Hip hop has never been just one thing. It started with block parties and breakbeats, but over time, it grew into a mix of styles that each reflect different places, stories, and sounds. From the early ...

T.I. Talks Trap Music To Chuck Creekmur and DJ Thoro At WonWorld Studios Trap Music originated in the Southern United States, particularly in the city of Atlanta, Georgia, during the early 2000s. The ...

The album that introduced "Trap" to the masses as a genre and made T.I. a star in 2003 still resonates today. This week, Billboard is publishing a series of lists and articles celebrating the music of ...

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, ...

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 ...

T.I. To Produce Documentary On Trap Music T.I. and producer Drumma Boy are teaming up for the release of a documentary short film on the creation of the trap music rap genre, which will take place in ...

Trap is hotter than ever. From Georgia natives 21 Savage and Lil Baby to St. Louis squabbler Sexyy Red (whose braggy “Pound Town” brought the trap energy to a new generation on TikTok), the music has ...

Country music and hip-hop have been connected for many years as a result of artists from both genres experimenting with each other's sounds. Certainly, a cowboy hat tip goes to Lil Nas X for his viral ...

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 Birth of Trap Music’ debuts at the Plaza Theatre on April 23. Legendary producer Drumma Boy is behind a new short film, "The Birth of Trap Music," premiering at Atlanta Film Festival this week.