The Evolution of Rage: Proto-Rage era to Rage V1 (2016 - Early 2023)

Pierre Bourne’s production work throughout the late 2010s is without a doubt the influence that producers who invented the rage sound (Starboy, Outtatown, Loesoe, Art Dealer, Gab3) drew inspiration from. These examples within this video aren’t exactly rage songs (they are referred to officially as Proto-Rage songs) but they have early iterations of what it would become. The producers named above would take the blueprint that Pierre Bourne laid out and put their own spin on things by adding in digital / EDM elements to create the subgenre of rage music Rage V1: is the name given to the first installment of rage music / rap that lasted between 2020 - 2023. Rage beats in this era were characterized by their piercing / screeching / buzzing synths accompanied by bouncey or punchy / distorted 808s. This sound was mainly pioneered by the producer collectives Neilaworld, Adrenaline (hyperpop.jp) & their collaborative work with artists like Playboi Carti, Trippie Redd, Yeat & Ken Carson By Mid-2023, Rage V1 beats became stale to the general audience and there needed to be a change made or else the sound would fall off and die out… #rageraparchive #rage #playboicarti #kencarson #thexperiment