Don’t miss the “Rap Trap: Hip-Hop on Trial” premiere, set for Thursday, Feb. 23. The ABC News Studios’ hour-long production centers around the arrest and indictment of Young Thug (Jeffery ...

“When I signed with No Limit my goal actually was to be the biggest rapper in the world,” Phipps said in an ABC News Studios documentary, “Rap Trap: Hip-Hop on Trial,” which premieres on ...

By Ben Barzilai Photographs by Christopher Lee Bosevich4 (center, in cap) and Bizzness (arms crossed) at a January battle rap tournament at the Trap NY in Brooklyn. The crowd at a Chrome 23 ...

It’s what makes the city home to innovative rap subgenres like crunk, snap and, of course, trap music — the latter of which has become one of the most dominant sounds in rap music history.

New Orleans native rapper McKinley "Mac" Phipps and his wife Angelique won an Emmy Award last week for their short film, "Rap Trap: Hip Hop on Trial." It won an Emmy for Outstanding Arts ...

From the raw energy of SoundCloud rap to the gritty pulse of trap, Atlanta’s artists have not just adapted to the digital age, they’ve defined it. Streaming platforms report that trap-inspired ...

Atlanta, Georgia – the vibrant birthplace of trap music, a genre known for its gritty beats and streetwise lyrics is now home to a groundbreaking musical fusion that’s taking the world by storm.

This aesthetic could be heard in early Boston rap records — like Rusty P "The ... the feel-good rhapsodies of Michael Christmas and the sassy trap of BIA. Even those unaware of its rich hip ...