Trippie Redd is speaking out after Ye’s recent claim about creating the rage music genre. On Monday, April 28, the Ohio rapper responded to Ye’s statement made two days earlier, where Ye said he invented rage music.
“I invented rage, bro,” Ye stated on April 26. He pointed to songs like “Blood on the Leaves” and argued that tracks from his Yeezus album captured the rage energy, referencing the moshing at his 2011 “N**gas in Paris” performance. While visually accurate, many believe that Kid Cudi, not Ye, better represents the sonic foundation of the genre.
Trippie Redd quickly shot down Ye’s claim. In a post on Instagram Stories, the “Dark Knight Dummo” rapper insisted that he, along with Playboi Carti, XXXTENTACION, and Lil Uzi Vert, were the true pioneers of rage music. He said, “We paved the way. We popularized it.”
Redd didn’t hold back, adding, “I’m not gon’ let you old a** ngas say you invented something you ain’t invent.” He appeared to reference Ye’s recent social media activity, saying, “These ngas need to take [their] pills, man. These ngas be psychotic,” before further declaring, “Your old a ain’t invent s**t.”
In a separate part of the video, Trippie claimed that Ye had invited him to meet but that he declined, accusing Ye of trying to put others “beneath him.”
Trippie Redd also shared a tweet from Playboi Carti, who had previously been involved in a public dispute with Ye, adding fuel to the ongoing tension.
Rage music, as described by Billboard, features EDM-like synths, dark melodies, heavy 808s, and percussion-driven beats. Many fans credit Playboi Carti’s Die Lit as one of the first albums to lay the genre’s groundwork, while Trippie Redd’s “Miss The Rage” helped solidify it as a defining sound years later. Artists like SoFaygo, Yeat, and Lancey Foux have continued to expand the genre’s influence.
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