Who Invented Trap Music?
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Gucci Mane and T.I. both claim to be the creators of trap music, but are they really trap music originators?
Hi-hats. That blazing fast sound is everywhere-pop, reggaeton, country-and hi-hats are essential in trap music. Where exactly did trap music come from and how did it become a part of so many other musical styles? Hosts LA Buckner and Nahre Sol explore the genre's roots and make their own original beat inspired by the trap sound.
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Trap Sound was invented by the producers not by the rappers
Duh, Obviously. The genre is more than just the sound, it's also the lyrical content. T.I's 03 album Trap Muzik popularized the merge of the trap sound with the street subject matter of trapping.
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A-dam-shame Dirty Game 4 years before Ti thats where he got it from.@@PrimeraEspadaStark
You is right. But yet all credits go to the artist. I hope someday WE would recognize the hard work producers make, to make beats sound unique on each hit song
@@ibaadali813 South Korea is way better about that, but even they could still be better.
The legends always go without being recognized... Three 6 Mafia
At least Wikipedia credits DJ Paul as a pioneer
Memphis originated this
@R.A.M. Ikr!!
Tfre not trap people know the difference between gangster rap n trap music.
word. Tommy too
The actual sound of trap music was absolutely 36 Mafia, Gangsta Pat, Tommy Wright III and old school Memphis Crunk/horrorcore artists. From the dark atmospheric sounds, to the flows and rhyme patterns, even the melodic deliveries, the lofi asthetic, the horror imagery. Quit over looking these pioneers when talking about trap.
It was 36 mafia. Grew up in Memphis, this was the sound in the mid 90s. They even made an oscar winning movie about it before it was popular.
trap is really dat memphis sound. Three 6 Mafia
Did they really do this whole video and not mention Mystic Stylez?
this video shouldve talked about tommy wright iii
Thank you man .
@richard smoker i agree!!!
The triplet rapping flows came from that, but i can't say the production style came from that. The Memphis peopme werent really talking about trap too much either. It wsd really just their flow and their rpested phrases for the hooks that got coppied in Trap.
I love the format. Although it is kinda blasphemous to mention the origins of the modern Trap sound and not mention Three 6 Mafia.
Memphis was only mentioned once..
Pastor Troy not being mentioned was shocking
@walt234234 ikr
Blasphemous is the best way to describe it
It's a shame the producers that start this don't get the credit the deserve...
Trap music was heavily influenced from Memphis Rap and generally from memphis area.
Three six mafia?
no
Gangsta Pat
8 Ball
3/6
Then had a hint of it from Chicago with Crucial Conflict.
That's why BONE upsets me.......because their noises and mumbling have NOTHING to do with Trap Music and they keep wanting to want CREDIT.
Nah it’s from ATL
Three Six Mafia....... Discussion over! I have all the tapes. DJ Paul started the groove and it's used today.
Ugk since 92
@@ronniethornton8548 www.google.com/url?sa=i&source=web&cd=&ved=2ahUKEwic0dz0xpjhAhWlm-AKHc37C_UQzPwBegQIARAC&url=https%3A%2F%2Fuproxx.com%2Fhiphop%2Fpimp-c-death-ten-year-anniversary-legacy-ugk%2F&psig=AOvVaw091fUh8qsDyh1NLWkWcLpV&ust=1553440487421279
UGK started it subject matter wise in '88/'92, T.I. brought it to mainstream in '01, and Jeezy/Shawty Redd gave it a signature sound in 05. The rest is history.
+Doctor's Order KURTIS MANTRONIK invented trap! Period!!!
@@qtippz MANTRONIK invented TRAP! 1985.
Shout out to Zaytoven another innovator of the trap sound. We didn't have enough time to talk about him in our video, but he produced tracks like the Gucci Mane and Young Jeezy hit, Icy in 2005!
Thanks for the amazing content!!!!
This doesn’t really explain the actual spread of it though...
