The Roland-TR808 is the backbone of a lot of trap rap and EDM, and now the two genres are beginning to intersect. Credit: Joe Holmes In the mid-aughts a wave of steely-eyed southern rappers introduced ...

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 ...

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," ...

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 ...

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 ...

An ideal album to play with the broskis, Smokepurpp and Murda Beatz drop the 20-year-old’s second studio album, Bless Yo Trap. In a combination of interesting lyrics and fire production, Smokepurpp ...

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.

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 ...