27 Styles of Rapping 

27 Styles of Rapping Artists to Check Out Guide Written by Mac Lethal 1. Old School - Grandmaster Flash, Grandmaster Caz, MC Lyte, Boogie Down Productions, Slick Rick, Biz Markee 2. Boom Bap - Gangstarr, Big L, Nas, Show & A.G., Apathy, Group Home, MF Doom 3. G Funk - Warren G, Nate Dogg, Bad Azz, Snoop Dogg, The Dove Shack 4. Hyphy - Keak Da Sneak, E-40, The Pack, Mac Dre, Turf Talk, The Federation 5. Crunk - Lil Jon, David Banner, Pastor Troy, Ying Yang Twins 6. Bay Area/Mobb Music - Rich the Factor, Too $hort, JT the Bigga Figga, San Quinn, Loony Coleone, Mac Mall 7. Old Kanye - Kanye West first 3 albums 8. New Kanye - Kanye West "Yeezus" album 9. Jay-Z - Jay-Z's The Dynasty album era Jay-Z 10. Neptunes - Anything Pharrell Williams sang a hook/made a beat on in the late 90s, early 2000s. Jay-Z songs, Justin Timberlake songs etc. 11. Eminem (On drugs) - The Slim Shady EP/LP, The Marshall Mathers LP 12. Rap Rock - hed P.E., Limp Bizkit, Korn 13. U.K. Grime - Skepta, Stormzy, Dizzee Rascal, Wiley 14. Mumble Rap - Young Thug, 21 Savage, Future 15. Miami Trap - Rick Ross, Brisco, Gunplay, Ace Hood 16. Reggae - Wikipedia reggae and start there 17. NYC Jazz Rap - A Tribe Called Quest, De La Soul, Native Tongues 18. West Coast Underground - Hieroglyphics, Living Legends, Project Blowed 19. Horrorcore/Juggalo - Twiztid, ICP, Young Wicked 20. Houston Slab Music - Z-Ro, Trae, Slim Thug, Lil Keke, Paul Wall, U.G.K., Big KRIT 21. Club - I don't know any specific artists who regularly do this, it's just a lame trend rappers do when they don't stop rhyming the word club. 22. Drake - Every Drake project has him singing about his mom in a questionable manner 23. Reggaeton - Daddy Yankee, Don Omar, J Balvin 24. Wu-Tang - Ghostface Killah, Action Bronson, Raekwon, Gravediggaz 25. Chopped & Screwed - Any Houston slab music slowed down 26. Memphis Rap - Three 6 Mafia, Gangsta Boo, Juicy J 27. Midwest Chopper - Tech N9ne, J.L., Ces Cru, Godemis 28. Dipset - Cam'Ron, Juelz Santana, Hell Rell

I feel like I’m just listening to the GTA radio

Plot twist: this guy is actually rap battling with his other 26 personalities.

Can we get some appreciation for the producer? He literally nailed every single style

4:57 Bro´s voice went hood mode 💀

His eminem on drugs was a good one

“I’m a gangsta like Ryan’s toy review” Best line in the entire history of hiphop

6 years later and still banging this! Actually so good and you can see the styles he respects 😂

Bro dissed Drake 6 years ago 🤣🤣🤣🤣

This man is not a group, he is the entire industry.

this dude raps better drunk than i talk sober wtf

I have never, over the years, been able to decide if this is more skill, or more comedy. I keep coming back to try and figure it out, and only get more confused. Thanks !!!

I wasn't expecting a video at this quality before clicking. Amazing job man.

I love how Miami trap is literally just rick ross

0:04 How I think I sing 3:26 How I actually sing

Bro the Drake shit aged like fins wine 😂

I come back to this video at least once a year. Mac is top tier man

Jokes aside, this is actually a pretty accurate guide to regional, cultural, and artistic differences of the defining styles of rap. Even if it's a bit, you showed a ton of versatility.

That eminem on drugs was on point 😂👍

Found him few years back and a subscriber since then. And this was the first vdo I saw off of him. A fan to your work, other raps are fire too🍻♥️

Love coming back to this!

*OLD-SCHOOL RAP NEEDS ITS OWN VIDEO*

3:26 he straight up speakin Minecraft enchantment language

6 years and this video is still a freaking treasure

I’m not gonna lie I have had RU-vid for 7 years and have watched probably thousands of videos and this all day makes my top ten. Great content man, keep it up ❤.

27 styles 27 million views Perfectly balanced, as all thing should be Edit: Yeah, not anymore

That mumble rap killed me😂

Awesome video Mac lethal!! U nailed all the raps

6 years later and still a banger

For the uk grime you forgot to threaten someone's nan

Some of these remind me of GTA III radio stations lol

Truely a masterpiece video ❤ love this so much ❤❤

You're so talented! and #11 was crazy lol

When you scroll thru the gta v radio be like...

