"The Trap" - Resurfacing of trap music and fast developing 'trap nations'

The instrumentals are propelled by 808 kick drums or heavy extended sub-bass lines, double-time, triple-time and other faster time division hi-hats, layered synthesizers, and "cinematic" strings.

The term "trap" is used to refer to the place where drug deals are made and how it is difficult to escape the lifestyle. The term originated in Atlanta, Georgia where rappers Cool Breeze, Dungeon Family, Outkast, Goodie Mob, and Ghetto Mafia were some of the first to use the term in their music. Fans and critics started to refer to rappers whose primary lyrical topic was drug dealing, as "trap rappers." David Drake of Complex wrote that "the trap in the early 2000's wasn't a genre, it was a real place", and the term was later adopted to describe the "music made about that place."

In laymen’s terms, Trap music would be best described as a recipe;

1/3 hip hop (tempo and song structure similar) – however vocals are usually pitched lower or higher 1/3 dubstep (similar drum arrangements, different builds and drops) 1/3 dub (Low frequency focus and strong emphasis on repetitiveness throughout a song).

After songs like "Dark Horse" trying to break through with 'trap' undertones In May 2015, trap music surfaced the top of mainstream music charts as New Jersey rapper Fetty Wap's hit single "Trap Queen" peaked at number 2 on the United States Billboard Hot 100.

What's interesting is the new wave of music that is adjusting to this breakthrough. Ordinary songs are being modified by "Trap Nation", "Trap City" etc, into remixes that are taking Youtube and Soundcloud by storm.

A radical example of the modification that I recently came across is "Punjabi Trap" which is sooner or later to take over the barring speakers of Chandigarh if not the rest of India.

This genre seem to be rapidly building trap cities and trap nations. Featured in this article is the song and video below :

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