Atmosphere Gives Emo Rap Its Name
1 Shawn Setaro, “Rhymesayers At 20: An Oral History,” Forbes, Nov 30, 2015. https://www.forbes.com/sites/shawnsetaro/2015/11/30/rhymesayers-20-an-oral-history/?sh=7836de52cca1.
2 Andy Greenwald, Nothing Feels Good, St. Martin’s Griffin, November 15, 2003.
3 Tom Breihan, “God Loves Ugly Turns 20,” Stereogum, June 10, 2022. https://www.stereogum.com/2189509/atmosphere-god-loves-ugly-turns-20/reviews/the-anniversary/.
4 Leor Galil, “How Atmosphere accidentally predicted Juice Wrld,” The Chicago Reader, September 11, 2018. https://chicagoreader.com/music/how-atmosphere-accidentally-predicted-juice-wrld/.
Kid Cudi’s “Day ‘N’ Nite” Introduces Sensitivity to Emo Rap
1 “Kid Cudi,” Complex Magazine, August 3, 2009. https://web.archive.org/web/20130427174922/http://www.complex.com/music/2009/07/kid-cudi/page/2.
2 Pranav Trewn, “A Kid Named Cudi Turns 10,” Stereogum, July 17, 2018. https://www.stereogum.com/2005961/kid-cudi-a-kid-named-cudi-10th-anniversary/reviews/the-anniversary/.
3 Spencer Kornhaber, “Kid Cudi Sparks a Conversation on Depression, Race, and Rap,” The Atlantic, October 5, 2016. https://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2016/10/kid-cudi-depression-rehab-yougoodman-rap-mental-health/502973/.
BONES Adds a Gothic Texture to Emo
1 Gabe Allanoff, “Bones Gives a Rare Interview About Love, Identity, and Fatherhood,” Interview, July 13, 2021. https://www.interviewmagazine.com/music/bones-gives-a-rare-interview-about-love-identity-and-fatherhood
2 John Ruskin, “Nardwuar vs. Bones,” NardwuarServiette, May 30, 2019. Video, 23:02, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nhsvSKGnUcw.
3 Max Bell, “A Bones Halloween,” Passion of the Weiss, October 31, 2013. https://www.passionweiss.com/2013/10/31/a-bones-halloween/.
4 Duncan Cooper, “Download LA-via-Michigan Rapper Bones’ Massive Garbage Mixtape,” The FADER, June 09, 2014. https://www.thefader.com/2014/06/09/download-rapper-bones-garbage-mixtape.
Lil Wayne’s Influence on Emo Rap
1 Samuel Hine, “Emo-Rapper Lil Peep Says His Fearless Style Is What Fashion Needs Right Now,” GQ, August 18, 2017. https://www.gq.com/story/lil-peep-says-his-fearless-style-is-what-fashion-needs.
2 Christina Lee, Regina N. Bradley, “Gangster, Griot, and GOAT: Unpacking Lil Wayne’s Reign and Reckoning,” Bottom of the Map, August 22, 2021. Podcast, 1:04:19, https://www.bottomofthemap.media/episodes.
3 Nick Barat, “Lil Wayne: Eats Tapes,” The FADER, September 27, 2012. https://www.thefader.com/2012/09/27/lil-wayne-eats-tapes.
4 Nick Barat, “Rap’s First Millennial Grows Up,” The FADER, January 09, 2017. https://www.thefader.com/2017/01/09/lil-wayne-best-rapper-alive-rap-millennial-grows-up-essay.
5 Andre Gee, “Lil Wayne Is So Prolific He Hardly Remembers ‘Tha Carter III,’” Rolling Stone, June 9, 2023. https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/lil-wayne-interview-carter-anniversary-1234766396/.
6 Simon Vozick-Levinson, “Lil Wayne’s ‘Prom Queen’: Make it go away!,” Entertainment Weekly, August 4, 2020. https://ew.com/article/2009/01/28/prom-queen-wayn/.
