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Internet rap

Internet rap (also known as online rap or originally blog rap) is a style of hip-hop that emerged in the late 2000s, initially spreading through the online blogosphere, and early social media platforms like Myspace and later Tumblr, as well as mixtape-sharing site DatPiff.

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Cultural origins
Late 2000s – 2010s, Internet communities and social media platforms such as Myspace and SoundCloud
Other names
Online rap · blog rap (early)
Stylistic origins
Hip hop · trap
Typical instruments
Vocals (auto-tune) · Drum machine (Roland TR-808) · Synthesizers · Samples

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Internet rap

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Internet rap

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related to Early 2010s: Cloud rap & Internet rap collectives · 37
Internet rap → AP Mob, Around, Artists, Black Hippy, Brockhampton, By, Chicago's Chief Keef, Creator, Danny Brown, Gucci Mane, In, Internet, Juicy, Kid Cudi, Lil, Maybach Music, Metro Zu, Most Dope, Odd Future, Other
related to Mid–late 2010s: SoundCloud rap · 25
Internet rap → Additionally, Although, Artists, Denzel Curry, Destroy Lonely, During, Gucci Gang, Ken Carson, Lil Peep, Lil Pump, Lil Tracy, Lil Uzi Vert, Lil Yachty, Metro Zu, Opium, Playboi Carti, Playboi Carti's, SoundCloud, South Florida, South Florida's SoundCloud
related to 2020s · 15
Internet rap → According, Additionally, American, Bieber, Cobain, Discord, During, Kieran Press-Reynolds, Nettspend, Novagang, Online, Pitchfork, Roblox, Rolling Stone, Surf Gang
related to HexD · 11
Internet rap → DJ, Hexcastcrew, HexD, It, June, Originally, Rare RCB, Reptilian Club Boyz, Stacy Minajj, The, West Coast-based
related to Etymology and characteristics · 9
Internet rap → According, Adding, Alphonse Pierre, Emilie Friedlander, Internet, Pitchfork, SoundCloud, The Guardian, Writing
related to Jerk · 5
Internet rap → Californian, Jerk, Milwaukee, New York, Xaviersobased
Typical instruments · 4
Internet rap → Drum machine (Roland TR-808), Samples, Synthesizers, Vocals (auto-tune)
related to Cloud rap · 4
Internet rap → Clams Casino, Cloud, It, Lil
related to Digicore · 4
Internet rap → Collectives, Digicore, Discord, SoundCloud
Other names · 2
Internet rap → blog rap (early), Online rap

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internet rap music artists online like hip-hop early plugg soundcloud late 2010s emerged rappers trap influential also lil later microgenre

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
Internet rapCultural originsLate 2000s – 2010s, Internet communities and social media platforms such as Myspace and SoundCloud1.00infobox
Internet rapOther namesOnline rap1.00infobox
Internet rapOther namesblog rap (early)1.00infobox
Internet rapStylistic originsHip hop1.00infobox
Internet rapStylistic originstrap1.00infobox
Internet rapTypical instrumentsVocals (auto-tune)1.00infobox
Internet rapTypical instrumentsDrum machine (Roland TR-808)1.00infobox
Internet rapTypical instrumentsSynthesizers1.00infobox
Internet rapTypical instrumentsSamples1.00infobox
SoundCloudinstance ofArtists often favor online music distribution platforms0.80text
with songs frequently promotedinstance ofArtists often favor online music distribution platforms0.80text
shared through streaming services like YouTubeinstance ofArtists often favor online music distribution platforms0.80text

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