Genres

Rap

Genre

-11.5 Median integrated LUFS
13.5 Median dynamic range
-22 to -6.5 Range
310 Tracks

By decade

1980s
n=13 · median -17.1 LUFS
1990s
n=261 · median -11.7 LUFS
2000s
n=36 · median -9.2 LUFS

Releases

Licensed to Ill
Beastie Boys · 1986
median -17.1 LUFS
Cypress Hill
Cypress Hill · 1991
median -16.1 LUFS
The 2 Live Crew's Greatest Hits
The 2 Live Crew · 1992
median -15.2 LUFS
The Chronic
Dr. Dre · 1992
median -12.7 LUFS
Black Sunday
Cypress Hill · 1993
median -13.8 LUFS
Doggystyle
Snoop Dogg · 1993
median -10.3 LUFS
Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers)
Wu-Tang Clan · 1993
median -15.1 LUFS
Midnight Marauders
A Tribe Called Quest · 1993
median -13.3 LUFS
Forever
Wu-Tang Clan · 1997
median -10.5 LUFS
Hello Nasty
Beastie Boys · 1998
median -11.4 LUFS
2001
Dr. Dre · 1999
median -8.6 LUFS
Blackout!
Redman & Method Man · 1999
median -10.5 LUFS
Born Again
The Notorious B.I.G. · 1999
median -9.4 LUFS
This or That
Sway and King Tech feat. DJ Revolution · 1999
median -12.6 LUFS
Top Dogg
Snoop Dogg · 1999
median -10.5 LUFS
Violator (The Album)
Various Artists · 2000
median -9.6 LUFS
Big Boi and Dre Present OutKast
OutKast · 2001
median -8.9 LUFS

This database is hand-curated and not exhaustive — treat this as a sample of 310 measured Rap tracks, not a survey of the genre as a whole.