7 Drew Millard, “Is Lil Peep’s Music Brilliant or Stupid as Shit?” VICE, Decem-ber 23, 2016. https://www.vice.com/en/article/nznmag/is-lil-peeps-music-brilliant-or-stupid-as-shit.
8 Alphonse Pierre, “Lil Yachty: Let’s Start Here. Album Review,” Pitchfork, February 1, 2023. https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/lil-yachty-lets-start-here/.
Xavier Wulf Brings Memphis History to Emo Rap
1 Nathaniel Louis-Capois, “It’s Time to Pull the Sword: An Interview With Xavier Wulf,” Complex, Feb 27, 2018. https://www.complex.com/pigeons-and-planes/2018/02/xavier-wulf-interview-check-it-out-premiere.
2 “Interview: Raider Klan | Rvidxr Klvn Part 1 – The Memphis Edition (Chris Travis, Ethelwulf, & Yung Raw),” Hardwood Blacktop, August 14, 2012. https://philafanalytics.wordpress.com/2012/08/14/interview-raider-klan-rvidxr-klvn-part-1-the-memphis-edition-chris-travis-ethelwulf-yung-raw/.
3 “IAR Interview: Ethelwulf,” It’s A Rap, July 12, 2012. http://teamitsarap.blogspot.com/2012/07/iar-interview-ethelwulf.html.
4 “Exclusive Interview with Ethelwulf aka XavierWulf His 1st ever in person),” historyofthearchivest, April 29, 2013. Video, 14:22, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RF-3ygN2Lig.
5 “Xavier Wulf on Raider Klan, Seshollowaterboyz, Lil Peep, Skepta & More!,” Our Generation Music, August 7, 2021. Video, 1:04:42, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5OBFxvnoF54.
6 “X. Wulf talks name change, preference in women, twitter & much more,” SAY CHEESE!, January 22, 2014. Video, 13:49, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QsJ6vbGCnM0.
7 “Open Space: Xavier Wulf | Mass Appeal,” Mass Appeal, May 9, 2017. Video, 10:28, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VPFfmRkSWTA.
8 “ETHEL WULF - LIVE IN SF,” Transylvanian Recordings, April 17, 2013. Video, 8:12, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gYsQgSohfbI.
9 “SESHOLLOWATERBOYZ x MONTREALITY - Interview,” MONTREALITY, June 5, 2019. Video, 14:30, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hDNMo2S1ojs.
Yung Lean Expanded the Definition of Emo Rap
1 Alex Gardner, “24 Rising Artists to Watch in 2024,” Complex, January 24, 2024. https://www.complex.com/pigeons-and-planes/2016/04/yung-lean-2016-interview.
2 Jon Caramanica, “Yung Lean Evolves Into a Full-Fledged Practitioner,” The New York Times, July 10, 2014. https://www.nytimes.com/2014/07/11/arts/music/yung-lean-in-new-york-a-rapper-evolves.html.
3 Jonah Bromwich, “Yung Lean: Unknown Memory Album Review,” Pitchfork, September 24, 2014. https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/19827-yung-lean-unknown-memory/.
4 Max Bell, “Interview: Yung Gud,” Red Bull Music Academy Daily, June 5, 2014. https://daily.redbullmusicacademy.com/2014/06/yung-gud-interview.
5 Emilie Friedlander, “‘Taking Arizona Iced Tea and Making It Cry’: An Interview with Yung Lean and the Sad Boys,” The FADER, July 16, 2014. thefader.com/2014/07/16/taking-arizona-iced-tea-and-making-it-cry-an-interview-with-yung-lean-and-the-sad-boys.
6 Drew Millard, “Gud Wants to Make Music More Real And Less Internet,” VICE, August 2, 2016. https://www.vice.com/en/article/53akbb/gud-spotlight-sad-boys-interview.
7 Thomas Hobbs, “‘It Was All About Being Fearless:’” Clams Casino on 10 years of A$AP Rocky’s ‘LIVE.LOVE.A$AP’” Okayplayer, October 29, 2021. https://www.okayplayer.com/music/asap-rocky-live-love-asap-clams-casino-interview.html.
