Ironic and Meme Rap

In an ever-evolving society, there are often instances of two entities coming together and producing an unexpected, original movement (whether that be for the better or worse). While that in itself is fine, there are the occasional bastardizations of both pieces of the pair that should never exist. Ever.

In this case study we will focus on the recent trend of ironic and/or meme rap music.

So what is it?

To summarize briefly, both meme and ironic rap are only enjoyable when, you guessed it, listened to ironically.

Further characterizations

• Ironic/meme rap is almost always self-produced and distributed, with few exceptions (ie, Kanye).
• Lyrical content usually consists of a stream-of-consciousness like narrative (or, as of lately, anti-narrative).
• Frequently makes reference to Twitter, often creating trends in song (ie, #based, #shotsfired, #rekt).
• Lyrical content makes frequent allusions to drugs (especially cannabis), hoes, and social media.