Thug Angel

by Black Kray

Thug Angel cover art

A highly influential underground mixtape from the Virginia-based pioneer of the emo-rap and dark cloud-rap movement. The production relies on incredibly hazy, lo-fi synthesizer loops and sluggish trap percussion, perfectly reflecting his mumbled, emotionally despondent vocal delivery. It serves as a foundational text for the internet-born, soundcloud rap aesthetics that would dominate the late 2010s.

Genres

  • Cloud Rap
  • Emo Rap
  • Trap

Tracklist

  1. 4 U
  2. Sad Money
  3. Lil Earnhardt
  4. 3rd Ward Doves
  5. Uzi Kiss
  6. XO
  7. Baby Pink
  8. Hood Angels
  9. Players Club
  10. Count It Up
  11. Tru Friends Never Say Die
  12. Ghetto Cowboy
  13. Prayed Up
  14. Shorty 13 Onah Block
  15. Thug Luv
  16. No Body Ever Loved Me