emo rap

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Publications have described emo rap as taking influence from hip hop,{{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}} emo, trap, pop punk,{{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}} nu metal, indie rock,{{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}} post-hardcore,{{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}} and cloud rap.{{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}}

Emo rap departs from the traditional tones found in modern mainstream hip hop in favor of more emotional and personal lyrical content,{{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}}{{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}} described by The Wall Street Journal as "giving their elders the finger."{{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}} Lyrics tend to focus on topics such as depression,{{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}} loneliness, anxiety,{{Cite news|url=http://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}} consumption of drugs and alcohol, nihilism,{{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}} suicide, heartbreak,{{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}} and self-medication.{{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}} The genre is characterized by its combination of musical elements commonly found in conscious hip hop with indie rock instrumentals.{{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}} 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, Underoath, and the Postal Service.{{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}}{{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}} Some emo rappers also make use of original instrumentation.{{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}} 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".{{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}}

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.{{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}}{{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}}

Prior to emo rap solidifying itself as a genre, the term was applied by critics to rappers such as Joe Budden,{{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}} Eminem,{{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}}{{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}}{{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 |language=en}} Kanye West,{{cite web|url=http://www.ebony.com/entertainment-culture/the-10-most-emo-moments-in-hip-hop-981|title=The 10 Most Emo Moments in Hip-Hop|date=September 23, 2013}} and Drake{{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}}{{cite web|url=https://www.villagevoice.com/2010/06/02/drakes-thank-me-later-leaks/|title=Drake's Thank Me Later Leaks|author=Zach Baron|date=June 2, 2010|access-date=November 7, 2017}} due to their emotional styles of lyric writing. American rapper Slug of Atmosphere claimed in 2017 that he invented the name "emo rap" in an IR Magazine article from 1997. The music of German rapper Casper, which was influenced by both hip hop and bands like Give up the Ghost, Modern Life is War, and Grave Digger, was often referred to as "emo rap" early on in his career.{{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}} Huffington Post writer Kia Makarechi described American group Hollywood Undead as "crass emo-rap" in 2012 article.{{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|date=March 6, 2012|access-date=November 7, 2017}}

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.{{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}} 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.{{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}}{{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}} 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. 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" 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. In 2012, prominent pop-punk band Blink-182 featured rapper Yelawolf on the track "Pretty Little Girl" from their Dogs Eating Dogs EP.{{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}}

In 2013, Swedish rapper Yung Lean, released the track "Ginseng Strip 2002" and the debut mixtape Unknown Death 2002, which publications such as the Guardian and Recording Arts Canada have, in retrospective context, recognized Lean's influence on the then-upcoming genre.{{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}}{{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}}{{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}}

Emo rap was pioneered by Bones,{{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}} 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".{{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}} In 2012, members of Thraxxhouse, a subgroup of Raider Klan, formed GothBoiClique (GBC), 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.{{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}} GBC's style of emo rap influenced swathes of artists in the underground emo and hip hop scenes on SoundCloud,{{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 |date=August 6, 2018 |access-date=20 February 2021}} with Lil Lotus,{{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 }} Lil Peep{{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}} and 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 |date=November 27, 2018 |access-date=20 February 2021}} 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,{{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}}{{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}} 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.{{cite podcast |url=https://www.thepunkrockmba.com/podcasts/shinigami// |title=Shinigami |host=Finn McKenty |access-date=20 February 2021}}

In 2017, Lil Uzi Vert's song "XO Tour Llif3" became a sleeper hit. The song, characterized as emo hip hop{{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}} due to its lyrics referring to suicide and emotional breakdowns peaked at number seven on the Billboard Hot 100.{{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}}{{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}} In August 2017, XXXTentacion released his debut album 17 with the lead single "Jocelyn Flores" which addresses the suicide of a friend{{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}} 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.{{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}}{{Cite news|url=https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/xxxtentacions-most-emotional-17-lyrics-news.36809.html|title=Xxxtentacion's Most Emotional "17" Lyrics|work=HotNewHipHop|access-date=March 3, 2018}} At the same time, Lil Peep was branded by Pitchfork the "future of emo" in January 2017{{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}} and in April 2017, The Guardian concluded that his "continuing rise is testament to the timeless appeal of introspection."{{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}}

