Cloud Rap Gear Used by Cloud Rap Artists
Drawn from the documented rigs of 126 cloud rap artists and the Equipboard community — ranked by real usage, not opinion.
Gear That Defines Cloud Rap
Not just popular — disproportionately cloud rap. Multipliers compare usage among cloud rap artists & fans to usage across all of Equipboard, so gear everyone owns doesn't crowd out the gear that makes this genre sound like itself.
Ableton Live
DAW Software
2.8× vs site-wide
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Neumann U87
Condenser Microphones
2.5× vs site-wide
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Focusrite Scarlett 2i2
Audio Interfaces
2.3× vs site-wide
4
Apple MacBook Pro (General)
Computers & Peripherals
2.2× vs site-wide
5
Audio-Technica ATH-M50x Professional Monitor Headphones
Headphones & In-Ear Monitors
2.1× vs site-wide
6
Image-Line FL Studio
DAW Software
2.1× vs site-wide
7
Neumann TLM 103
Condenser Microphones
2.0× vs site-wide
8
Shure SM7B
Dynamic Microphones
1.8× vs site-wide
The Artists Behind the Data
This page is built from the documented rigs of cloud rap artists on Equipboard — a few of the 126:
How We Built This Guide
Documented artist rigs
Every count starts with the sourced, evidence-backed gear of 126 cloud rap artists on Equipboard — interviews, photos, and rig breakdowns, not guesswork.
Community signal
Saves and gear-photo tags from players who love this genre add weight, so the lists reflect who actually plays this stuff.
Distinctive, not just popular
We compare cloud rap usage to all of Equipboard — so a tuner everyone owns doesn't drown out the gear that makes this genre sound like itself.
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