PHONK MUSIC EXPLAINED
Spawned from the 90s Memphis rap scene, with a gritty sound and even grittier beat, phonk music gets eerily under your skin. But, as a fairly new subgenre of hip hop and electronic music - with many uber-niche subgenres of its own - the OG phonk sound sometimes gets mischaracterised. To get a true read on the genre, we look at the sonic qualities of phonk and its influences. The “phonk” sound Certain artists might lean more heavily in…