Psychedelic rap

Psychedelic rap
Psychedelic rap
Other names	Psychedelic hip hop; psych-rap; acid rap;
Stylistic origins	Hip hop; psychedelic rock; psychedelic soul; funk; jazz;
Cultural origins	1980s, New York
Other topics
	Progressive rap; sampledelia; trip hop; cloud rap; chopped and screwed;

Psychedelic rap is a microgenre that fuses hip hop music with psychedelia.^[2] The genre's otherworldy sound was influenced by psychedelic rock and soul, funk and jazz, utilizing breaks and samples that create a hallucinogenic effect. Psychedelic drugs may also play a part in shaping the genre's sound.

^ David Foster, Wallace and Costello, Mark (July 23, 2013). Signifying Rappers. Little, Brown. p. 60. ISBN 978-0-316-40111-1.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h Reed, Ryan (November 10, 2022). "Psych-Rap: A Trippy History: Inside hip-hop's legacy of mind expansion, from acid-rock to A$AP Rocky". Tidal. Retrieved August 16, 2023.
^ Ripp, Gabriele, ed. (July 24, 2015). Handbook of Intermediality: Literature – Image – Sound – Music. De Gruyter. p. 867. ISBN 978-3-11-039378-1.

Psychedelic rap
Other names	Psychedelic hip hop^[1] psych-rap^[2] acid rap
Stylistic origins	Hip hop^[2]^[3] psychedelic rock^[2] psychedelic soul^[2] funk^[2] jazz^[2]
Cultural origins	1980s, New York^[2]
Other topics
Progressive rap sampledelia trip hop cloud rap chopped and screwed