That “Eminem on drugs” was PERFECT as hell

You made my day! I was so sad but now i’m happy thank you. And the Californian MC’s is spot on. ❤

All of these were good, some were particularly sick such as Eminem's (lyrics and flow/style on point), Midwest and West Coast Underground! Ripping on Drake was hilarious! You've got Mad Skills Mac. I've read a lot of comments, deservedly giving you props; but there's some serious love missing for Stephen "Seven" Sommers; dude also killed it with the beats!!

"I'm a gangsta, like Ryan's Toy Review" had me dead

“I’m a gangster like Ryan’s Toy Reviews” now that’s bars lol

I always come back to this video like once every couple of years

This cracked me up, dude ive been around to hear everyone of these. Hilarious. I was laughing so hard when club came up, by the end I was crying cause I was laughing so much. Great fun.

Mumble rappers : Eyyy prr skrrrt 11 yrs old teenageboys/girls: ouuh shit that's deep

Your headphones fit perfectly on your head

I drank too much at 2am and watched this. Good video, very precise renditions of every style.

Holy hell man... that was phenomenal.... you had me on the floor at 9 + 9

This randomly came up on my recommendations and I'm happy it did 😂

He killed the Eminem on drugs part🔥

Nothing like Old School Rap!

Dude can nail just about anything he touches. On a serious note now i wanna hear mac lethal do a rap rock/ numetal song.

This dude just dissed Drake outta nowhere, lmao

0:31 Snoop Dogg has left the chat 1:11 lil Jon has left the chat 3:42 Rick Ross has left the chat

4:40 i absolutely love how this sounds, reminiscent of Souls Of Mischief

I like rap around songs like T-U-R-T-L-E power and jump around. Keeping the flow going starting with the last word of each verse takes talent

"I'm a gangster like Ryan's toy review" LMAO

I love how Eminem is an own style

3:42 “Bro roasted Rick Ross in every way 😂😂😂”

All these years later I still wanna hear his reggae.

Me: Chilling in car GTA Radio:

I feel like im in GTA San Andreas

This is way better than I could have possibly expected. Funny as hell and way too accurate.

MAN YOU HAVE SO MUCH TALENT AND YOU ARE SO FUNY TOO I FALL OFF MY CHAIR MAN !!!

" *Im a gangsta like Ryans toy review* " I completely lost it

You are right man for GTA VI rap radios...😂

DEL is SO on point

I came back to listen to this. Still fire. Wish I could give more than one like

Man you gotta get drunk more often This video is lit

*We need a full song for every single one of these styles*

Love the Del Impression. That dude needs more recognition.

This is the most entertaining video I’ve seen in a long ass time.

It’s fitting that Kanye has two of his own styles.

“I’m a gangster like ryan’s toy review” Now this is an avengers level threat

I still remember watching reaction videos to this and being hyped when boom bap came on..🫡🫡

bro your mumble rap spoke to my soul. i felt that so deep. it was like my old friend on the mic. steven hawkins without that windows machine spittin fire my dude

3:26 when your mom asks you where you've been the whole evening

I am so grateful that RU-vid recommended this to me

This was awesome! Never seen it before somehow

Obviously nailing the rapping style impressions but coming up with rhymes and creative lyrics is really good

The EMINEM on drugs part is great🤣

God bless everyone who's creative when they're drunk

You are a Legend Mac Lethal ❤

wow, what a piece of art, the entire industry in one man

Is nobody going to to talk about 😂 how much this guy clearly f*cking hates Drake 😂😂😂

I want an entire "Mac Lethal in the Style of Eminem on Drugs" album.

That was so on point. Best em and Ghostface impressions I ever heard!

Bro..I'm back after 6 years to watch this video again. U got subscribers now..and viewers😮

3:26 He was speaking in cursive

He made an excellent representation of eminem 2:33

Bros midwest chopper was CRAZY

😮u nail each and every one homie🎉

eminem on drugs was spot on. fuck they were all spot on

Old Kanye: eee real hip-hop, man New Kanye: Bzzzzzzz, I’m bee

You are a great rapper. You are a great creator. You are awesome!

As another “The White Kid” this is fucking awesome. I’ve only ever really been good at learning other artist’s songs, but watching this really helps get the creative juices flowing.

I love how number 15 is literally just a Rick Ross diss

That mumble rap was pitch-corrected, then autotuned, then melodyned, then autotuned again, LOL

Still come back to this video, its sooo hilarious. The Miami Trap one is fantastic.

You are so talented bro 🔥🔥🤝

6:03 needs to be a full song

Guys, welcome to the RU-vid algorithm.

Man u got mad skills 👏!, I specialy liked the New Kanue West 😂. Genuies 😂, spot on man!!