Y'all didn't have enough time on a TH-cam doc
Um Dj Toomp was already buzzing b4 Zay on the trap sound
@@calvinginya718 t.i was buzzing before Gucci on the trap sound, So what's your point.
Shout out to PBS talking about young black males in a good way. I would never think in a million years PBS would be talking about trap music.
Really started in Memphis but only the Real know that
Tay Keith is from Memphis and he's got that grimy-old Memphis sound
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Check out my Memphis Sound
Three 6
@TruMusic89 no it was influence from Memphis so it started there.Dont try to twist it
The feeling when the 808 bass is so low you can't hear it on your speakers.
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Isaiah Sugar yes for this episode I recommend watching with a Sub!
@@SoundFieldPBS It would be awesome if you guys looked into how the 808 bass sound has since been developed by trap producers into a whole family of sounds, like the spinz, the plug, etc.. They don't need no sub
@@xiiibc9246 Fr the 808 they using weak /trash af lmao
Trap was meant for being played in ur cars smh
I love seeing you guys compose music as a way to explain the genre! Taking that extra step is what makes you stand out from other YT channels
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@@SoundFieldPBS but the bpm 126 on the demo track...The drums are actually at half-time?
The term came from Atlanta but alot if the musical style came from and was influenced by Memphis artists of the 1990s
Producers back then used to have tags too like David Banner. Rappers also shouted out a lot of producers in the early 2000s. I believe names like Mike Will and Metro became famous because of how catchy their tags were and/ or how their beats set them apart from others
Loving this channel! A perfect mix of nerdy information and dope creativity. Love that you show how technology, geography, culture and musical evolution intersect to make trap music what it is. Keep it UP!
Above The Noise all the love to Above The Noise!
Man, the people you have for your videos are the icing on the cake and I love how much background you two give. This is a real music lesson!
Thanks for watching. We are excited to learn about all kinds of music!
Learning music is also learning about culture! Keep it up!
TR-808 a legendary drum machine. Used in everything from hip hop, pop, dance to R&B ❤️
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Even though the word trap was invented and used by artist in ATL in the mid 90s, but I think the sound was founded in Memphis. They used a bpm of around 100-150 and the drums on their TRs was playing in half time for the bounce with those dirty hi hat rolls. The low quality tape sound actually made the 808s sound distorted despite it coming directly from the sequencer. However this is the main reason why you can't deny they originated the sound: The triplet flow was their sound since 1991. (the flow that most contemporaries are mumbling such as Migos)
Some notable artist that have that sound is Triple 6 Mafia (now Three 6 Mafia), Tommy Wright III, and Dj Zirk.
But can't deny the fact ATL and other southern rappers have shaped the sound of what we hear across the globe. Hell, I even heard Indian songs influenced by it.
Nah, it originated from the ATL with the rap flows coming from Memphis
@@Niggamakesbeatsfr nah, it originated in Memphis with ATL taking it to the next level.
@@trollkilla7681 it was created by producers in Atlanta, not Memphis. It took elements from the Memphis SOUND ya, but
I remember I used to hate trap because the only time I heard it was when it was played on phones with no Bass. I heard it once when I let someone borrow my speaker at school, and I'm like, "This actually has groove...?" Crazy, man
bass is always important
Can't forget about the Miami bass sound. I honestly think that was the daddy of trap. DJ Magic Mike, DJ Fury, 2 Live Crew (Luke) are some examples. 808 all day on these albums with fast hi hats, deep bass, and a tempo built for dancing/ twerking at the club
memphis is the father of trap music, search any old memphis song and speed it up from 1.00 to 1.25, instant trap beat
I feel atlanta had improved that sound significantly in the 90s and helped cultivate it into what trap became
this genre has become the foundation of contemporary pop music in Italy. it's by far the most popular style of music with the younger generations of listeners and artists alike.
check out Tran Tran by Sfera Ebbasta or virtually anything by Ghali for the top-level, safe stuff, which then trickles down into more violent music that correlates to various mafia / camorra aesthetics the deeper you go down the rabbit hole.
sfera and ghali are from the mid 2010s tho, definitely not the firsts
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Cerco di vedermi un video americano e mi trovo i fan di Sfera pure qua ahaha
Memphis started trap music #901
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This was very educational. I know that nowadays almost every rapper is doing TRAP, so I wanted to learn about it's creation and composition. Thanks for the information.
