacion Shot Dead at 20|work=TMZ|access-date=June 20, 2018}}
*{{cite web|url=http://www.tmz.com/2018/06/20/xxxtentacion-shot-neck-murder-died-instantly/|title=XXXTentacion Shot in the Neck During Murder, Seemingly Died Instantly|date=June 20, 2018 }}
*{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/billboard-200/2018-06-30|title=Top 200 Albums {{!}} Billboard 200 chart|magazine=Billboard|access-date=2018-07-30}}
*{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/hot-100/2018-06-30|title=Top 100 Songs {{!}} Billboard Hot 100 Chart|magazine=Billboard|access-date=2018-07-30}}</ref> In September 2018, a posthumous collaboration between the two artists, "[[Falling Down (Lil Peep and XXXTentacion song)|Falling Down]]" was released and became certified platinum in the US.<ref>{{cite web|title=LIL PEEP & XXXTENTACION earned RIAA 1× Platinum Award for FALLING DOWN|website = [[Recording Industry Association of America]]|url=https://www.riaa.com/gold-platinum/?tab_active=default-award&ar=Lil+Peep&ti=Falling+Down&format=Single&type=#search_section}}</ref> The same year, emo rap was the fastest-growing genre on [[Spotify]] in 2018.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.altpress.com/news/spotify-emo-rap-2018-most-growing-genre/|title = Spotify lists emo rap as 2018's fastest-growing genre|website = [[Alternative Press (magazine)|Alternative Press]]|date = December 4, 2018}}</ref> In December 2019, [[Juice WRLD]] died after suffering a seizure, induced by an overdose of oxycodone and codeine.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.tmz.com/2019/12/08/juice-wrld-dead-dies-seizure-chicago-midway-airport-hospital/|title=Juice WRLD Dead at 21 After Seizure in Chicago, Final Moments Captured|work=TMZ|access-date=December 9, 2019}}</ref> He was known to most people for the songs "[[All Girls Are the Same]]" and "[[Lucid Dreams (Juice Wrld song)|Lucid Dreams]]", the latter which peaked at number two on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 in 2018 and returned to the chart in 2019 at number eight following his death.<ref>{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/pro/maroon-5-girls-like-you-hot-100-second-week/|title=Maroon 5 & Cardi B's 'Girls Like You' Holds Atop Hot 100, Juice WRLD's 'Lucid Dreams' Lifts to No. 2|magazine=Billboard|access-date=2019-12-19}}</ref>

In 2018, [[Nothing,Nowhere]] released his second album ''[[Reaper (album)|Reaper]]'', which was described by ''[[The New York Times]]'' as an "outstanding album that synthesizes the second-wave emo of the early to mid-2000s [sic] with the rattling hip-hop low end of the last few years. It is one of the most promising pop albums of the year; the logical, and perhaps inevitable, endpoint of hip-hop's broad diffusion into every corner of American musical life; and also the most viable current direction for guitar-driven music in the mainstream."<ref name="NYT review">{{cite web |last1=Caramanica |first1=Jon |title=nothing,nowhere. Blends Hip-Hop and Emo to Make Tomorrow's Pop |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2017/10/20/arts/music/nothing-nowhere-hip-hop-emo-reaper.html |website=[[The New York Times]] |access-date=September 12, 2022 |date=October 20, 2017}}</ref> ''[[Revolver (magazine)|Revolver]]'' described him as one of the leading stars of the emo rap movement.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Rodgers |first1=Jack |title=HOW EMO-RAP STAR NOTHING,NOWHERE. GOT THE GUTS TO EMBRACE HIS METAL SIDE|url=https://www.revolvermag.com/music/how-emo-rap-star-nothingnowhere-got-guts-embrace-his-metal-side/ |website=[[Revolver (magazine)|Revolver]] |date=March 24, 2023}}</ref>

