A Guide to Vocaloid Rap: A roundup of popular hip‑hop-style Vocaloid tracks

Yamaoka-ya comes out of the tap at my place.Ganbare Masashige

Yamaokaya Comes Out of My Faucet / Kasane Teto SV [Ganbare Masashige]

A track by Ganbare Masashige, released in January 2025.

After its debut, it rapidly became a hit thanks to its addictive quality.

Packed with love for the ramen chain Yamaokaya, its humorous worldbuilding is irresistibly catchy.

The breezy rap by Kasane Teto is also fantastic—you’ll find yourself nodding along.

If you enjoyed this piece, be sure to dig into the Vocaloid hip-hop scene!

Robinscattered

Robin / Hatsune Miku

I’m drawn to the slightly off-pitch sound image and the rolled-tongue vocal work.

It’s a piece by the Vocaloid producer Barabara-san, released in December 2022.

Because of the distinctive tuning, it can sound like the lyrics are entirely in English, but in reality it’s roughly half Japanese and half English.

If you make music with Vocaloid, you’ll especially appreciate how impressive the arrangement techniques are.

The flow, the decadent lyrics, and the trap-style sound fit together perfectly.

FallingTKN

TKN – Falling ft. Hatsune Miku

This is a stylish, fashionable hip-hop track you might hear as club BGM.

Created by Vocaloid producer TKN, it was released in January 2023.

The near-futuristic sound arrangement evokes images of the city at night.

The lyrics, revealing a passionate, single-minded love, are sweet and cute in their finish.

As you listen, you may start to feel like you’re inside the world of the song yourself.

Why not surrender your body and soul to the rhythmic beat and flow?

BivouacTorero

【Torero】Bivouac【VOCARAP】

Despite the dense arrangement, it somehow feels transparent, which is fascinating.

This track by Torero, who has been releasing Vocaloid rap numbers one after another, came out in February 2022.

It’s said to liken the solitary life in the city to survival in snowy mountains, and the sound design cleverly uses tones that feel like a cold wind is blowing.

And the chorus has a charm that makes you want to sing along as you listen! It’s a highly addictive Vocaloid song that you’ll find yourself humming before you know it.

2019 (Exclusive)Yasuha.

Hatsune Miku – 2019 (Exclusive) feat. Yasuha. [ENG SUB] [Vocaloid Original Song] [Hatsune Miku Original Song]

Mikhop, meaning hip-hop that uses Vocaloid.

It’s a track where a mellow beat is layered with rap in a voice quintessentially Hatsune Miku.

Yasuha.

is a multi-style producer who also provides songs for others.

The fragile-feeling chorus melody and Miku rap are especially great.

You can feel a message about getting through the present with unchanging feelings and firm conviction, even as times change.

It’s something I’d like to listen to while on the move or when I suddenly want to zone out and think at night.

Digital Lime HustlerLIQ

HATSUNE MIKU × KAGAMINE RIN & LEN (prod. LIQ) – Digital Lime Hustler

An aggressive soundscape interwoven with a dope flow—simply irresistible.

This track is by LIQ, a Vocaloid producer known for works like “Frontier” and “ALICE iN BLACK MARKE,” released in 2021.

It’s a hard-hitting, guitar-heavy, and undeniably cool nu-metal/mixture number.

And the lyricism is quintessential hip-hop.

You can really sense LIQ’s musical breadth here.

Definitely give it a listen when you want to boost your mood.

The moon is far away, isn’t it?Sohbana

Hatsune Miku: “The moon feels far away, doesn’t it?”

An impressively stylish track that evokes the city at night.

It’s a song by Vocaloid producer Sohbana, released in 2021.

The melodic flow matches the sophisticated sound built around a four-on-the-floor beat.

Beyond the vocals, there’s plenty to enjoy: a swaying bassline, a noisy guitar solo, and more.

We all feel that sudden loneliness that hits at night sometimes.

This might resonate especially when you’re in that mood.

A Vocaloid rap with a dynamic balance of motion and stillness.