What is Trap Music?

All the DJs have been talking about it on the radio recently, the underground DJ’s have been dismissing claims it’s the new dubstep, and after a couple of weeks of speculation we’ve decided to clear up just exactly what Trap Music is. We’re no experts on genre’s of electronic rap, and after listening to it we were none the wiser, because frankly we wanted to turn it off after 30 seconds. A previously present but un-defined genre it broke through mainstream barriers around June this yearas far as we’re aware, and it is probably best if we leave the exact specifications of this charming music to good old Urban Dictionary:

‘Trap music is based on use of the 808 Roland drum machine, pitched and re-sampled hiphop/rap vocals, pipe flutes, gangsta synth leads, and various FX. Similar to rap without the main vocal, Trap music has been gaining lots of attention from major DJ’s and labels. Although, the style originated many years ago, Trap music has recently been making a new school comeback in many new forms such as “Trap”, “Chirp”, “SeaPunk”, “PsyTrap”, and “TrapStep”. Earliest known examples can be found by artists such as Triple Six Mafia, UGK, Swisha House, and Gucci Mane. Tempos range widely from 135-175bpm which is uncommon for most major genres of electronic dance music (EDM).’

To simplify the whole thing, we liked their recipe suggestion for creating trap:

1/3 hip hop (tempo and song structure similar) – however vocals are usually pitched lower or higher
1/3 dubstep (similar drum arrangements, different builds and drops)
1/3 dub (Low frequency focus and strong emphasis on repetitiveness throughout a song)

Whether you’ll cook up a storm or not, we’re still a little unsure (blatant understatement there). Have a listen and check out this guy Gucci Mane… and make up your own mind!

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