Tricky — Suno AI prompt
A ready 60-90-word style descriptor for the Style field in Suno v5.5. Era, instruments, production, vocal anchor — no name used, Suno's filter lets it through.
A defining voice of the mid-1990s Bristol sound, this style fuses hip-hop breakbeats with dub bass weight and the smoky claustrophobia of late-night downtempo. The production is murky and lo-fi by design: heavily warped samples, woozy keys, ghostly guitar fragments and tape hiss bleed together under a thick, vinyl-cracked haze. Beats drag at a hypnotic, half-asleep pace while the low end rolls forward with reggae-soaked sub-bass and spring-reverb echoes. The signature is vocal interplay: a whispered, raspy, half-rapped male murmur drawls in the shadows while a breathy, fragile female voice floats overhead, the two trading lines like a private conversation overheard through a wall. The mood is paranoid, intimate and narcotic, sensual yet unsettling, equal parts seduction and dread. It is music for shuttered rooms and 3 a.m. thoughts, blurring rap, soul and experimental texture into something dark, blunted and unmistakably human.
A short AI reference of this style — a guide for the prompt, not the artist’s original track.
How to nail this style in Suno
- In the Style field, set the genre and era: «trip-hop, 1990s» — plus 2–3 devices from the tags above.
- Tempo around 83 BPM (70–95), mood: paranoid, smoky, narcotic.
- Don’t put the name “Tricky»/«Трики” in the text — Suno’s copyright filter will reject it; describe the sound and vocal in words. The exact ready-made prompt is in the block below.
💡 Drifting off? Strengthen the genre’s anchor tags (trip-hop) and drop extra instruments.
What tempo suits this style?
70–95 BPM, core around 83 BPM.
How to make this in Suno without a rejection?
Describe the genre (trip-hop), era (1990s), instruments and vocal type in your own words — without the artist’s name in the prompt text.