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trap music

subgenre of hip-hop

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Other names: Trap
Stylistic origins: Southern hip-hop gangsta rap hardcore hip-hop electro memphis rap crunk snap electronic bounce music Miami bass
Cultural origins: 1990s, Atlanta , Georgia , U.S.
Typical instruments: Drum machine mixer sampler sequencer synthesizer turntables
Derivative forms: Afro trap emo rap hookah rap hyperpop Latin trap jerk digicore sigilkore cloud rap

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Trap music, also known simply as trap, is a subgenre of hip-hop music that originated in the Southern United States. Lyrical references to trap began appearing in 1991, while the modern sound of trap emerged in 1999. The genre takes its name from the Atlanta term "trap house", a drug house. Trap music features simple, rhythmic, and minimalistic production that uses synthesized drums. It is characterized by complex hi-hat drum beats, snare drums, and bass drums, some of which are tuned with a long decay to emit a bass frequency, originally from the Roland TR-808 drum machine.

Pioneers of the genre include producers DJ Spanish Fly, DJ Paul & Juicy J, Kurtis Mantronik, Mannie Fresh, Shawty Redd, Fatboi, Zaytoven, DJ Screw, and DJ Toomp, along with rappers T.I., Jeezy, and Gucci Mane. The style was popularized by producer Lex Luger, who produced the influential Waka Flocka Flame album Flockaveli in 2010 and co-founded the prolific hip-hop production team 808 Mafia.