Today, the birth of trap music and the rise of Southern rap. (SOUNDBITE OF MUSIC) SUMMERS: In 2001, a young rapper from the Bankhead neighborhood of Atlanta released his debut album.

When McKinley “Mac” Phipps got his big break in hip-hop, the rapper had big dreams. But years later his lyrics would help put him behind bars for more than two decades.

Before the trap was a musical trope, it was a literal trap and a means of survival. Trap, as it is known in rap circles, is only tangentially related to trap as it is known in EDM circles.

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 ...

Future’s music also showcases the current hallmarks of the southern-born, Atlanta-dominated subgenre of hip-hop known as trap, which now permeate nearly every corner of popular music: rattling ...

Bad Bunny serves as a messy case study of a rapper attempting to reinvent masculinity outside of homophobia -- however clumsily and problematically -- in a genre steeped in machismo.

Real Trap Sh*t? The Commodification of Southern Rap's Drug-Fueled Subgenre With a little help from Lady Gaga, "Trap music" has migrated from Dirty South strip clubs to hip cosmopolitan dance ...

Lil Baby, Migros figure prominently in NYT writer Joe Coscarelli’s account. Atlanta rap artist T.I. dropped the album “Trap Muzik” nearly 20 years ago, lending credence to his claim that he ...

From XXXTentacion to Juice Wrld and more, these are the best emo hip-hop and sad trap rap songs of the last five years.

A new Hulu and ABC 'Rap Trap' documentary will explore the Young Thug/YSL trial and the controversial practice of using rap lyrics as evidence.

While T.I. was the first to take the coinage national, today’s sound better reflects Gucci Mane and Jeezy’s contributions.