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Coke rap is a hip hop substyle whose lyrics center on street-level cocaine trafficking and the economy, risks, and status dynamics surrounding it. It is not defined by a single exclusive sound palette, but it is commonly delivered with a cold, minimal, and tense atmosphere that supports detailed “hustle narratives,” vivid imagery, and morally complex storytelling. Coke rap often overlaps with gangsta rap and mafioso rap in subject matter and tone, but it is more narrowly focused on cocaine dealing (bricks, re-up cycles, supply chains, surveillance pressure, and profit calculus) as the organizing theme of the writing.