Trap is the perfect crossover between EDM and hip-hop. In fact, this genre is responsible for some of music’s hottest artists, from T.I. and Waka Flocka to, more recently, RL Grime and Flosstradamus.

On Saturday, Zaytoven, Sonny Digital and Metro Boomin sat together for a hour-long conversation. Hosted by Red Bull Music Academy Festival New York, it was part of the “Trapped” edition of their ...

Few artists can say they’re creating something entirely new and unique, but for musician and producer Danny Asadi – pioneer of Persian trap music – it’s all he’s ever done. Growing up in Ohio ...

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 ...

Jeezy broke his two-year hiatus since departing Def Jam in 2023 earlier this year with a Gangsta Grillz mixtape, Still Snowin’. The project was noted by fans for departing from Jeezy’s usual ...

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A new kind of populist electronic music called "trap" has been skirting the mainstream for a few months now, but hasn't yet broken through. Could a bunch of silly viral videos make the genre a ...