Crushed trap is a subgenre of experimental hip-hop and cloud rap which originated in the late 2010's. Marked by lo-bit or bit-crushed production, abnormal mixing and mastering techniques, trap percussion, and noisy, futuristic, and spacy atmospheres reminiscent of cloud rap. Crushed trap releases are typically chopped-and-screwed-esque DJ mixtapes comprised of bitcrushed and remixed versions of trap and cloud rap songs, though some crushed trap artists have made original music with bitcrushed production, such as Fax Gang or $pirit Gurlz.
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Crushed trap is a subgenre of experimental hip-hop and cloud rap which originated in the late 2010's. Marked by lo-bit or bit-crushed production, abnormal mixing and mastering techniques, trap percussion, and noisy, futuristic, and spacy atmospheres reminiscent of cloud rap. Crushed trap releases are typically chopped-and-screwed-esque DJ mixtapes comprised of bitcrushed and remixed versions of trap and cloud rap songs, though some crushed trap artists have made original music with bitcrushed production, such as Fax Gang or $pirit Gurlz.
Riding off the wave of cloud rap and vaporwave in the early 2010's sharing it's focus on atmosphere and texture, crushed trap began blowing up following the release of Rare RCB hexD.mp3, a cryptic and dense remix compilation of unreleased Reptilian Club Boyz songs made by Florida artist Tomoe the Undying, which rose to cult-like acclaim and popularity among internet music forums and SoundCloud in late 2019, inspiring artists like DJ and producer 999 Heartake Sabileye who coined the crushed trap name, Fax Gang who fuse crushed trap with pop and trance, and countless other innovators within the scene.
