“We take things to the next level, we get a new level of hurt. We needed our own word because before there wasn’t an expression for what we do”. -Kenny Beats (Loudpvck) On a nation-wide tour bent on turning up crowds around the country and dropping trap-infused bangers into the eardrums of their 'hurt' fans, having a quiet day off is a rarity for Kenny Beats and Ryan Marks, … [Read more...]
Recap: CONTROL w/ gLADPVCK, Branchez, and Milo & Otis
Avalon Hollywood was the place to be last Friday where the line stretched literally around the block to see gLAdiator, LOUDPVCK, Branchez, and Milo & Otis perform on one of the best sound systems on the West Coast. The place was almost at capacity by the time I was able to sneak in (about a quarter of the way into Branchez' set, traffic is a *****) and I'm sure most of … [Read more...]
Win Tickets + Meet & Greet to GLADPVCK + Branchez + Milo & Otis @ Avalon Hollywood on 3/21
Control Fridays at the Avalon Hollywood holds a reputation for bringing in the biggest and best talent Bass music has to offer but this upcoming Friday is ridiculous even by Avalon Hollywood standards. The lineup is stacked with not one, not two, not three but four major trap producers that could have just as easily been headlining their own individual shows. This Friday LA … [Read more...]
Recap: CONTROL w/ #Been Trill#, Heroes x Villains, and DJ Sliink
On with the dance! let joy be unconfined; No sleep till morn, when Youth and Pleasure meet To chase the glowing hours with flying feet. -from Lord Byron's Childe Harold’s Pilgrimage After wrapping up a nearly-two-week long west coast @Lewdite tour (aka the $#*%hole-in-the-wall-barstravaganza tour) culminating with a late show in Long Beach last Thursday, I was stoked to … [Read more...]
Paper Diamond @ Concord Music Hall [Event Preview + Ticket Giveaway]
Paper Diamond is coming back to Chicago! Since starting the Paper Diamond project, there has not been a Paper Diamond show in Chicago that has not sold out. He lives for pleasing his fans and controls the room whenever he plays. His sold out shows at B0ttom Lounge and House of Blues are proof that he can transcend every genre, and his love for his fans is louder than any of … [Read more...]
Paper Diamond x LOUDPVCK – WYLIN
Our friends Paper Diamond and LOUDPVCK are currently in the middle of their "Cold Crush Tour" and things must be going well because they've just dropped some brand new collab-o-heat as a free download with a "video coming soon!" These are two heavy trap hitters in their own right so as you can imagine, WYLIN is a booty popper. But hey, you don't have to imagine jack $&*% … [Read more...]
Breakout Artists of 2013
2013 was a big year for both Run The Trap and Trap Music, 100BPM Twerk Music, club music and related genres as a whole. We've put together a list of some of our favorite artists that killed it on all fronts this year. Note that none of these artists started first making music in 2013, rather they had a big year and were able to gain a significant amount of traction (and our … [Read more...]
The Top 25 Trap Music Tracks of 2013
As we all know, 2013 has been a huge year for us at Run The Trap, as well as a massive year for Trap Music (and 100BPM Twerk Music) in general. Although there's no way of knowing what the future holds, one thing I can safely say is that this convergence of Hip Hop style beats and dance music has exposed us to a ton of great new up and coming artists, and new creativity in music … [Read more...]
