Last week, both Gucci Mane and T.I. have both staked their claim as inventors of trap music. And rightfully so, both are innovators of the subgenre. Tip claims the music started with his 2003 album ...

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 ...

Xavier Lamar Dotson, professionally known as Zaytoven, has become synonymous with the sound of modern trap music. From his early days experimenting on cassette tapes in a friend’s studio to producing ...

When Vincent Desailly walked into the living room, he noticed the two television screens on the wall. One was tuned to Netflix’s Narcos, while its counterpart, nearly double in size, displayed six far ...

In 2003, T.I. and other Atlanta rappers created new subgenre of rap: trap music. Twenty years later, its influence is everywhere. About two minutes into the song, "Y'all Scared," Andre 3000 of OutKast ...

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 ...

‘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.

T.I. may have given the style of music its name, and Gucci Mane gave it its swag. But the man who really came up with Trap Music in the first place is an Atlanta producer who was making trap music ...