8 Duncan Cooper, “Yung Lean’s Second Chance,” The FADER, June 16, 2016. https://www.thefader.com/2016/06/16/yung-lean-warlord-interview.
9 Steffanee Wang, “Songs We Love: Yung Lean, ‘Agony,’” NPR, November 15, 2017. https://www.npr.org/2017/11/15/564116363/songs-we-love-yung-lean-agony.
10 Rachel Aroesti, “‘I’m genuine – and a bit strange’: emo rapper Yung Lean bares his soul,” The Guardian, May 12, 2020. https://www.theguardian.com/music/2020/may/12/im-genuine-and-a-bit-strange-emo-rapper-yung-lean-bares-his-soul-jonatan-leandoer-hastad.
11 Nico Walker, “Yung Lean: Doctor Said He’s Gonna Be A Sad Boy,” Office, October 2, 2022. http://officemagazine.net/yung-lean-doctor-said-hes-gonna-be-sad-boy.
Chasing the Light of 6 Dogs’s Legacy
1 “6 Dogs is 17, Blowing Up On Soundcloud, and Grounded By His Mom,” The Masked Gorilla. http://www.themaskedgorilla.com/6-dogs-rapper-flossing-interview/.
2 “6 DOGS EXPOSED,” No Jumper, January 23, 2018. Video, 22:51, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L5JjcXp40HU.
3 “6 Dogs (Full Interview) | HAM Radio,” All Def Music, June 3, 2018. Video, 33:06, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1s_3Qq2sZIY.
4 “6 Dogs Interview - Masked Gorilla Podcast,” Masked Gorilla, May 1, 2020. Video, 51:40, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Et0x-Su12HQ.
5 Graham Corrigan, “When Stars Align: A Final Conversation with 6 Dogs,” Complex, March 9, 2021. https://www.complex.com/pigeons-and-planes/6-dogs-ronald-interview-2021.
6 “6Dogs Sits Down With The Nuance Magazine,” NUANCE, September 17, 2020. Video, 8:17, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ZHTc-PnuHY.
7 Donna-Claire Chesman, “6 Dogs Producer Daniel Hartzog Breaks Down the Making of ‘RONALD.,’” Audiomack, March 12, 2021. https://audiomack.com/world/post/6-dogs-daniel-hartzog-interview.
Where Are the Women?
1 Jessica Hopper, The First Collection of Criticism by a Living Female Rock Critic, Featherproof Books, May 12, 2015.
2 Marc Hogan, “XXXTentacion Confessed to Domestic Abuse and Other Violent Crimes in Newly Obtained Secret Recording,” Pitchfork, October 23, 2018. https://pitchfork.com/news/xxxtentacion-confessed-to-domestic-abuse-secret-recording-listen/.
The Curious Case of Corbin
1 Hattie Collins, “Lose Yourself in the Sound of Corbin,” i-D, February 9, 2015. https://archive.ph/S5py9#selection-2641.0-2641.36.
2 Chris Mench, Alex Gardner, Angel Diaz, Brandon Jenkins, Damien Scott, Dharmic X, Edwin Ortiz, Insanul Ahmed, Jacob Moore, Justin Charity, Justin Davis, Khal, Lauren Nostro, Ross Scarano, Zach Frydenlund, “The Best Songs of 2014 (So Far),” Complex, Jun 30, 2014. https://www.complex.com/music/2014/06/best-songs-of-2014-so-far.
3 Chris Riemenschneider, “Trying to decode MN’s viral sensation Spooky Black,” Star Tribune, October 2, 2014. startribune.com/trying-to-decode-mn-s-viral-sensation-spooky-black/277930421/.
4 Joe Price, “Corbin on the anger, isolation & paranoia of his debut album,” Dazed, September 14, 2017. https://www.dazeddigital.com/music/article/37404/1/corbin-spooky-black-interview.
