A Guide to Vocaloid Rap: A roundup of popular hip‑hop-style Vocaloid tracks
Vocaloid culture has evolved while absorbing a wide range of music genres.
Pop, rock, R&B, and of course, hip-hop as well.
In this article, we’ve rounded up Vocaloid tracks that incorporate hip-hop and rap.
The tracks, lyrics, and flows all showcase the creators’ explosive, unique musical styles.
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A Recommendation of 'Vocaloid Rap': A Compilation of Popular Hip-Hop-Style Vocaloid Songs (61–70)
Robinbarabara
I’m drawn to the slightly off-pitch sound image and the rolled-tongue vocal work.
It’s a piece by the Vocaloid producer Barabara-san, released in December 2022.
Because of the distinctive tuning, it can sound like the lyrics are entirely in English, but in reality it’s roughly half Japanese and half English.
If you make music with Vocaloid, you’ll especially appreciate how impressive the arrangement techniques are.
The flow, the decadent lyrics, and the trap-style sound fit together perfectly.
2019 (Exclusive)Yasuha.
Mikhop, meaning hip-hop that uses Vocaloid.
It’s a track where a mellow beat is layered with rap in a voice quintessentially Hatsune Miku.
Yasuha.
is a multi-style producer who also provides songs for others.
The fragile-feeling chorus melody and Miku rap are especially great.
You can feel a message about getting through the present with unchanging feelings and firm conviction, even as times change.
It’s something I’d like to listen to while on the move or when I suddenly want to zone out and think at night.
C.H.O.I.C.ETorero
Torero, who handles a wide range of sounds from rap to samba.
The poppy, cute melodies make your heart skip a beat—you’ll find yourself humming along.
The way the rhymes are woven in is really fun, too! This track is produced in a style that uses multiple Vocaloids within a single song—Hatsune Miku, Kagamine Rin, Megurine Luka, GUMI, Kagamine Len—so there are lots of ways to enjoy it.
I hear the illustration of Len that appears in the PV was drawn by Torero himself.
If you like pop tunes or Perfume, you’re sure to love it!
ochatime23.exe
This is a track posted in June 2020 by 23.exe, who mainly produces dance music.
It’s literally a song about tea time, and Miku Hatsune’s laid-back rap is just too cute.
The groove is insanely comfortable—almost squirm-inducing—and the flow is addictive.
It seems to be popular with overseas listeners, too.
It’s heartwarming.
I think it fits perfectly not only for a leisurely tea time on days off, but also for a break after work or while sipping a canned coffee.
When you need healing, ‘ochatime’ is the only choice!
AnotherNIL
A hip-hop piece that draws you in with its weighty sound.
It’s a track by the Vocaloid producer NIL, released in July 2023.
The bass-heavy production carries a tense edge that makes your own heartbeat quicken to match.
It may sound restrained on the surface, but you can feel a surge of powerful emotion roiling underneath.
Gekiyaku’s noisy vocals fit the tone and worldview of the song perfectly.
With imposing lyrics that fire you up, it’s a wildly cool original UTAU track.
ARTIFICIAL SKINPSGOZ
I’m hooked on the edgy electronic sound.
It’s a track by the duo music unit PSGO-Z, released in 2015.
Despite being built with a minimal number of elements, the song feels rich—perhaps thanks to its structure and flow.
Recommended for those who like stylish tracks.
rejection reactionUtsu-P × Fuma no KTR
Aggressive yet introspective… a striking work where heavy sound fuses with razor-sharp lyrics.
It weaves a sonic world where Utsu-P’s weighty metalcore intertwines with Fuma no KTR’s cutting rap.
The lyrics, rebelling against society’s tendency to categorize, vividly depict the struggles of people living today.
A track for anyone searching for their place or questioning society’s confines.
Turn up the volume—by all means.