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fromPitchfork
1 week agoEmo Rap Is Back. Here We Go Again.
Emo rap evolved from diverse hip-hop influences into a marketable aesthetic centered on wounded masculinity, drug use, and stylized melancholy.
Trippie Redd has never been an artist to follow the rules. Since breaking through in the late 2010s as part of hip-hop's emo-rap wave, he's built a career on unpredictability - blending melody, aggression, and emotion with a fearlessness that few of his peers possess. Nearly a decade later, that same boldness continues to define him. As he gears up for his highly anticipated new album NDA, Trippie Redd has returned with a fresh single and music video titled "Sketchy,"