5 David Renshaw, “Listen To Corbin (F.K.A. Spooky Black)’s New Album Mourn,” The FADER, September 5, 2017. https://www.thefader.com/2017/09/05/corbin-mourn-album-stream.
6 Pat Levy, “Corbin: Mourn Album Review,” Pitchfork, September 19, 2017. https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/corbin-mourn/.
7 Donna-Claire Chesman, “Listen to Corbin’s ‘Tell Me’: Re-Upped,” Audiomack, November 2, 2021. https://audiomack.com/world/post/corbin-tell-me-re-upped.
Do We Love Makonnen?
1 Billboard Staff, “iLoveMakonnen Comes Out as Gay,” Billboard, January 20, 2017. https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/makonnen-comes-out-gay-7662435/.
2 “Real n****s go hard (pause, no homo): iLoveMakonnen,” Louder Than a Riot, May 2023. Podcast, 55:12, https://open.spotify.com/episode/1lSZwNtCOQHm2JbKho9O2B.
3 Naomi Zeichner, “Meet ILoveMakonnen, The Eccentric Rapper Drake And Miley Cyrus Want To Be Down With,” BuzzFeed, August 13, 2014. https://www.buzzfeed.com/naomizeichner/who-is-ilovemakonnen.
4 Sean Fennessy, “Hype Going Up (on a Tuesday): ILoveMakonnen and the Power of the Drake Career Boost,” Grantland, August 27, 2014. https://grantland.com/hollywood-prospectus/ilovemakonnen-drake-club-going-up-remix-career-boost-makonnen/.
5 Lindsay Zoladz, “The 20 Best Songs of 2014,” Vulture, December 12, 2014. https://www.vulture.com/2014/12/20-best-songs-of-2014.html.
6 Benjy Hansen-Bundy, “ILoveMakonnen on Becoming Famous Overnight,” GQ, January 19, 2015. https://www.gq.com/story/ilovemakonnen.
7 “Makonnen addresses his sexuality and shades OG Maco!,” HOT 97, December 9, 2014. Video, 31:50, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=spdmtEF4gnM
Finding Lil Peep
1 Emma Garland, “A First Date in a Cemetery with Lil Peep,” VICE, July 6, 2017. https://www.vice.com/en/article/a3dedg/first-date-lil-peep-interview.
2 Liza Womack, “Songs We Used to Sing, Listen to, and Read,” About Gus, July 11, 2022. https://lilpeep.com/blogs/about-gus /songs-we-used-to-sing-listen-to-and-read.
3 Liza Womack, “Gus’s Writing,” About Gus, August 15, 2022. https://lilpeep.com/about-gus/archive/guss-writing.
4 Drew Millard, “Is Lil Peep’s Music Brilliant or Stupid as Shit?” VICE, Decem-ber 23, 2016. https://www.vice.com/en/article/nznmag/is-lil-peeps-music-brilliant-or-stupid-as-shit.
5 Colin Joyce, “Lil Peep Is the Artist of the Decade,” VICE, November 6, 2019. https://www.vice.com/en/article/9kejgz/lil-peep-is-the-artist-of-the-decade.
6 Liza Womack, “Feelz,” Gus’s Music, May 20, 2022. https://lilpeep.com/blogs/posts-by-liza/feelz.
7 Jack Angell, “The Kryptik Interview,” Underground Underdogs, March 8, 2018. https://undergroundunderdogs.com/2018/03/08/kryptik/.
8 “Lil Peep’s Mom Liza Womack Talks About ‘Cry Baby’ 4 Years Later,” Masked Gorilla, June 19, 2020. Video, 19:09, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WpWsB0ulFqY.
9 “8 Lil Peep tracks that nod to some of the scene’s most prominent artists,” Alternative Press Magazine, July 14, 2021. https://www.altpress.com/lil-peep-samples/.
