I was roped in by the calming effect of cloud rap when I first experienced the melancholic vibe from the works of artists such as A$AP Rocky, The Weeknd, Lil Peep, Bones, and XXXTENTACION. Originating from SoundCloud their music contains a unique display of samples from songs that are very far off from rap and hip hop, making rather dark music mollifying. Although the lyrics have a main role in the meaning of the songs, the samples and rap style is what induces the psychedelic feeling. Tunes that fall in the cloud rap subgenre explore themes of loneliness, depression, and living while you’re young. This type of music allows us to experience a life of sex, drugs, and doing as you please ignoring fear of consequences without actually partaking in those activities. Lyrics from A$AP Rocky like, “I look for ways to say I love you, but I ain’t into making love songs, baby I’m just rapping to this LSD” or “Who says you can’t live forever” portray the reckless lifestyle of these cloud rap artists. This type of music helps us to imagine fulfilling this type of behavior. Listeners can feel a variety of sensations like euphoria, melancholy, and motivation. That's the beauty of music, you can interpret it any way you would like.
The world of hip hop and rap is very diverse. All subgenres are extraordinary in their own way. With that being said, it’s almost as if cloud rap has characteristics from each subgenre in terms of the category. Imagine taking a small portion of each subgenre and making a whole new one. That’s where cloud rap falls.
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