ONGOING
Jump on the Train and spin the best hip-hop and R&B bangers from the past few decades!
Which styles are allowed:
Classic / Golden Era Hip Hop – Boom bap, lyrical, sample-based 70/80/90s/early 2000s. 2000s Hip Hop – Club bangers, crunk, and East/Southern hits from the early 2000s. Trap / Modern Hip Hop – 808s, hi-hats, auto-tuned vocals, darker and minimal. Soulful / Conscious Hip Hop – Lyrically driven with jazzy/soulful beats. UK Rap / Grime / Afroswing – Fast-paced British flows with grime, Afro or Caribbean influence. Dancehall x Hip Hop Fusion – Riddim-heavy blends of Caribbean sounds and rap. R&B SUBGENRES Old School R&B – Smooth, soulful vocals from the 70s–90s. 'Slow Jams' allowed 2000s R&B – Hit-heavy, hook-laden, often featuring rap collabs. Neo-Soul – Jazzy, organic, and deeply expressive vocals. Alt / Contemporary R&B – Modern, moody, sometimes electronic or trap-influenced
Not allowed:
Pop or Top 40 (unless remixed with strong Hip Hop or R&B elements) EDM / Future Bass / Big Room House / Techno / Club Track remixes (save those for another train!) Lo-fi Beats / Instrumental Chillhop Afrobeats / Amapiano (unless heavily fused with Hip Hop or R&B vocals) Reggaeton / Latin Trap (unless the vibe is strongly Hip Hop-aligned)
The description was provided by @jsound_001 from the Twitch DJ's Hip Hop/R&B Raid Train.