What is Trap and the best of the style

Trap

Trap is the fashionable musical genre. It is the inheriting style of the sounds of the last decades. It is a mixture of different musical styles, which has been defined as XNUMXst century pop music. 

Etymologically speaking, the Trap, whose literal translation is trap, is the term used for name the place where drugs are trafficked, or the act of trafficking itself

This musical style was born in the poor neighborhoods of Atlanta, United States, at the beginning of the 90's. big boom at the mass level it would not happen until well into the second decade of the XNUMXst century.

Like Rap and Hip Hop, Trap in a medium through which gang members, gang members and many marginalized inhabitants, mainly teenagers and young people, they began to communicate. The first letters dealt with the daily life of these areas and their inhabitants: violence, drugs, sex, prostitution.

The letters in the Trap

Over the years and as it became more commercial, the lyrics started to soften a bit, but without losing the spirit. Some stopped being crudely explicit and began to play with the metaphor. But in general, the themes remain the same.

systematic trap: every time

The Trap it is not a politically correct style of music. Many of its most iconic artists do not appear on radio stations, so YouTube is its main form of broadcasting, advertising and marketing.

Some argue that Trap artists are nothing more than YouTubers, with a musical style of saying things and communicating their ideas to the world.

Sometimes it can be quite confusing to qualify a song as Trap. For many it is nothing more than a mix of some hip hop and rap, with electronic elements, mainly the Autotune. Others simply point out that it is the above, but with psychedelic and lyrical airs almost always aggressive.

The truth is that nowadays it is so fashionable, that artists like Rihanna, Katty Perry, Beyonce, Lady Gaga and Shakira, have joined the trends.

The most critical of the Trap assure that it is nothing more than a simple companion for people who use narcotic substances, or that its exponents are mostly criminals, sexists, misogynists and a long etcetera.

The Trap in Spain

Had to wait until 2016 for this genre to penetrate Spanish territory. But he has done it with a force that surprised locals and strangers.

The reasons for success are more or less the same as in other latitudes: the younger generations appropriated it (We are talking about Millennials), some started using it as a means of communication, others felt reflected in what it represented. Most became adept at being "IN" and not being left behind.

But the success within Spain has also been significantly influenced by the fact that this musical style has dragged down the masses in a good part of Latin America, in Spanish-speaking countries.

The most important Trap artists

Barcelona It has become the capital of the Trap in Spain. Most of the most emblematic exponents conceived their urban lyrics in the streets of the capital of Catalonia.

Los Santos (formerly Pxxr Gvng and The Love Mafia)

Trio based in Barcelona. Its success has transcended borders, being reference of the Trap sung in Spanish in countries like Argentina, Chile and Mexico. To their credit they have several key songs to understand the Iberian evolution of this musical style. Among the most important we highlight: We are redy, Multi-orgasmic, i love pussy, Evil, Bandit love and your pussy is my drug.

Skinny pimp

Another exponent of the lyrics used in the Trap in Barcelona. its strong style represents the power of its lyrics, an unobstructed narrative of real life. Among his songs stand out Haters, Water Boy y Yawn.

Yung beef

There are those who assure that the great person in charge of the massification of the Trap in Spain is only him, all thanks to the success of her modeling career. A member of Los Santos, this Granada-born Andalusian has also set a solo pattern inside and outside the Iberian Peninsula. Among his most viewed singles we will mention Kowloon Mixtape, Pole Positions, fuck boy y Throwing the Money. All a reference for this musical style.

Cecilia G.

Another native of Barcelona, ​​is the great rival of Pxxr Gvng y Yung beef. Or at least it is the idea that has been wanted to sell publicly. Real or not, this conflict has given the Trap of Spain that morbid and yellowish component, very typical of the United States and even Latin America.

Cecilia

They are boys who grew up hardened by street violence and the violent dispute over territories is natural. In addition, very much in the style of the most scandalous gossip in show business, his sexuality has been the subject of discussion. Ongoing scandals and the "ability" to appear in the media, have been forming an authentic social figure.

Cecilio G has been defining a style that has been praised by the experimental and a kind of innate ability to remain the focus of the gaze. Among his most important musical pieces are: Gucci shana, Like Naruto, Friday y Match Point.

Song of Aguirre

This duo introduces satire and sarcasm as the main elements of their songs. His lyrics are a very strong criticism of the bourgeoisie, capitalism, social inequality, labor exploitation and corruption. Among its most popular topics we will mention: The guys at the IMF, Infused garlic, Free Market Naplam, The one with the mannequins y Go to Cuba.

As a popular product par excellence, the Trap is good for everything, even as a form of protest. For the moment it shows a vitality typical of youth, with an overflowing irreverence. While most of the genres from which it draws seem exhausted and stagnant, for the artists who venture into these waters there seem to be no limits. It is one of the musical styles with nuances of social rebellion of the moment.

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