In 2003, T.I. and other Atlanta rappers created new subgenre of rap ... another Atlanta hip-hop journalist and author of the book "Trap History," the trap was a consequence of urban planning.

Atlanta-dominated subgenre of hip-hop known as trap, which now permeate nearly every corner of popular music: rattling digitized hi-hats; booming sub-bass; keyboards forging lush, woozily surreal ...

Rap is the vocal delivery of lyrics within hip-hop music, a style that emphasizes rhyme, rhythm, and slang. Trap music is a subgenre of hip-hop that emerged in the American South during the late ...

They achieved that and more, as Trap Muzik put Tip on the map and established a subgenre of the same name that has been the most dominant sound in modern hip-hop. The album put listeners on a ...

Some think that afrobeats could become as influential as the South has been in shaping hip-hop’s sound. (The South spawned trap, a subgenre of rap music characterised by booming drums with ...

The reigning music style has evolved in rapid, anarchic ways -- in many ways defying categorization -- but some patterns have emerged. What follows is a run-down of some of hip-hop's key phases.

And indeed, the South did. Atlanta is now widely appreciated as a major hip-hop hub that continues to grow the genre. From crunk to trap styles, here is a short list (because it easily could've ...

A new generation of narcos are taking over in some of Mexico's most powerful criminal groups. They're bringing some changes to the drug trade, including new music to celebrate their exploits.

ROCKFORD, Ill. (WTVO) — Rapper Gucci Mane is bringing his “Live-N-Concert” to Rockford in May. Mane will perform at Hard Rock Live, inside Hard Rock Casino Rockford, at 7 p.m. on Friday, May ...