Writing for Spin, Mikael Wood stated: "[They] downplay the hip-hop boom-bap... in favor of busy pop jams that mirror the overstimulation of 21st-century life".
Mikael Wood's statement in Spin suggests that these artists focus on creating music that reflects the frenetic pace of contemporary life, downplaying the emphasis on hip-hop's fast-paced beats in favor of more upbeat, pop-oriented tracks.