Diplo and Sleepy Tom's "Be Right There" was nearly an instant hit, tearing up dance floors across the globe in no time thanks to it's ever-infectious groove. To keep the "Be Right There" ball rolling, we've now been graced with a remix EP. The remix EP features seven fresh takes on the catchy song from the likes of MK, Boombox Cartel, Flava D, Gent & Jawns, Naderi, and … [Read more...]
Turn Up for the Holidays w/ the Xmas Edition of Diplo & Friends
Tis the season for holiday music and this week's Christmas edition of Diplo & Friends is full of trapped out Christmas cheer. For the mix, Diplo enlisted his Mad Decent partner in crime Paul Devro to throw together a massive two hour mix. From using various holiday samples like "damn Blitzen where'd you find this?" to festive songs from RL Grime, DJ Snake, Ookay and more, … [Read more...]
10 Tracks with Great 808s
The Roland Tr-808 was first introduced in 1980 as a drum machine to help studio musicians record demos without needing an actual drummer. They never could have imagined that only years later, it would become ubiquitous in all studios as a music making tool that would remain in the spotlight for 30 years (and it's still going!). In the age of laptop music and VSTs, there is a … [Read more...]
Bro Safari & UFO! – Animal Remix LP
Bro Safari and UFO! have enlisted to help of some of the best remixers in the game right now to remix their Animal LP. Among the chosen are Brillz, Milo & Otis, ETC!ETC!, Gent & Jawns, Valentino Khan, and more. With names like those you can expect plenty of trap music on this album but as is the case with most Bro Safari tunes, there's a wide variety of genres … [Read more...]
Bro Safari & UFO! – Animal Remixes – Teaser Mix & Chatterview
On March 17th, we will all be getting quite a treat. Bro Safari and UFO! announce that the remixes of their Animal album will be out on that day and they're giving away the album for free. This album features remixes by Brillz, Milo & Otis, Valentino Khan, ETC!ETC!, Party Favor, Gent & Jawns, and more. Along with the announcement today, Bro Safari and UFO! offered up a … [Read more...]
Mad Decent Boat Party Announced: Nov. 12-16th 2014
Earlier this week, Mad Decent's Facebook page posted a playful picture of a happy hippo in the water with the simple phrase 'Learn to Swim 2-12-14' under it, and we knew something was up. Today, we found out what the hell that cartoon hippo meant. Following suit behind other highly successful 'musical boat rides' such as Holy Ship, the crew that has taken the Mad Decent … [Read more...]
Party Favor – Trapped Vol. 5 Mix
Our homie Party Favor (check our our exclusive interview here) has been known to deliver some pretty killer sets and he's just released the fifth volume of his Trapped mix series in which he showcases the latest and greatest in big-room trap music. Listen and download away, much love to Party Favor! Party Favor Soundcloud | Facebook | Twitter Tracklist: Party Favor - … [Read more...]
15 of the Best Music Videos in 2013
Here at Run The Trap we've been counting down some of our favorite things about 2013. (See our Top Lovetrap tracks in 2013, Best Free Releases in 2013, 10 tracks on repeat in 2013, and Top 25 Trap Music Tracks of 2013 lists.) Now it is time to take a look at some of the best music videos from the past year. Making a music video for a song is one of the best ways to interact … [Read more...]
