Rage (music genre)

Rage (also known as rage music, rage beats or rage rap) is a subgenre of trap music that originated in the United States in the late 2010s. The early rage sound was characterized by short, looping, stereo-widened, future bass-influenced synthesizer lead hooks and basic, energetic trap rhythms. Among the early pioneers of rage rap were Playboi Carti, Lil Uzi Vert and Trippie Redd. Producer F1lthy helped develop a template for the style through his collective Working on Dying with members such as Bnyx. By the 2020s, the genre had developed through the influence of Carti's 2020 album Whole Lotta Red, with primary production credits from producer F1lthy. Artists such as Destroy Lonely and Ken Carson on Carti's Opium label, along with Yeat and SoFaygo, contributed to the popularization of the genre. Rage would evolve into a more extreme and experimental sound with artists such as OsamaSon, Che, Nettspend, Slayr, and Lucy Bedroque. This style was defined by the use of bass heavy 808s, screamed autotune vocals and aggressive production. According to Pitchfork, Slayr developed an accessible form of the genre on his 2025 mixtape Half Blood. The rage scene of the mid 2020s would also coalesc