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boom bap

Last updated: Tue Nov 04 2025 20:08:31 GMT+0200 (Eastern European Standard Time)

Description

Boom bap is a style of hip-hop music characterized by hard-hitting drums, often made from samples of old funk and soul records, and prominent use of the snare and kick drum. The style originated in the early 1990s on the East Coast of the United States and became associated with artists like Wu-Tang Clan, Nas, and Mobb Deep. Boom bap often features gritty, sample-based production, and lyrically tends to focus on the harsh realities of urban life. The term "boom bap" itself is onomatopoeic, referring to the characteristic sound of the drum hits in the style.

100 chronological releases

Place	Cover	Date	Artist	Album	Tags	Other places
84		1977	Various Artists	FIRST COLLECTION	boom bap hip-hop instrumental hip-hop jazz rap rap	jazz rap # 57 instrumental hip-hop # 93
61		1980	C.R.O	C.R.O - ROCK	boom bap emo rap
68		1991	Common Sense	Resurrection	boom bap jazz rap rap	jazz rap # 28
24		1993-09-28	KRS-One	Return Of The Boom Bap	hip-hop
71		1994	Quinn	Quinn	art pop bedroom pop boom bap conscious hip hop experimental hip hop glitch hop hypnagogic pop jazz rap sound collage spoken word	glitch hop # 31 jazz rap # 36 bedroom pop # 47 hypnagogic pop # 63 conscious hip hop # 71 spoken word # 88 sound collage # 93
31		1994-04-15	Nas	Illmatic	hip-hop	east coast hip hop # 30 east coast # 44 east coast rap # 64 hip-hop # 76
14		1994-09-13	The Notorious B.I.G.	Ready to Die	rap	gangsta rap # 39
74		1995-03-28	Big L	Lifestylez Ov Da Poor & Dangerous	hip-hop rap	underground rap # 5 hardcore rap # 34 new york # 37 east coast rap # 38 east coast # 86
53		1995-04-18	Mobb Deep	The Infamous	hip-hop rap	hardcore hip hop # 34 new york # 40 east coast hip hop # 64 east coast rap # 98
48		1995-08-01	Raekwon	Only Built 4 Cuban Linx...	rap
32		1996-06-18	Heltah Skeltah	Nocturnal	east coast rap	east coast rap # 76
10		1996-07-31	Soul Scream	THE "DEEP"	boom bap jazz rap
17		1997	Elcamino	ElCamino 2	boom bap east coast hip hop gangsta rap hardcore hip hop sampling underground hip-hop	east coast hip hop # 4 hardcore hip hop # 6 sampling # 12
21		1997	Elcamino	Don't Eat the Fruit	boom bap drumless east coast hip hop gangsta rap hardcore hip hop sampling	hardcore hip hop # 11 east coast hip hop # 12 sampling # 16 drumless # 67
41		1998	A Tribe Called Quest	We got it from Here... Thank You 4 Your service	jazz rap rap	east coast hip hop # 69 conscious hip hop # 77 jazz rap # 84
4		1999	Doseone	Hemispheres	abstract hip hop boom bap
6		2000	Psy	Psy From The Psycho World	boom bap experimental hip hop hip-hop k-pop pop rap turntablism	turntablism # 43
54		2002	Eminem	The Eminem Show (Expanded Edition)	boom bap rap
5		2004	Viktor Vaughn	(VV:2) Venomous Villain	abstract hip hop boom bap east coast hip hop experimental hip hop glitch hop turntablism	turntablism # 42 glitch hop # 93
45		2004-09-17	The Alchemist	1st Infantry	boom bap gangsta rap hip-hop rap west coast hip hop	west coast hip hop # 54
