From block parties to Billboard charts, hip hop has never been one thing. This guide breaks down the major styles from old school pioneers and G-Funk grooves to modern-day drill, trap, and grime. A ...

In 2003, T.I. and other Atlanta rappers created new subgenre of rap: trap music. Twenty years later, its influence is everywhere. JUANA SUMMERS, HOST: About two minutes into the song, "Y'all Scared," ...

Despite how they’ve at times been ideologically pitted against one another, country music and hip-hop are often compared as the two forms of pop music that speak most directly to the everyday problems ...

Big Boogie drops his new single “Toot It Up,” a crunk-dipped trap anthem celebrating modern female rap stars, ahead of his ...

Dark trap beat inspired by 21 Savage, Offset, and Metro Boomin. Perfect for rap artists looking for a hard-hitting ...

A rap/trap beat inspired by Comethazine and XXXTentacion produced by Dices. Listen to the dark and energetic sound. Email the ...

T.I. talks Trap Music and his key role in turning it into a musical genre. T.I. also offered his Mt. Rushmore of Trap Music: Trap Music originated in the Southern United States, particularly in the ...

Clockwise from the left: Offset, Quavo, and Takeoff of the trio Migos; Future; and Lil Reek (Illustration by Matt Williams) Future’s music also showcases the current hallmarks of the southern-born, ...

“Rapper’s Delight” will always be considered the song that introduced hip-hop to the masses. The Sugarhill Gang classic with its tongue-twisting opening – “I said a-hip, hop, the hippie, the hippie to ...

CARS's new album is an autobiographical journey told through a fusion of pop, hip-hop, trap, classical, and even flute-driven ...