Crunk is a subgenre of Southern Rap that could be seen as something of a Spiritual Successor to Miami Bass, in addition to taking influence from New Orleans bounce and Memphis horrorcore. Created by Lil Jon and the East Side Boyz and Three 6 Mafia in the 1990's and further codified in the early 2000s by the former, crunk (a portmanteau of crazy and drunk) quickly rose to the forefront of hip-hop. Crunk is generally loud, with danceable beats being the primary focus and lyrics taking a back seat. Songs often take place In Da Club, which is also where crunk music is frequently played, along with at parties, raves and other, similar venues. Most crunk music comes from Atlanta, Georgia.
Crunk typically features repetitive, bass-heavy instrumentals, chanted choruses, lots and lots of Cluster F-Bomb and N-Word Privileges (to the point where every other word can be a curse word), and simplistic and grammatically inaccurate lyrics about the club, casual sex, the club, using and dealing drugs, the club, partying, the club, killing people, the club, criminal activity and girls' butts. Trap Music is a notable derivative, as was snap (a Lighter and Softer derivative that focused on being more hook-oriented and danceable and derived most of its popularity from ringtone sales; the genre essentially died the minute that smartphones started taking over the mobile market).
Examples of crunk rappers
- 2 Chainz
- 6 Shot
- 8Ball and MJG
- Baby D
- BG
- Big Gipp
- Bone Crusher
- Boyz N Da Hood
- Brooke Valentine
- Chingy
- Chyna Whyte
- Ciara
- Crime Mob
- D4L
- David Banner
- Dem Franchize Boys
- Devin The Dude
- Field Mob
- Flo Milli
- GloRilla
- Gorilla Zoe
- Hurricane Chris
- Jazze Pha
- Khujo
- Kilo Ali
- Lil Boosie
- Lil Flip
- Lil Jon (the Trope Codifier)
- Lil Scrappy
- Ludacris
- Migos
- Mr Collipark
- Mystikal
- Pastor Troy
- Petey Pablo
- Pitbull
- Playaz Circle
- Plies
- Project Pat
- Quint Black
- Rasheeda
- The Shop Boyz
- Rico Nasty
- Soulja Boy (perhaps the most infamous example of an already infamous genre)
- T.I.
- Three 6 Mafia (the Trope Maker)
- Trae Tha Truth
- Travis Porter (Three people, believe it or not)
- Trillville
- Trick Daddy
- Trina
- UGK
- Unk
- Ying Yang Twins
- Yo Gotti
- Young Buck
- Young Dro
- Youngbloodz
- Yung Joc
- Yung Wun