They didnt even mentioned memphis tho?!
"Who invented Drill Music" up next ?
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Waka
Chief keef lol now thats the shit i dont like
We all know who invented it sosa chief keef the godfather. Chicago did
UK drill beats are nice in my opinion but I ain’t a fan of the rapping
Even though rap music is almost never my choice to listen to, I enjoyed that. Because I learned something :) keep it up chaps.
Thanks for watching, and we are glad you learned something! We are here to appreciate all kinds of music.
I still like rage against the machine over trap, but from the south I grew up on goodie and OutKast. If your going to listen to hip hop start there and turn the radio off, new hip hop of hop flop is awful. Sounds good tho. I miss DNB.
Do you want a medal for "not listening to rap"?
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Y'all attackin this dude for sayin he doesn't listen to the type of music you guys like lmao. Wack.
I just love this channel, you're both excellent musicians and great at explaining, the guests are super cool and informative, the aesthetic and editing is on point...
Thank you for this high quality content :D
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That last beat is dripping sauce
Damn, that beat they made was so dope. I love the subtle spookeyness of the additional instrumentation.
Remember that the 808 snare and hit hat rolls originally came from using the Akai MPC 60 repeat button. That was the easy way, and the influence has been around since the late 80s.
Probably the most important part of the trap beat is that 808 bass. That's what drives the songs, and makes us bop our heads and dance the orange justice.
This video was amazing. Those Nahre Sol samples are something else. Keep them videos coming!!! 😁😁😁
Tony Lancer Nahre killed it on the samples! It was a fun moment introducing her to artists like Waka Flocka Flame and Future
it's the hi-hat and it was perfected by DJ Paul. Ridiculous to completely leave him out of this
Technically it’s an 808 kick drum that is pitched down. There is only an 808 drum machine, not a bass synth.
Trap associated with car culture and played in ur car
The thing with this beat you've made, helps me recognize the meaning of what makes it sound like the genre Trap.
It's got a kick to it yet that call and reply music in the background really helps sell what makes it intoxicating.
I used to dislike the Trap sound and its pervasiveness in modern popular music, but now that I understand where it came from, I can truly appreciate Trap as its own unique genre.
I have been watching your channel a few days now. You two have great topics. I'm entertained and educated at the same time!
This was incredibly interesting. I don't have the first idea about rap music, but when I watched the video I noticed how familiar that style is to me, just from pop music on the radio, I guess. So thank you for giving me some background!
Jana Deppe we are so happy to be able to provide context to what you’ve been hearing on the radio. We hope you keep learning with us!
Oh. Em. Gee. lol I am so excited to find this channel!! A PBS Digital Studios channel about contemporary music. Hell fucking yeah. Everything PBS Digital Studios is amazing.
This right here! Thank you! I was trying to explain to someone the sound that I liked, but didn't have any of the vocabulary to convey my meaning. Didn't know it had a name. I've got words! Great video.
Metro Boomin seems like such a sweet ordinary guy for someone who has been so hugely influential on the last ten years of music. I can't believe I've heard his tag like dozens and dozens of times and never even knew his name though.
And yall's track at the end was amazing. I kinda hope that's gonna be a somewhat regular feature of the channel
Geli we create an original piece of music for each episode ! You can hear them all on our soundcloud linked in the description 💞
I'm really enjoying this channel! The history you guys provide is incredible!
this is among many of the most awesome things i have seen on pbs!!