10 Donna-Claire Chesman, “‘His Most Iconic Tape’: Remembering Lil Peep’s ‘Hellboy,’” Audiomack, September 25, 2020. https://audiomack.com/world/post/lil-peep-hellboy-interviews.
11 Matthew Strauss, “Lil Peep: Hellboy Album Review,” Pitchfork, November 18, 2018. https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/lil-peep-hellboy/.
Lil Uzi Vert’s “XO Tour Llif3” Codified Misery in the Mainstream
1 Eric Skelton, “Playing With Fire: The Science Behind Lil Uzi Vert’s Effortless Flow,” Complex, August 31, 2017. https://www.complex.com/pigeons-and-planes/2017/08/lil-uzi-vert-hip-hop-flow-state.
2 “The Making Of Lil Uzi Vert’s “XO TOUR Llif3” With TM88 | Deconstructed,” Genius, June 9, 2017. Video, 6:34, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lH5ROxbKig4.
3 Billboard Staff, “Billboard’s 100 Best Songs of 2017: Critics’ Picks,” Billboard, December 13, 2017. https://www.billboard.com/media/lists/100-best-songs-of-2017-critics-picks-8063600/.
4 Joe Coscarelli, “Have You Heard This Lil Uzi Vert Lyric?,” The New York Times, August 13, 2017. https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2017/08/13/arts/lil-uzi-vert-xo-tour-llif3-push-me-to-the-edge.html.
5 Carrie Battan, “Lil Xan and the Year in Sad Rap,” The New Yorker, January 1, 2018. https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2018/01/08/lil-xan-and-the-year-in-sad-rap.
6 Frank Guan, “Lil Uzi Vert Has a Modern-Day ‘Smells Like Teen Spirit’ on His Hands,” Vulture, May 11, 2017. https://www.vulture.com/2017/05/lil-uzi-verts-own-smells-like-teen-spirit.html.
7 Sidney Madden, “Lil Uzi Vert Dance Sparks New Social Media Challenge,” XXL, March 16, 2017. https://www.xxlmag.com/lil-uzi-vert-challenge-popularity-xo-tour-llif3/.
Raider Klan, SoundCloud, and GothBoiClique Gave Emo Rap Community
1 Alphonse Pierre, “How Denzel Curry Helped Pioneer SoundCloud Rap,” Pitchfork, September 20, 2018. https://pitchfork.com/thepitch/how-denzel-curry-helped-pioneer-soundcloud-rap/.
2 Emma Garland, “Inside the Highly Strange World of Wicca Phase Springs Eternal,” VICE, September 6, 2018. https://www.vice.com/en/article/ywkaby/inside-the-highly-strange-world-of-wicca-phase-springs-eternal.
3 “fish narc Is Ready to Sing Again,” DJBooth, March 16, 2020. https://djbooth.net/features/2020-03-16-fish-narc-wildfire-interview-new-music.
4 Shakeil Greeley, “Lil Tracy Will Not Be Erased,” Pitchfork, November 27, 2018. https://pitchfork.com/thepitch/lil-tracy-will-not-be-erased/.
5 Ezra Marcus, “Lil Tracy’s Third Life,” The FADER, March 7, 2019. https://www.thefader.com/2019/03/07/lil-tracy-cover-story.
6 Adam Zamecnik, “‘I Don’t Want To Be A Rockstar’ Cold Hart Interviewed,” Clash Music, September 28, 2021. https://www.clashmusic.com/features/i-dont-want-to-be-a-rockstar-cold-hart-interviewed/.
7 Donna-Claire Chesman, “blackwinterwells Is Charting a New Music History,” Audiomack, May 02, 2022. https://audiomack.com/world/post/blackwinterwells-interview.
Trippie Redd Gets Dubbed Emo Rap’s Sinatra
1 Amal AlTauqi, “PAUSE Meets: Trippie Redd,” PAUSE, January 19, 2022. https://pausemag.co.uk/2022/01/pause-meets-trippie-redd/.
