But trap music evolved once again. On his debut album, 2005’s Trap House, Gucci Mane affected a comedic, screwball sensibility that took the music in a loopy new direction.

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.

Atlanta, Georgia – the vibrant birthplace of trap music, a genre known for its gritty beats and streetwise lyrics is now home to a groundbreaking musical fusion that’s taking the world by ...

Trap music sometimes faces a stigma from detractors who downplay the genre as featuring only party tracks, dismissing the craft of Metro’s frequent collaborators like Future, Young Thug, and ...

“Trap Jazz,” a new Hulu documentary, follows the respective musical journeys of Atlanta musicians Chris Moten, Cassius Jay and Devon Taylor that led to them forming the trap jazz sound.