Honest Genre Names -

[The Shadow]

The idea here is to take a genre or subgenre of music and making a humorous observation about what it's called vs what it tends to be in reality.

Americana: Country music that hipsters don't have to be afraid to like
Free Jazz: unlistenable cacophony you need 20 years of training to play

 

[Outer Party Member]

Dubstep: My blender is music.

 

[J A N D E K]

Hip Hop: Mostly niggas talking absolute shit.

 

[skiddlez]

rock and roll: banging, wailing, and screaming lmfao

 

[d12]

Mumblerap: More like mumbled crap amirite?

 

[Penultimo]

Death Metal: Guy gets paid for torturing his lungs.

 

[Oddjob OTP]

Post-Rock: Actually just rock with less lyrics

 

[Winnie the Poohnani]

Vaporwave: What you need to listen to when you vapin'. Or gettin' yo' purple drank on. Or both, at the same time. Don't you judge me dammit!

 

[Al Gulud]

Lofi hip hop: what the nightcore faggots have been up to lately. Also known as sad boy hours.

 

[Basketball Jones]

Country (when it’s sad): whiskey-drinking, tractor tunes to ride around and beat your spouse to
Country (when it’s not sad): whiskey-drinking, tractor tunes to ride around and LARP as a cowboy to
Hip-Hop: any good beat/track/style/lyric will be repeated in every other hip-hop song forever (ft. Lil’ Wayne)
Pop: songs that take 15 people to write (ft. Pitbull)

 

[MediocreMilt]

Pop/Punk: derivative garbage that lacks any real edge of punk, to the point of being labeled as a slash-subgenre of pop

 

[ES 148]

Electronica: robot

 

[J A N D E K]

Electronica: Do Androids Dream of Electric Bleep?

 

[The Shadow]

Punk: just power chords and bleating, because knowing how to play instruments or sing is for posers

Hardcore: same as above but with more shouting and fighting

Thrash metal: play fast and loud all the time or you're a sell out

Death Metal: Troma Films as a music genre

Black Metal: the quest to be the edgiest loser in Norway

Glam Metal: Wear more makeup than the chicks you bang.

 

[Pozzingmyfilthyneghole]

Jazz: what it sounds like when a blues band falls down a flight of stairs.

 

[Cool kitties club]

Ska Punk: Punk with more horns

 

[Andre The Roboto]

Emo Rap - It's just like Hip-Hop, but it's sad
Alternative Rock - Another name for Punk Rock
Indie Rock - Another name for Alternative Rock
Nu Metal - Metal for sad, angry wiggers
Alternative R&B - Neo Soul with another name

 

[Midlife Sperglord]

Jam bands - Drugs. Lots and lots of drugs. No exception.

 

[millais]

Instead of Boeremusik, they should just call it "concertina, guitar, and banjo ensemble". I can't ever hear any other instruments in the milieu.

 

[Zaragoza]

KPOP: Wishing the Japanese won WW2.