Trap music is a subgenre of hip-hop that originated in the Southern United States. It is characterized by its heavy use of 808 drums, synthesizers, and dark, ominous lyrics. The genre often features themes of drug use, violence, and street life. The beats are typically slow and repetitive, with a focus on creating a hypnotic and intense atmosphere. Trap music has gained mainstream popularity in recent years, with many artists incorporating elements of the genre into their music.
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Vocals, Synthesizer, Bass Guitar, Drum Machine, Sampler, Turntables, Electric Guitar, Drum Kit, Keyboard/Piano, Horn Section
Popular trap Songs
What A Time To Be Alive
2015
Careless World: Rise Of The Last King
2012
LONG.LIVE.A$AP (Deluxe Version)
2013
Hot New Joints 2014, Vol. 1
2014
Most Known Unknown (New Package-Explicit)
2006
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List of trap artists
Here is a list of trap artists on Spotify, ranked based on popularity, who exemplifies the trap genre. You can find out what trap genre sounds like where you can preview artists or sort them the way you want, just click the headers to sort.
# name popularity followers
1
74
4631528
2
77
2830719
3
78
4667760
4
76
5313704
5
75
7915436
6
75
10987563
7
71
4746688
8
75
4646939
9
73
2880733
10
66
3376603
11
81
10826224
12
78
6727355
13
76
5327646
14
72
3217305
15
74
7717918
16
65
2637292
17
69
3713332
18
89
16007166
19
68
1983866
20
76
7073665
21
73
3116799
22
70
2346355
23
80
3811785
24
76
13620001
25
69
4090685
26
62
2974424
27
70
1160805
28
65
2624979
29
67
1747678
30
70
4541589
31
85
14142729
32
64
4287881
33
69
2482765
34
66
2930847
35
73
5930610
36
79
11738212
37
72
5687203
38
80
6485431
39
89
5105060
40
71
1457182
41
67
2751005
42
74
1521359
43
66
1998988
44
77
1935652
45
84
9584223
46
68
1553436
47
75
4344220
48
84
16727467
49
72
2809900
50
71
7320214
51
81
7158067
52
82
3966519
53
69
3662363
54
77
4585121
55
73
4606397
56
84
6853577
57
72
5969678
58
80
3241614
59
73
6504085
60
80
9713985
61
82
13519791
62
78
7213619
63
64
7665115
64
86
16838445
65
64
1571117
66
80
10263846
67
80
2073083
68
80
9347660
69
79
8023086
70
72
3429084
71
76
10339137
72
63
1281721
73
69
1776238
74
67
4068300
75
63
799288
76
64
1261349
77
67
3447080
78
70
1433158
79
69
1183922
80
69
7274502
81
65
6620958
82
63
2317043
83
65
2243244
84
62
2968212
85
64
2764344
86
63
824779
87
68
1531480
88
63
1854394
89
68
608083
90
71
1064385
91
67
803440
92
67
805158
93
63
1269315
94
66
1044989
95
67
1712242
96
69
2052589
97
64
1340608
98
68
1277641
99
64
1169822
100
64
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trap playlist created by Chosic
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