Rap is starting to sound a whole lot like Michigan
thefader.comAs expansive and forward-pushing as rap can be, it’s equally, if not more, steeped in comfort and familiarity. Almost as quickly as trends are set, they become played out.
Ones that stick are practically absorbed into the genre’s DNA, stylistic origins blurred as they become pastiche. For better or worse, every flow, drumkit, vocal preset, or sound effect is liable to become just another piece of the toolkit for making a contemporary rap song.
Sometimes it sounds like rap has been preserved in amber since 2018; twangy guitars and weepy keys continue to play in a loop with no end in sight. “Sold Out Dates” was such an undeniable hit that Gunna and Lil Baby went back and did it again a few months later with “Drip Too Hard.” (The latter peaked at No.
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