Trap originated in the early 2000s in the southern US. It has a very distinctive sound with a slow tempo, lyrical content and flowing, heavy, typically 808 sub bass bass drum kicks as well as piercing quick hi-hat rhythms.
The genre was named because 'Trap' was a slang term for the place where drug deals went down. David Drake of Complex wrote, 'Trap in the early 2000s wasn't a genre, it was a real place.'
Originally labelled as a sub genre of hip hop or rap, but, from 2010 onwards electronic producers began using trap inspired beats to make their own genre, which was then named EDM Trap but producers and fans alike just called it Trap causing much confusion between the fans of the very obviously separate genres.
In 2013 Diplo and DJ Fresh had huge mainstream success with their track Earthquake which hit number four on the UK Official Top 40 and and edited version was featured in the movie Kick-Ass 2.
2013 Trap song:
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