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 ...

With hip-hop turning 50 years old, what does an event like this mean for the community? It means so much. Trap Music Museum is a subgenre of rap music and for a lot of people, it’s a household ...

T.I. told CNN that in addition to the the hip-hop celebration, this year also marks a pivotal anniversary for trap music, a subgenre of hip-hop birthed in the South in the 1990s. The rapper co ...

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 ...

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 ...

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.

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.