trap music

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trap music

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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”).

noun

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.
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"trap music." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/trap%20music. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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@misc{trap_music_2026,
  title = {trap music},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/trap%20music},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}