I know the sound of the hihat is fromt the 808 .. but i cant help but feel like the MPC is the reason the beats got made the way they do with the roll function and the way to devide that .. also the ability to pitch the kick on the 16 pads.. it all just comes so easy on an MPC.
Whilst this genre of music isn't something I enjoy and I thought that I'd click off the video before it ended, I stayed around till the end. You guys always make some interesting videos.
Glad you stayed with us! What do you think it was that kept you around?
Learning something new about music, plus two great hosts, makes it worth staying till the end :)
I think trap is quite diverse that it can appeal to lots of people but then I probably see genres that aren't considered trap, but influenced by trap as kind of trap.
But it's understandable if it doesn't appeal to you.
Loving this series. Hope to see more from you guys! :)
Thanks for watching!
Great video, told me everything I wanted to know about what defines trap and also MORE by giving me a legit history. Thanks for this content!
Miami Bass was a major genre for the 808.
Javi Lengomin so true I'm a Miami Boy. 2 live crew
That was extremely interesting!! I loved to know that story of the pretty bad electronic boards just getting trashed and picked up to make a new genre! The song that you made is really good and i might look for more trap too.
If you're looking for more music to listen to, you should check out our spotify playlist for this episode. open.spotify.com/user/7oy5zhs4q1e3hn3rbriego1xd/playlist/7F9DryvLL9seMWIvMZDLVg?si=_AqgZHiAS_6E-tyuOjjNAg
And those pretty bad electronic boards are being sold for thousands of dollars today.
ok ok, this is the “Trap Genre” in rap.
there’s also EMD trap, actually it’s more like HybridTrap at this point, which a is 80% tryna be Dubstep but failing.
Diplo is a big pioneer in the "Trapstep" Express Yourself is the 1st song I heard like that, Beatport labels that style "Twerk" which is smart 'cause that's more of a Bouncy-pattern not the typical ride and blow your trunk-sub out-type beat! There's also Trap house (DJ Snake, Party Favor, Carnage) EDM Trap is such a blanket-term I'm a DJ so I like to get technical like that
First video I've watched for this channel and I'm hooked! :D
Learned so much. Beautifully made, well-explained. TY!
Great video, this is my fav channel on TH-cam. But not enough Nahre :)
appreciated your doing very good work and informative 👍👍👍
wow that was amazing , jus found this site out of a comment I heard abut Trap music and low and behold an education. well done!
wow excellent explanation! I appreciate the history lesson and all the examples you used to support your statements! thank you!
Great content! (Edit: paradiddles, double strokes, ect. are a must for drummers wanting to play hi-hat trap sounds)
6:59 DAT FLOW
great work. toomp's snares will always come to mind when i think of trap. playing trap hi hats are way easier on real drums rather than pads. solid digging.enjoyed the vid.
Wow! I'm glad to see the song "0" on this video, I never though you will use that song for example of a Korean Trap. Also, the video is pretty informative, thank you for bringing that information, is very interesting.
got chills at the Trap Trinity 😍 3:42
I think I just found my new favourite PBS digital channel. Lol, I still love the other ones though
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Id like to add that Ring Shout from Plantation Singing was the original Trap Music..If you really wanna give credit to where credit is due. Ring Shouts were used as Messages passed from Plantation to Plantation about warnings, Info, and or just messages in Code about anything that was about to be a trap for someone on another plantation. I guess we are still using our own form of code as always, and always will. I love It!
I would argue that the scene going down in Memphis during the 90's had a lot of influence on trap. Gucci mane even said that he was influenced by Tommy Wright III.
Juicy j ,Project Pat, Dj Paul they started this groove before 1995 U can find some tapes on youtube !
I just found your channel and ive bern watching your vids...this was by far one of my fav...being from atlanta i definitely knew who dj toomp and shawty redd was...im enjoying myself on your channel...please keep the vids coming and keep up the great work!! I 😊👍🏾💯💜
Beat is real hypnotizing...flows nice
Keep up the great work you two!
Thanks for watching!
