T.I.’s The Birth of Trap Music fuses 808s with the reality of the streets- and a dark lesson in American history ...

Memphis native and Grammy Award-winning producer, author, and visionary Drumma Boy noted the significance of the project ...

Xavier Lamar Dotson, professionally known as Zaytoven, has become synonymous with the sound of modern trap music. From his early days experimenting on cassette tapes in a friend’s studio to producing ...

Learn the origins of trap music, its evolution from Southern US streets, why it connects with Nigerian listeners and find out how trap differs from rap. Trap gets thrown around so casually that almost ...

T.I. talks Trap Music and his key role in turning it into a musical genre. T.I. also offered his Mt. Rushmore of Trap Music: Trap Music originated in the Southern United States, particularly in the ...

Rap icon T.I. leaned back in his chair onstage at the annual ComplexCon in Long Beach, California, and reminisced about his directorial debut in the 2023 comedy film Da ‘Partments with his adult son, ...

Gospel, funk and soul are all key elements that contribute to the gumbo that is Atlanta rap. It’s what makes the city home to innovative rap subgenres like crunk, snap and, of course, trap music — the ...

The Hustle Gang frontman shares his thoughts on the GOATs of the southern sound. Trap Muzik by T.I. celebrates its 20-year anniversary in 2023. The Hustle Gang leader has been reflecting on his ...

Members of The Sainted Trap Choir rehearse a dance choreography in a church in uptown ahead of their performance at the Knight Theater on Saturday, Jan. 25, 2025. A festival aimed at amplifying Black ...

ATLANTA — A new documentary is shining a spotlight on one of hip-hop's most influential and recognizable subgenres: trap music. "The Birth of Trap Music" dives into the origins of the sound that ...