2 Tyler Benz, “Trippie Redd Is on the Way to Becoming Soundcloud Rap’s Frank Sinatra,” VICE, August 11, 2017. https://www.vice.com/en/article/qvvp9v/trippie-redd-is-on-the-way-to-becoming-soundcloud-raps-frank-sinatra.
3 Max Weinstein, “The Break Presents: Trippie Redd,” XXL, July 22, 2017. https://www.xxlmag.com/trippie-redd-interview-break/.
4 “Trippie Redd Interview (Uncut),” Pigeons & Planes, August 4, 2017. Video, 14:48, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UKDWVDGJbmo.
5 Waylon O’Day, “Trippie Redd Creates Emo Thrash Rap on ‘A Love Letter To You,’” Modern Life, June 28, 2017. themodernlifemag.com/music/2017/6/28/trippie-redd-creates-emo-thrash-rap-on-a-love-letter-to-you
6 “Trippie Redd: A Lover Letter to You: User Reviews,” Album of the Year. https://www.albumoftheyear.org/album/87239-trippie-redd-a-love-letter-to-you/user-reviews/.
7 Patrick Lyons, “Man On The Moon Turns 10,” Stereogum, September 13, 2019. https://www.stereogum.com/2057868/man-on-the-moon-turns-10/reviews/the-anniversary/
8 “Honorable C.N.O.T.E. Never Heard Trippie Redd’s Music Before Placing ‘Dark Knight Dummo’ Beat,” DJBooth, December 21, 2017. https://djbooth.net/features/2017-12-21-honorable-cnote-dark-knight-dummo-interview.
9 Andy Hutchins, “Five Reasons Why XXL’s Freshman Class Issue Is Going To Be A Yearly Ritual For A While,” The Village Voice, February 28, 2012. https://www.villagevoice.com/2012/02/28/five-reasons-why-xxls-freshman-class-issue-is-going-to-be-a-yearly-ritual-for-a-while/.
10 “The XXL Freshman List & Hip-Hop’s Industry of Delusion,” DJBooth, June 13, 2016. https://djbooth.net/features/2016-06-13-xxl-freshman-delusion.
11 XXL Staff, “2018 XXL Freshman Class: We Got Clout,” XXL, June 12, 2018. https://www.xxlmag.com/2018-xxl-freshman-cover/.
12 “Trippie Redd Is Rap’s New Rock Star—2018 XXL Freshman Interview,” XXL, June 28, 2018. Video, 2:03, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NXFSV0LGyIs.
13 Marisa Mendez, “The Unorthodox Life of Rap’s Most Notorious Rock Star, Trippie Redd,” Bleu Magazine, February 16, 2021. https://bleumag.com/2021/02/16/bleu-magazine-trippie-redd/.
What to Make of XXXTentacion?
1 Brian Josephs, “XXXTentacion’s Alleged Domestic Abuse Detailed in Graphic Testimony,” Spin, September 8, 2017. https://www.spin.com/2017/09/xxxtentacion-domestic-abuse-testimony/.
2 The State of Florida, “Miami-Dade Formal Charges,” October 28, 2016. https://www.scribd.com/document/338234122/Miami-Dade-formal-charges.
3 Charles Holmes, “What’s the Appeal of XXXTentacion’s Music?,” Complex, Aug 25, 2017. https://www.complex.com/music/2017/08/what-makes-xxxtentacions-music-appealing.
4 “The Xxxtentacion Interview,” No Jumper, April 28, 2016. Podcast, 1:19:39. https://soundcloud.com/nojumper/xxxtentacionfinal.
5 Andre Gee, “On His New Single, Yvngxchris Pays Homage to XXXTentacion,” Rolling Stone, January 23, 2023. https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/yvngxchris-serenity-xxxtentacion-song-interview-1234666627/.
6 Joe Coscarelli, Julie Landry Laviolette, “XXXTentacion Is Mourned by Thousands at a Memorial in Florida,” The New York Times, June 27, 2018. https://www.nytimes.com/2018/06/27/arts/music/xxxtentacion-funeral-died.html.