The beat at the end is too fire🔥🔥
Great stuff guys thank you!
Grew up in Memphis during the 90s, I was deep into Memphis rap. Totally Memphis sound.
I'm so glad I found this Channel early! Could you do one for Djent?
152 bpm be banging. Ask Sizzle 808 mafia boss
nice video ,am glad to be here before this blows up
Dope video. Thanks for making it.
Nice to learn how the music that I hate the most originated and is created. Seriously, good video.
We didn't forget about you Memphis! We have a whole episode on Three 6 th-cam.com/video/nmjqQy6DzGM/w-d-xo.html This episode is about Atlanta though.
Ah man, great video, and thank you for the soundbank :)
This is the first sound from you i can honestly say sounds original.
That was real music, not the usual "we are making Foux music" stuff ya'll do.
10/10. I want that beat on loop for a full track so i can study with.add some "hey!" Every now and then with some lines relevant to something you're passionate about and you have a hit.
Good job
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Mantronix innovated that hi hat pattern on the 808 back in the 80's...
Thank you, only old heads know the whole story
@@namtaru1 True Dat!!!
yes sir! "Fresh Is The Word" 1985
I like that PBS is making cool stuff!
you guys a new channel? the stuff you put on is awesome! hope to see more knowledge spread on my feeds
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HAVE TO BE HONEST HERE 36MAFIA IS THE 1ST TRAP SOUND I EVER HEARD APART FROM WATCHING HUSTLE AND FLOW HAHA.... BUT THE 1ST PERSON WHO I EVER HEARD ACTUALLY SAY TRAP, WAS T.I - ON THT TRACK "DOPE BOYS IN THE TRAP"
“So now you back in the trap, just that trap, yo on and marinate on that” Big Boi “Spottieottiedopealicicious”
Big factz
Hollywood Cole !!!
that beat you made was amazing !
Thank you Jane! In our most recent episode a viewer remixed and rapped on it. Our viewers are the greatest
OK for real... Wow!!!! You interviewed the one and only DJ Freddy Fresh on the 808. Outstanding! You got yourself a Like and a Sub from this Minnesota Musician.
You've forgotten (EDM) trap beats from 2012/13, which has made the trap genre really well known. Baauer, Yellow Claw, Hucci, Mr. Carmack, Diplo, Dj Snake, UZ, Stooki Sound, Just Blaze, Tropkillaz, Wayvee, Dj Carnage, Flosstradamus, RL Grime, Gent & Jawns, GTA, and hundreds more. Before that nobody knew the term "trap music" in Europe. Only through this genre and various remixes was Trap known. There were not even any commercials with this genre, only 3 years later you could hear commercials with a snare from modern producers, that had made me so proud. In my opinion, this is an important reason why Trap also made a name for himself in hip-hop.
Yep artists like Uz, hucci was my 2nd trap xperience after 36mafia u can hear the connection between those genres.... But edm trap is more danceable or a club thing...so we can say they are some differences between these trap artists and some others..
Hell no. the People in EDM pretty much stole it from the HipHop community.
It's existed and was popular well before EDM's 'discovery' of it. Just because Europe wasn't aware of it doesn't mean that it didn't exist or hadn't taken flight.
Well-known outside the Hip-hop crowd, I was about 7 or 8 when I 1st heard T.I.
Your so ignorant
Tfw a classical pianist makes better beats than most commercial producer
What Universe?
@@babyzorilla Any and all probably.
@@bicualexandru246 I don't think so if they did classical music would be on the top of the charts but guess what it ain't
🔥 Vid with great information, and the beat at the end is fuego 🔥
Very good explanation. Thanks so much!
Started in MEMPHIS, TN in the late 80s to early 90s... Was BUCK music. Made it to ATL and it went from there. Crunk, Trap, etc...
