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trap music en · NOUN

Etymology

After rapper T.I.'s album Trap Muzik (2003), dealing with themes of street life and drug dealing. See trap (“a place where drugs are sold”).

Meanings

1. (uncountable) A subgenre of hip-hop that originated in the early 1990s in the southern United States, typified by bleak themes, aggressive lyrics, and distinctive synthesizers and drums.

Relateds

trap car · trap phone · trap house

Synonyms

trap

wikipedia: Trap Muzik · wikipedia: T.I.