7 Jerrod MacFarlane, “The Rise of XXXTentacion and How the Internet Changed Hip-Hop,” New America, October 9, 2020. https://www.newamerica.org/weekly/rise-xxxtentacion-and-how-internet-changed-hip-hop/.
8 Meaghan Garvey, “XXXTentacion: 17 Album Review,” Pitchfork, August 31, 2017. https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/xxxtentacion-17/.
Emo Rap Goes Pop
1 Paul Thompson, “Give the Drummer Some Credit,” The Ringer, July 27, 2022. https://www.theringer.com/rap/2022/7/27/23280164/travis-barker-emo-producer-punk-hip-hop-blink-182.
2 Sose Fuamoli, “Trippie Redd and Travis Barker on The Creation Of ‘NEON SHARK,’” Rolling Stone Australia, February 23, 2021. https://au.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/trippie-redd-travis-barker-neon-shark-interview-23387/.
3 Tom Breihan, “Oh Boy, Machine Gun Kelly & Willow Smith Made A Song Called ‘Emo Girl,’” Stereogum, February 4, 2022. https://www.stereogum.com/2175010/oh-boy-machine-gun-kelly-willow-smith-made-a-song-called-emo-girl/music/.
4 Meaghan Garvey, “At Home With Machine Gun Kelly, the New Prince of Pop-Punk,” Billboard, March 23, 2022. https://www.billboard.com/music/features/machine-gun-kelly-billboard-cover-story-2022-interview-1235047603/.
Don’t Forget About $uicideBoy$
1 Kate Robertson, “Who are $UICIDEBOY$ and how do they sell out shows around the world—including Auckland?,” The Spinoff, May 9, 2017. https://thespinoff.co.nz/pop-culture/09-05-2017/who-are-uicideboy-and-how-do-they-sell-out-shows-around-the-world-including-auckland.
2 Emmanuel C. M., “The Break Presents: Suicideboys,” XXL, April 7, 2017. https://www.xxlmag.com/suicideboys-interview-the-break/.
3 Tom Breihan, “The $uicideboy$ Circus Comes To Town,” Stereogum, October 6, 2021. https://www.stereogum.com/2163161/suicideboys-live-show-grey-day-review/columns/status-aint-hood/.
4 Shawn Setaro, “Suicideboys Say They Influenced SoundCloud Rap—And They’re Coming for Their Credit,” Complex, Sep 12, 2018. https://www.complex.com/music/2018/09/suicideboys-say-they-influenced-soundcloud-rap-coming-for-their-credit.
5 Jordan Darville, “Report: Three 6 Mafia launch $6.45 million lawsuit against $uicideboy$ over samples,” The FADER, September 08, 2020. https://www.thefader.com/2020/09/08/report-three-6-mafia-launch-s645-million-lawsuit-against-suicideboys-over-samples.
6 Kwase Lane, “$uicideboy$’ sobriety is a renewal of spirit and promise,” Alter-native Press, August 1, 2022. https://www.altpress.com/suicideboys-sing-me-a-lullaby-my-sweet-temptation-interview/.
Juice WRLD and the Question of the Archive
1 Laura McInnes, “Long Live Juice WRLD: The 2018 Lost Interview,” Sniffers, July 16, 2020. https://www.sniffers.co.nz/article/juice-wrld-long-lost-2018-interview
2 Eric Isom, “It’s All Authentic: An Interview With Juice WRLD,” Complex, April 16, 2018. https://www.complex.com/pigeons-and-planes/2018/04/juice-wrld-interview.
3 “Juice WRLD’s First Radio Interview with Lil Bibby [2018],” Power92Chicago, December 9, 2019. Video, 13:20, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CNtyetNfHYM.
4 Tom Connick, “Juice WRLD: the emo rapper on his surprise hit ‘Lucid Dreams,’” NME, September 18, 2018. https://www.nme.com/blogs/nme-blogs/juice-wrld-interview-lucid-dreams-2374917.
