There are few producers who display the kind of work ethic and devotion to excellence that we find in Ta-ku. In the five years since his graduation from the Red Bull Music Academy he’s released 13 albums, started his own record label, and garnered the support of major artists like Baauer and Justin Timberlake. His most recent work, REϟTWERK VOL.II is yet another stunning … [Read more...]
Archives for June 2013
Pretty Lights – A Color Map of the Sun
In anticipation of A Color Map of the Sun, Pretty Lights has uploaded the entire album to stream. Derek Vincent Smith traveled all over the country working with various musicians to make this beautiful collage of music. The album, like all of Pretty Lights' music, will be available for free download on July 2nd; but for the first time Pretty Lights will be releasing hard … [Read more...]
HTTP – Exclusive Mix for Northern Nights Music Festival: Humbolt / Mendocino, CA July 19-21
[Northern Nights Music Festival :: July 19-21 Mendocino / Humboldt County, CA] It's new, it's fresh, and it's taking place the weekend of July 19th, 20th and 21st at the old campground of Reggae on the River. Three full days of some of the freshest in trap, tropical bass, dubstep and deep house from the likes of The Polish Ambassador, Minnesota, Dirtybird & Headtron … [Read more...]
Trapped In The Forest: The Trap Music Fan’s Guide To Electric Forest 2013 #TRAPPEDEF
Sometimes going to a music festival can be a daunting task, and when they are as top notch as Electric Forest Music Festival 2013, planning your day-to-day activities and music you want to check out can be tough to say the least! Well, we at Run The Trap present you with our Trapped In The Forest coverage of Electric Forest this year, mapping the days out by some of our top … [Read more...]
4 “Yeezus” Trap Remixes Worth Listening To
Everyone knew as soon as Kanye West's album Yeezus hit the shelves (or after it leaked for that matter), every producer would begin remixing the songs on the album. Here are a few of our favorite trap remixes off of Kanye's latest album that are worth checking out. First up we have THUGLI's remix of Send It Up. Turning this song into a trap banger just makes sense and … [Read more...]
Drake Announces Release Date Of ‘Nothing Was The Same’ With 4 New Tracks
Early Saturday morning Young Money singer Drake shook the hip-hop world announcing his third studio album Nothing Was The Same to be released September 17th. With almost two years since the release his sophomore album Take Care, fans have been highly anticipating news of new work from the YMCMB star. Drizzy Drake has decided not only to finally give us a date for the album, and … [Read more...]
Waka Flocka Set To Produce Amanda Bynes’ Forthcoming Rap Album
Yes, read that again. The time is upon us to actually bring in the dancing lobsters. Twerking lobsters. It is no secret to anyone with a cell phone that things for Amanda Bynes have been a little...chaotic lately. Since Nickelodeon's golden age ended a number of years ago and her retirement from acting, things have taken an interesting, entertaining, and … [Read more...]
Eminem Announces New Slaughterhouse Album w/ Just Blaze as Exec. Producer
Big news from the Shady Records camp yesterday, it seems like the rap supergroup Slaughterhouse, composed of legendary wordsmiths Joe Budden, Royce Da 5'9, Crooked I, and Joell Ortiz are back at it again working on their third studio album. Taking a different approach from their previous album Welcome: To Our House, the four are all held up in a secret location in New … [Read more...]