Abstract Hip Hop

Abstract hip hop is a subgenre characterized by its experimental and avant-garde approach to traditional hip hop music. Emerging in the late 1990s and gaining momentum in the 2000s, abstract hip hop often features unconventional rhythms, dissonant instrumentation, and lyrics that prioritize lyrical complexity and poetic dexterity over traditional rhyme schemes. Artists within this genre frequently incorporate elements of electronic music, jazz, and psychedelia, resulting in a sound that is both sonically challenging and intellectually stimulating. Abstract hip hop's cultural significance lies in its rejection of mainstream hip hop's commercialism, instead embracing a DIY ethos and emphasizing creative freedom. Notable for its disregard for traditional hip hop structures, abstract hip hop is set apart from other styles by its willingness to push boundaries and defy expectations, often resulting in a unique blend of introspective lyrics, atmospheric soundscapes, and futuristic production.

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Tell Me Lies
Single - Released November 1, 2024
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