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Scam rap is a subgenre of hip hop that emerged in Detroit during the mid to late 2010s. It is characterized by lyrics that focus on various forms of fraudulent activities, particularly those conducted in the digital realm, such as online scams, hacking, the dark web and cybercrime. [1] .
Mar 11, 2022 · Scam rap is music by and of digital natives, a generation that has come of age on an internet swarming with dissemblers and con artists: social media grifters, phishing-scheme spammers, “Tinder...
- Jody Rosen
Sep 17, 2019 · The growing genre of “scam rap” breaks down credit card fraud step-by-step for listeners. Genius spoke with the current face of the movement, Detroit’s Teejayx6, who broke down the meaning of...
Aug 14, 2019 · On recent BandGang member Lonnie Bands song “Come Here”, he boasts about knowing “One ho sell pussy, other one scams” while fellow Detroit rapper Drego refers to being “with the scam man”.
- Ryan Bassil
Sep 17, 2019 · The growing genre of “scam rap” breaks down credit card fraud step-by-step for listeners. Genius spoke with the current face of the movement, Detroit’s Teejayx6, who broke down the meaning of...
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Mar 30, 2021 · Scam rap has been associated with Detroit-based artists where the subgenre is deeply rooted in credit card frauds, identity thefts and other illicit ways of splitting people from their money. Credited with its own rap scene, scam rap in particular seems to be flooding out of Motor City with many upcoming rappers mentioning scamming ...
Nov 26, 2019 · The Detroit teenager stands out in the fringe world of scam rap, which takes something ugly—online fraud—and makes it into something relevant and resonant. Teejayx6's songs are built on a...