===2019–2022: Second wave===
In the early 2020s, notable emo rappers [[24kGoldn]],<ref>{{cite web |last1=BREIHAN |first1=TOM |title=24kGoldn Brings MySpace Emo To TikTok Rap |url=https://www.stereogum.com/2096825/24kgoldn-brings-myspace-emo-to-tiktok-rap/columns/status-aint-hood/ |website=[[Stereogum]] |date=September 2, 2020 |access-date=20 February 2021}}</ref> [[Poorstacy]],<ref name="Bring the Noise">{{cite web |title=NOISEWORTHY: HERE'S WHY POORSTACY IS A ROCKSTAR FOR THE SOUNDCLOUD GENERATION |url=https://www.bringthenoise.com/blog/noiseworthy-heres-why-poorstacy-is-a-rockstar |access-date=6 February 2021 |archive-date=January 18, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210118135557/https://www.bringthenoise.com/blog/noiseworthy-heres-why-poorstacy-is-a-rockstar |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=BEST NEW SONGS RIGHT NOW: 11/13/20 |url=https://www.revolvermag.com/music/best-new-songs-right-now-111320 |website=[[Revolver (magazine)|Revolver]] |date=November 13, 2020 |access-date=6 February 2021}}</ref> [[the Kid Laroi]],<ref>{{cite web |last1=YUSSUF |first1=AHMED |title=16-YEAR-OLD REDFERN RAPPER DEBUTS IN BILLBOARD TOP TEN: 'THIS IS MORE THAN I COULD OF EVER ASKED FOR' |work=The Feed |url=https://www.sbs.com.au/news/the-feed/16-year-old-redfern-rapper-debuts-in-billboard-top-ten-this-is-more-than-i-could-of-ever-asked-for |access-date=20 February 2021}}</ref> [[Powfu]]<ref>{{cite news |last1=Caramanica |first1=John |title=The Universal Loneliness of Powfu |newspaper=The New York Times |date=August 5, 2020 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/05/arts/music/powfu-poems-of-the-past-review.html |access-date=20 February 2021}}</ref> and [[Iann Dior]]<ref>{{cite magazine |last1=Glicksman |first1=Josh |title=Iann Dior Is Strategically Blurring Pop, Rock and Hip-Hop |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/rb-hip-hop/iann-dior-mood-industry-plant-interview-9465668/ |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |access-date=20 February 2021}}</ref> were all signed by labels where they released their debut EPs. On February 8, 2020, Powfu released their single "[[Death Bed (Coffee for Your Head)]]" with [[Beabadoobee]], which peaked at number one on the U.S. Hot Rock/Alternative Songs chart.<ref name="Forbes">{{cite web |last1=McIntyre |first1=Hugh |title=2020 Is The Year Rap Artists Rule The Rock Charts |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/hughmcintyre/2020/09/07/2020-is-the-year-rap-artists-rule-the-rock-charts/?sh=1474a857ae70 |website=[[Forbes]] |access-date=20 February 2021}}</ref> On July 24, 2020, Dior and 24kGoldn released the chart-topping song "[[Mood (24kGoldn song)|Mood]]",<ref>{{cite web |last=McKinney |first=Jessica |title=How 24KGoldn and Iann Dior's "Mood" Became One of the Biggest Songs in the World |url=https://www.complex.com/music/2020/09/24kgoldn-mood-global-success-story |website=[[Complex (magazine)|Complex]] |access-date=September 21, 2020 |date=January 11, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{Cite magazine|title=24kGoldn|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/24kgoldn/chart-history/hsi/|access-date=2021-05-05|magazine=Billboard}}</ref> which is currently certified quadruple platinum.<ref>{{cite web |title=GOLD & PLATINUM |website = [[Recording Industry Association of America]]|url=https://www.riaa.com/gold-platinum/?tab_active=default-award&ar=24kGoldn&ti=Mood#search_section |access-date=20 February 2021}}</ref> ''[[Forbes]]'' described 2020 as "The Year Rap Artists Rule the Rock Charts",<ref name="Forbes" /> while ''[[Spin (magazine)|Spin]]'' writer Al Shipley described the merger of [[pop punk]] and rap as 2020's "commercial juggernaut".<ref>{{cite web |last1=Shipley |first1=Al |title=Pop-Punk and Hip-Hop: 2020's Dynamic Duo |url=https://www.spin.com/2020/11/pop-punk-hip-hop-2020/ |website=[[Spin (magazine)|Spin]] |date=November 30, 2020 |access-date=5 February 2021}}</ref> In March 2022, emo rapper [[Lil Bo Weep]] died of a drug overdose after a long struggle with depression and [[complex post-traumatic stress disorder]] after the loss of a child.<ref>[https://meaww.com/how-did-rapper-lil-bo-weep-die-artist-lost-her-child-a-year-ago How did rapper Lil Bo Weep die? Artist lost her child a year ago]</ref>

==Influence==
The popularity of emo rap led to a number of mainstream musicians incorporating elements of it into their music in the late-2010s and early-2020s. Notable artists to do so include [[Justin Bieber]],<ref>{{cite magazine |last1=Lipshutz |first1=Jason |title=Every Song Ranked on Justin Bieber's 'Justice': Critic's Picks |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/pop/justin-bieber-justice-songs-ranked-9543801/ |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |access-date=23 March 2021}}</ref> [[Ariana Grande]],<ref>{{cite magazine |last1=He |first1=Richard S. |title=Every Ariana Grande Song, Ranked: Critic's Picks |url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop/8390286/ariana-grande-every-song-ranked |archive-url=https://archive.today/20191228121542/https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop/8390286/ariana-grande-every-song-ranked |url-status=dead |archive-date=December 28, 2019 |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |access-date=23 March 2021}}</ref> and [[Miley Cyrus]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=D'Souza |first1=Shaad |title=Miley Cyrus Plastic Hearts |url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/miley-cyrus-plastic-hearts/ |website=[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]] |access-date=23 March 2021}}</ref>

