Trap is hotter than ever. From Georgia natives 21 Savage and Lil Baby to St. Louis squabbler Sexyy Red (whose braggy “Pound Town” brought the trap energy to a new generation on TikTok), the music has ...

Xavier Lamar Dotson, professionally known as Zaytoven, has become synonymous with the sound of modern trap music. From his early days experimenting on cassette tapes in a friend’s studio to producing ...

Trap music has taken on a lot of different forms over the years. In its inception, it was deeply southern hip-hop, specifically about drug dealing. Though T.I. coined the term early on and made Trap ...

Trap Music originated in the Southern United States, particularly in the city of Atlanta, Georgia, during the early 2000s. The genre takes its name from “trap,” which refers to the environment in ...

Trap music is a form of truth and reclamation; it offers respite to those who relate. The albums of Young Jeezy, Gucci Mane, and T.I. — the holy trinity of trap music — served as the audio for my ...