66		2007-05-11	Black Milk	Black and brown	boom bap gangsta rap hardcore hip hop jazz rap	jazz rap # 26 hardcore hip hop # 50
44		2008-10-07	Jake One	White Van Music	boom bap hip-hop
20		2009-05-05	Oddisee	Mental Liberation	boom bap hip-hop jazz hop	jazz hop # 39
23		2009-06-02	Marco Polo & Torae	Double Barrel	boom bap
7		2010	Lil B	Im Thraxx	boom bap cloud rap gangsta rap hardcore hip hop west coast hip hop	west coast hip hop # 88
26		2010-02-15	Freeway & Jake One	The Stimulus Package	boom bap
43		2010-05-11	Open Mike Eagle	Hella Personal Film Festival	boom bap electronica hip-hop los angeles rap underground hip-hop	underground hip-hop # 15 los angeles # 86
34		2010-06-04	Roc Marciano	Marcberg	boom bap hardcore rap	hardcore rap # 78
16		2010-10-23	Damu The Fudgemunk	Supply For Demand	boom bap hip-hop
27		2011	The Notorious B.I.G.	Life After Death (2014 Remaster)	boom bap contemporary rnb east coast hip hop gangsta rap hardcore hip hop pop rap sampling	contemporary rnb # 11 sampling # 21 hardcore hip hop # 22 east coast hip hop # 24
67		2011	The Notorious B.I.G.	Ready to Die - The Remaster	boom bap east coast hip hop g-funk gangsta rap hip-hop rap sampling	east coast hip hop # 60 sampling # 61 g-funk # 90
96		2011	The Notorious B.I.G.	Ready to Die (The Remaster)	boom bap gangsta rap rap	gangsta rap # 92
63		2011-05-10	Elzhi	Elmatic	boom bap
30		2011-05-18	T&K	1993: The Lost Tapes	boom bap rap
75		2012	Canserbero	Muerte	boom bap rap venezuela	venezuela # 100
52		2012-04	Machete	MACHETE MIXTAPE 4	boom bap bounce cloud rap experimental hip hop gangsta rap hardcore hip hop hip-hop pop rap trap	hardcore hip hop # 40 bounce # 99
77		2012-06-12	Joey Bada$$	1999		jazz rap # 45
83		2012-10-28	Lil Ugly Mane	UNEVEN COMPROMISE	experimental hip hop memphis rap	conscious hip hop # 55 horrorcore # 70 experimental hip hop # 78 abstract hip hop # 84 sound collage # 85 harsh noise # 89 memphis rap # 97
49		2013-07-01	Joey Bada$$	Summer Knights
91		2013-12-04	A$AP Mob	Trillmatic (feat. A$AP Nast & Method Man)	boom bap east coast hip hop	east coast hip hop # 87
97		2014-09-14	J. Cole	2014 Forest Hills Drive		jazz rap # 91
13		2014-11-03	T&K	Writing Classics	boom bap rap
60		2014-12-09	PRhyme	PRhyme	boom bap conscious hip hop hardcore hip hop hip-hop pop rap	hardcore hip hop # 44 conscious hip hop # 60
86		2015	Czarface	Czarface Meets Metal Face	boom bap hip-hop rap
62		2015	Slum Village	Fantastic, Vol. 2.10
94		2015-01-19	Joey Bada$$	B4.DA.$$	boom bap east coast hip hop jazz rap	jazz rap # 85 east coast hip hop # 91
33		2015-09-18	Umse	Hawaiianischer Schnee	boom bap
58		2016	Kaydy Cain	El Swing de Siempre. Eterno Tumbao	boom bap electro funk rap trap
8		2016-06-25	Zof ziro	La Bomba de Ziroshima	boom bap hip-hop rap
37		2016-09-16	Doble Porcion	Manzanas a la Vuelta	boom bap hip-hop
59		2016-12-07	Nujabes	Luv(sic) hexalogy	jazz rap	conscious hip hop # 59 jazz rap # 79
19		2017-05-17	Benny the Butcher	Trust The Sopranos	boom bap gangsta rap rap
