What is Trap Music? Trap Music Explained
Trap music is a genre that is starting to gain quite a bit of momentum through the ever growing sub-genres of dance music culture. Although this new found hype towards trap music, or EDM Trap Music as some may call it, has recently emerged, there is a history behind the origin of the Trap genre that is all but new.
Trap music fist emerged coming primarily from the south, a genre filled with a hard attitude that you can feel in the sound of the brass, triangle, triplet hi hats, loud kicks, snappy snares and low end 808 bass samples that are used when composing tracks. The percussion samples of choice when making trap music are usually originate from the Roland TR-808 Drum Machine. When speaking of the “originators” in the trap music game, southern rappers like Waka Flocka Flame, Gucci Mane, Young Jeezy, Three 6 Mafia, and Manny Fresh come to mind. As well as some of the iconic trap music producers like Lex Luger, Zaytoven, and up and comer Young Chop.
However, the new “trap music movement” or “EDM Trap” genre that is evolving has seen the use of techno, dub, and dutch house like sounds incorporated with the inclusion of the original Roland TR-808 drum samples and vocal samples used by the originators. A number of stylistic offshoots of trap developed, which in the latter half of 2012 gained a rise in viral popularity and made a noticeable impact on dance music.
To simply break it down, Trap music would be best described as a combination of:
- 1/3 hip hop (tempo and song structure are similar, most tracks are usually between 70 -110 bpm) – with vocals sometimes pitched down
- 1/3 Dance Music – High pitched Dutch synth work, Hardstyle sampling, as well as a plethora of trap remixed of popular EDM songs
- 1/3 dub (Low frequency focus and strong emphasis on repetitiveness throughout a song)
Modern producers of the new trap music genre that have been emerging above the rest include artists RL Grime, TNGHT (Hudson Mohawke x Lunice), Flosstradamus, Baauer, DJ Sliink, Heroes x Villians, UZ, LOUDPVCK, gLAdiator, and Luminox. And the Trap Music genre continues to evolve as it progresses.
Take a look at this 20 minute documentary from Clubtapes.com to learn more about “Original Trap Music” genre, and the new “EDM Trap” that’s emerging on to the scene.
What is Trap Music?
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god this shit is so fucking corny cant wait till this “TRVP” (HAHAH THE V IS SO IMPORTANT)fad dies…..not to mention you didnt even put the creator of this shit shawty redd under the producers
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Good explanation of the genre but I would include Bro Safari and Etc! Etc! on the list of main DJ's.
actually most tracks are between 65- 145 bpm.
Well said bro safari, etc!etc!, brillz, and UFO should be mentioned In the trap movement def setting the pace
65bpm = 130bmp.. if you use 65bpm dont use bpm higher than 130.
A-Dam-Shame invented the original Trap Music in the late 90's with the release of the Album Dirty Game.
Back then the tracks we made had a bpm between 73 – 85 at most.
I love what you guys are doing with it Today.
Still leaving out kushest
don't read this… ITS A TRAP
William BakedGoods Roldan Hmmmz What about Tropkillaz, Yellowclaw, Hucci
Late, but what's the first song???
And what about Shawty Redd???
Traps And Trees-Dj solo
fucking dope!
bro safari is technically Moombahton but they are sick and they do make some trap as well
bro safari is technically Moombahton but they are sick and they do make some trap as well
Evan Ebner Actually I'd debate that, he certainly has done moombahton but I'd argue his newer stuff is far more trap centric (even though it's admittedly a mix). Also willam and siem are both correct I would also include etc! etc!, yellowclaw, some of Keys N Krates, Paper Diamond's newer stuff, brillz, and UFO as major contributors to the genre.
Devlin K. Murphy hes headed more towards trap with the Animal EP that is true… but i think his new song YALA is moombahton and his earlier stuff with UFO was definitly moombahton, either way hes sick. I think Kennedy Jones and Heroes X Villians should also be included in the trap movement
Why is there no mention of T.I.'s seminal "Trap Muzik" ???
DUDE you totally forgot about Bun B and UGK???
lyke omfg they didnt name the name I wanted to name
And HUCCI man!
William BakedGoods Roldan Those artist are my biggest influence on my music.
Im a Producer from Switzerland ,, Trap EDM,, Latiniron
Hucci. It's all I gotta say. By far my fave!
I will never stop listening real trap shit!!
three 6 mafia started ths shit
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triple six should be the only "orignators" that you refer to.
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I would include dj snake & skrillex on the top
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What in the hell type of explanation of trap music did I just read? smh. This is why EDM folks have to call their version of trap something different. Kinda how their version of N.O. Bounce is called "twerk"