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trap music

American  

[trap myoo-zik] / ˈtræp ˌmju zɪk /

noun

1. a type of rap music, originating in the South, characterized by slow and heavy bass drums with quick high-hat cymbals and gritty lyrics about drug culture.

   EDM artists are mixing trap music with techno in a genre-bending new sound.

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Etymology

Origin of trap music

First recorded in 1990–95; trap (house) ( def. ) + music ( def. )

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He is known to listen to trap music, a UK form of hip-hop, and both he and Palmer appeared in pop icon Madonna's promotional short film Confessions II in June.

From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2026

Even as she praised her successors, Gangsta Boo asserted her dominance in the Southern rap explosion that spawned crunk and trap music.

From Washington Post ● Jan. 4, 2023

Even the “Live Your Life” rapper seemed impressed by the event, calling it an “extravagant party … and as the founder of trap music my expectations are high.”

From Seattle Times ● Dec. 4, 2021

No other marching band would let her dance and twirl to old school Isley Brothers hits and Lil Jon and Atlanta trap music.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 2, 2021

This is a series that knows where it lives, infused with a sense of place, throbbing with trap music and immersed in its characters’ language and ways of life.

From New York Times ● Jul. 9, 2020