55		2017-10-23	Westside Gunn	Hitler Wears Hermes 4	boom bap east coast hip hop gangsta rap sampling	east coast hip hop # 45 sampling # 45
1		2017-11-30	Alcolirykoz	Efectos secundarios	boom bap
47		2018-02-14	Mach-Hommy	Bulletproof Luh	boom bap hip-hop jazz rap rap	jazz rap # 9
76		2018-06-22	Westside Gunn	SUPREME BLIENTELE	boom bap gangsta rap abstract hip hop drumless east coast hip hop hardcore hip hop	gangsta rap # 9 hardcore hip hop # 45 abstract hip hop # 48 east coast hip hop # 50 drumless # 84
64		2018-09-15	Westside Gunn	Hall & Nash 2	boom bap drumless gangsta rap hip-hop	drumless # 85
65		2018-11-04	Westside Gunn	Hitler Wears Hermes 6	boom bap drumless east coast hip hop gangsta rap hardcore hip hop sampling	hardcore hip hop # 48 sampling # 55 east coast hip hop # 56 drumless # 86
9		2019	Kill Em All	Kill Em All	abstract hip hop boom bap drumless hardcore hip hop	drumless # 63
42		2019	Tha God Fahim	Wide Berth	boom bap hip-hop jazz rap	jazz rap # 3
78		2019	Danny Brown	uknowhatimsayin¿	abstract hip hop hardcore hip hop boom bap experimental hip hop	experimental hip hop # 11 alternative hip hop # 45 conscious hip hop # 54 hardcore hip hop # 84 abstract hip hop # 96
46		2019-04-19	Your Old Droog	It Wasn't Even Close	boom bap drumless east coast hip hop hardcore hip hop jazz rap sampling	jazz rap # 8 hardcore hip hop # 39 sampling # 40 east coast hip hop # 42 drumless # 76
93		2019-06-28	Denzel Curry	So.Incredible.pkg [Robert Glasper Version Feat. Smino]	boom bap jazz rap rap	jazz rap # 83
82		2019-07-20	Westside Gunn	Flygod Is An Awesome God	boom bap drumless east coast hip hop experimental hip hop gangsta rap hardcore hip hop	experimental hip hop # 16 gangsta rap # 22 hardcore hip hop # 63 east coast hip hop # 76 drumless # 92
35		2019-12-20	Noiseferatu	Noiseferatu	boom bap colombia hip-hop rap	colombia # 85
50		2020	Mach-Hommy	Mach's Hard Lemonade	boom bap rap
15		2020-01-31	Tha God Fahim	Lost Kingz	boom bap jazz rap
88		2020-02-07	Boldy James	The Price Of Tea In China	boom bap gangsta rap	gangsta rap # 50
95		2020-06-01	Westside Gunn	Pray For Paris	boom bap	gangsta rap # 48 hardcore hip hop # 75 east coast hip hop # 83 drumless # 96
51		2020-06-26	Stove God Cooks	Reasonable Drought	boom bap drumless east coast hip hop gangsta rap jazz rap sampling	jazz rap # 11 sampling # 42 east coast hip hop # 43 drumless # 79
22		2020-08-07	demahjiae	And, Such Is Life.		abstract hip hop # 2 alternative hip hop # 23 conscious hip hop # 28 alternative rap # 48 glitch hop # 75
89		2020-10-16	Benny the Butcher	Burden Of Proof	boom bap gangsta rap	gangsta rap # 51
3		2021	Ghostpell	Ghostpell's Olga Kórbut	boom bap drumless underground rap	drumless # 60 underground rap # 82
36		2021	Mach-Hommy	Dollar Menu 4	abstract hip hop boom bap drumless hardcore hip hop jazz rap	abstract hip hop # 23 hardcore hip hop # 28 drumless # 75
73		2021	Westside Gunn	WHO MADE THE SUNSHINE	boom bap gangsta rap
38		2021-03-17	Lil Supa	Serio	boom bap rap venezuela	venezuela # 90
25		2021-03-17	Lil Supa	Yeyo	boom bap
