Trap music
the EDM trap music genre
| Name | Trap |
|---|---|
| Stylistic Origins | * Southern hip hop * gangsta rap * Hardcore rap * Crunk * bounce music * Miami bass * Memphis rap * snap * chopped and screwed |
| Cultural Origins | 1990s, Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. |
| Local Scenes | * Atlanta hip hop * Memphis hip hop |
Trap is a subgenre of hip hop music that originated in the Southern United States, with lyrical references to trap starting in 1991 but the modern sound of trap appearing in 1999.[1][2] The genre gets its name from the Atlanta slang term "trap house", a house used exclusively to sell drugs.[3] Trap music is known for its simple, rhythmic, minimalistic productions that uses synthesized drums, and is characterized by complex hi-hat patterns, snare drums, bass drums, some tuned with a long decay to emit a bass frequency (originally from the Roland TR-808 drum machine), and lyrical content that often focuses on drug use and urban violence.[4][5][6][7][8][9]
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<ref>tag; no text was provided for refs namedOKP - ↑ Guide to Trap Music: History and Characteristics of Trap Music, Masterclass.com, 2022-02-16
- ↑ Types Of Rap: A guide to the many styles of hip-hop, Redbull, January 24, 2020
- ↑ Quit Screwing with Trap Music: An Interview with Houston-Born Producer Lōtic, Vice, June 11, 2012
- ↑ How Trap Music Came to Rule the World, Complex, 2020-04-18
- ↑ Who owns trap?, Chicago Reader, 20 November 2012
- ↑ Trap Music: The Definitive Guide, Topman. Sabotage Times, January 19, 2013
- ↑ Fighting Weight: From the Trap to the Treadmill, GQ, 8 October 2012
- ↑ The trap phenomenon explained, DJ Mag, February 28, 2013
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