Emo rap, along with styles like [[cloud rap]], [[trap music|trap]], [[dubstep]], [[trance music|trance]], [[chiptune]] and pop music were influential on the development of the [[hyperpop]] genre.<ref name="vice">{{cite news |url=https://www.vice.com/en/article/this-is-hyperpop-a-genre-tag-for-genre-less-music/ |title=This is Hyperpop: A Genre Tag for Genre-less Music |last=Enis |first=Eli |date=27 October 2020 |publisher=Vice}}</ref> The genre gained mainstream attention in the late-2010s and early-2020s through artists such as [[100 gecs]], [[Charli XCX]], and [[Dorian Electra]].<ref name="nytimes">{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2020/11/10/arts/music/hyperpop-spotify.html |title=How Hyperpop, a Small Spotify Playlist, Grew Into a Big Deal|last=Dandridge-Lemco |first=Ben |date=10 November 2020 |work=The New York Times}}</ref>

The genre also brought about a revived interest in pop punk in the mainstream.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Eloise |first1=Marianne |title=From Lil Peep To Paramore, Emo And Rap Have Been Related For Years |url=https://www.kerrang.com/features/from-lil-peep-to-paramore-emo-and-rap-have-been-related-for-years/ |website=[[Kerrang!]] |date=September 5, 2017 |access-date=5 February 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Mench |first1=Chris |title=Misery Business: How Gen-Z Rappers Are Reinventing The Emo & Pop Punk Influences Of Their Childhood |url=https://genius.com/a/misery-business-how-gen-z-rappers-are-reinventing-the-emo-pop-punk-influences-of-their-childhood |access-date=5 February 2021}}</ref> This interest led to the [[2020s pop punk revival]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Melis |first=Aliya |date=2021-05-04 |title=Hip-Hop and TikTok Are Bringing Pop-Punk Back in a Big Way |url=https://consequence.net/2021/05/pop-punk-back-tiktok-hip-hop/ |access-date=2023-03-10 |website=Consequence |language=en-US}}</ref> In particular, [[Machine Gun Kelly (musician)|Machine Gun Kelly]]'s album ''[[Tickets to My Downfall]]'' was described by the [[Evening Standard]] as "bridg[ing] the gap" between the contemporary pop punk and emo rap scenes.<ref name="ES">{{cite web |last1=FEIGIN |first1=SARA |title=How Machine Gun Kelly's latest album catapulted him to pop-punk fame |url=https://www.standard.co.uk/insider/celebrity/machine-gun-kelly-tickets-to-my-downfall-pop-punk-a4561176.html |website=[[Evening Standard]] |date=October 2020 |access-date=5 February 2021}}</ref> During this time, a number of emo rappers such as [[Trippie Redd]],<ref>{{cite web |last1=Fagen |first1=Lucas |title=Trippie Redd, Louder and Crunchier |url=https://hyperallergic.com/624623/trippie-redd-louder-and-crunchier/ |website=[[Hyperallergic]] |date=February 27, 2021 |access-date=9 March 2021}}</ref> [[Lil Tracy]],<ref>{{cite web |last1=GENDRON |first1=WILL |title=Lil Tracy drops "Beautiful Nightmare" ahead of Anarchy |url=https://www.thefader.com/2019/09/18/lil-tracy-single-beautiful-nightmare-anarchy |access-date=4 March 2021}}</ref> [[Cold Hart]],<ref>{{cite web |last1=Fulton |first1=Nick |title=gothboiclique rapper cold hart goes pop punk |url=https://i-d.co/article/emo-rapper-cold-hart-goes-pop-punk/ |website=[[i-D]] |date=July 12, 2019 |access-date=21 February 2021}}</ref> [[Lil Aaron]],<ref>{{cite web |last1=Goldfine |first1=Jael |title=Kim Petras and Lil Aaron Go Full Mall-Goth |date=September 5, 2018 |url=https://www.papermag.com/kim-petras-lil-aaron-anymore-2602321031.html?rebelltitem=3#rebelltitem3 |access-date=21 February 2021}}</ref> and [[24kGoldn]]<ref>{{cite magazine |last1=Enis |first1=Eli |title=The 'Punk Goes Pop' Series Laid the Groundwork For Today's Dialogue Between Pop, Punk and Hip-Hop |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/rock/punk-goes-pop-jxdn-drivers-license-9533836/ |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |access-date=9 March 2021}}</ref> also began releasing pop punk albums and songs.

==See also==
* [[Alternative hip hop]]
* [[List of emo rap artists]]
* [[List of hip hop genres]]
* [[Internet rap]]

==References==
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