39		2021-09-24	Blu	The Color Blu(e)	blues boom bap hardcore hip hop hip-hop rap	hardcore hip hop # 31
90		2021-09-24	Westside Gunn	Hitler Wears Hermes 8: Sincerely Adolf	boom bap drumless east coast hip hop gangsta rap jazz rap	gangsta rap # 55 jazz rap # 69 east coast hip hop # 85 drumless # 97
92		2021-09-24	Westside Gunn	Hitler Wears Hermes 8: Side B	boom bap drumless east coast hip hop gangsta rap jazz rap	gangsta rap # 66 jazz rap # 74 east coast hip hop # 88 drumless # 98
28		2021-10-14	MICKEY DIAMOND	Oroku Saki	boom bap hip-hop jazz rap turntablism	turntablism # 67
81		2022	Westside Gunn	FlyGod	boom bap	hardcore hip hop # 43 east coast hip hop # 44 drumless # 80
98		2022-04-15	Joey Valence & Brae	Punk Tactics	boom bap breakbeat east coast hip hop hardcore hip hop	east coast hip hop # 94 hardcore hip hop # 96 breakbeat # 100
79		2022-07-08	Westside Gunn	PEACE "FLY" GOD	boom bap east coast hip hop gangsta rap hardcore hip hop jazz rap	gangsta rap # 19 jazz rap # 49 hardcore hip hop # 61 east coast hip hop # 74
18		2022-07-15	FARAZI v KAYRA	Hayalet Islığı	abstract hip hop boom bap
100		2022-07-15	J-Hope	Jack In The Box	boom bap
2		2022-07-21	Ghais Guevara	There Will Be No Super-Slave	hardcore hip hop	conscious hip hop # 11 hardcore hip hop # 32
11		2022-08-31	Nafla	natural high	boom bap hip-hop korean rap
99		2022-09-30	Denzel Curry	Melt My Eyez See Your Future	boom bap conscious hip hop jazz rap neo-soul southern hip hop trap	neo-soul # 69 southern hip hop # 75 jazz rap # 81 conscious hip hop # 91
40		2022-11-04	R.A.P. Ferreira	5 to the Eye with Stars	abstract hip hop boom bap jazz rap	abstract hip hop # 28
87		2022-12-05	Westside Gunn	10	boom bap drumless gangsta rap jazz rap	gangsta rap # 47 jazz rap # 65 drumless # 95
12		2023-10-31	Your Old Droog	YOD Presents: The Shining	boom bap hip-hop jazz rap
72		2024-05-17	Mach-Hommy	#RICHAXXHAITIAN	abstract hip hop boom bap conscious hip hop drumless east coast hip hop jazz rap	jazz rap # 37 east coast hip hop # 67 conscious hip hop # 73 abstract hip hop # 75 drumless # 90
80		2024-06-28	Lupe Fiasco	Samurai	abstract hip hop boom bap conscious hip hop jazz rap neo-soul	neo-soul # 32 jazz rap # 50 conscious hip hop # 82 abstract hip hop # 83
57		2024-08-09	Logic	Ultra 85	boom bap
56		2024-09-20	Boldy James	Across The Tracks	boom bap drumless gangsta rap jazz rap	jazz rap # 16 drumless # 81
85		2024-11-03	Nujabes	samurai champloo music record departure	acid jazz asian asian pop boom bap chillout downtempo j-pop japanese jazz jazz rap lounge soundtrack	soundtrack # 6 downtempo # 21 chillout # 42 japanese # 56 jazz rap # 58 j-pop # 61 asian # 87 lounge # 87 asian pop # 87 acid jazz # 90
69			Freddie Gibbs	Alfredo 2	gangsta rap jazz rap neo-soul	neo-soul # 50 jazz rap # 63 gangsta rap # 74 drumless # 89
29			Benny the Butcher	Butcher on Steroids	boom bap gangsta rap hip-hop
70			Big Pun	Capital Punishment	boom bap

Related genres

• hip-hop
• rap
• jazz rap
• east coast hip hop
• gangsta rap
• drumless
• hardcore hip hop
• conscious hip hop
• instrumental
• trap