If you’re a DJ and you land a residency at Drai's in Las Vegas, you’re clearly doing something right. While fans can catch TroyBoi as he regularly takes over Vegas' best rooftop pool party, he has ...

In 2003, T.I. and other Atlanta rappers created new subgenre of rap: trap music. Twenty years later, its influence is everywhere. JUANA SUMMERS, HOST: About two minutes into the song, "Y'all Scared," ...

Much of the discussion around producer-helmed rap albums favors the so-called boom-bap variety. Where fans clamor for their favorite lyricists to lock in with one producer, like Nas and Hit-Boy, Gibbs ...

(AllHipHop Music) In today’s rap game it can be easy to spot the overuse and exaggeration of an artist’s “hard” edge for the sake of credibility towards fans. But for Pittsburgh’s own D Clak, that ...

Last week, both Gucci Mane and T.I. have both staked their claim as inventors of trap music. And rightfully so, both are innovators of the subgenre. Tip claims the music started with his 2003 album ...

Trap music has evolved from Atlanta’s gritty streets into a global cultural force, blending booming 808s with stories of hustle and survival. In 2026, rising stars like Ashwin Gane are redefining the ...

Trap gets thrown around so casually that almost any rap song ends up wearing the label. You hear someone rapping over a beat with drums? That’s trap. A song has a heavy bassline? Trap. A rapper uses ...

Trap music is a form of truth and reclamation; it offers respite to those who relate. The albums of Young Jeezy, Gucci Mane, and T.I. — the holy trinity of trap music — served as the audio for my ...

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 ...

ATLANTA — The documentary Birth of Trap Music, created by hip-hop icons Drumma Boy and T.I., is premiering at the Atlanta Film Festival on Thursday, highlighting the countless contributors who helped ...