Xavier Lamar Dotson, professionally known as Zaytoven, has become synonymous with the sound of modern trap music. From his early days experimenting on cassette tapes in a friend’s studio to producing ...

Learn the origins of trap music, its evolution from Southern US streets, why it connects with Nigerian listeners and find out how trap differs from rap. Trap gets thrown around so casually that almost ...

Gospel, funk and soul are all key elements that contribute to the gumbo that is Atlanta rap. It’s what makes the city home to innovative rap subgenres like crunk, snap and, of course, trap music — the ...

Rap icon T.I. leaned back in his chair onstage at the annual ComplexCon in Long Beach, California, and reminisced about his directorial debut in the 2023 comedy film Da ‘Partments with his adult son, ...

Members of The Sainted Trap Choir rehearse a dance choreography in a church in uptown ahead of their performance at the Knight Theater on Saturday, Jan. 25, 2025. A festival aimed at amplifying Black ...

The Hustle Gang frontman shares his thoughts on the GOATs of the southern sound. Trap Muzik by T.I. celebrates its 20-year anniversary in 2023. The Hustle Gang leader has been reflecting on his ...

It’s a celebration every time Lil Trap House pops up. The travel-size artistic experience curated by T.I.’s Trap Music Museum in Atlanta has arrived in Overtown to highlight Miami’s most revered rap ...

If music is a universal language, who are the artists that speak most powerfully to our heart and soul? Whose music offers the perfect soundtrack to adventures we’ve experienced and those that await ...

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 coined the ...

We spoke with Trap Music Museum co-founder William “Bem” Sparks and general manager Krystal Garner about honoring dirty south hip-hop. Hip-hop has been alive and well since the late '70s. Its ...

Soulful artist redefining opera music, Madelyn Brene. Although over six decades ago the color barrier was broken by opera singer Marian Anderson, to date opera singers of color still face unique ...

Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook If you do the same thing long enough, eventually something will stick. Hip hop is constantly ...