Genre Research

Origins Of Trap Music

The term trap comes from Atlanta, Georgia, where rappers Cool Breeze, Dungeon Family, Outkast, Goodie Mob, and Ghetto Mafia were some of the first to use the term in their music.

Trap first gained the attention in the 1990's, Although it wasn't until the early 2000's when it started to grow into the mainstream culture.

Traps Popularity arrived when the emergence of Young Jeezy and T.I The ATLiens made trap on their respective debut albums. T.I named his second album 'Trap Muzik'.



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