5 Dan Hyman, “The Life and Death of Juice WRLD,” GQ, May 3, 2021. https://www.gq.com/story/the-life-and-death-of-juice-wrld.
6 Sheldon Pearce, “Juice WRLD: ‘All Girls Are the Same’ Track Review,” Pitchfork, March 5, 2018. https://pitchfork.com/reviews/tracks/juice-wrld-all-girls-are-the-same/.
7 “How G Herbo Embraced His ‘Swervo’ Side to Paint a Full Picture of Chicago,” DJBooth, August 1, 2018. https://djbooth.net/features/2018-08-01-g-herbo-swervo-interview.
8 Carrie Battan, “Lil Xan and the Year in Sad Rap,” The New Yorker, January 1, 2018. https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2018/01/08/lil-xan-and-the-year-in-sad-rap.
9 Tajah Ware, “An Interview with Juice Wrld,” Elevator, September 20, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20180416143413/http://www.elevatormag.com/juicewrld-interview.
10 Rebecca Schiller, “Juice WRLD on Writing ‘Lucid Dreams’: He Breaks It Down in New Interview,” Billboard, July 10, 2018. https://www.billboard.com/music/rb-hip-hop/juice-wrld-writing-lucid-dreams-interview-8464428/.
11 “Juice WRLD on Creating His Smash Hit ‘Lucid Dreams’: ‘It Was Nothing Special,’” DJBooth, February 13, 2019. https://djbooth.net/features/2019-02-13-juice-wrld-lucid-dreams-nothing-special-hit.
12 “Juice WRLD Juice WRLD Talks ‘Goodbye & Good Riddance,’” 106 KMEL, June 25, 2018. Video, 2:59, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N9kckSRMfMI.
13 Riley Wallace, “Juice WRLD Talks Next Project & Premieres New Single ‘Lean Wit Me’ On Beats 1,” HipHopDX, May 22, 2018. https://hiphopdx.com/news/id.46954/title.juice-wrld-talks-next-project-premieres-new-single-lean-wit-me-on-beats-1#
14 Jay Balfour, “Juice WRLD: Goodbye & Good Riddance Album Review,” Pitchfork, June 1, 2018. https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/juice-wrld-goodbye-and-good-riddance/.
15 Bryan Hahn, “Review: Juice WRLD’s Passion Compensates For Rookie Talent On ‘Goodbye & Good Riddance,’” HipHopDX, June 4, 2018. https://hiphopdx.com/reviews/id.3169/title.review-juice-wrlds-passion-compensates-for-rookie-talent-on-goodbye-good-riddance.
16 Trey Alston, “Juice WRLD Showed Fans ‘What Passion And Pain Really Looked Like,’” MTV News, December 10, 2019. https://www.mtv.com/news/fqanyy/juice-wrld-fans-on-legacy.
17 Thomas Hobbs, “Juice WRLD—‘Death Race For Love’ review,” NME, March 6, 2019. https://www.nme.com/reviews/juice-wrl-death-race-for-love-2458065.
18 Michael Saponara, “Nick Mira and Purps On The Beat Break Down Their Contributions To Juice WRLD’s ‘Death Race for Love,’” Billboard, April 4, 2019. https://www.billboard.com/music/rb-hip-hop/nick-mira-and-purps-on-the-beat-interview-juice-wrld-death-race-production-8504496/.
19 Molly Lambert, “Juice WRLD Doesn’t Want to Be Emo Anymore,” Vulture, December 8, 2019. https://www.vulture.com/2019/12/juice-wrld-profile.html.
20 Craig Jenkins, “We’re Losing Another Rap Generation Right Before Our Eyes,” Vulture, December 10, 2019. https://www.vulture.com/2019/12/juice-wrld-death-loss-of-another-rap-generation.html.
21 Tyler Sharp, “Juice Wrld’s Family Releases First Statement Since Rapper’s Death,” XXL, January 22, 2020. https://www.xxlmag.com/juice-wrld-family-statement-death/.