In the past month, the music artist with the largest audience across YouTube platforms wasn’t Bad Bunny or Taylor Swift. It was Slxughter, a phonk producer. The term probably doesn’t sound familiar, ...

You’ve heard it before. The drums feel like anvils dropped on your skull. The bass is a squishy bubble of mad distortion. There’ll probably be some cowbells, and there might be someone trilling in ...

Phonk has grown from a Memphis rap-inspired underground sound into one of Spotify’s most-followed genres, fueled by TikTok’s car culture and drift video trends. Its signature distorted 808s, cowbell ...

Phonk’s gritty, bass-heavy vibe is dominating TikTok, Spotify, and streaming culture — but using it without understanding copyright can put your channel at risk. From dual copyrights to sample ...

Pitchfork editorial staff were not involved in the creation of this content. The rise of Brazilian phonk has been one of the more notable recent shifts in digital music culture. What began as a niche ...

YouTube Shorts and TikToks are often set to electronic dance music with rap roots that’s become the unconscious hum of vertical video while making its creators rich. By Andrea Prada Bianchi In the ...