Ugk since 92
@@ronniethornton8548 they got it from Memphis, too, I believe
3 6 Mafia - Paul With Da 45 (1994)
The term trap was coined in the mid 90s by outkast and goodie mobb but lets be clear here...t.i. did create the term trap muzik. No point in debating the facts here people. Trap muzik august 19 2003. Ima leave this here....
Classic album
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Playa fly was the first person to say "trap" on a trap song from his underground tapes
nwa - dopeman & ice t - im your pusher are the first "trap" songs in the 80s. playa fly the first one to actually use dat term in the 90s
@@lee_drifting dude I'ma just bh I'm the pusher ain't a trap song. Just because it got Hi hats don't make it a trap song
Respect to you guys at PBS for always showcasing different genres of music! One thing I have to clarify is that your tempo is actually half the speed of what you said. It's not 126 but actually 63 BPM. If you listen to a house track or even Missy Elliott loose control, you'll understand what I mean. The kick and snare is actually what the metronome counts, not the high hats. Keep up the great work!!
The inventor of the tripled up high hats is none other than the king of the beats MANTRONIK in the late 80s
36mafia of course they legit been trapping since the late 80s nd juicy j eas my fav
I came in ready to hate on this video, but I think its an alright introduction to the subject. Kinda like a broad strokes kinda thing. Like the lady in the video(forgot her name), when you grow up with these sounds as a cultural backbone and then see it transformed into something almost unrecognizable and stripped of its essence and soul that made it a powerful unifying force in your community at one time, it can be frustrating. I remember saying to my brother a couple years ago when 'trap music' became a thing, to us growing up, it wasn't trap music, it was just music. All we had around for the most part until the internet became readily available and fast enough for most people to go looking into other stuff easily. Personally I woulda mentioned Boosie and Foxx and all them Louisiana dudes, (there were others besides Jeezy and them obviously), but thats probably due to my regional preference. Flauge too, of course. But yeah, I think they showed a fair amount of respect on a subject they obviously aren't particularly versed in, unlike some other channels I feel like try to tell ME what rap is all about like they're experts cause they have a black friend with twisties that put them on to a mediocre Gucci mixtape from '09 and they remember hearing Roses and Bombs Over Baghdad growing up. Anyways... lol.
TheJetsdoit thanks for sharing your story!! We aren’t experts in all genres of music but we are definitely here to appreciate all forms of music. Also we are grateful to talk to experts that help us keep our perspective in line ✌🏽
"When you grow up with these sounds as a cultural backbone and then see it transformed into something almost unrecognizable and stripped of its essence and soul that made it a powerful unifying force in your community at one time, it can be frustrating"
I don't see it that way at all, my man. Nothing's happening to any of the music you listened to back then. It's just that it's inspiring some more music to be produced, and a lot of that new stuff is a lot more cross-cultural. No one can take what is or what was from you. That music you had growing up - it'll always be exactly as it was, and exactly as it has been all these years. The newer more popular things inspired by it though? That's just art, man. Everything's mixed and mashed in a never-ending continuum. Artists are influenced by and borrow from the people who came before them. They meld their own experience into the old stuff to make something new. The music you heard growing up is your community's experience, but the fact that newer artists' experiences were different doesn't mean they don't have the right to be influenced by parts of what helped make yours. Remembering Bombs Over Baghdad and some mid-rate Gucci growing up doesn't make their influences any less valid than your community's more singularly-focused purist ones. Seems to me that that's just an elitist way to think about it, that elevates no one and only really has the potential to stifle the creativity and experimentation that breeds new music.
I can see how it'd be irritating to constantly see people claiming their new stuff was totally original though - never crediting the artists who obviously influenced them, since yeah, it _is_ all a continuum, and none of us can make music now without owing our product in some ways to those who came before us - those who laid down our influences and established the framework within which we're able to keep making new things.
Idk man. Just some thoughts.
Great video !
Thanks !!!
Jeezy is credited, along with fellow Atlanta-based rappers T.I. and Gucci Mane, for helping to pioneer and popularize trap music with a mainstream audience.