Sad boy rap, also known as emo rap or sad boi rap, has become popular in the mid-to late 2010s. Artists like XXXTENTACION, Lil Peep, and Juice Wrld have been instrumental in pushing the genre further to the forefront of contemporary rap music. Over the past few years, more rap and hip-hop artists have been integrating aspects of sad boi or emo rap into their music.