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Genre
south african trap
Parent Genre: hip hop

South African trap music is a subgenre of hip hop that originated in South Africa. It is characterized by its heavy use of trap beats, 808 basslines, and aggressive lyrics. The genre has gained popularity in recent years, with artists incorporating elements of traditional South African music into their sound. The lyrics often touch on themes of violence, crime, and poverty, reflecting the harsh realities of life in South Africa's townships.


Top artists of south african trap genre

Nasty C
Blxckie
Costa Titch
A-Reece
K.O
Emtee
Cassper Nyovest
Maglera Doe Boy
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south african trap music timeline

Explore south african trap history by listening to songs from every decade. Click on the decade to view songs.

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south african trap playlist created by Chosic

Enjoy this playlist of popular south african trap music. We made this playlist using an algorithm created by our team.

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List of south african trap artists

Here is a list of south african trap artists on Spotify, ranked based on popularity, who exemplifies the south african trap genre. You can find out what south african trap genre sounds like where you can preview artists or sort them the way you want, just click the headers to sort.

#namePopularity instrumentalnessdanceabilityenergyacousticnessHappinesstempofollowers
1
Nasty C
57 0 75 51 30 48 113 1501250
2
Blxckie
53 0 77 44 22 40 121 548197
3
Costa Titch
50 0 0 0 0 0 0 85944
4
A-Reece
50 0 65 55 22 49 106 583090
5
K.O
49 0 67 60 15 40 130 331159
6
Emtee
49 0 74 56 19 43 115 336241
7
Cassper Nyovest
47 0 57 75 37 9 93 980686
8
Maglera Doe Boy
44 0 0 0 0 0 0 64460
9
Riky Rick
43 0 69 75 15 52 123 423817
10
MashBeatz
42 0 70 50 19 38 116 94959
11
Shane Eagle
41 0 68 55 23 44 121 266245
12
Zoocci Coke Dope
40 0 58 58 29 36 108 174099
13
Da Les
39 0 71 58 5 42 127 55237
14
YoungstaCPT
38 0 68 73 20 43 104 107279
15
Nadia Nakai
37 0 0 0 0 0 0 153483
16
Tshego
36 0 0 0 0 0 0 185954
17
Lucasraps
35 0 81 69 10 47 106 82144
18
Marcus Harvey
35 2 73 34 41 40 101 17825
19
The Big Hash
33 0 71 48 29 39 108 69819
20
Priddy Ugly
33 0 62 61 37 49 104 137657
21
Frank Casino
32 0 79 51 30 49 123 156139
22
DJ Speedsta
30 0 0 0 0 0 0 131900
23
Wordz
30 0 52 53 55 47 113 48492
24
J Molley
27 0 69 53 14 41 125 79085
25
PDOT O
25 0 65 53 12 35 172 9377
26
Moozlie
25 0 0 0 0 0 0 15520
27
PatricKxxLee
22 1 66 61 26 36 133 20924
28
Flame
22 0 0 0 0 0 0 18102
29
DJ Citi Lyts
21 0 0 0 0 0 0 11579
30
Beans
21 0 47 47 46 52 80 1157
31
Ginger Trill
21 0 66 44 75 61 97 6497
32
SKHANDAWORLD
20 0 0 0 0 0 0 4347
33
808 Sallie
18 0 0 0 0 0 0 5839
34
MissPru DJ
18 0 0 0 0 0 0 464
35
EX Global
17 0 56 46 75 66 85 6723
36
Elizée
17 0 72 46 15 45 102 5587
37
Benny Chill
16 0 88 62 17 67 153 2565
38
DJ Vigilante
15 0 0 0 0 0 0 24900
39
Lynchparty
13 0 0 0 0 0 0 1412
40
J Clu
13 0 0 0 0 0 0 2389
41
Indigo Stella
13 0 0 0 0 0 0 5056
42
Malachi
12 0 75 47 11 47 115 6047
43
Elöhim
12 0 0 0 0 0 0 3121
44
808x
12 0 0 0 0 0 0 1531
45
SoulKit
10 0 0 0 0 0 0 515
46
Willy Cardiac
10 0 81 52 10 43 150 6904
47
BELO SALO
10 0 53 49 11 39 88 1759
48
Denimadic
10 0 0 0 0 0 0 1156
49
uSanele
10 0 0 0 0 0 0 1223
50
Champagne69
10 0 0 0 0 0 0 5458
51
Windows 2000
9 0 0 0 0 0 0 1336
52
Clout Internet Boyz
9 0 84 48 7 64 140 574
53
DoouShii
8 0 0 0 0 0 0 1394
54
Mark Akol
8 0 0 0 0 0 0 257
55
Phundo Art
7 0 0 0 0 0 0 559
56
Lethabo Acid
7 0 0 0 0 0 0 4025
57
Febuary
7 0 0 0 0 0 0 2677
58
African Trap Movement
6 0 0 0 0 0 0 970
59
Elizée & Malachi
5 0 85 56 32 71 128 2811
60
Benzo
5 0 0 0 0 0 0 366
61
Shizze
3 0 0 0 0 0 0 327
62
Mykyle
3 0 0 0 0 0 0 349
63
Asvnte
3 0 0 0 0 0 0 235
64
AWAKEN CULT
2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1183
65
Wav.Gang
2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1291
66
Si Xiazi
2 0 0 0 0 0 0 552
67
Ukiyo CPT
1 0 0 0 0 0 0 566