In his first album, GRiZ took the electronic music scene by storm. By combining a hip hop/glitch vibe and some huge sounds from trap music and dubstep, Detroit native GRiZ aka Grant Kwiecinski has defined himself as one of the best new artists of this year. His first album, Mad Liberation, was an incredible first look at the serious talent in this young producer. At 21 years … [Read more...]
Ta-Ku – Songs To Break Up To
Even if you're in a strong relationship right now, Ta-Ku's new album "Songs To Break Up To" is a must listen. This album is a collection of skillfully produced songs meant to pull your emotions out of you. Each song flows seamlessly after the last and each has its own story to tell. The song that reaches out to me the most is the wonderful I Miss You More feat. Atu. Starting … [Read more...]
Diplo – Revolution EP
Diplo may be the hardest working man in music. He is a label head, he is a member of Major Lazer, he is a super-human producer for rappers and other DJs alike, he is a pot-stirring social media master, one of the main influencers of the trap msuic movement, and today Diplo announced he is dropping a new EP on October 8th entitled Revolution. He also released the first single … [Read more...]
Hucci – Rose Gold EP
The 17 year old out of Brighton, Britain trap music wonder kid Hucci has been straight killing it on every production he has put out including his new EP "Rose Gold." Starting off Rose Gold is the into track Lullaby which is a sweet guitar solo with a little tease of what to expect from the album on the end. The rest of Rose Gold features some stellar production that we've … [Read more...]
Yellow Claw – Amsterdam Twerk Music EP [MAD DECENT/JEFFREES]
Amsterdam trap trio Yellow Claw have been an almost unseen yet dominating force since their first singles and mixes have been released on Soundcloud over a year ago. With releases like "IBETCHU" and an upcoming release with trap superstars Flosstradamus, Yellow Claw has been making quite the name for themselves in the Trap and EDM community alike. Now, these three crazy … [Read more...]
NYMZ – BINGBONG BOWDOWN EP
NYMZ, aka Otis from Milo & Otis, just released his debut 2 song EP called Bingbong Bowdown. We know that NYMZ is no stranger to the studio with the stellar work that he puts together as part of Milo & Otis, but usually focuses on the moombahton side of things for that duo. With this solo project, he's been cranking out hard hitting trap music heat with consistency. … [Read more...]
12th Planet & Protohype – Transitions EP
It's no secret at this point that I love Atlantic Connection but SMOG Records has a much harder, more intense side to it as well. SMOG founder 12th Planet has released an all new EP with Protohype and this **** is not for the faintt of heart. Yes, on the broad EDM (does anyone call it electronica anymore?) spectrum, this would certainly fall in the 'dubstep' range. Yes, this … [Read more...]
Chromeo is Back With ‘Over Your Shoulder’
We here at Run The Trap pride ourselves on our passionate love for the 808's and our undying devotion to pushing the best trap and hip hop out to our wonderful fans. But when a track like this comes around the bend, trap music or not, something this good, deserves...no, needs to be shared. Chromeo, the French-Canadian facilitators of funk , are back in action dropping the first … [Read more...]