Why he doesn’t suck: Juice WRLD fans think that Kid LAROI is a ‘mini-Juice’ due to his blend of rock and rap. That’s why I like music, because you can tell it through sounds and sonics.” He says: “Being sad is something that you can’t really explain. With a brand new mixtape, ‘Fuck Love’, on the way, we can only hope we can hear more of the Aussie’s indie-rock vocals. This Juice WLRD-affilate (he and the late rapper appear on this year’s ‘GO’) has proven his place with great tracks like the bouncy trapaholic ‘Diva’, laying his crisp, gravely vocals over 808s and clashing synths. Rock’s influence on rap isn’t just a bunch of rappers spitting over punky beats New South Wales’ LAROI explores folky vocals over trap beats to similarly great effect. Why he doesn’t suck: Clever has paid his dues and earned his stripes his voice is the voice of experience. But at the same time I wanted to turn their heads and make them say, ‘Who this is?’” He says: “It’s really satisfying when people relate to the music in a way that helps them get through things, or feel some kind of emotional connection to what I do. Clever’s heavy vibrato contrasted beautiful with barking blasts of guitar, so hopefully his upcoming album ‘Crazy’ will strike the same notes. The media-shy rapper collaborated with Snoop Dogg and his Eastsidaz on 2014’s ‘Payday’, but it was 2019’s ‘Ring Ring’, which appeared on Juice WRLD‘s debut album ‘Death Race For Love’, that truly showcased his take on glock-rock. This 35-year-old Alabama rocker’s love for hip hop started at the age of 15 when he stumbled across US music video show 106 & Park. Why he doesn’t suck: Did you see the livestreamed Nirvana cover gig he did to raise money for the World Health Organisation? The guy can shred. There is no genre and it’s just music at that point.” Just stepping out of comfort zones and maybe doing rock, maybe doing country, maybe putting it all together with all different sorts of genres. He says: “What I think is so cool is, music is becoming so genre-less and just so liquid and anything can be anything. He’s said he’s working on a new album imagine how much emotion Posty has bottled up lockdown. The album it appeared on, ‘Hollywood’s Bleeding’, was a true genre all-rounder, veering from rap to Stroke-style indie and even ’70s FM radio.
His Billboard Number One, last year’s ‘Circles’, is a love-sick emo-rap masterwork. We can’t talk about rap-rock without the blended genre’s poster child, Posty. Why they don’t suck: If you’re someone who enjoys hellish, high-energy music that is mosh pit-friendly, City Morgue should be your go-to. … we have something for when you’re laying down, when you’re washing dishes, or when you’re lifting weights.” They say: “You can’t be sad and listen to it, unless you’re the sort of person who thrives on anger. The duo’s recently released ‘As Good As Dead’ is a masterclass in uncompromising sounds and horrorcore aesthetic. Emerging at the time SoundCloud and mumble rap were the newest craze a couple of year ago, these New Yorkers mixed thrash metal with pulsating 808s. City Morgueįrequent collaborators ZillaKami and Sosmula have been pushing against the grain in the New York rap scene. Why he doesn’t suck: If the irresistible headbanger of a track, ‘Bloody Valentine’ – released in March – is anything to go by, Machine Gun Kelly’s take on rock will be an ideal outlet for this bad boy turned sad boi. He says: “All the hip-hop melodies are so pop-punk right now – it’s awesome.” The album will be one of the most anticipated nu-metal (sorry, glock rock) projects this year, and should go a long way to reviving the genre. He’s announced that it’ll be a “pop-punk album” and will see the versatile Ohio native team up with Blink-182’s Travis Barker. But his next project ‘Tickets To My Downfall’, due for release this year, will unleash the real rocker inside of him.
MGK‘s 2019 album ‘Hotel Diablo’ proved he’s jumping from strength to strength the crossover record combined his traditional rap flows with the darker side of emo music. Why he doesn’t suck: Lil Uzi Vert is one of the most detail-orientated rappers out there there’ll be none of the clumsiness of ’00s nu-metal when he’s around. And his idol Marilyn Manson once said of the Philly native: “I think he has punk rock in him. He says: Lil Uzi Vert has always said he’s “a rockstar”.
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