Genre Prompts
Battle by genre. Best hip-hop track, the ultimate rock anthem, a country song that converts the haters.
216 Genre aux battle prompts to pick from. Use them for a song battle with friends, an aux war, or your next round in Aux Battles.
Pop
Hip Hop
Rap
R&B
Rock
Country
EDM
Latin Pop
Soul
Jazz
Classical
Metal
Blues
Gospel
World Music
Classic Rock
Hard Rock
Soft Rock
Alternative Rock
Indie Rock
Punk Rock
Pop Punk
Post-Punk
Grunge
Garage Rock
Psychedelic Rock
Progressive Rock
Art Rock
Glam Rock
Southern Rock
Yacht Rock
Surf Rock
Rockabilly
Math Rock
Post-Rock
Shoegaze
Dream Pop
Britpop
Krautrock
Stoner Rock
Heavy Metal
Nu Metal
Death Metal
Black Metal
Doom Metal
Thrash Metal
Speed Metal
Power Metal
Metalcore
Deathcore
Grindcore
Industrial Metal
Progressive Metal
Symphonic Metal
Sludge Metal
Djent
Hardcore Punk
Emo
Screamo
Post-Hardcore
Ska Punk
Riot Grrrl
Midwest Emo
Skate Punk
Crossover Thrash
Boom Bap
G-Funk
Gangsta Rap
Conscious Hip Hop
Trap
Drill
UK Drill
Chicago Drill
Mumble Rap
Cloud Rap
Trapsoul
Horrorcore
Crunk
Chopped and Screwed
East Coast Hip Hop
West Coast Hip Hop
Southern Hip Hop
Jazz Rap
Alternative Hip Hop
Lo-Fi Hip Hop
Grime
Bounce
Plugg
Rage Rap
Neo-Soul
Motown
Northern Soul
Quiet Storm
Funk
Disco
New Jack Swing
Contemporary R&B
Alternative R&B
Doo-Wop
Boogie
Afrobeat
P-Funk
Gospel R&B
House Music
Deep House
Tech House
Progressive House
Tropical House
Electro House
Future House
Acid House
Techno
Minimal Techno
Detroit Techno
Trance
Progressive Trance
Psytrance
Dubstep
Drum & Bass
Jungle
Breakbeat
Big Beat
UK Garage
2-Step
Speed Garage
Hardstyle
Hard Techno
Electro
Synthwave
Vaporwave
IDM
Ambient
Downtempo
Bedroom Pop
Hyperpop
City Pop
Chillwave
Lo-Fi
Nightcore
Chiptune
Vocaloid Pop
Phonk
Synth-Pop
Indie Pop
Bubblegum Pop
Country Pop
Outlaw Country
Bro-Country
Bluegrass
Americana
Folk
Folk Rock
Singer-Songwriter
Zydeco
Cajun
Appalachian Folk
Celtic Folk
Alt-Country
Honky Tonk
Western Swing
Texas Country
Bebop
Swing Jazz
Cool Jazz
Free Jazz
Acid Jazz
Smooth Jazz
Jazz Fusion
Nu Jazz
Delta Blues
Chicago Blues
Electric Blues
Opera
Baroque
Romantic Classical
Minimalism
Film Score
Reggae
Roots Reggae
Dancehall
Dub
Ska
Rocksteady
Lovers Rock
Reggaeton
Salsa
Bachata
Merengue
Cumbia
Vallenato
Tango
Bossa Nova
Samba
MPB
Forró
Sertanejo
Baile Funk
Soca
Calypso
Zouk
Kizomba
K-Pop
J-Pop
J-Rock
C-Pop
Cantopop
Mandopop
Thai Pop
Bollywood
Bhangra
Afrobeats
Amapiano
Highlife
Gqom
Flamenco
Fado
How do genre prompts work in an aux battle?
The prompt names a genre and everyone submits the best track they can from inside it. That sounds simple and is the most competitive theme here, because there is no interpretation to hide behind. On "Best Song in Hip Hop" everyone is answering the same question with the same information and the room is judging taste directly.
What should you submit for a genre you do not listen to?
The song from that genre that crossed over to you. Everyone has heard a few country songs, a few metal songs, a few jazz standards, usually because something pushed them past the genre boundary. That is exactly the track to submit, since it already proved it works on someone who was not looking for it.
How do you stop a genre round being predictable?
Pick narrow genres rather than broad ones. "Rock" produces the same five canonical answers in every group on earth. "Post-Punk", "Shoegaze" or "Grunge" make people go and actually think, and the smaller the genre the more the round is about knowledge rather than about who remembered the biggest song first.
Song lists for Genre rounds
Hand-picked answers to genre prompts, with a reason attached to every track. Useful when a prompt lands and nothing comes to mind.
Genre prompts, answered
What are Genre aux battle prompts?
Battle by genre. Best hip-hop track, the ultimate rock anthem, a country song that converts the haters. In an aux battle, Genre prompts are the brief every player answers with a single song, and the room then votes on whose pick fits best.
What are some good Genre prompts for an aux battle?
Three of the 216 on this page: "Sludge Metal", "Electro House" and "Swing Jazz". A prompt works when it is broad enough that everyone has a song for it but specific enough that the picks are worth arguing about.
How many Genre aux battle prompts are there?
216 Genre prompts, part of a free library of 3,505 prompts across 16 themes. They are free to read, free to copy into a group chat, and free to play through on Aux Battles with no account and no download.
How do you play an aux battle with Genre prompts?
Pick one Genre prompt, say "Sludge Metal", and give every player the same brief. Each person submits one song from Spotify, YouTube or SoundCloud, the room plays the submissions back without revealing who picked what, and everyone rates them. The highest average score wins the round.
More Prompt Themes
Never run one? Try how to run a game start to finish for the setup, how an aux battle works for the background, and a guide to picking a category for every theme to draw from. It also goes by the same game called aux wars. After that, try the hype-song shortlist.