What is trap music? According to T.I., on the title track of his genre-defining Trap Muzik, it ain’t no album and it ain’t no game. Indeed, the origins of trap go beyond music — beyond even the ...

From block parties to Billboard charts, hip hop has never been one thing. This guide breaks down the major styles from old school pioneers and G-Funk grooves to modern-day drill, trap, and grime. A ...

In 2003, T.I. and other Atlanta rappers created new subgenre of rap: trap music. Twenty years later, its influence is everywhere. JUANA SUMMERS, HOST: About two minutes into the song, "Y'all Scared," ...

Trap gets thrown around so casually that almost any rap song ends up wearing the label. You hear someone rapping over a beat with drums? That’s trap. A song has a heavy bassline? Trap. A rapper uses ...

Listen to the trap songs that show the sub-genre’s evolution from street-level hip-hop to chart-topping pop phenomenon. This heavy reliance on production explains why trap has, since 2012, flooded ...

In the decade since Young Jeezy’s Let’s Get It: Thug Motivation 101 album was released, Atlanta’s trap sound has moved from the crack house to the charts You used to want to stay away from the trap: ...

T.I. talks Trap Music and his key role in turning it into a musical genre. T.I. also offered his Mt. Rushmore of Trap Music: Trap Music originated in the Southern United States, particularly in the ...

An oral language rich in history from Peru is having a moment, with artists using it in hip hop, rap, trap, and pop music. It's not Spanish, and it's not Latin. Quechua is a language all its own.

This heavy reliance on production explains why trap has, since 2012, flooded into electronic music, spawning massive international hits and making trap a two-pronged affair. Its trap-rap stars are now ...