Rap · 2010s

Rap loudness in the 2010s

-8.3 Median integrated LUFS
-10.7 to -7.2 Range
15 Tracks

Loudness distribution

-11 to -10 LUFS: 1 track-10 to -9 LUFS: 2 tracks-9 to -8 LUFS: 7 tracks-8 to -7 LUFS: 5 tracks -11 LUFS -9 LUFS -7 LUFS

Dynamic range distribution

9 to 10 DR: 2 tracks10 to 11 DR: 4 tracks11 to 12 DR: 5 tracks12 to 13 DR: 3 tracks13 to 14 DR: 1 track 9 DR 11 DR 14 DR

Loudest and quietest

Loudest: I'm Housin' (U.K. Mix)
EPMD
-7.2 LUFS
Quietest: It's My Thing (Dub Version)
EPMD
-10.7 LUFS

Most-represented engineers

Herb Powers Jr.
n=15 · median -8.3 LUFS
Mike Jones
n=15 · median -8.3 LUFS

Other decades

← Rap in the 2000s

This database is hand-curated and not exhaustive — treat this cohort as a sample of 15 measured tracks, not a survey of every Rap release from the 2010s.