Earlier this month, Future found himself off the Billboard charts for the first time in over three years. He’ll most likely jump right back near the top when he releases the new music he recently ...

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 ...

2012 was undoubtedly the year of the trap. No longer a niche sound, trap endured a renaissance as producers far and wide tried their hand at the style. What better way to get into it by taking some of ...

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 ...

This heavy reliance on production explains why trap has, since 2012, flooded into electronic music, spawning massive international hits and making trap a two-pronged affair. Its trap-rap stars are now ...

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 ...

Trap is one of those genres that either sucks you in immediately, or you instantly loathe. There are many trap detractors (detraptors?), but the rise of southern rap in the mainstream has helped this ...