trap music

[ trap myoo-zik ]

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.

Word History and Origins

Origin of trap music¹

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

Example Sentences

Corey Miles, a Tulane University sociology professor who studies the relationship of trap music, a subgenre of hip-hop, to the carceral state, says that Trump is “double dipping,” routinely calling, on the front end, for the criminal justice system to get tough, but on the back end tying his selfish critique of the same criminal justice system now going after him to Black people’s legitimate critiques of that system.

From Seattle Times

Is your mom a fan of trap music?

From Los Angeles Times

Jeezy, one of the pioneers and most popular performers of trap music, first made his mark in the music industry in the early 2000s alongside fellow Georgia rappers T.I and Gucci Mane.

From Los Angeles Times

A young local named T.I. had just coined a new genre of trap music, forged in the city’s dead-end drug houses.

From Los Angeles Times

Trap music, once a local phenomenon of eerie synths and clattering digital snares, became the default sound for much pop music to come.

From Los Angeles Times