Country, hip-hop and trap music rise in popularity in late 2010s
In the later half of the 2010s, popular music strays from traditional pop and pop rap, a hip-hop subgenre marked by distinct pop choruses and featured verses, and into a rap sound inspired by the heavy 808 and hi-hat usage of trap music, as well as more contemporary country.
A chart showing the genre breakdown of the Billboard Hot 100 tracks from 2014 to 2023. In the later half of the 2010s, popular music strays from traditional pop and pop rap, a hip-hop subgenre marked by distinct pop choruses and featured verses, and into a rap sound inspired by the heavy 808 and hi-hat usage of trap music, as well as more contemporary country.