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In November 2017, Lil Peep died of a Fentanyl overdose.{{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}}{{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}} 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.{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/8053834/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}} His death brought increased notability to the genre as a whole and particularly to artists such as Trippie Redd and Lil Aaron.{{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}}

• {{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=http://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/the-endless-giving-of-lil-peep-news.39725.html|title=The Endless Giving of Lil Peep|work=HotNewHipHop|access-date=March 3, 2018}} In June 2018, XXXTentacion was murdered, and like Peep, his albums 17 and ? charted the following week, along with his hit song "SAD!" charting at number one on the Billboard Hot 100.
• {{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}} In September 2018, a posthumous collaboration between the two artists, "Falling Down" was released and became certified platinum in the US.{{cite web|title=LIL PEEP & XXXTENTACION earned RIAA 1x 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}} The same year, emo rap was the fastest-growing genre on Spotify in 2018.{{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|date = December 4, 2018}} In December 2019, Juice WRLD died after suffering a seizure, induced by an overdose of oxycodone and codeine.{{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}} He was known to most people for the songs "All Girls Are the Same" and "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.{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/8477658/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}}

In 2018, Nothing,Nowhere released his second 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."{{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}} Revolver described him as one of the leading stars of the emo rap movement.{{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 |date=March 24, 2023}} Also in 2018 and 2019, notable emo rappers 24kGoldn,{{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}} Poorstacy,{{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 }}{{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 |date=November 13, 2020 |access-date=6 February 2021}} the Kid Laroi,{{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' |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}} Powfu{{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}} and Iann Dior{{cite magazine |last1=Glicksman |first1=Josh |title=Iann Dior Is Strategically Blurring Pop, Rock and Hip-Hop |url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/hip-hop/9465668/iann-dior-mood-industry-plant-interview/ |magazine=Billboard |access-date=20 February 2021}} 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.{{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}} On July 24, 2020, Dior and 24kGoldn released the chart-topping song "Mood",{{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 |access-date=September 21, 2020 |date=January 11, 2021}}{{Cite magazine|title=24kGoldn|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/24kgoldn/chart-history/hsi/|access-date=2021-05-05|magazine=Billboard}} which is currently certified quadruple platinum.{{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}} Forbes described 2020 as "The Year Rap Artists Rule the Rock Charts", while Spin writer Al Shipley described the merger of pop punk and rap as 2020's "commercial juggernaut".{{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 |date=November 30, 2020 |access-date=5 February 2021}} 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.[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]

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,{{cite magazine |last1=Lipshutz |first1=Jason |title=Every Song Ranked on Justin Bieber's 'Justice': Critic's Picks |url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop/9543801/justin-bieber-justice-songs-ranked/ |magazine=Billboard |access-date=23 March 2021}} Ariana Grande,{{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 |magazine=Billboard |access-date=23 March 2021}} and Miley Cyrus.{{cite web |last1=D’Souza |first1=Shaad |title=Miley Cyrus Plastic Hearts |url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/miley-cyrus-plastic-hearts/ |website=Pitchfork |access-date=23 March 2021}}

Emo rap, along with styles like cloud rap, trap, dubstep, trance, chiptune and pop music were influential on the development of the hyperpop genre.{{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}} The genre gained mainstream attention in the late-2010s and early-2020s through artists such as 100 gecs, Charli XCX, and Dorian Electra.{{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}}

The genre also brought about a revived interest in pop punk in the mainstream.{{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}}{{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}} This interest led to the 2020s pop punk revival.{{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}} In particular, 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.{{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}} During this time, a number of emo rappers such as Trippie Redd,{{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}} Lil Tracy,{{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}} Cold Hart,{{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}} Lil Aaron,{{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}} and 24kGoldn{{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/articles/columns/rock/9533836/punk-goes-pop-jxdn-drivers-license/ |magazine=Billboard |access-date=9 March 2021}} also began releasing pop punk albums and songs.

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